Training Site in Vietnam

Dr. Quy Tu Tran
Director of Da Nang Oncology Hospital

Dr. Phan Thi Hong Ngoc graduated the fellowship in 2022 and now serves as a Local Supervisor. Dr. Ngoc is from Quang Nam province in Central Viet Nam. She attended Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy for medical school followed by residency in Ob/Gyn. She was Attending Physician and practiced general Ob/gyn at Tu Du Maternal Hospital until she decided to undertake the Gyn Oncology fellowship. “I wish I could become a specialist in gynecologic oncology in order to help the women in Vietnam and develop cancer screening. I joined the IGCS fellowship to broaden my knowledge and enhance the surgical skills to help my dream come true. One of the happiest things when I join the project is that I have opportunities to meet my awesome mentors who are willing to support me and enhance my journey.”

Dr. Nhu Quynh Tran Thi graduated the fellowship in 2020 and now serves as a Local Supervisor at Da Nang Oncology Hospital. She received her M.D. from Ho Chi Minh City Medicine and Pharmacy University in 2015, and trained in general Obstetrics and Gynecology before pursuing fellowship. Dr. Quynh has a special interest in gynecologic oncology and wants to improve the knowledge and skills of gynecologists in Vietnam to help more women with gynecologic cancer.

Dr. Nguyen Thi Phuong Dung is our third IGCS Fellow at Danang Oncology Hospital from 2022 to 2024. She graduated from Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy after six years of medical student and three years of residency in Ob/Gyn before joining the IGCS Fellowship program. “Being a fellow of this training program brings me valuable experience and precious knowledge about GYN oncology. I hope to become a good gynecologic oncologist to help Vietnamese cancer patients live a better and happier life”.

Dr. Tri Dinh is an Assistant Professor of Medical and Surgical Gynecology at the Mayo Clinic Florida in Jacksonville, Florida, USA. Dr. Dinh completed his Fellowship in Gynecologic Oncology at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School.

Dr. Joseph Ng Soon Yau is a Senior Consultant of Gynecologic Oncology at the National University Cancer Institute in Singapore (NCIS). Dr. Ng has special interests in preinvasive diseases of the female genital tract, zero-impact surgical treatment of endometrial cancer and ovarian cancer therapeutics. He is a founding member and Chairman of the GRACES gynecologic robotic surgery program at National University Hospital (NUH) in Singapore.

Dr. Ng completed his basic medical training at Loma Linda University School of Medicine in California, his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at The Reading Hospital and Medical Center, in Pennsylvania, and fellowship training at the KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore.

Dr. Linda Van Le is the Leonard Palumbo Distinguished Professor in the Division of Gyn Oncology at UNC Chapel Hill School of Medicine and a member of Lineberger Cancer Center. She served on the Editorial Board for Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Gynecologic Oncology, was a Board examiner for the American Board of Ob/Gyn, SGO liaison to American Society of Clinical Oncology, NRG Principal Investigator for clinical trials, and is the new Co-Editor for Te Linde’s Operative Gynecology, 12th Edition.

Dr. Van Le went to Stanford University, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, then University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship. Dr. Van Le’s family is from Sadec, Vietnam.

Dr. Joseph Lucci is a Board Certified Gynecologic Oncologist in practice since 1986. He earned his medical degree at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston now known as McGovern Medical School at UTHealth. This was followed by a residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Christus St. Joseph Hospital in Houston and a fellowship in Gynecologic Oncology at the University of California Irvine Medical Center. He serves as Division Director of the Gynecology Oncology Division at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth.
Dr. Lucci’s clinical interests include the treatment of gynecologic cancer, cervical cancer, human papillomavirus (HPV) and ovarian cancer. His focus is on the patient’s needs and desires and his priority is to ensures a high level of comfort and compassion.