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Office
4650 Palm Ave
San Diego, CA 92154Phone+1 800-290-5000- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
- Climate Reality Leadership CorpClimate Reality Leader, 2020
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupCertificate, Physician Leadership Development Program, 2018 - 2019
- NIH Clinical CenterPost-Doctoral Fellowship, Research Fellow, Clinical Endocrinology, 2008 - 2009
- Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Pediatric Endocrinology, 2007 - 2008
- Massachusetts General HospitalChief Residency, Pediatrics, 2006 - 2007
- Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Pediatrics, 2003 - 2006
- Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 2003
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2009 - 2024
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- San Diego's Asian Pacific Islander Leaders of Influence. San Diego Business Journal and Asian American Business Association, 2023
- Clean Air For All Award, Public Health Category San Diego County Air Pollution Control Distrinct, 2023
- San Diego Top Doc (Pediatrics) San Diego Magazine, 2022-2023
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Climate Change Imperils Pediatric Health: Child Advocacy Through Fossil Fuel Divestment.Sandra H Jee, Elizabeth Friedman, Ruth A Etzel, Vi T Nguyen, Todd L Sack, Kathi J Kemper> ;The Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine. 2023 Jun 1
- The Role of Physician Advocacy in Supporting Policy Change That Reduces Leaded Aviation Gasoline Emissions.Riley Gilbertson, Elizabeth Friedman, Vi Thuy Nguyen, Sandra Stahl, Rachel Ireland> ;Journal of Community Health. 2023 Jun 1
- 20 citationsDo premenopausal women with major depression have low bone mineral density? A 36-month prospective study.Giovanni Cizza, Sima Mistry, Vi T. Nguyen, Farideh Eskandari, Pedro E. Martinez, Sara Torvik, James C. Reynolds, Philip W. Gold, Ninet Sinai, Gyorgy Csako> ;Plos One. 2012 Jul 27
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Journal Articles
- Clima Y Salud: San Diego Pediatricians defensores de los humedalesNguyen VT, Felix L, Revista Ciencia Cakotanu, 8/25/2022
- INFORMING POLICY FOR CHANGING OUR BUILT ENVIRONMENT TO REDUCE CARBON EMISSIONS AND ALSO TO SAFEGUARD THE HEALTH OF CHILDREN IN EJ COMMUNITIES, COMMON SENSE ADVICE FROM...Vi Thuy Nguyen, AAP-CA3 California Katie Durrwachter-Erno, AAP Colorado Gredia Huerta-Montanez, AAP Puerto Rico Aaron A. Levy, AAP North Carolina Jennifer Lawson, AAP ..., Journal of Applied Research in Children, 7/26/2021
Abstracts/Posters
- Extreme Heat and Youth SportsJia Ying Ashley Teo, BS; Vi Nguyen, MD; Alan Shahtaji, DO; Aviva Devore, High School; Maxwell Lazo, High School; Brendan Toledo, High School; Melissa Campbell, DO, MPH..., 2024 Academic Pediatric Asscoiation Annual District 9-10 Meeting, San Diego, California, 2/9/2024
- Rewild the Child to Counter ACESVi Thuy Nguyen MD, Sara Valladolid MD, AAP Catch Grant 2022 Submission, San Diego, California, 1/25/2022
- Prescription for Leaded AvGas is Advocacy and Collaboration: Case Study of the Montgomery Gibbs Executive Airport and San Diego Pediatricians for Clean AirRiley Gilbertson BA, Vi Thuy Nguyen MD, INCHES (International Network on Childrens Health, Environment, and Safety, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1/6/2022
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Lectures
- California Nurses For Environmental Health: Justice Annual Conference: Disaster Preparedness and ChildrenSan Diego, California - 4/22/2024
- Public Health Effects of Oil and Gas Wells: SB1137 Keep The LawWorld Beat Center, Balboa Park - 3/24/2024
- Protective Roots Integrative Treatment Center: Becoming Dr. Plastic Picker: Some Thoughts on Adolescent Mental HealthSan Diego, California - 2/24/2024
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Authored Content
- Opinion: Health risks from oil wells in California must be reined in. Voters can do so this fall.April 2024
- How busy clinicians can advocate for fossil fuel divestmentOctober 2023
- AAP-CA3’s Climate Change & Health Committee Announces 2023 Youth Arts Exhibition WinnersSeptember 2023
- The House of Medicine Raises It's Voice for the PlanetJune 2023
- Gas stoves are a burden to our lungs and wallets. Here’s why it’s time to go electric.April 2023
- Testimony AB 249 Holden School-site Lead Testing and MitigationMarch 2023
- Pediatricians Continue to Advocate at San Diego Audubon’s Love Your Wetlands DayFebruary 2023
- Rewild: What's Good for Birds, Is Good for KidsJuly 2022
- #WeBorrowTheEarthFromOurChildrenApril 2022
- AAP-CA3’s Climate Change & Health Committee Announces Youth Arts Exhibition WinnersMarch 2022
- Opinion: San Diego should ban sale of flavored tobacco products, flavored e-cigarettesFebruary 2022
- Rewild The Child to Counter ACES: We Submitted Our AAP Catch Grant to Declare the Wetlands belong to the ChildrenJanuary 2022
- Dr. Birkbeck-Garcia, SDPCA Pediatrician Appointed to the APCD BoardApril 2021
- How I decided to go All In on Climate SolutionsOctober 2020
- It’s time to go all in on climate actionSeptember 2020
- COVID-19 social distancing is like bedrestMarch 2020
- How ocean plastic picking made me a better pediatricianDecember 2019
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Press Mentions
- ‘What I want you to know about climate change’: 9 storiesApril 17th, 2024
- Health impacts surface after weeks after historic flooding in San Diego CountyFebruary 6th, 2024
- Health impacts surface after weeks after historic flooding in San Diego CountyFebruary 6th, 2024
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Committees
- San Diego Representative (Fiduciary), SCPMG Retirement Committee 2023 - Present
- Environmental Justice Subcommittee Member, League of Women Voters San Diego 2023 - Present
- MD Co-Lead, Kaiser San Diego Sustainability/Green Team 2021 - Present
- Co-Chair of Section on Environmental Health & Climate Change, AAP California State Government Affairs Program 2021 - Present
- Co-Chair, AAP-CA3 Climate Change and Health Committee 2020 - Present
- Climate Actions Campaign, Chair, Public Health Advisory Committee 2020 - Present
- Co-Founder, San Diego Pediatricians for Clean Air 2020 - Present
- Southern California Regional Asthma Task Force Member, Chair of the San Diego Pediatric Asthma Committee, Kaiser San Diego Pediatric Asthma Committee 2010 - Present
- Co-Chair, VFC Certified Provider, Kaiser San Diego Immunization Task Force 2021 - 2022
- Assistant Chief of Peds Quality Measures, Kaiser San Diego Pediatric Quality Measures Committee 2018 - 2022
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- San Diego County Medical SocietyMember
- California Medical AssociationMember
Other Languages
- Vietnamese, Spanish, Korean
Hospital Affiliations
- Kaiser Permanente San Diego Medical CenterSan Diego, California
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