Jie Zheng, Ph.D., and, PA-C

Biography

Jie Zheng, Ph.D./PA-C, is a board certified Physician Assistant in the Department of Internal Medicine - Simmons Comprehensive Care Center at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Ms. Zheng obtained her medical degree and master's degree from Shanghai Medical University in China. She earned her Ph.D. degree in cancer research at Wayne State University in 2009. With passion in patient care, Ms. Zheng completed the Physician Assistant program at University of Oklahoma Medical School in 2014 and started her physician assistant career. Before she joined UTSW in 2023, she had been working in Psychiatry for seven years and been working in radiation oncology at Houston Methodist for 3 years. Those experiences provide her with a broader view of patient care on both physical and psychological aspects. She has a special interest in cancer treatment with supportive care and clinical trials. She is a member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants and the Oncology Nursing Society.