Trang K. Nguyen, MD, FACS
Associate Professor of Surgery
Specialty Areas
- Surgical Oncology
Board Certifications
General Surgical Oncology
General Surgery
Degrees
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 2010
Bachelor of Science, Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 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
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
Publications
- Kim RC, Allen KA, Roch AM, McGuire SP, Ceppa EP, Zyromski NJ, Nakeeb A, House MG, Schmidt CM, Nguyen TK. Neoadjuvant therapy at local versus outside institutions does not adversely impact surgical timing or long-term outcomes in patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Surgery. 2023 Mar;173(3):574-580.
- McGuire SP, Anderson MP, Maatman TK, Roch AM, Butler JR, Ceppa EP, House MG, Nakeeb A, Nguyen TK, Schmidt CM, Zyromski NJ. Opioid analgesia in necrotizing pancreatitis: Incidence and timing of a hidden crisis. Am J Surg. 2022 Dec 2:S0002-9610(22)00779-6. Epub ahead of print.
- McGuire SP, Keller SL, Maatman TK, Lewellen KA, Ceppa EP, House MG, Nakeeb A, Nguyen TK, Quigley SN, Schmidt CM, Zyromski NJ. Obesity Worsens Local and Systemic Complications of Necrotizing Pancreatitis and Prolongs Disease Course. J Gastrointest Surg. 2022 Oct;26(10):2128-2135.
- Roch AM, Kilbane EM, Nguyen T, Ceppa EP, Zyromski NJ, Schmidt CM, Nakeeb A, House MG. Portal Vein Thrombosis After Venous Reconstruction During Pancreatectomy: Timing and Risks. J Gastrointest Surg. 2022 Oct;26(10):2148-2157.
- McGuire SP, Maatman TK, Ceppa EP, House MG, Nakeeb A, Nguyen TK, Schmidt CM,
Zyromski NJ. Contemporary Intervention in Necrotizing Pancreatitis: Improved Understanding Changing Practice. J Gastrointest Surg. 2022 Jul;26(7):1445-1452. - Soufi M, Al-Temimi M, Nguyen TK, House MG, Zyromski NJ, Schmidt CM, Nakeeb A, Ceppa EP. Friend or foe? Feeding tube placement at the time of pancreatoduodenectomy: propensity score case-matched analysis. Surg Endosc. 2022 May;36(5):2994-3000.
- Soufi M, Flick KF, Ceppa DP, Blackwell MM, Mararu R, Nguyen TK, Schmidt CM, Nakeeb A, Zyromski N, House MG, Moszczynski Z, Ceppa EP. Investigating the incidence, impact, and severity of pulmonary complications after hepatectomy: A single institution experience. Surgery. 2022 Mar;171(3):643-649.
- McGuire SP, Maatman TK, Keller SL, Ceppa EP, House MG, Nakeeb A, Nguyen TK, Schmidt CM, Zyromski NJ. Early postoperative serum hyperamylasemia: Harbinger of morbidity hiding in plain sight? Surgery. 2022 Feb;171(2):469-475.
- Maatman, T, Westfall-Snyder, J. A., Ceppa, E. P., House, M. G., Nakeeb, A., Nguyen T,
Schmidt, C. M., Zyromski, N. J. Necrotizing Pancreatitis from Hypertriglyceridemia: More Severe Disease? Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2021. Dec;66(12):4485-4491 - Flick KF Soufi M, Yip-Schneider M, Simpson R, Colgate C, Nguyen T, Ceppa E, House M, Zyromski N, Nakeeb A, Schmidt C. Routine Gastric Decompression after
Pancreatoduodenectomy: Treating the Surgeon? J Gastrointest Surg. 2021 Nov;25(11):2902-2907. - Maatman, T, McGuire, S. P., Lewellen, K. A., McGreevy, K. A., Ceppa, E. P., House, M. G., Nakeeb, A., Nguyen T, Schmidt, C. M., Zyromski, N. Prospective Analysis of the Mechanisms Underlying Ineffective Deep Vein Thrombosis Prophylaxis in Necrotizing Pancreatitis. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2021 232(1), 91-100.
- Maatman, T, Loncharich, A. J., Flick, K. F., Simpson, R. E., Ceppa, E. P., Nakeeb, A., Nguyen T, Schmidt, C. M., Zyromski, N. J., House, M. Transient Biliary Fistula After
Pancreatoduodenectomy Increases Risk of Biliary Anastomotic Stricture. J Gastrointest Surg. 2021 Jan;25(1):169-177. - Banter L, Maatman, T. K., McGuire, S. P., Ceppa, E. P., House, M. G., Nakeeb, A., Nguyen T, Schmidt, C. M., Zyromski, N. Duodenal complications in necrotizing pancreatitis: Challenges of an overlooked complication. American Journal of surgery. 2020.
- Flick K, Al-Temimi, M. H., Maatman, T. K., Sublette, C. M., Swensson, J. K., Nakeeb, A., Ceppa, E. P., Nguyen T, Schmidt, C. M., Zyromski, N. J., Tann, M., House, M. Hepatic Steatosis After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Pancreatic Cancer: Incidence and Implications for Outcomes After Pancreatoduodenectomy. J Gastrointest Surg. 2020 24(9), 2008-2014.
- Maatman, T, McGreevy, K. A., Sood, A. J., Ceppa, E. P., House, M. G., Nakeeb, A., Schmidt, C. M., Nguyen T, Zyromski. Improved Outpatient Communication Decreases Unplanned Readmission in Necrotizing Pancreatitis. J Surg Res. 2020 253, 139-146.
- Yee, E., Al-Temimi, M. H., Flick, K. F., Kilbane, E. M., Nguyen T, Zyromski, N. J., Schmidt, C. M., Nakeeb, A., House, M. G., Ceppa, E. Use of primary surgical drains in synchronous resection for colorectal liver metastases: a NSQIP analysis of current practice paradigm. Surg Endosc. 2020.
- Teng A, Nguyen T, Bilchik A, O’Connor V, Lee D. Implications of Prolonged Time to
Pancreaticoduodenectomy After Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation. J Surg Res. 2019 245:51-6. - Hamad A, Zenati M, Nguyen T, Hogg M, Zeh H 3rd, Zureikat A. Safety and Feasibility of the Robotic Platform in the Management of Surgical Sequelae of Chronic Pancreatitis. Surg Endosc. 2018 32(2):1056-1065.
- Zureikat A, Postlewait L, Liu Y, Gillespie T, Weber S, Abbott D, Ahmad S, Maithel S, Hogg M, Zenati M, Cho C, Salem A, Xia B, Steve J, Nguyen T, Keshava H, Chalikonda S, Walsh RM, Talamonti M, Stocker S, Bentrem D, Lumpkin S, Kim H, Zeh H 3rd, Kooby D. A Multi- Institutional Comparison of Perioperative Outcomes of Robotic and Open Pancreaticoduodenectomy. Annals of Surgery. 2016 264(4):640-9.
- Nguyen T, Zenati M, Boone B, Steve J, Hogg M, Bartlett D, Zeh H 3rd, Zureikat A. Robotic Pancreaticoduodenectomy in the Presence of Aberrant or Anomalous Hepatic Arterial Anatomy: Safety and Oncologic Outcomes. HPB. 2015 17(7): 594-9.
- Zureikat A, Nguyen T, Boone B, Wijkstrom M, Hogg M, Humar A, Zeh H 3rd. Robotic Total Pancreatectomy with or without Autologous Islet Cell Transplantation: Replication of an Open Technique through a Minimal Access Approach. Surg Endosc. 2015 29(1): 176-183.
- Nguyen T, Urban J, Kalinski P. Therapeutic Cancer Vaccines and Combination Immunotherapies Involving Vaccination. ImmunoTargets and Therapy. 2014; 3: 135-150.
- Nguyen T, Hsu W, Lim M, and Naff N. Delivery of Stereotactic Radiosurgery: A Cross-Platform Comparison. Neurol Res. 2011 33(8): 787-91.
- Hsu W, Nguyen T, Kleinberg L, Ford EC, Rigamonti D, Gokaslan ZL, and Lim M. Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Spine Tumors: Review of Current Literature. Stereotact Funct Neurosurg. 2010 88(5): 315-21.
- Nguyen T, Edil B. Renal Cell Carcinoma. Arch Surg. 2010 145(7): 703.
- Sciubba D, Nguyen T, and Gokaslan Z. Solitary Vertebral Metastasis. Orthop Clin N Am. 2009 40(1): 145-54.
- Miriyala J, Nguyen T, Yue DT and Colecraft HM. Role of CaVβ Subunits, and Lack of
Functional Reserve, in Protein Kinase A Modulation of Cardiac CaV1.2 Channels. Circ Res. 2008 102(7): e54-64.
Hospital Affiliations
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Patients Seen At
Siteman Cancer Center at 4500 Forest Park Avenue
4500 Forest Park Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63108
Floor: 5th
To request an appointment with Dr. Nguyen, please call 314-362-2280.