Peter Nguyen DO

Pain Medicine

Psychiatrist

1629 K St NW300Washington, DC 20006
Phone+1 202-441-0501
Fax+1 949-655-7854

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Summary

Dr. Peter Nguyen is a psychiatrist in Washington, DC and is affiliated with Saint Elizabeths Hospital. He received his medical degree from College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific and has been in practice 0 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including Vietnamese. He specializes in pain medicine and is experienced in psychiatric emergencies, psychotherapy, substance-related and addictive disorders, and psychopharmacology. He has 8 publications and 11 citings.

Education & Training

Saint Elizabeths Hospital-DC Department of Behavioral HealthResidency, Psychiatry, 2016 - 2020
College of Osteopathic Medicine of the PacificClass of 2016
University of California, RiversideBS, Biology, 2005 - 2010
University of CaliforniaB.S., Biology, 2010

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Certifications & Licensure

CA State License 2022 - 2027
DC State License 2016 - 2027
MD State License 2021 - 2027
VA State License 2020 - 2026
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Service award as regional vice-president Committee of Interns and Resident, 2019

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

10 citations
Neto-α Controls Synapse Organization and Homeostasis at the Drosophila Neuromuscular Junction.
Tae Hee Han, Rosario Vicidomini, Cathy Isaura Ramos, Qi Wang, Peter Nguyen
Cell Reports. 2020-07-07
12 citations
Knowledge of dementia among Vietnamese American immigrants.
Peter T. Nguyen, Natalie Nguyen, Kelly Vo, Sophia Ho, Jan Nguyen
Asian Journal of Psychiatry. 2016-04-01

Journal Articles

Knowledge of Dementia Among Vietnamese American Immigrants in Orange County
Nguyen P.T., Nguyen N., Vo K., Ho S., Nguyen J., Woo B.K., Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 1/1/2016

Abstracts/Posters

Case Study of Olanzapine induced hypothermia, bradycardia, and pancytopenia
Nguyen P.T., American Psychiatric Association 2019, San Francisco, CA, 5/18/2019
Case Study of Olanzapine induced hypothermia, bradycardia and pancytopenia
Nguyen. P.T., Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association, 1/18/2019
Optimization of MCF-7aro/ERE for use in high-throughput screening assay
Nguyen P.T, Rashid R., Zhou D., Chen S., Eugene and Ruth Roberts Symposium, Duarte, CA, 6/2011

Committees

Member, Wellness committee 2019 - Present

Research History

Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior - ResearcherMental health of Asians in America is poorly understood especially in the Vietnamese community. My project entails elucidating the Vietnamese community’s understanding of dementia.2015 - 2015
San Diego State University - Research Assistant IIThe aim of the program is to increase physical activity, reduce sedentary practices and promote healthy diets among preteens who obtain orthodontic care. Role was to interview and screen participants for the study in the orange/riverside county areas.2011 - 2012
City of Hope – Beckman Research InstitueProject involved establishing high-throughput protocol for rapid characterization of xenobiotic compounds that may lead to estrogen dependent breast cancer.2011 - 2011
University of California, Riverside - Research AssistantProject was to examine the effects of LA on HNF4a expression in murine liver in response to diet. Awarded a research grant from the Office of Instructional Development, UCR.