Thuy Nguyen-Tran, MD
My specialties:
- Family medicine
Professional interests:
- Preventive health
- Chronic disease management
- Women's Health
- Pediatrics
- Travel Medicine
- Global Health
- Community health
- Quality Improvement
- Medical education
I'm a board-certified family medicine doctor.
I'm passionate about: education. My parents were Vietnamese refugees who came to the United States with dreams of pursuing a higher education and their passion for knowledge was something instilled in me at an early age. I love learning new things and sharing that information to help empower patients.
If I wasn't a provider, I would be: an event planner because I enjoy organizing events and bringing people together to celebrate life milestones.
I knew I wanted to become a provider when: I was in elementary school. We had take-home science kits which first inspired my love of science, and this eventually evolved into an interest in health and medicine. Combined with my interest in science and my passion for helping others, I knew becoming a provider was my ideal career.
Something I have learned from my patients is: that medicine is a team effort, and in order to provide the best care and help patients meet their health goals and needs, it is important to form partnerships with our patients.
One of the challenges of this career that I enjoy is: that medicine is a dynamic and ever changing field, and it's challenging, yet exciting, to learn new medical innovations that will help us provide better care.
My personal health goal is: to participate in a 5K run each year.
The best thing I've done for my health is: cooking more at home and trying new recipes with farmer's market produce.
I'm most proud of: the traditional Vietnamese dance group I helped start with my sister and mother.
Credentials
- MD
Board-certified specialties
- Family medicine
Personal interests
- Arts/Crafts
- Dancing
- Family and friends
- Learning new languages
- Traveling
- Volunteer work
Educational institutions
- University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis
- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Residencies
- St. Joseph’s, University of Minnesota, St. Paul
Years of experience
- 9
Hospital affiliations
- St. Francis Regional Medical Center
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Major health plans we participate in
- Allina Health | Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota
- HealthPartners
- Medica
- PreferredOne
- SelectCare/LaborCare
- UCare
- UnitedHealthcare
Other health plans we participate in
- Medicaid/Medicare
- Aetna
- America's PPO
- First Health/Coventry
- CIGNA
- Humana
- Hennepin Health (formerly Metropolitan Health Plan)
- PrimeWest
- South Country Health Alliance
- United Behavioral Health
- Wisconsin Physician Services (WPS)