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Labor Hero – People’s Doctor – Prof. Dr. Bui Duc Phu
Vice President of the Vietnam Medical Association – Director of Cardiology Specialty, Vinmec Healthcare System
Formerly Director of Hue Central Hospital, former Deputy Head of the Central Health Protection Committee, former President of the Vietnam Association of Cardiothoracic Surgery, and former President of the Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery (ASCVTS), Professor Bui Duc Phu is one of Vietnam’s foremost experts in cardiac surgery, with over 40 years of experience.
He was the lead surgeon and surgical team leader for the first-ever human heart transplant in Vietnam, performed entirely by a Vietnamese team.
For his exceptional contributions, he has been awarded the First-, Second-, and Third-class Labor Orders by the Vietnamese government in 2013, 2009, and 2007, respectively. In 2022, he was also honored with the National Order of Merit by the President of France.
Currently, Prof. Dr. Bui Duc Phu serves as the Director of Cardiology Specialty at the Vinmec Healthcare System.
Specialties
Director of Cardiovascular Center
Head of the Cardiology Department
Workplace
2002: Associate Professor of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at Hue Medical School in 2002
2009: Professor of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at Hue Medical School in 2009
Affiliated Professor of College of Health Sciences at Vin University
1998 - 2008, 2010 - 2015: Head of Surgery Department at Hue Medical School.
2007 - 2016: Director of Hue Central Hospital.
2007 - 2016: Director of Hue Cardiovascular Center.
2013 - 2016: Director of International Hue Hospital.
2007 - 2016: President of the Committee for Healthcare for Central Cadres.
2017 - 2018: Director of Vinmec Times City.
2018 - 2019: Deputy General Medical Director of Vinmec Health care system.
International Surgical Society
Vice President of the Vietnam Medical Association, from 2016 to present
President of the Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery (ASCVTS), term 2014–2015
- Author of many research papers and book chapters in Vietnamese and international journals
- Chairman of national and ministry-level scientific research projects
