Dr. Doan Thi Hong Hanh, PhD, has 40 years of experience in the field of Laboratory Medicine. She previously held key positions including Head of the Microbiology Department, Deputy Director of the hospital, and Director of the Training & Direction Center at Vietnam – Sweden Uong Bi Hospital. Currently, she is the Head of the Laboratory Department at Vinmec Ha Long International General Hospital.
Dr. Doan Thi Hong Hanh has in-depth expertise in microbiological testing, particularly in clinical microbiology, antimicrobial resistance consultation, bacterial isolation, pathogen identification, antibiotic susceptibility testing, and microbiological immunoassays.
2003: Doctor of Medicine, Hai Phong University of Medicine and Pharmacy
2010 – 2012: Graduate studies in Microbiology – Molecular Biology, Kanazawa University, Japan
2012: Master’s Degree in Microbiology – Kanazawa University, Japan
05/2014: First Prize – 17th National Conference on Youth Science and Technology in Medical and Pharmaceutical Universities and Colleges, held at the Military Medical Academy
2014: Merit Award by the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union
04/2015: Certificate in “Biosafety and Laboratory Quality Assurance”
05/2015: Merit Award “Outstanding Trade Union Member” by the Ministry of Health Trade Union
08/2018: Certificate in “Advanced Training in Clinical Microbiology”
06/2019: Certificate in “Updates on Medical Laboratory Tests 2019”
05/2020: Certificate of Training on “Updating Vitek 2 Compact Software Version 9”
02/2021: Certificate in “Early Detection of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) by Realtime RT-PCR Method”
12/1985 – 1988: Physician, Department of Microbiology, Vietnam – Sweden Uong Bi Hospital
1989 – 2003: Head of Microbiology Department, Vietnam – Sweden Uong Bi Hospital
2003 – 06/2016: Deputy Director of the hospital; Director of Training & Direction Center; Head of Microbiology Department, Vietnam – Sweden Uong Bi Hospital
10/2016 – Present: Head of Laboratory Department, Vinmec Ha Long International General Hospital
She is a microbiology expert and laboratory quality management specialist appointed by the Ministry of Health.
She also serves as an ISO 15189 assessor for the Bureau of Accreditation (BOA), and as a lecturer for training courses in laboratory quality management and microbiological testing.
- Awarded the title of Excellent Physician
- Recipient of the Second-class and Third-class Labor Orders
- Recognized as a National Emulation Soldier
- Three Certificates of Merit from the Prime Minister
- Two Creative Labor Awards, along with numerous certificates of merit and commendations from the Ministry of Health, the Provincial People’s Committee, and other governmental agencies