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Top Khanh Thi-Thuy Nguyen, M.D.

Department of Hospital Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine

Present Title & Affiliation

Primary Appointment

Professor, Department of Hospital Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Education & Training

Degree-Granting Education

1992	Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, US, MD
1987	Tulane University/Newcomb College, New Orleans, Louisiana, US, Biological Sciences, BS

Postgraduate Training

1993-1995	Clinical Residency, Internal Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
1992-1993	Clinical Internship, Internal Medicine and Psychiatry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa

Licenses & Certifications

2023	DEA
1997	American Board of Internal Medicine
1997	Texas Medical Board

Experience & Service

Faculty Academic Appointments

Associate Professor, Department of Hospital Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2008 - 2023

Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, Houston, TX, 1997 - 2008

Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities

Wellness Officer, Department of Hospital Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2021 - Present

Patient Experience Officer, Department of Hospital Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2021 - Present

Chief of Leukemia Hospitalist Section and the Leukemia Urgent Care Center, Department of Leukemia, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2010 - 2017

Other Professional Positions

Ambassador and Speaker, MD Anderson Cancer Center Community Relations and Education, Houston, TX, 2021 - Present

Medical Expert Witness, Brennan Burtker LLC, Chicago, IL, 2016 - 2018

Physician, Hospital Inpatient Medicine Services, Corpus Christi, TX, 1997 - 1997

Volunteer, Peace Corps, Zomba, 1995 - 1996

Extramural Institutional Committee Activities

mem, Ascending Senior Faculty, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2024 - Present

Hospital Medicine Department Wellness Advocate, Division of Internal Medicine Wellness Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2024 - Present

member, Schwartz Rounds Planning Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2023 - Present

Invited speaker on Hospital Discharge Planning, Utilization Review Committee Length of Stay, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2022

Mentor, Peer Mentorship Program, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2021 - Present

Physician Member, General Internal Medicine Length of Stay Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2020 - Present

Member, Operational Priority End-of-Life Task Force, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2019 - 2020

Mentor, Mentoring Up, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2018 - 2019

Grant Reviewer, Institutional Research Grant Program, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2017 - Present

Member, IRB1 (Institutional Review Board 1), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2017 - 2021

Member, IRB4: Psychosocial, Behavioral, and Health Services Research Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2015 - 2017

Member, Credentials Committee of the Medical Staff, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2013 - 2016

Member, Pharmacy & Therapeutic Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2012 - Present

General Internal Medicine Alternate Senate Representative, Faculty Senate, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2011 - 2013

Honors & Awards

2005	Service to Humanity Award, The Rotary Foundation Global Alumni
2003	Preceptor of the Year, Baylor College of Medicine and University of Texas Health Science Center at the Houston Outreach Medicine, Education, and Social Services (H.O.M.E.S.)
2002	Fellowship of the American College of Physicians, American College of Physicians
1987 - 1988	Rotary International Graduate Scholarship, Rotary International
1987	Merk Chemistry Outstanding Undergraduate Award, Merk

Professional Memberships

Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer

2015 - Present

Society of Hematologic Oncology

2009 - 2018

Vietnamese American Medical Association of Greater Houston

2007 - 2012

American College of Physicians (ACP)

2000 - Present

International Society of Hemostasis and Thrombosis (ISTH)

1998 - 2011

Society of Hospital Medicine

1997 - Present

Selected Presentations & Talks

Local Presentations

1. 2023. Wellness/Burnout 360-Degree Evaluation and Intervention in the Department of Hospital Medicine (DHM) for 2022 and 2023. Conference. Wellness/Burnout 360-Degree Evaluation and Intervention in the Department of Hospital Medicine (DHM) for 2022 and 2023. Houston, TX, US.
2. 2014. Survivorship. Conference. Survivorship. Houston, TX, US.

Regional Presentations

1. 2022. Osteoporosis. Conference. Osteoporosis, US.
2. 2010. Cytomegalovirus Infection in Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia. Conference. Cytomegalovirus Infection in Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, US.

National Presentations

1. 2021. Harmony and Health: Mind-Body Interventions. Conference. Tenth Annual Collective Soul Symposium. Houston, TX, US.
2. 2017. Reducing the Risks for Cardiovascular Disease, Cancer, and Dementia. Conference. Reducing the Risks for Cardiovascular Disease, Cancer, and Dementia. Garden Grove, CA, US.
3. 2016. Recognizing and Management of Common Medical Conditions During Cancer Rehabilitation. Conference. Recognizing and Management of Common Medical Conditions During Cancer Rehabilitation. Houston, TX, US.
4. 2015. Health Disparity in Vietnamese American Community. Conference. Health Disparity in Vietnamese American Community. Philadelphia, PA, US.
5. 2013. Metabolic Syndrome. Conference. Metabolic Syndrome. Seattle, WA, US.

International Presentations

1. 2024. A Quality Improvement of Burnout Using a 360-Degree Process of Assessment and Intervention in a Hospital Medicine Department at a Large Cancer Center. Poster. Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC) Annual Meeting in Lille, France. Lille, FR.
2. 2017. Leukemia Management as a Model of 21st Century Medicine. Conference. Vinmec. Hanoi, VN.

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Grant & Contract Support

Date:	2011 - 2013
Title:	The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Acute Myeloid Leukemia Working Group Tissue Acquisition
Funding Source:	NIH/NCI
Role:	PI

Selected Publications

Abstracts

1. K Hodges BS, K Dickson MD, PharmMD M, S Curry MSN, Mata M, and K T Nguyen MD. Wellness/Burnout 360-Degree Evaluation and Intervention in the Department of Hospital Medicine (DHM) for 2022 and 2023, 2023. e-Pub 2023.

Book Chapters

1. Nguyen K, Vu K, Gao S, Gushiken F. Hematologic Emergencies. In: Oncologic Emergencies. Springer Science and Business Media, 2011.

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