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Maria Mercedes Chang Villacreses,

M.D.

Endocrinologist

4.9 (224 Ratings)
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Location
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center - Duarte
1500 East Duarte Road
Duarte, CA 91010
City of Hope South Pasadena
209 Fair Oaks Avenue
South Pasadena, CA 91030
Specialties
Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism
Education
Medical school:

M.D., Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil, Guayaquil, Ecuador

Residency:

Internal Medicine - Danbury Hospital Internal Medicine Residency Program, Danbury, CT

Academic Appointments
  • Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • City of Hope Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism Fellowship Associate Program Director
About Me

As an endocrinologist at City of Hope® Cancer Center Duarte, Maria Mercedes Chang Villacreses, M.D., is passionate about improving how patients are diagnosed with diabetes, as well as developing new treatments and screening methods. By identifying diabetes early, Dr. Chang Villacreses hopes that patients can receive care before serious complications develop. 

Originally from Ecuador, Dr. Chang Villacreses earned her medical degree with honors from the Universidad Católica de Santiago in Guayaquil, Ecuador. After caring for patients there, she continued her training in the United States at Danbury Hospital in Connecticut and completed a joint fellowship through Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and City of Hope in California. 

She brings both dedication and deep expertise to her work, with the goal of helping people live healthier lives through earlier diagnosis and more personalized care.

Patient reviews
The patient ratings and comments on this page are obtained from an external Press Ganey® outpatient survey provided to all eligible City of Hope patients within one to two weeks of their treatment occurrence. Raw data from the answers to the survey questions about our physicians are calculated by Press Ganey into a one- to five- star rating. In the spirit of transparency, all patient comments are posted as written by the patient, whether they are positive or negative. We only exclude comments if they are deemed to be slanderous or libelous, contain profanity or vulgar language, or do not relate to the patient's experience with the doctor involved. As a result, the comments are the views and opinions of the patients surveyed and are not endorsed by, and may not necessarily reflect the opinion of, City of Hope.
Mar 30, 2026
5.0
"Dr. Chang is awesome!"
Mar 6, 2026
5.0
"Dr Chang Villacreses and staff are phenomenal. Such caring people"
Feb 27, 2026
5.0
"Dr. Chang Villacreses is wonderful! She is efficient and also thoughtful and thorough. She listens and always offers options that she feels would be helpful to me. I appreciate her explanations and options. I always feel I'm under great care with her."
Feb 16, 2026
5.0
"I have never met a mean or unhappy employee at CofH. I frequently make this comment to the staff & to my friends."
Feb 16, 2026
5.0
"Dr. Chang Villacreses ent into great detail on my blood results. Also sent me a follow up email on suggestions to improve my diet. Showed concern for my bone strength."
Feb 10, 2026
5.0
"Wowshe's really good!"
Feb 3, 2026
5.0
"I have recommended City of Hope to many people."
Jan 25, 2026
5.0
"Dr. Chang Villacresses is always very thorough and explains in detail the blood results and they correlate to my diabetic condition."
Jan 24, 2026
5.0
"Dr. Chang Villacreses is exceptional as it relates to the care and knowledge she administers to those in her care."
Jan 21, 2026
5.0
"Doctor is patient and has a great demeanor."
Jan 9, 2026
5.0
"My experience with Dr. Villacreses has been notably the reason why I came back to COH after being away. I appreciate her genuine concerns and gestures to truly wanting to help with my conditions."
Jan 9, 2026
5.0
"Excellent"
Jan 9, 2026
5.0
"[...] Doctor is very cordial and professional"
Jan 9, 2026
5.0
"She is a very professional Doctor with the extension of the word"
Dec 29, 2025
4.7
"I love my doctor concern about me, she is good......"
Nov 22, 2025
5.0
"This doctor is so thorough and calm. She covers so many bases.I feel so confident in her."
Nov 22, 2025
5.0
"Dr. Villacreses is a wonderful doctor."
Nov 20, 2025
5.0
"I owe my physical well-being in large part to Dr. Chang-Villacreces. Every time I see her, she is aware of my medical results, the evolution of my disease and also gives me the best advice to be able to continue maintaining my health."
Nov 15, 2025
4.9
"Dr Chang was very thorough."
Nov 12, 2025
5.0
"Good"
Nov 12, 2025
5.0
"Excellent experience"
Nov 8, 2025
5.0
"She was very thorough in describing the issues involved in some decisions I need to make about treatment."
Nov 7, 2025
5.0
"Dr. Chang is wonderful! I love her approach th patient care."
Nov 7, 2025
5.0
"City of Hope is so well managed. I have always been impressed."
Nov 6, 2025
5.0
"Dr. Chang is very thorough and quickly has applicable staff follow up."
Oct 22, 2025
5.0
"Dr Villacreses was very polite and courteous understanding with my questions and concerns. Very much made eye contact."
Oct 14, 2025
5.0
"Doctor was very helpful"
Oct 14, 2025
5.0
"Excellent"
Oct 14, 2025
5.0
"Excellent"
Oct 4, 2025
5.0
"Dr. CHANG is a very empathetic and attentive physician"
Aug 13, 2025
5.0
"All very well"
Aug 13, 2025
5.0
"I am promoting Dr Maria she is an excellent endocrinologist"
Aug 6, 2025
5.0
"I really like this doctor she's compassionate. Best endocrinologist I had in years."
Aug 6, 2025
5.0
"In a discussion about my overall condition I mentioned that my feet were the only problem I have with pain are difficulty we discussed this issue and she made a referral for physical therapy for my feet which I appreciated"
Aug 5, 2025
5.0
"Excellent physician. There Is Hope. She listens and addresses everything. Mind, body and Soul. She Is an asset to City of Hope"
Aug 2, 2025
5.0
"Dr. Chang is a brilliant doctor and explains in detail the problems involved."
Jul 18, 2025
5.0
"After my appt. With Dr. Chang Villacreses, I felt very happy and fortunate to have her as my Endocrinologist. Dr. Chang was kind, personable, efficient, thorough and most comforting. I know I'm under great care with Dr. Chang. After gathering my family history, along with my medical records, she explained in detail the tests she'd like run and following up with P/T specific to my issue and treatments that would be best suited to improve my health."
Jul 17, 2025
5.0
"Dr. Chang Villacreses is compassionate, understanding, professional, and patient. She takes the time to listen and truly cares about her patients. I felt comfortable and well taken care of throughout my visit. She definitely gets a big star from me!"
Jul 10, 2025
5.0
"Good"
Jul 10, 2025
5.0
"Good"
Jun 29, 2025
5.0
"Great"
Jun 29, 2025
5.0
"Great"
Jun 24, 2025
5.0
"Dr. Maria Villacreses is a sweetheart. She listens to my concerns and answers all my questions and I never feel rushed with her."
Jun 24, 2025
5.0
"Buena"
Jun 24, 2025
5.0
"Buena"
Jun 23, 2025
5.0
"Dr. Chang is very knowledgeable. She is very patient, answering questions about my health concerns & gave me insight on how to stay healthy as a cancer survivor. I'm very grateful to be a patient of such a wonderful doctor and at such a terrific facility."
Jun 20, 2025
5.0
"Dr. Chang is by far the best physician I've had in my entire life. She's caring, knowledgeable, compassionate and understands my culture, she's fully bilingual. Dr. Chang is City of Hope's gem, she's your best presentation card. Never let her go!!!"
Jun 16, 2025
5.0
"My Dr. Maria Chang is a beautiful provider, she explain and talk easy to understand and clear."
Jun 6, 2025
5.0
"Good"
Jun 6, 2025
5.0
"Helpful thank you"
May 30, 2025
4.3
"Provider mentioned a medication that she could possibly put me on to help with a concern I brought up but glossed over it. She didn't explain why she didn't want to prescribe it or give me the option to advise if I was interested in it or not."
May 28, 2025
2.1
"Bad experience"
May 27, 2025
5.0
"The Doctor was professional, kind, caring to me."