Cindy Chang, MD

Cindy Chang, MD

Primary Care Sports Medicine

University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals

• Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine

• Program Director, Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine

• Co-Director, Sports Concussion Program, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals

Dr. Cindy Chang, MD, is a specialist in primary care sports medicine, with almost 3 decades of experience caring for athletes of all ages and levels, from archery and aquatic sports to wrestling and wheelchair basketball. She was the head team physician at the University of California, Berkeley for all 27 intercollegiate sports, including football, for 13 years. She also served as chief medical officer for Team USA during the 2008 Beijing Paralympics and 2012 London Olympics. Dr. Chang assisted in setting up the medical clinics and providing care in the WNBA COVID "Wubble" in July of 2020.

As a lifelong competitive athlete, Chang has dealt with multiple injuries of her own, and this personal experience informs her empathetic, individualized approach. She has been a youth sports coach, and her children have played a variety of sports at all levels of competition, with one currently playing Level 1 professional soccer overseas.

Chang enjoys educating her patients about their injuries, sharing findings from examinations and imaging studies, and involving them on decisions regarding appropriate treatment options. She places an emphasis on how to prevent future injury and illness.

Chang's passion lies in education, and she is Program Director of UCSF's Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship. Her clinical research interests focus on improving health and safety for athletes ranging from schoolchildren to adults, including college athletes and competitors in the Olympics and Paralympics.

Chang is a past president of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, serves on the board of trustees for the American College of Sports Medicine and chairs the Sports Medicine Advisory Committee for the California Interscholastic Federation. She recently served on the Sports Medicine Advisory Committee for the National Federation of State High School Associations. Chang provides sports medicine coverage at sporting events in the community and continues to volunteer as a team physician for UC Berkeley, Berkeley High School, and select USA national teams.Clinical Interests

Education & Training

Medical School:

The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio

Internship:

Family Medicine-University of Cincinnati, Department of Family Medicine

Residency:

Family Medicine-University of California at Los Angeles Division of Family Medicine

Fellowship:

Primary Care Sports Medicine-The Ohio State University Department of Family Medicine, Columbus, Ohio

Accomplishments

Certification:

American Board of Family Medicine – Family Medicine

American Board of Family Medicine – Sports Medicine

Professional Memberships:

American College of Sports Medicine

American Medical Society for Sports Medicine