Nam Nguyen, MD, FACS, FAAP

Director, Minimally Invasive Surgery
Attending Physician
Clinical Professor of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Clinical Interests

Minimally invasive surgery, esophageal anomalies, inflammatory bowel diseases, hepatobiliary disorders, gastroesophageal reflux disease and solid tumors

Education

Medical School

Creighton University School of Medicine

Residency

University of New Mexico: Surgery; Creighton University: General Surgery

Fellowship

Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh: Pediatric Surgery Fellow

Accomplishments

Certification

Surgery: American Board of Surgery; Pediatric Surgery: American Board of Surgery

Memberships

Vietnamese American Medical Association
Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)
American Medical Association (AMA)
American College of Surgerons (ACS)
American Societyy of General Suergeons
American Pediatric Society of General Surgeons
American Pediatric Surgical Assoiciation(APSA)
Internation Pediatric Endosurgery (IPEG)
American Academy of Pediatrics
Pacific Association of Pediatric Surgeons (PAPS)

Medical Awards

(1982-1983) Nominated, Golden Apple Award as Best Resident, Creighton University COM; (1985-1987) Pi Mu Epsilon Mathematics Honor Society; (1986) Academic Achievement Award, Creighton University; (1987)Magna cum laude, Creighton University, Omaha, NE; (1995) Alpha Omega Alpha, University of New Mexico; (1999) Critical Care Outstanding Surgeon of the Year, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh; (2001 - present) Numerous Applause Awards for Excellent Service and Patient Care, Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, Department of Pediatric Surgery; (December 2002) Specialist of the Month, University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA; (August 2004) Director's Award for Support of Pediatric Education, University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA, Department of Pediatrics; (March 2005) Nominated for 2005 Excellence in Health Care Award, Memorial Hospitals; (2007) Nominated for Best Doctors; Outstanding (2009) Teaching Award, Department of Surgery, Long Beach Memorial Medical Center

Publications

Research

Minimally invasive surgery, clinical outcomes, comparison thorascopic vs. open repair of tracheosophageal fistula, laparoscopic management of choledochal cysts and thoracoscopic management of congenital diaphragmatic hernias

CHLA- Long Beach

CHLA- Long Beach
2801 Atlantic Ave
Long Beach, CA 90806
United States