Dr. Nguyen Thanh Hien
MSc., Doctor, Head of Cardiology-Thoracic Surgery Department
Dr. Nguyen Thanh Hien graduated from the Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy with a degree in General Medicine in 2004. He later obtained a Master’s degree in Surgery from his alma mater in 2014. With nearly 20 years of experience, Dr. Hien is highly trained in performing a wide range of cardiovascular surgeries, including surgeries on chest diseases such as lung resection, atrial tumour, and thyroid cancer, and endoscopic surgeries on thyroid nodules, mediastinal lymph node resection, lung biopsy, atrial and lung tumours. He is also skilled in performing vascular surgeries such as aortic aneurysm repair, abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, carotid artery stenosis, peripheral arterial occlusive disease, and excision of vascular tumours, as well as for thoracic diseases and vascular diseases such as goiters, hyperhidrosis, and varicose veins.
Experience: 20 years
Working Experience:
- Present: Head of Cardiology – Thoracic Surgery Department, Hoan My Da Nang Hospital
Education & Training:
- 2004: Graduated from Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy with a degree in General Medicine
- 2014: Obtained a Master’s degree in Surgery from Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy
- Certified completion of a specialty training programme in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (2007)
- Certified in Endoscopic Surgery (2011)
- Certified participation in the A to Z Cardiac Intervention Conference of the Society of Congenital Heart and Paediatric Cardiology, Ho Chi Minh City (2015)
- Certified completion of a Chest Surgery course, Cho Ray Hospital (2015)
- Certified participation in the 6th Scientific Conference of the Vietnamese Society of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery (2016)
- Certified in RFA – Microwave – Laser Thyroid Nodule Treatment, Cho Ray Hospital (2018)
- Certified in Hospital Management, Institute of Preventive Medicine and Public Health Training, Hanoi Medical University (2020)
- Continuous training certificate: Pre-vaccination screening and monitoring, management of post-vaccination reactions (24 lessons) (2022)