Tung Nguyen, MD
Professor
Medicine
School of Medicine

Dr. Nguyen is the Stephen J. McPhee, MD Endowed Chair in General Internal Medicine and Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). A general internist with a panel of diverse patients, Dr. Nguyen teaches medical students and residents about medicine, health equity, and community-based participatory research (CBPR).

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He has conducted CBPR and patient-centered research with diverse populations including Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Korean, and Vietnamese Americans on cancer control, tobacco control, hepatitis B and C screening, nutrition and physical activity, and end-of-life care.

Dr. Nguyen is the UCSF Associate Vice Chancellor for Research Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Anti-Racism (IDEA and a Multiple Principal Investigator of the UCSF Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CTSI).

At the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, Dr. Nguyen is Associate Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) and Co-Leader of the Cancer Control Program.

Dr. Nguyen founded the Asian American Research Center on Health (ARCH; www.asianarch.org), which has over 40 individual and organizational members dedicated to improving the health of Asian Americans. He served as a Commissioner on President Barack Obama’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders from 2011 to 2014 and as the Chair of the Commission from 2014 to 2017.

Awards

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  • Chancellor's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Award, UCSF, 2019
  • Gala Honoree, Asian Health Services, 2017
  • Ron Smith Legacy Award, San Francisco Hep B Free, 2016
  • Distinguished Service Award, Vietnamese Reach for Health Coalition, 2016
  • Community Excellence Award, Southeast Asian Community Center, 2015
  • Crede Clinical Research Award, UCSF Division of General Internal Medicine, 2015
  • Stephen J. McPhee, MD Endowed Chair in General Internal Medicine, UCSF, 2013
  • President Barack Obama's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, White House, 2011-2017
  • University Community Partnerships Office Award for Outstanding Community Research, UCSF, 2009
  • Crede Community Service Award, UCSF Division of General Internal Medicine, 2007

Education & Training

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  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training University of California 2018
  • Internship and Residency Medicine University of California, San Francisco 1994
  • M.D. School of Medicine Stanford University 1991
  • B.A. Philosophy Harvard College 1986

Interests

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  • health disparities
  • community-based participatory research
  • cancer control
  • patient-centered outcomes research
  • immigrant health

Websites

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Grants and Projects

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Publications (116)

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Community Health WorkersHealth EducationColorectal NeoplasmsHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeEarly Detection of CancerPhysician's RolePapanicolaou TestHealth PromotionMass ScreeningVaginal SmearsPatient Acceptance of Health CareHepatitis BVietnamHealth BehaviorEmigrants and Immigrants

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