Jessica Sheng, MD

Jessica Sheng, MD, is a board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology with a practice focus in maternal-fetal medicine. She cares for women experiencing high-risk pregnancies, complicated by either maternal or fetal conditions. Dr. Sheng's clinical interests are autoimmune diseases and endocrine disorders in pregnancy.

The conditions Dr. Sheng treats include:

• Autoimmune diseases in pregnancy
• Diabetes in pregnancy
• Maternal cardiac disease in pregnancy
• Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy

Languages: English, Mandarin

Certification: Obstetrics and Gynecology

Professional School: University of Illinois at Chicago

Residency: Indiana University School of Medicine

Fellowship: University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics

Medical Groups: MultiCare, MultiCare Medical Associates

Research:

• Lokken EM, Huebner EM, Taylor GG, Hendrickson S, Vanderhoeven J, Kachikis A, Coler B, Walker CL, Sheng JS, Al-Haddad BJS, McCartney SA, Kretzer NM, Resnick R, Barnhart N, Schulte V, Bergam B, Ma KK, Albright C, Larios V, Kelley L, Larios V, Emhoff S, Rah J, Retzlaff K, Thomas C, Paek BW, Hsu RJ, Erickson A, Chang A, Mitchell T, Hwang JK, Erickson S, Delaney S, Archabald K, Kline CR, LaCourse SM, Adams Waldorf KM; Washington State COVID-19 in Pregnancy Collaborative. Disease Severity, Pregnancy Outcomes and Maternal Deaths among Pregnant Patients with SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Washington State. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2021 Jan 19:S0002-9378(21)00033-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2020.12.1221. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33515516; PMCID: PMC7838012.
• Lokken EM, Walker CL, Delaney S, Kachikis A, Kretzer NM, Erickson A, Resnick R, Vanderhoeven J, Hwang JK, Barnhart N, Rah J, McCartney SA, Ma KK, Huebner EM, Thomas C, Sheng JS, Paek BW, Retzlaff K, Kline CR, Munson J, Blain M, LaCourse SM, Deutsch G, Adams Waldorf KM.Clinical characteristics of 46 pregnant women with a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection in Washington State. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2020 Dec;223(6):911.e1-911.e14. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2020.05.031. Epub 2020 May 19. PMID: 32439389; PMCID: PMC7234933.

Practice Philosophy: Communication is key to providing great care. I believe my patients must fully understand their conditions as I guide them through complicated pregnancies. Open discussions help us make decisions together and women feel confident on their journey to become mothers.

Special Interests:

Autoimmune diseases, endocrine disorders in pregnancy.