Email

anvinh.nguyen@bcm.edu

Positions

Assistant Professor

Anesthesiology
Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US

Medical Director

Post-Anesthesia Care Unit
Ben Taub General Hospital
Baylor College of Medicine

Associate Director

Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
Ben Taub General Hospital
Baylor College of Medicine

Education

MD from The University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston, Texas

Residency at Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, Texas

Anesthesiology

Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, Texas

Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology

Certifications

Diplomate

The American Board of Anesthesiology

Diplomate - Advanced Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography

The National Board of Echocardiography

Honors & Awards

Spent Bullet Trauma Anesthesia Award

Ben Taub General Hospital Department of Anesthesiology

Virginia Apgar Obstetric Anesthesia Award

Ben Taub General Hospital Department of Anesthesiology

Alon P. Winnie Regional and Acute Pain Management Award

Ben Taub General Hospital Department of Anesthesiology

Outstanding Resident in Cardiovascular Anesthesia Award

Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology

Outstanding Resident in Cardiovascular Anesthesia Award

Texas Heart Institute Department of Cardiovascular Anesthesiology

Robert D. Dripps M.D. Memorial Award

Baylor College of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology

Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching

2021, 2022

Ben Taub General Hospital Department of Anesthesiology

Dean H. Morrow Outstanding Mentor Award

2021, 2022

Baylor College of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology

Power of Professionalism (POP) Award

2021, 2022

Baylor College of Medicine - Center for Professionalism

Blue Bell Award

Baylor College of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology

Professional Statement

Anvinh Nguyen, M.D., is a board-certified anesthesiologist and a board-certified advanced perioperative transesophageal echocardiographer in Houston, Texas.

Dr. Nguyen was born and raised in the Houston area. He graduated valedictorian of Taylor High School and attended college at the University of Texas at Austin where he graduated with highest honors. Dr. Nguyen then attended medical school at the University of Texas Medical Branch and completed his residency in anesthesiology at Baylor College of Medicine where he served as chief resident. He then completed a fellowship in adult cardiothoracic anesthesiology at the Texas Heart Institute.

He is an active member of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, Texas Society of Anesthesiologists, American Medical Association, Gold Humanism Honor Society, and the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society.

Dr. Nguyen’s academic, clinical, and research interest include cardiothoracic anesthesiology, structural heart interventions, transesophageal echocardiography, point-of-care ultrasonography, acute pain management, residency education, quality improvement, patient safety, and trauma anesthesiology.

Selected Publications

• Susan C Lee, Vu Nguyen, Anvinh Nguyen, Charles G Minard, Suman Rajagopalan "Teaching Anesthesiology Residents How to Obtain Informed Consent." J Educ Perioper Med. 2019 Oct 1;21(4):E632. Pubmed PMID: 32123697
• Suhani Dalal, Ahish Chitneni, Amnon A Berger, Vwaire Orhurhu, Bilal Dar, Bennett Kramer, Anvinh Nguyen, John Pruit, Charles Halsted, Alan D Kaye, Jamal Hasoon "Buprenorphine for Chronic Pain: A Safer Alternative to Traditional Opioids." Health Psychol Res. 2021 Aug 6;9(1):1-7. Pubmed PMID: 34746493
• Shan He, Christopher A Huynh, Yi Deng, Sandeep Markan, Anvinh Nguyen "Bicuspid Aortic Valve in Pregnancy Complicated by Aortic Valve Vegetation, Aortic Root Abscess, and Aortic Insufficiency." Cureus. 2021 Dec 6;13(12):1-5. Pubmed PMID: 35004029
• Anvinh Nguyen, Yi Deng, Melissa Nikolaidis "Non-Opioid Analgesic Techniques for Labor and Vaginal Delivery." In Obstetric Anesthesia Practice: Oxford University Press. 2021;186-194.

Memberships

Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society

American Medical Association

American Society of Anesthesiologists

Gold Humanism Honor Society

Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists

Texas Society of Anesthesiologists

Languages

Vietnamese