PatrickNguyenMDFACS

General Surgery • San Antonio, TX

Associate Professor, Surgery, University of Texas Medical School, San Antonio

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Office
7703 Floyd Curl Dr
Mail Code 7840
San Antonio, TX 78229
Phone+1 210-567-5730

Fax+1 210-450-6013
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Summary

Dr. Patrick Nguyen is a general surgeon in San Antonio, TX and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health System, University Health System and the Surgery Center of Westover Hills. He received his medical degree from University of Texas at San Antonio Medical School and has been in surgical practice since 2009. He also speaks multiple languages, including French, Spanish, and Vietnamese. He is experienced in gallbladder surgery, hernia surgery to include umbilical, incisional, inguinal, ventral and recurrent hernias. He has expertise in open, laparoscopic, and robotic surgery.

Education & Training

University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 2004 - 2009
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioClass of 2004

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 2008 - 2025
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Texas Rising Star Super Doctors, 2012-2014
Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award Arnold P. Gold Foundation, 2007
Excellence in Teaching Medical Students Award UTHSCSA Department of Surgery, 2008-2010
Outstanding Resident Teacher Award UTHSCSA Department of Surgery, 2008
Travel Fellowship to Bordeaux, France J. Bradley Aust Society, 2008
Intern of the Year UTHSCSA Department of Surgery, 2005
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
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Publications & Presentations

Journal Articles

Comparing three pedagogical approaches to psychomotor skills acquisition
Willis RE, Richa J, Oppeltz R, Nguyen P, Wagner K, Van Sickle KR, Dent DL., American Journal of Surgery, 1/1/2012

Lectures

Gastrointestinal tract incidentalomas - interesting findings at the time of a laparoscopic right colectomy for colon cancer
Texas Surgical Society Semi-Annual Meeting, Texas Surgical Society, Austin, TX - 9/1/2015
Running out of Time”: The Effect of Proximity of Overnight Call to National Board of Medical Examiners Surgery (NBME) Examination Scores.
Annual Combined Meeting of the ASE, APDS, and ARCS, Association for Surgical Education, Seattle, WA - 4/1/2015
Feedback in Medical Student Education
UTHSCSA Department of Surgery Grand Rounds, San Antonio, TX - 2/2015
Laparoscopic Repair of Fluoroscopic Guided Gastrostomy Tube Placement Through the Transverse Colon
South Texas Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, Houston, TX - 2/2015
Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band Herniation into the Hiatus: a Previously Unreported Complication
American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress 2014, Bariatric Surgery, American College of Surgeons - 10/2014
Characteristics of Medical Students' Opinion of Call
Texas Surgical Society Semi-Annual Meeting, Texas Surgical Society, Fort Worth, TX - 10/2014
Case presentation
Westover Hills Cancer Case Conference, Christus Santa Rosa Hospital - Westover Hills, San Antonio, T - 5/2014
Characteristics of Medical Students‘ Opinion of Call.
Annual Combined Meeting of the ASE, APDS, and ARCS, Association for Surgical Education, Orlando, FL - 4/2013
Elderly Patients and the General Surgeon,
38th Annual J. Bradley Aust Society Meeting, San Antonio, TX - 6/2012
Assessing the Impact of an Undergraduate Surgical Internship Readiness Elective on Surgery Internship Performance
12th Annual Combined Meeting of the ASE, APDS, and ARCS, Association for Surgical Education, San Die - 3/2012
Clinical Knowledge and Surgical Skills Elective for Second-Year Medical Student,
12th Annual Combined Meeting of the ASE, APDS, and ARCS, Association for Surgical Education, San Die - 3/2012
Elderly Patients and the General Surgeon
Division of Community Geriatrics, Department of Family and Community Medicine, UT Health Science Cen - 10/2010
Benign disease of the gallbladder
UTHSCSA General Surgery Grand Rounds, Department of General Surgery, University of Texas Health Scie - 8/2010
Diverticulitis: Is Elective Surgery Indicated in the Young After 1 Episode of Uncomplicated Diverticulitis,
36th Annual J. Bradley Aust Surgical Society, San Antonio, TX - 6/2010
Benign Diseases of the Gallbladder
South Texas Regional Family Medicine Grand Rounds, Department of Family & Community Medicine, UTHSC - 4/2010
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Other

Right Upper Quadrant Pain www.designacase.org: Design A Case
Nguyen P, Electronic/Web Publication
Mid-Epigastric Pain www.designacase.org: Design A Case
Nguyen P, Electronic/Web Publication
Successful Implementation of Clinical Information Technology
Gellert, GA, Hill V, Bruner K, Maciaz G, Saucedo L, Catzoela L, Ramirez R, Jacobs WJ, Nguyen P, Patel L, Webster SL,., 698-715

Committees

Section Chief - General Surgery, Medical Staff Leadership - Christus Santa Rosa Westover Hills Hospital 2019 - Present
Chair of Surgical Services - CSR Westover Hills Hospital, Physician leadership 2011 - 2018