Dr. Nguyen graduated from Indiana University in 1979 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Medical Technology. He subsequently completed a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Microbiology and Immunology in 1985 (Indiana University). In 1989, he received a Doctor of Medicine from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS). He completed his internship and residency training in Pathology at Water Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC) in 1994. He is board-certified in both Clinical Pathology and Anatomic Pathology.

Dr. Nguyen currently serves as a Medical Officer in the Food and Drug Administration. He maintains his professional practice as a Visiting Staff Pathologist at WRAMC and Medical Director of a busy clinical laboratory supporting the medical research community at USUHS. He also holds an academic appointment as Associate Professor of Pathology, School of Medicine, USUHS.

Dr. Nguyen has been actively engaging in humanitarian service in the past ten years. He has led multiple humanitarian missions to serve the medical needs of people in a remote region in Haiti. In 2008 and 2009, he accompanied VNMAP medical mission teams to Viet Nam. Through these activities, he hopes deliver good health care to those who need, to teach medical students the art of medicine, and to inspire others to enter the professions of medicine. He believes good medicine can be brought to bad places through sheer commitment, total dedication, and true compassion, to make positive changes in the quality of lives of the poor.

I am most privileged to have witnessed and assisted the wonderful efforts by members of the Viet Nam Medical Assistance Program (VNMAP) in implementing their noble missions and goals. Moreover, I am in awe of their dedication, compassion, energy, enthusiasm, and caring spirit – as evidenced by my personal experiences with this organization in the past two years. I share their genuine desire to bring good health through educational programs, outreach activities, and humanitarian medical missions to communities in Viet Nam and in this country. I believe these activities provide excellent opportunities for medical, dental, nursing and pharmacy students to actively engage in community-based healthcare delivery, and to inspire also uncommitted college students to explore professions in the medical field.

If selected, I am committed to continue serving the interests of VNMAP, and, along with other Board members, to lead and shape its broadening goals in the future. I would like to see VNMAP evolve into a focused and effective organization to serve the greater cause of humanity.