Nam Nguyen, MD

Associate Professor, Radiation Oncology

Phone Number: 
520-626-6724
Fax: 
520-626-3141
Short Bio: 

Dr. Nguyen earned his medical degree at the University of Liege, Liege Belgium in 1983. He completed residency training in internal medicine at the University of Wisconsin, Madison Wisconsin, where he also completed his fellowship in endocrinology. Dr. Nguyen received residency training in radiation oncology at the University of Chicago School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois and completed a fellowship in brachytherapy at the University of Montpellier School of Medicine, Montpellier, France.

Dr. Nguyen is board certified in internal medicine and radiation oncology. Prior to his appointment with the Arizona Cancer Center in 2007, Dr. Nguyen was assistant professor at East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina from 1997-1999, and assistant professor at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, Texas from 1999-2006. Dr. Nguyen specializes in head and neck cancer, lung cancer and melanoma. His research interests include development of medication for treating radiation complication, dysphagia and lung aspiration following head and neck irradiation. Additionally, he focuses on increasing the cancer cure rate while decreasing radiation side-effects. In 2006, Dr. Nguyen was named one of America's Top Physicians and International Health Professional of the Year.

Clinical Information
Specialty: 
Radiation Oncologist
Clinical Practice Sites: 
Radiation Oncology
The University of Arizona Medical Center - University Campus
Research Information
Selected Publications: 
Nguyen NP, Moltz CC, Frank C, Karlsson U, Smith HJ, Nguyen PD, Vos P, Nguyen LM, Rose S, Dutta S, Sallah S. Severity and duration of chronic dysphagia following treatment for head and neck cancer. Anticancer Res 2005;25:2929-2934.
 
Nguyen NP, Moltz CC, Frank C, Vos P, Smith HJ, Nguyen PD, Nguyen ML, Dutta S, Lemanski C, Sallah S. Impact of swallowing therapy on aspiration rate following treatment for locally advanced cancer. Oral Oncology 2007;43:352-7.
 
Nguyen NP, Smith HJ, Sallah S. Management of swallowing disorders following chemoradiation for head and neck cancer. Current Opinion Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2007;15:130-133.
 
Nguyen NP, Frank C, Moltz CC, Mildred C, Smith HJ, Dutta S, Lee H, Vos P, Karlsson U, Nguyen PD, Nguyen LM, Sallah S. Dysphagia severity and aspiration risk following surgery for oral cavity carcinoma. Oral Radiology 2008. In Print.
 
Nguyen NP, Moltz CC, Frank C, Vos P, Smith HJ, Karlsson U, Nguyen LM, Rose S, Dutta S, Nguyen N, Sallah S. Oncology (Karger). Long-term aspiration following treatment of head and neck cancer. 2008;74:25-30.
 
Nguyen NP, Garland L, Welsh J, Hamilton R, Cohen D, Vinh-Hung V. Can stereotactic fractionated radiation become the standard of care for early stage non-small cell lung cancer. Cancer Treatment Reviews. 2008. In Print.
 
Nguyen NP, Borok T, Welsh J, Vinh-Hung V. Effectiveness and safety of endovascular stents for the treatment of malignant superior vena cava syndrome. Thorax 2009. In Print.
 
Nguyen NP, Frank C, Moltz CC, Vos P, Smith HJ, Nguyen PD, Martinez T, Karlsson U, Dutta S, Lemanski C, Nguyen LM, Sallah S. Analysis of factors influencing aspiration rate following chemoradiation for oropharyngeal cancer. British J Radiol 2009. In Print.

 

Professional Information
Board Certifications: 
  • Diplomate American Board of Radiology (Therapeutic Radiology)
  • Diplomate American Board of Medicine
  • Federal Licensing Examination Board
  • ECFMG
Honors: 
  • Employee of the Month, VA North Texas Health Care System (November 2003)
  • Physician-Ambassador (Oncology Delegation), National Physician Ambassadors Program
  • America's Top Physicians
  • International Health Professional of the Year (2006)
Academic Information
Fellowship: 
University of Montpellier, School of Medicine, Montpellier, France
Residency: 
University of Chicago, School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
Medical School: 
University of Liege, Liege, Belgium
Undergraduate School: 
University of Liege, Liege, Belgium