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Duc Nguyen

Clinical Fellow

Contact Information

Duc Nguyen

Education & Training

  • Infectious Disease Fellow
    Yale School of Medicine (2024)
  • Residency
    Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center (2022)
  • Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2013)
  • MSCR
    Emory University (2006)
  • Residency
    National Institute for Clinical Research in Tropical Diseases (2004)
  • MD
    Hanoi Medical University (2000)

Certifications

  • Board Certification
    ABIM, Internal Medicine (2022)

Activities

  • Weil's Disease in an HIV-Infected Patient
    Atlanta, GA, United States 2020
    ACP Georgia Chapter Virtual Meeting
  • HCV Prevention: Role of Infection Control in Hemodialysis Facilities
    New Orleans, LA, United States 2017
    Kidney Week 2017
  • National Healthcare Safety Network Dialysis Bloodstream Infection Data — 2016
    New Orleans, LA, United States 2017
    Kidney Week 2017
  • Bloodstream Infections in Pediatric Hemodialysis Outpatients, National Healthcare Safety Network 2013-2015
    New Orleans, LA, United States 2017
    Kidney Week 2017
  • National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Data for Action: An Approach to Detect Bloodstream Infection Outbreaks in Outpatient Hemodialysis Clinics
    St. Louis, MO, United States 2017
    SHEA Spring 2017 Conference
  • The Role of Vascular Access on Medicare Reimbursement among Patients with Incident End-Stage Renal Disease Receiving Hemodialysis
    Chicago, IL, United States 2016
    Kidney Week 2016
  • Decreased Risk of Septicemia or Bacteremia among New End-stage Renal Disease Patients Receiving Hemodialysis with Early Fistula Placement
    New Orleans, LA, United States 2016
    IDWeek 2016
  • Outbreaks of Hepatitis C Virus Infection Reported in U.S. Hemodialysis Facilities, 2008-2014
    San Diego, CA, United States 2015
    Kidney Week 2015
  • Opportunities to improve completeness of MRSA bloodstream infection reporting from outpatient hemodialysis facilities to the National Healthcare Safety Network
    Philadelphia, PA, United States 2014
    IDweek 2014
  • Correlation Between Methods to Calculate Denominators for Dialysis Event Surveillance Using Electronic Health Record Data, Tennessee, 2012
    Philadelphia, PA, United States 2014
    ID week 2014
  • Preventing Infectious Outbreaks in the Dialysis Unit
    Las Vegas, NV, United States 2014
    NKF 2014 Spring Clinical Meetings
  • Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Outbreaks, Screening, and Prevention
    Atlanta, GA, United States 2014
    Annual Dialysis Conference
  • Outbreak Investigation in Healthcare Settings
    Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States 2013
    APIC Annual Conference 2013
  • Evolution of Clinical Manifestations of Fungal Infections Associated with Contaminated Steroid Injections, Multistate, 2012
    Atlanta, GA, United States 2013
    62nd Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Conference
  • Invasive Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections among Patients Receiving Chronic Dialysis in 9 U.S. Metropolitan Areas, 2005-2010
    San Diego, CA, United States 2012
    IDweek 2012
  • Herbaspirillum spp. Infections among Oncology Patients — Texas, 2011
    San Diego, CA, United States 2012
    IDweek 2012
  • Investigation of a Prolonged Group A Streptococcal Outbreak among Residents of a Skilled Nursing Facility, Georgia, 2009-2011
    San Diego, CA, United States 2012
    IDweek 2012
  • Characteristics and Trends of Bloodstream Infections Caused by Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus among Chronic Dialysis Patients, Active Bacterial Core Surveillance, 2005–2010
    Atlanta, GA, United States 2012
    61st Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Conference
  • Global Surveillance of Transmitted HIV-1 Drug Resistance in PEPFAR-Supported Countries Using a Broadly-Sensitive Genotyping Assay
    Boston, MA, United States 2011
    18th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections
  • Response to antiretroviral therapy (ART) of HIV/HCV co-infected patients at outpatient clinics in Vietnam
    San Francisco, CA, United States 2010
    17th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections
  • Response to Antiretroviral Therapy among HIV Infected Patients at Outpatient Clinics in Vietnam
    Windhoek, Khomas Region, Namibia 2009
    PEPFAR Implementers Conference
  • Simple Tools for Data Quality and Program Monitoring at two Outpatient Clinics in Quang Ninh and Hai Phong provinces, Vietnam
    Kigali, Kigali City, Rwanda 2007
    PEPFAR Implementers Conference

Honors & Recognition

AwardAwarding OrganizationDate
NCEZID Award for exemplary leadership in CDC's ELC Domestic Ebola Supplement, and the advance of national infection control capacityNational Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases2017
NCEZID Director’s Recognition Award for exemplary initiative in meeting national dialysis patient safety objectives, including analyzing NHSN data and enabling its use for performance measurement and quality improvement, July 2015National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases2015
NCEZID Honor Award Certificate for Efforts on the Arabian Peninsula and elsewhere to improve infection control in healthcare settings and prevent transmission and exportation of infections of Middle East respiratory syndrome, March 2015Centers for Disease Control and Prevention2015
NCEZID Honor Award Certificate for superior efforts in reducing bloodstream infections in outpatient dialysis patients, March 2015National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases2015
NCEZID Director’s Recognition Award for outstanding leadership in healthcare infection prevention and control during CDC’s response to 2014 MERS-CoV, July 2014National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases2014
NCEZID Honor Award Certificate for 2 years of outstanding service as an EIS Officer in the class of 2011, June 2013National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases2013
NCEZID Honor Award Certificate for winning Nakano citation for the paper: "Fungal infections associated with contaminated methylprednisolone injections—Preliminary report. N Engl J Med 2012 Dec 19"National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases2013
NCEZID Director’s Recognition Award as a member of Mold Cluster Investigation and Response team, for outstanding performance in responding to and investigating two Epi-aid requests and a compounding pharmacy investigation, May 2013National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases2013
NCEZID Director’s Recognition Award as a member of the Listeria monocytogenes outbreak investigation team for rapidly and effectively responding to the largest outbreak of listeriosis in U.S. history, April 2012National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases2012
Certificate of merit from the Prime Minister of Vietnam for excellent contributions to the control and prevention of SARS, March 2004Vietnam Government2004

Professional Service

OrganizationRoleDate
Emerging Infectious DiseasesReviewer2015
American Journal of Kidney DiseasesReviewer2015
American Journal of NephrologyReviewer2015

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