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Trang K. Nguyen, MD, FACS

Associate Professor of Surgery
Section of HPB-GI Surgery
Division of General Surgery

Specialties

Call for patient appointments: 314-362-2280


Meet Dr. Nguyen 

Dr. Trang Nguyen is a general surgeon specializing in surgical oncology. 

She has expertise in treating liver, bile duct, and pancreatic disease, as well as neuroendocrine tumors, retroperitoneal sarcomas, and gastric cancer. 

Dr. Nguyen earned her medical degree from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She completed general surgery residency training at Cleveland Clinic Foundation and a complex general surgical oncology fellowship at John Wayne Cancer Institute.  


Degrees

Medical Degree
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore MD
2010

Bachelor’s Degree
Biomedical Engineering
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
2003

Residency

General Surgery Residency
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
2017

Fellowship

Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship
John Wayne Cancer Institute, Santa Monica, CA
2019


Research interests

Gastrointestinal tract 

Stomach, pancreas, liver, gallbladder, small bowel, and appendix cancer 

GISTs 

Neuroendocrine tumors 

Retroperitoneal sarcomas 

Peritoneal mesothelioma 

Pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) 

Metastatic colon cancer 

Liver, bile duct, and pancreatic disease 

Heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) 


Locations

Gary C. Werths Building
Siteman Cancer Center
4500 Forest Park Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63108
Floor: 5th
Appointments: 314-362-2280

Hospital affiliations

Barnes-Jewish Hospital 


Board certifications

  • General Surgical Oncology 
  • General Surgery 

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Professional Memberships


Fellow, American College of Surgeons, 2022

Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, 2020

Central Surgical Association, 2020

Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association, 2017

Society of Surgical Oncology, 2016

Association of Women Surgeons, 2013

Awards and Honors


Johns Hopkins Department of Surgery Research Day, First Prize, Medical Student Category, 2009

Johns Hopkins School of Medical Student Research Day, Excellence in Medical Student Research Award, 2009