Trang K. Nguyen, MD, FACS
Associate Professor of Surgery
Section of HPB-GI Surgery
Division of General Surgery
- Phone: 314-362-2280
Specialties
- HPB-GI surgery
- Gastrointestinal tract, stomach, small bowel and appendix cancer
- Bile duct cancer
- Gallbladder cancer
- Liver cancer
- Pancreatic cancer
- Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs)
- Neuroendocrine tumors
- Retroperitoneal sarcomas
- Peritoneal cancer
- Peritoneal mesothelioma
- Pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP)
- Metastatic colon cancer
- Liver, bile duct and pancreatic disease
- Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC)
- Peritoneal surface malignancies (PSM)
- Gastric cancer
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
Dr. Nguyen in the news
- Local oncologist speaks about the type of cancer that led to Toby Keith’s death
- What is HIPEC surgery?
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