Program:
Minimally Invasive Gynecology Surgery
Start Year:
2025
Why did you choose Duke for your fellowship training?
I was drawn to Duke's top notch faculty, excellent training and abundant research opportunities. My choice was solidified after experiencing the camaraderie and warmth of the department during my interview.
What excites you about the fellowship program at Duke Obstetrics & Gynecology?
I look forward to honing my surgical and teaching skills, as well as building my professional network!
What are your career goals?
My career goals are to advance the understanding and treatment of endometriosis through clinical research and innovation in surgical techniques. I aspire to work in an academic environment where I can contribute to evidence-based care, educate future physicians and collaborate on multidisciplinary approaches to improve outcomes for patients with complex gynecologic conditions.
What are your hobbies?
Traveling, pilates, arts and crafts, crossword puzzles.
Education & Training
Undergraduate school & graduation year:
Yale University, 2014
Graduate school & graduation year:
UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, 2020
Medical school & graduation year:
University of North Carolina School of Medicine, 2021
Residency & graduation year:
New Hanover Regional Medical Center, 2025
Awards and Honors
Outstanding MIS Resident, The Society of Laparoscopic & Robotic Surgeons 06/2025
Outstanding Resident in Gynecologic Oncology, Society of Gynecologic Oncology 06/2025
Excellence in Minimally Invasive Gynecology, American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists 06/2024
Cecil G. Sheps Award, University of North Carolina SOM 03/2021
Gold Humanism Honors Society, University of North Carolina SOM 04/2020
Public Health Leadership Department Award, UNC Gillings School of Public Health 11/2019
F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Scholar Award 04/2010
Maryland Distinguished Scholar Semifinalist 12/2009
AP Scholar with Distinction 12/2009
NIH/Howard Hughes Medical Institute Fellowship 2009-2010
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Warta KA, Lu X, Nguyen TD, Shakar RM, Beste TM. Spinal Anesthesia Prior to Laparoscopic Hysterectomy Resulted in Decreased Postoperative Pain and Opioid Use. JSLS. 2023 OctDec;27(4):e2023.00050. doi: 10.4293/JSLS.2023.00050. PMID: 38226337; PMCID: PMC10789438.
Ertel M, Staley SA, Nguyen TD, Johnson A, Hopkins A, Desravines N, Recknagel J, Zhang X, Tan X, Clark LH. Contemporary Incidence of Medical Inoperability in Clinical Stage I Endometrial Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol. 2021 Dec;28(13):8987-8995. doi: 10.1245/s10434-021-10313-6. Epub 2021 Jun 18. PMID: 34143338.
Lee SJ, Nguyen TD, Onstad L, Bar M, Krakow EF, Salit RB, Carpenter PA, Rodrigues M, Hall AM, Storer BE, Martin PJ, Flowers ME. Success of Immunosuppressive Treatments in Patients with Chronic Graftversus-Host Disease. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2018 Mar;24(3):555-562. doi: 10.1016/ j.bbmt.2017.10.042. Epub 2017 Nov 10. PMID: 29133250; PMCID: PMC5826880.
Presentations
Nguyen TD, Buckingham L. “Robotic bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, ureterolysis in a patient with gastrointestinal carcinoma.” Video poster, AAGL 53rd Global Congress on MIGS. New Orleans, LA, November 2024.
Nguyen TD, Warta KA, Lu X, Shakar RM, Beste TM. “Spinal Anesthesia Prior to Laparoscopic Hysterectomy Resulted in Decreased Postoperative Pain and Opioid Use.” Video poster, AAGL 53rd Global Congress on MIGS. New Orleans, LA, November 2024.
Nguyen TD, Parker R, Lu T, Tooley A. “Gardasil vaccination QI Project: An update.” Oral presentation. New Hanover Regional Medical Center Research Day, Wilmington, NC, 2023.
Nguyen TD, Parker R, Lu T, Tooley A. “Gardasil vaccination QI Project.” Oral presentation. New Hanover Regional Medical Center Research Day, Wilmington, NC, 2022.
Ertel M, Staley SA, Nguyen TD, Johnson A, Hopkins A, Desravines N, Recknagel J, Zhang X, Tan X, Clark LH. “Contemporary Incidence of Medical Inoperability in Clinical Stage I Endometrial Cancer.” Poster presentation. Mid-Atlantic Gynecologic Oncology Meeting, Charlotte, NC, 2019.
Nguyen TD, Burgert W, Steven S, Shaheen A. “Improving Patient Wait Times for Lab Visits at the UNC Family Medicine Clinic at Pittsboro.” Poster presentation. CBLC Quality Improvement, Chapel Hill, NC, 2019.
Nguyen TD, Sullivan SA, Oldan J, Desravines N, Abhishek S, Tran AQ, Moore D, Bae-Jump V. “Computed Tomography Morphometrics in Patients with Endometrial Cancer.” Poster presentation. John B. Graham Medical Research Symposium, Chapel Hill, NC, 2017.
Nguyen TD, Stratton P, Khachikyan I, Sinaii N, Ortiz R, Shah J. “Central nervous system sensitization in women with chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis.” Oral presentation. The Howard Hughes Medical Institute STIP Research Symposium, Bethesda, MD, 2010.
Nguyen TD, Stratton P, Idriss A, Pullen P, Brusati A, L Shannon, Wagner M, Vieira, MR, Gonzalez C, Japp E, Oldach P, Karp B. “Inclusion of adolescent girls in clinical trials in the Intramural Program.” Poster presentation. The National Institutes of Health Summer Research Symposium, Bethesda, MD, 2009.
Research Interests