1987: Graduated from Can Tho University

1991: Specialist Level I in Surgery (Residency) – University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City

2009: PhD in Surgery – Maastricht University, the Netherlands

09/1991 – 30/09/2023: Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Academic Officer, and later Senior Lecturer & Head of the Department of Surgery – Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy

10/2023 – present: Department of Surgery – Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy; Deputy Director & Head of the Department of Surgery – Can Tho University Hospital; Professional Advisor – Can Tho University Hospital

Currently: Director of the Surgery Center – Vinmec Can Tho Hospital

• Creative Labor Award granted by the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor
• Certificate of Merit from the Ministry of Health for guiding a young scientific presenter to win First Prize

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH PROJECTS PARTICIPATED

1992: Evaluation of early treatment outcomes of gastric cancer
1993: Diagnosis and treatment of gastric perforation
1995: Ileal implantation into the cecum for treatment of necrosis of the terminal ileum near the Bauhin valve
2002: Treatment outcomes of 70 cases of gastric cancer
2003: Treatment outcomes of hemorrhoids using the Milligan-Morgan technique
2003: Treatment outcomes of anal fistula – basic study
2004: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis caused by gallstones
2006: Diagnostic laparoscopy for acute lower abdominal pain of unknown origin
2006: Application of subjective global assessment as a screening tool for malnutrition in surgical patients in Vietnam
2007: Investigation of residual stones after surgery for common bile duct stones
2007: SGA and measures for muscle mass and strength in surgical Vietnamese patients
2008: Prevalence of hemorrhoids and risk factors among workers of Vi Thanh Sugar Factory
2008: Laparoscopic repair of gastric perforation in the treatment of gastric perforation (56 cases)
2008: Nutritional risk factors in abdominal surgical complications
2009: Laparoscopic repair of gastric perforation in the treatment of gastric perforation (196 cases)
2010: Comparison of laparoscopic versus open repair for perforated peptic ulcers
2011: Study of circumferential resection margin in rectal cancer
2012: Study on congenital malformations at Can Tho Children’s Hospital
2012: Early outcomes of laparoscopic versus open mesh repair in inguinal hernia treatment
2012: Splenic-preserving surgery for traumatic splenic rupture
2012: Specialized guideline – Level II: Splenic-preserving surgery for trauma
2013: Laparoscopic colectomy for colon cancer
2013: Internal sphincterotomy for chronic anal fissure
2014: Early outcomes of laparoscopic intersphincteric resection for low rectal cancer
2014: Clinical and paraclinical characteristics of 102 cases of colorectal cancer
2014: Early results of Doppler-guided hemorrhoidal artery ligation for circumferential prolapsed hemorrhoids at Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital
2014: Clinical, gross, and histopathological characteristics of gallbladder polyps treated at Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital
2014: Clinical characteristics, classification, and treatment methods of anorectal abscess at Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital
2014: Laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal mesh repair for inguinal hernia in elderly patients
2014: Laparoscopic colorectal resection for colorectal cancer
2021: Prognostic role of circumferential resection margin after laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer: 2-year follow-up results
2022: Treatment outcomes of anal fistula over 10 years at Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital

PUBLISHED SCIENTIFIC WORKS

2006: Diagnostic laparoscopy for acute lower abdominal pain of unknown origin (NNP Thao, PVN)
2006: Application of subjective global assessment as a screening tool for malnutrition in surgical patients in Vietnam
2007: SGA and measures for muscle mass and strength in surgical Vietnamese patients
2008: Nutritional risk factors of postoperative infections in abdominal surgery patients (PVN, Peter B. Soeters)
2009: Laparoscopic repair of perforated peptic ulcer (56 cases)
2009: Prevalence of hemorrhoids and risk factors among workers of Vi Thanh Sugar Factory
2010: Laparoscopic repair of perforated peptic ulcer (229 cases)
2012: Study of circumferential resection margin in rectal cancer
2013: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis
2013: Laparoscopic surgery for complicated diverticulitis
2013: Treatment outcomes of chronic anal fissure with internal sphincterotomy
2013: Investigation of residual stones after common bile duct surgery
2013: Splenic-preserving surgery for traumatic splenic rupture
2013: Laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer
2013: Laparoscopic surgery for colon cancer
2014: Treatment outcomes of anal fistula
2014: Diagnosis and treatment of gastric cancer in 70 cases
2014: Treatment outcomes of hemorrhoids using the Milligan-Morgan technique
2014: Ileocolic/ileocolonic anastomosis
2014: Twelve-week outcomes of internal sphincterotomy for chronic anal fissure
2014: Clinical and paraclinical characteristics of 102 cases of colorectal cancer
2014: Early outcomes of Doppler-guided hemorrhoidal artery ligation for circumferential prolapsed hemorrhoids at Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital
2014: Clinical characteristics, classification, and treatment methods of anorectal abscess at Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital
2014: Totally extraperitoneal laparoscopic mesh repair for inguinal hernia in elderly patients
2014: Early outcomes of laparoscopic versus open mesh repair in inguinal hernia treatment
2014: Early outcomes of laparoscopic intersphincteric resection for low rectal cancer
2014: Laparoscopic colorectal resection for colorectal cancer
2015: Evaluation of treatment outcomes of anal fistula at Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital
2016: Clinical, paraclinical characteristics and treatment outcomes of benign ovarian tumors by laparoscopic surgery at Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital
2016: Laparoscopic treatment of uncomplicated appendicitis in children: report of 117 cases
2016: Early outcomes of laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal mesh repair for inguinal hernia in patients aged 30–60 years at Can Tho
2017: Clinical, paraclinical characteristics and laparoscopic treatment outcomes of choledocholithiasis at Can Tho General Hospital and Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital
2017: Synchronous colorectal cancer
2017: Natural orifice specimen extraction in laparoscopic colorectal cancer surgery
2018: Treatment outcomes of hemorrhoids by Milligan-Morgan technique using LigaSure device
2019: Colorectal neuroendocrine tumors: diagnosis and treatment
2019: Sister Mary Joseph’s nodule as a metastasis from gastric cancer: a case report (LTN Minh…PVN)
2019: Laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer (NLG Kiet, PVN)
2019: Analgesic efficacy of Harmonic scalpel in hemorrhoidectomy (LQ Toan, PVN)
2019: Laparoscopic colorectal cancer surgery: 8-year outcomes (MV Doi…PVN)
2019: Outcomes of laparoscopic cholecystectomy for gallstones in elderly patients (NV Hung, TV De, PVN)
2020: Clinical characteristics, ultrasound imaging and early outcomes of laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal 3D mesh repair for inguinal hernia at Can Tho General Hospital (2018–2019) (TT Tuan, NV Tong, PVN)
2020: Outcomes of recurrent colon cancer treatment at Can Tho Oncology Hospital and Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital (2017–2019) (NV Anh, TK Son, PVN)
2020: Clinical, paraclinical characteristics and early outcomes of pancreaticoduodenectomy for periampullary tumors at Can Tho (L Dien, PVN)
2020: Clinical, radiological characteristics and outcomes of femoral shaft fracture fixation with intramedullary nailing under fluoroscopy at Can Tho Central General Hospital (2018–2020) (TM Chien, PVN)
2020: Outcomes of hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma at Can Tho Central General Hospital and Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital (LT Dat, PVN)
2021: The colorectal cancer-associated faecal microbiome of developing countries resembles that of developed countries
2021: Clinical, pathological characteristics and treatment outcomes of 712 anal fistula cases at Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital
2021: Laparoscopic esophagectomy in esophageal cancer: initial experience at Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital
2021: Laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy for periampullary cancer at Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital
2021: Outcomes of laparoscopic colorectal cancer surgery at Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital
2022: Clinical, paraclinical characteristics and non-surgical management outcomes of splenic rupture in blunt abdominal trauma at Can Tho Central General Hospital (2021–2022) (DB Quoc, PVN)
2023: Initial outcomes of percutaneous vertebroplasty for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures in Can Tho (2021–2022)
2023: Vascular variations of the right colon and early outcomes of laparoscopic surgery for right colon cancer
2023: Laparoscopic treatment of appendiceal peritonitis without drainage in children – A prospective randomized clinical trial
2023: Extralevator abdominoperineal excision (ELAPE) in the prone position for low rectal cancer
2024: Recurrence and chemoradiotherapy after laparoscopic Miles’ abdominoperineal resection in the prone position for low rectal cancer in Can Tho
2024: Tumor characteristics in low rectal cancer patients undergoing laparoscopic Miles’ abdominoperineal resection in the prone position in Can Tho
2024: Duplication cyst in adult cases: a journey from diagnosis to treatment
2024: Prone position laparoscopic extra-levator abdomino-perineal excision (eLAPE) improves early outcomes for low rectal cancer
2025: Ileocecal tuberculosis incidentally diagnosed after ingesting a blister pill pack
2025: Evaluation of outcomes of antibiotic treatment for uncomplicated acute appendicitis
2025: Comparison of antibiotic therapy versus laparoscopic appendectomy for uncomplicated acute appendicitis
2025: Reawakening of a dormant diaphragmatic hernia: a case of delayed post-traumatic presentation

PUBLISHED TEXTBOOKS

2014: Digestive – Hepatobiliary Surgery
2019: Basic Surgery 1
2019: Basic Surgery 2
2021: Surgical Pathology 1
2023: Practical Surgery