Dr. Stephanie Cheng, is a palliative care physician in the division of geriatrics at the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF). Cheng’s goal in her practice is to provide holistic, patient-centered care focused on improving patients’ quality of life. She talks about integrative approaches toward that goal in symptom management through the latest research on such techniques as gratitude practice, mindfulness, and yoga. Cheng received her medical degree from Oregon Health and Science University. Following a family medicine residency at UCSF-affiliate Contra Costa Regional Medical Center, she completed a dual fellowship in hospice and palliative medicine and integrative medicine at George Washington University. (2018)