Giang T. Nguyen, MD, MPH, MSCE is a primary care physician, board-certified in Family Medicine, with a scientific background in clinical epidemiology and public health. He received his education at the Johns Hopkins University, the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, and the University of Pennsylvania, completing his clinical training at the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.

He is a primary care physician, board-certified in Family Medicine, with a scientific background in clinical epidemiology and public health. He received his education at the Johns Hopkins University, the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, and the University of Pennsylvania, completing his clinical training at the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.

He is an Assistant Professor of Family Medicine and Community Health at the University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine in Philadelphia, where he is also a Senior Fellow in the Center for Public Health Initiatives and the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics. In addition to providing clinical care and conducting research, he teaches and mentors medical students and residents, public health students, and other trainees. His primary research focus is on cancer communication and community engagement in Asian American populations, particularly groups that are linguistically isolated.

Born in Saigon, Vietnam, Dr. Nguyen immigrated to the United States in 1975. He works extensively with Philadelphia’s minority communities to address disparities in health care, health information, language access, and cancer control. He is an American Cancer Society volunteer, and has been particularly active in Philadelphia’s Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities, collaborating with numerous non-profit community-based organizations servicing AAPI, as well as other ethnic minority populations. Dr. Nguyen is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians, American Medical Association, Gay and Lesbian Medical Association, North American Primary Care Research Group, and the American Public Health Association. He has been an APINCSN National Advisory Council member since 2010.