Kim-Son Nguyen, M.D.

He has also volunteered for years in global oncology, working to improve cancer care in resource-limited countries. Dr. Nguyen is strongly committed to delivering excellent, personalized, and compassionate cancer care using the best treatments, including access to clinical trials. "I want to provide the kind of care that I would want for my own family," he often shares with his colleagues, "the kind of care that uses the latest scientific advances and is personalized for each individual." To him, every patient is a mother, a father, a wife, a husband, or a child with his or her unique values, hopes, and dreams. Dr. Nguyen believes in empowering patients with the latest knowledge to help them make decisions. As part of the comprehensive, integrated cancer network within Sutter Health, he works with other exceptional physicians, nurses, pharmacists, nutritionists, social workers, physical therapists, and staff to support patients physically and emotionally throughout their treatment course. Because cancer patients cannot wait for certain new, potentially life-saving drugs to be approved, Dr. Nguyen always looks for the most appropriate clinical trials, either out of the many clinical trials offered within Sutter Health or at any other institution around the world, for his patients when conventional treatments are no longer effective.

Former director of an American Society of Clinical Oncology international project to help educate the next generation of cancer physicians in Vietnam. Founder of a non-profit telemedicine startup providing free service for cancer patients from underserved regions. Dr. Nguyen received his Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in biology, from Harvard College, Doctor of Medicine from Harvard Medical School, and Master of Public Administration from Harvard Kennedy School of Government. He completed his fellowship in Hematology and Oncology at Stanford University. He was previously on the faculty of Harvard Medical School and Stanford University School of Medicine. With extensive training and experience in medical oncology, cancer research, and health policy, Dr. Nguyen brings exceptional care to the clinic.

Outside of Medicine, Dr. Nguyen loves reading, writing, dancing, skiing, practicing karate, and flying small airplanes.