Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Florida International University, USA
Dr. Tom C. Nguyen is Professor and Chair of the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences at Florida International University, Chief Medical Executive of Baptist Heart and Vascular, Director of Minimally Invasive Valve Surgery, and Barry T. Katzen Endowed Chair. In his role as Chief Medical Executive, he leads cardiac surgery, cardiology, vascular surgery, and interventional radiology for the 12-hospital network.
Dr. Nguyen comes from the University of California San Francisco (UCSF), where he was the Charles Schwab Distinguished Professor of Surgery, Co-Director of the Heart and Vascular Center, and Professor and Chief of the Division of Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery. At UCSF, he flourished in a productive practice of nearly 300 pump cases/year. While at UCSF, Dr. Nguyen transformed the division of cardiothoracic surgery helping to double the volume and set milestones in quality, outcomes, and research.
Dr. Nguyen is active in research and creativity at a regional, national, and international level. He has published nearly 300 peer-reviewed articles, serves on the editorial board for four academic journals and is editor of several textbooks on surgery. Before turning 40, he received the Houston Business Journal?s 40 Under 40 Award. He has been principal investigator on landmark trials exploring transcatheter aortic and mitral valve replacements. He recently served as President of the 21st Century Cardiothoracic Surgery Society and is a Director of the American Board of Thoracic Surgery (ABTS). He also serves on the Board of Directors for the STS Thoracic Surgery Foundation (TSF), CTSNet, and the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery (ISMICS).
Dr. Nguyen was born in Vietnam and as an immigrant, perseverance embodies his life philosophy. He went to college at Rice University, medical school at Johns Hopkins, general surgery residency at Stanford University, cardiothoracic fellowship at Columbia Presbyterian, and he completed a transcatheter fellowship at Emory University.