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Tom C. Nguyen, M.D., FACS, FACC
- Professor of Surgery
- Chief, Division of Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Minimally Invasive and Robotic Heart Surgeon
- Helen and Charles Schwab Distinguished Professor of Surgery
- Co-Director, Heart and Vascular Center
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Academic Office:
500 Parnassus Ave, MUW 405, Box 0118
San Francisco, CA 94143
tel: (415) 353-8195
[email protected]
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Cardiac Surgery Program
400 Parnassus Avenue, Suite 501, Box 0118
San Francisco, California 94143
Tel:415-353-1606
Fax: 415-353-1312
Featured video: Day in the Life of a UCSF heart surgeon: Dr. Tom Nguyen
500 Parnassus Ave, MUW 405, Box 0118
San Francisco, CA 94143
tel: (415) 353-8195
[email protected]
Admin: [email protected]
Cardiac Surgery Program
400 Parnassus Avenue, Suite 501, Box 0118
San Francisco, California 94143
Tel:415-353-1606
Fax: 415-353-1312
Featured video: Day in the Life of a UCSF heart surgeon: Dr. Tom Nguyen
Education
The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, Doctor of Medicine
Rice University, Houston, Texas, Economics and Asian Studies (Honors), Bachelors or Arts
Residencies
- Chief Resident, General Surgery, Stanford Department of General Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, California
- Residency, General Surgery, Stanford Department of General Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, California
- Internship, General Surgery, Stanford Department of General Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, California
Fellowships
- Fellowship, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, Columba University, New York, New York
Postdoctoral Training
- Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Stanford Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford, University, Stanford, California
Biography
Dr. Tom C. Nguyen, Professor and Chief of the Division of Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery, is an internationally recognized heart surgeon with expertise in performing complex heart operations through the smallest possible incision. He has a particular interest in minimally invasive mitral, aortic, atrial septal defect (ASD) closures, septal myectomies for HOCM, and robotic heart surgery. He is also an expert in transcatheter procedures, including transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and MitraClip, performing more than 2,400 implants.
Nguyen strives every day to deserve the privilege of practicing medicine and is committed to treating patients like family. Born to immigrant parents during the Vietnam War, he developed perseverance and empathy, and brings these qualities as well as patient advocacy to his practice. Undergoing cardiac surgery can be daunting, but he wants to assure patients regarding his availability, commitment to excellence, communication and quality care.
Nguyen earned his medical degree at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. During his general surgery training at Stanford University, he was selected as intern of the year. He completed a fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery at Columbia University as well as a fellowship in TAVR at Emory University School of Medicine.
Teaching is Nguyen's passion and he has received teaching awards from the Arnold P. Gold Foundation, American College of Surgeons and Benjy Brooks Foundation for Children. He has made a lifelong commitment to service and education at home and abroad. He regularly teaches and volunteers as a surgeon in Africa, Europe and Asia. While at Stanford, he volunteered as a surgeon for six weeks in Asmara, Eritrea. He serves as an examiner for the American Board of Thoracic Surgery (ABTS) and as section editor for an online educational tool called Self-Education, Self-Assessment in Thoracic Surgery (SESATS). He is the Helen and Charles Schwab Distinguished Professor of Surgery in the UCSF Department of Surgery.
Nguyen is married to Dr. Gina Landinez, an interventional radiologist at UCSF, and is a proud dad of two beautiful daughters.
Research Overview
Nguyen leads research trials on treatments for valvular heart disease, including minimally invasive and transcatheter approaches. He has been principal investigator or co-investigator on landmark trials exploring transcatheter aortic and mitral valve replacements. His other research interests include structural heart disease and surgical education.
Nguyen serves on the editorial board for four academic journals and is editor of several textbooks on surgery. He has presented more than 200 abstracts at professional meetings and published more than 200 peer-reviewed articles. Before turning 40, he received the Houston Business Journal's 40 Under 40 Award as well as its Healthcare Heroes Award. He also was awarded first place in the American College of Cardiology's Section Awards for his work in co-editing a handbook on transcatheter therapies. He appreciates that success is not his own doing, but comes in large part from the support of countless mentors and advocates, and serendipity. He aspires to do the same for others.
Clinical Trials
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- Study ID: NCT05051033Start Date: Jan 2022Estimated Completion Date: Jan 2032Condition(s): Mitral Valve Insufficiency
- Study ID: NCT04375332Start Date: Dec 2020Estimated Completion Date: Dec 2027Condition(s): Mitral Valve Insufficiency
Publications
MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 191
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- Wong P, Wisneski AD, Sandhu A, Wang Z, Mahadevan VS, Nguyen TC, Guccione JM. Looking towards the future: patient-specific computational modeling to optimize outcomes for transcatheter mitral valve repair. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2023; 10:1140379. View in PubMed
- Doenst T, Berretta P, Bonaros N, Savini C, Pitsis A, Wilbring M, Gerdisch M, Kempfert J, Rinaldi M, Folliguet T, Yan T, Stefano P, Van Praet F, Salvador L, Lamelas J, Nguyen TC, Dinh NH, Färber G, Di Eusanio M. Aortic cross-clamp time correlates with mortality in the mini-mitral international registry. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2023 06 01; 63(6). View in PubMed
- Berretta P, Kempfert J, Van Praet F, Salvador L, Lamelas J, Nguyen TC, Wilbring M, Gerdisch M, Rinaldi M, Bonaros N, Folliguet T, Doenst T, Nguyen DH, Stefano P, Yan T, Savini C, Pitsis A, Di Eusanio M. Risk-related clinical outcomes after minimally invasive mitral valve surgery: insights from the Mini-Mitral International Registry. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2023 06 01; 63(6). View in PubMed
- Luu HY, Nguyen TC. Nuanced Questions Provoke Nuanced Answers. Ann Thorac Surg. 2023 Feb 23. View in PubMed
- Bromberger B, Nguyen TC. Failure to Rescue, Failure to Respond. Ann Thorac Surg. 2023 06; 115(6):1518-1519. View in PubMed
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In the News
- UCSF Department of Surgery - August 05, 2022Featured Video: "Day in the Life of a UCSF heart surgeon: Dr. Tom Nguyen"Follow along on a typical day with UCSF Medical Center cardiac surgeon Dr. Tom Nguyen who is the chief of the Division of Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery, UCSF Department of Surgery. To learn more about Dr. Nguyen on UCSFHealth, visit: https://www.ucsfhealth.org/providers/dr-tom-nguyenTo read Dr. Nguyen's bio on the Department of Surgery, click here.
- - - July 13, 2022Innovation Means Shorter Hospital Stays, Fewer Complications Cardiothoracic surgeons at UC San Francisco have performed the first robotically assisted mitral value surgery in San Francisco. The surgery was recently performed on a 63-year-old patient who had mitral valve prolapse. Mitral valve surgery is performed when the heart's mitral valve needs to be repaired. Traditionally, mitral valve surgery required opening the chest and putting the patient on heart-lung bypass to keep blood [...]
- UCSF Division of Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery - - March 21, 2022The first beating heart mitral valve repair on the West Coast was performed by Tom C. Nguyen, MD, chief of UC San Francisco's Division of Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery, and his surgical team in September 2021. The HARPOON™ Beating Heart Mitral Valve Repair System was used for the procedure as part of the RESTORE clinical trial. Case study: patient with severe mitral regurgitation In July 2021, a 60-year-old man suffering from severe mitral regurgitation (MR) with mitral valve prolapse and a [...]
