Dr. Luong Cong Hieu
Deputy Head of Cardiothoracic Department
Dr. Luong Cong Hieu graduated from the University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Ho Chi Minh City as a medical doctor. He later completed a series of residency programmes in the field of surgery in France, Malaysia, and Japan., Dr. Hieu has also attended numerous specialised training courses in the United States, Japan, and South Korea and conducted scientific research both domestically and internationally. With over 17 years of experience in cardiac surgery and intervention, he currently serves as the chief cardiac surgeon at Hoan My Sai Gon Hospital.
Experience: 17 years
Working Experience:
- 2006-2020: Doctor, Cardiac Surgery Department, Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital
- 2020-present: Doctor, Cardiothoracic Department, Hoan My Sai Gon Hospital
Education & Training:
- 2007: Completed a residency programme at Ho Chi Minh City Heart Institute
- 2009: Completed a residency programme in cardiac surgery and thoracic intervention for adults at George Pompidou Hospital, Paris Descartes University, France
- 2015: Completed a fellowship programme in cardiac surgery and thoracic intervention at the National Heart Institute (IJN), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- 2018: Completed a fellowship programme in congenital heart surgery at Shizuoka Children’s Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan
- Recipient of the hospital’s 2020 New Technical Service Award
- Recipient of the encouragement award for the 2022 conference of the Hoan My Medical Corporation
- Recipient of the second-place award for the hospital’s 2022 quality improvement report
- Outstanding employee of the hospital for 2022
- Annual scientific report for Hoan My Sai Gon Hospital and its affiliated hospitals (2020 – 2022)
- Presentation at the 2022 Hoan My Medical Corporation Scientific Conference
- Presentation at the 2023 Asian Cardiothoracic Surgery Conference
- Publication of research in international journals