Duc T Nguyen, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor

Email

duc.nguyen4@bcm.edu

Positions

Assistant Professor: Pediatrics
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, United States

Addresses

Baylor Clinic (Office): 6620 Main Street
Suite H.1530.01
Houston, TX, 77030
United States

Education

PhD from University of Texas Health Science Center: 05/2011 - Houston, United States; Epidemiology

MPH from University of Texas Health Science Center: 05/2007 - Houston, United States; Epidemiology/Disease Control

Fellowship at University of Poitiers and Jean-Bernard Hospital: 10/1999 - Poitiers, France; Infectious Diseases

MD from Hue School of Medicine: 08/1992 - Hue, Vietnam; Medicine

Professional Interests

Infectious disease epidemiology
Chronic disease epidemiology
Outcome research

Websites

PubMed Publication List

VIICTR Publication List

Selected Publications

Nguyen DT, Graviss EA. " Development and validation of a prognostic score to predict tuberculosis mortality " J Infect. 2018 Oct ; 77 (4)
Pubmed PMID: 29649520.
Nguyen DT, Agarwal S, Graviss EA. " Trends of tuberculosis meningitis and associated mortality in Texas, 2010-2017, a large population-based analysis " PLoS One. 2019 Feb 28; 14 (2)
Pubmed PMID: 30817805.
Nguyen DT, Phan H, Trinh T, Nguyen H, Doan H, Pham N, Nguyen H, Nguyen H, Nguyen HV, Le HV, Nguyen N, Graviss EA. " Sensitivity and characteristics associated with positive QuantiFERON-TB Gold-Plus assay in children with confirmed tuberculosis " PLoS One. 2019 Mar 4; 14 (3)
Pubmed PMID: 30830945.
Nguyen DT, Graviss EA. " Development and validation of a risk score to predict mortality during TB treatment in patients with TB-diabetes comorbidity " BMC Infect Dis. 2019 Jan 5; 19 (1)
Pubmed PMID: 30611208.
Nguyen DT, Jenkins HE, Graviss EA.. " Prognostic score to predict mortality during TB treatment in TB/HIV co-infected patients " PLoS One. 2018 Apr 16; 13 (4)
Nguyen DT, Graviss EA. " Diabetic trends and associated mortality in tuberculosis patients in Texas, a large population-based analysis " Tuberculosis (Edinb). 2019 May ; 116S : S59-S65.
Pubmed PMID: 31064712.
Nguyen DT, Teeter LD, Graves J, Graviss EA.. " Characteristics Associated with Negative Interferon-γ Release Assay Results in Culture-Confirmed Tuberculosis Patients " Emerg Infect Dis. 2018 Mar ; 13 (4)
Pubmed PMID: 29460756.
Nguyen DT, Bang ND, Hung NQ, Beasley RP, Hwang LY, Graviss EA. " Yield of chest radiograph in tuberculosis screening for HIV-infected persons at a district-level HIV clinic " Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2016 Feb ; 20 (2)
Pubmed PMID: 26792473.
Zainab A, Nguyen DT, Graviss EA, Fatima S, Masud FN, MacGillivray TE. " Development and Validation of a Risk Score for Respiratory Failure After Cardiac Surgery " Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Feb ; 113 (2) : 577-584.
Pubmed PMID: 33839130.
Malahfji M, Crudo V, Kaolawanich Y, Nguyen DT, Telmesani A, Saeed M, Reardon MJ, Zoghbi WA, Polsani V, Elliott M, Bonow RO, Graviss EA, Kim R, Shah DJ. " Influence of Cardiac Remodeling on Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Aortic Regurgitation " J Am Coll Cardiol. 2023 May ; 81 (19) : 1885-1898.
Pubmed PMID: 36882135.
Guta AC, El-Tallawi KC, Nguyen DT, Qamar F, Nguyen T, Zoghbi WA, Lawrie G, Graviss EA, Shah DJ. " Prevalence and Clinical Implications of Tricuspid Valve Prolapse Based on Magnetic Resonance Diagnostic Criteria " J Am Coll Cardiol. 2023 Jan 27;
Pubmed PMID: 36813687.
Zhan Y, Debs D, Khan MA, Nguyen DT, Graviss EA, Khalaf S, Little SH, Reardon MJ, Nagueh S, Quiñones MA, Kleiman N, Zoghbi WA, Shah DJ. " Natural History of Functional Tricuspid Regurgitation Quantified by Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance " J Am Coll Cardiol. 2020 Sep 15; 76 (11) : 1291-1301.
Pubmed PMID: 32912443.
Malahfji M, Kitkungvan D, Senapati A, Nguyen DT, El-Tallawi C, Tayal B, Debs D, Crudo V, Graviss EA, Reardon MJ, Quinones M, Zoghbi WA, Shah DJ. " Differences in Myocardial Remodeling and Tissue Characteristics in Chronic Isolated Aortic and Mitral Regurgitation. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging " Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2023 Mar ; 3 (16)
Pubmed PMID: 36880378.
Chan EY, Ravi V, Ali A, Nguyen DT, Graviss EA, MacGillivray TE, Reardon MJ. " Surgical Management of Primary Pulmonary Artery Sarcoma " Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Mar ; 35 (1)
Pubmed PMID: 34743005.
Lewandowski D, Yang EY, Nguyen DT, Khan MA, Malahfji M, El Tallawi C, Chamsi Pasha MA, Graviss EA, Shah DJ, Nagueh SF. " Relation of Left Ventricular Diastolic Function to Global Fibrosis Burden: Implications for Heart Failure Risk Stratification " JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2023 Feb 7;
Pubmed PMID: 37038874.
Ronsley R, Nguyen D, Davidson J, Panagiotopoulos C.. " Increased Risk of Obesity and Metabolic Dysregulation Following 12 Months of Second-Generation Antipsychotic Treatment in Children: A Prospective Cohort Study " Can J Psychiatry. 2015 Oct ; 60 (10)
Pubmed PMID: 26720191.
Pesenacker AM, Wang AY, Singh A, Gillies J, Kim Y, Piccirillo CA, Nguyen D, Haining WN, Tebbutt SJ, Panagiotopoulos C, Levings MK. " A Regulatory T-Cell Gene Signature Is a Specific and Sensitive Biomarker to Identify Children With New-Onset Type 1 Diabetes " 2016 Apr ; 65 (4)
Pubmed PMID: 2678632.
Lunsford KE, Javle M, Heyne K, Shroff RT, Abdel-Wahab R, Gupta N, Mobley CM, Saharia A, Victor DW, Nguyen DT, Graviss EA, Kaseb AO, McFadden RS, Aloia TA, Conrad C, Li XC, Monsour HP, Gaber AO, Vauthey JN, Ghobrial RM. " Liver transplantation for locally advanced intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma treated with neoadjuvant therapy: a prospective case-series " Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol.. 2018 May ; 3 (5)
Pubmed PMID: 29548617.
Mysore KR, Ghobrial RM, Kannanganat S, Minze LJ, Graviss EA, Nguyen DT, Perez KK, Li XC.. " Longitudinal assessment of T cell inhibitory receptors in liver transplant recipients and their association with posttransplant infections " Am J Transplant.. 2018 Feb ; 18 (2)
Pubmed PMID: 29068155.
Hamilton EC, Balogh J, Nguyen DT, Graviss EA, Heczey AA, Austin MT. " Liver transplantation for primary hepatic malignancies of childhood: The UNOS experience " J Pediatr Surg. 2017 Nov 3; 53 (1)
Pubmed PMID: 29108844.
Sandoval M, Nguyen DT, Huang HJ, Yi SG, Ghobrial RM, Gaber AO, Graviss EA. " COVID-19 mortality may be reduced among fully vaccinated solid organ transplant recipients " PLoS One. 2022 Dec 21; 17 (12)
Pubmed PMID: 36542654.
Chan EY, Amirkhosravi F, Nguyen DT, Chihara RK, Graviss EA, Kim MP. " Lobectomy Provides the Best Survival for Stage I Lung Cancer Patients Despite Advanced Age " Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Nov ; 14 (5)
Pubmed PMID: 35351425.
Chan EY, Ali A, Umana JP, Nguyen DT, Hamilton DJ, Graviss EA, Ravi V, MacGillivray TE, Reardon MJ. " Management of primary cardiac paraganglioma " J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Jul ; 164 (1)
Pubmed PMID: 33148444.
Shah A, Nguyen DT, Meisenbach LM, Chihara R, Chan EY, Graviss EA, Kim MP. " A novel EndoFLIP marker during hiatal hernia repair is associated with short-term postoperative dysphagia " Surg Endosc. 2022 Jul ; 36 (7)
Pubmed PMID: 34713341.
Del Calvo H, Nguyen DT, Chan EY, Chihara R, Graviss EA, Kim MP. " Anatomic Pulmonary Resection is Associated With Improved Survival in Typical Carcinoid Lung Tumor Patients " J Surg Res. 2022 Jul ; 275
Pubmed PMID: 35339287.
Patel P, Irani M, Graviss EA, Nguyen DT, Quigley EMM, Victor DW 3rd. " Impact of pre-operative transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt on post-operative outcomes following non-transplant surgeries in patients with decompensated cirrhosis " Transl Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2023 Jan 25; 8
Pubmed PMID: 36704652.
Ibrahim HN, Murad DN, Hebert SA, Adrogue HE, Nguyen H, Nguyen DT, Matas AJ, Graviss EA. " Intermediate Renal Outcomes, Kidney Failure, and Mortality in Obese Kidney Donors " J Am Soc Nephrol. 2021 Nov ; 32 (11) : 2933-2947.
Pubmed PMID: 34675059.
Kim MP, Nguyen DT, Chan EY, Meisenbach LM, Kopas LM, Graviss EA, Lumsden AB, Gupta N. " Computed tomography criteria for the use of advanced localization techniques in minimally invasive thoracoscopic lung resection " J Thorac Dis. 2018 Jun ; 10 (6)
Pubmed PMID: 30069334.
Knight RJ, Graviss EA, Nguyen DT, Kuten SA, Patel SJ, Gaber L, Gaber AO. " Conversion from tacrolimus-mycophenolate mofetil to tacrolimus-mTOR immunosuppression after kidney-pancreas transplantation reduces the incidence of both BK and CMV viremia " Clin Transplant. 2018 Jun ; 32 (6)
Pubmed PMID: 29676018.
Chan EY, Nguyen DT, Kaleekal TS, Goodarzi A, Graviss EA, Gaber AO. " The Houston Methodist Lung Transplant Risk Model: A Validated Tool for Pretransplant Risk Assessment " Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 Oct ; 108 (4)
Pubmed PMID: 31082356.
Kitkungvan D, Yang EY, El Tallawi KC, Nagueh SF, Nabi F, Khan MA, Nguyen DT, Graviss EA, Lawrie GM, Zoghbi WA, Bonow RO, Quinones MA, Shah DJ. " Prognostic Implications of Diffuse Interstitial Fibrosis in Asymptomatic Primary Mitral Regurgitation " Circulation. 2019 Dec 17; 140 (25) : 2122-2124.
Pubmed PMID: 31841370.
Yang EY, Khan MA, Graviss EA, Nguyen DT, Bhimaraj A, Nambi V, Hoogeveen RC, Ballantyne CM, Zoghbi WA, Shah DJ. " Relationship of extracellular volume assessed on cardiac magnetic resonance and serum cardiac troponins and natriuretic peptides with heart failure outcomes " Sci Rep. 2019 Dec 27; 9 (1)
Pubmed PMID: 31882822.
Sabek OM, Redondo MJ, Nguyen DT, Beamish CA, Fraga DW, Hampe CS, Mulukutla SN, Graviss EA, Gaber AO. " Serum C-peptide and osteocalcin levels in children with recently diagnosed diabetes " Endocrinol Diabetes Metab. 2019 Nov 29; 3 (1)
Pubmed PMID: 31922031.
Hobeika MJ, Menser T, Nguyen DT, Beal LL, Zajac S, Graviss EA. " United States donation after circulatory death liver transplantation is driven by a few high-utilization transplant centers " Am J Transplant. 2020 Jan ; 20 (1)
Pubmed PMID: 31566876.
Knight RJ, Islam AK, Pham C, Graviss EA, Nguyen DT, Moore LW, Kagan A, Sadhu AR, Podder H, Gaber AO. " Weight Gain After Simultaneous Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation " Transplantation. 2020 Mar ; 104 (3)
Pubmed PMID: 31335775.
Soliman BG, Nguyen DT, Chan EY, Chihara RK, Meisenbach LM, Graviss EA, Kim MP. " Robot-assisted hiatal hernia repair demonstrates favorable short-term outcomes compared to laparoscopic hiatal hernia repair " Surg Endosc. 2020 Jun ; 34 (6)
Pubmed PMID: 31385076.
Ali AB, Khan NA, Nguyen DT, Chihara R, Chan EY, Graviss EA, Dunkin BJ, Kim MP. " Robotic and per-oral endoscopic myotomy have fewer technical complications compared to laparoscopic Heller myotomy " Surg Endosc. 2020 Jul ; 34 (7) : 3191-3196.
Pubmed PMID: 31482358.
Khan MA, Yang EY, Nguyen DT, Nabi F, Hinojosa J, Jabel M, Nagueh SF, Graviss EA, Shah DJ. " Examining the Relationship and Prognostic Implication of Diabetic Status and Extracellular Matrix Expansion by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance " Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2020 Jul ; 13 (7)
Pubmed PMID: 32673493.
Lunsford KE, Agopian VG, Yi SG, Nguyen DTM, Graviss EA, Harlander-Locke MP, Saharia A, Kaldas FM, Mobley CM, Zarrinpar A, Hobeika MJ, Veale JL, Podder H, Farmer DG, Knight RJ, Danovitch GM, Gritsch HA, Li XC, Ghobrial RM, Busuttil RW, Gaber AO. " Delayed Implantation of Pumped Kidneys Decreases Renal Allograft Futility in Combined Liver-Kidney Transplantation " Transplantation. 2020 Aug ; 104 (8) : 1591-1603.
Pubmed PMID: 32732836.
Duran A, Nguyen DT, Graviss EA, Bhimaraj A, Trachtenberg B, Hussain I, Park M, Estep JD, Suarez EE, Guha A. " Waitlist and post-transplant outcomes in patients listed with intra-aortic balloon pump for heart transplant: United Network for Organ Sharing registry " Int J Artif Organs. 2020 Sep ; 43 (9) : 606-613.
Pubmed PMID: 32081072.
Gaber LW, Khan FN, Graviss EA, Nguyen DT, Moore LW, Truong LD, Barrios RJ, Suki WN. " Prevalence, Characteristics, and Outcomes of Incidental IgA Glomerular Deposits in Donor Kidneys " Kidney Int Rep. 2020 Aug 26; 5 (11) : 1914-1924.
Pubmed PMID: 33163712.
Salazar E, Christensen PA, Graviss EA, Nguyen DT, Castillo B, Chen J, Lopez BV, Eagar TN, Yi X, Zhao P, Rogers J, Shehabeldin A, Joseph D, Leveque C, Olsen RJ, Bernard DW, Gollihar J, Musser JM. " Treatment of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Patients with Convalescent Plasma Reveals a Signal of Significantly Decreased Mortality " Am J Pathol. 2020 Nov ; 190 (11) : 2290-2303.
Pubmed PMID: 32795424.
Malahfji M, Senapati A, Tayal B, Nguyen DT, Graviss EA, Nagueh SF, Reardon MJ, Quinones M, Zoghbi WA, Shah DJ. " Myocardial Scar and Mortality in Chronic Aortic Regurgitation " J Am Heart Assoc. 2020 Dec ; 9 (23)
Pubmed PMID: 33241753.
Salazar E, Christensen PA, Graviss EA, Nguyen DT, Castillo B, Chen J, Lopez BV, Eagar TN, Yi X, Zhao P, Rogers J, Shehabeldin A, Joseph D, Masud F, Leveque C, Olsen RJ, Bernard DW, Gollihar J, Musser JM. " Significantly Decreased Mortality in a Large Cohort of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Patients Transfused Early with Convalescent Plasma Containing High-Titer Anti-Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Spike Protein IgG " Am J Pathol. 2021 Jan ; 191 (1) : 90-107.
Pubmed PMID: 33157066.
He Y, Lyon CJ, Nguyen DT, Liu C, Sha W, Graviss EA, Hu TY. " Serum-Based Diagnosis of Pediatric Tuberculosis by Assay of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Factors: a Retrospective Cohort Study " J Clin Microbiol. 2021 Jan 21; 59 (2)
Pubmed PMID: 33239373.
Klem I, Klein M, Khan M, Yang EY, Nabi F, Ivanov A, Bhatti L, Hayes B, Graviss EA, Nguyen DT, Judd RM, Kim RJ, Heitner JF, Shah DJ. " Relationship of LVEF and Myocardial Scar to Long-Term Mortality Risk and Mode of Death in Patients With Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy " Circulation. 2021 Apr 6; 143 (14) : 1343-1358.
Pubmed PMID: 33478245.
Jones SL, Moore LW, Li XC, Mobley CM, Fields PA, Graviss EA, Nguyen DT, Nolte Fong J, Saharia A, Hobeika MJ, McMillan RR, Victor DW 3rd, Minze LJ, Gaber AO, Ghobrial RM. " Pre-transplant T-cell Clonality: An Observational Study of a Biomarker for Prediction of Sepsis in Liver Transplant Recipients " Ann Surg. 2021 Sep 1; 274 (3) : 411-418.
Pubmed PMID: 34132702.
Kumar S, Derbala MH, Nguyen DT, Ferrall J, Cefalu M, Rivas-Lasarte M, Rashid SMI, Joseph DT, Graviss EA, Goldstein D, Jorde UP, Bhimaraj A, Suarez EE, Smith SA, Sims DB, Guha A. " A multi-institutional retrospective analysis on impact of RV acute mechanical support timing after LVAD implantation on 1-year mortality and predictors of RV acute mechanical support weaning " J Heart Lung Transplant. 2022 Feb ; 41 (2) : 244-254.
Pubmed PMID: 34802875.
Jones SL, Cheon O, Manzano JM, Park AK, Lin HY, Halm JK, Baek J, Graviss EA, Nguyen DT, Kash BA, Phillips RA. " Comparison of LACE and HOSPITAL Readmission Risk Scores for CMS Target and Nontarget Conditions " Am J Med Qual. 2022 Jul ; 37 (4) : 299-306.
Pubmed PMID: 34935684.
Guha A, Nguyen D, Cruz-Solbes AS, Amione-Guerra J, Schutt RC, Bhimaraj A, Trachtenberg BH, Park MH, Graviss EA, Gaber O, Suarez E, Montane E, Torre-Amione G, Estep JD. " Risk Stratification of Patients With Current Generation Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices Being Bridged to Heart Transplantation " ASAIO J. 2018 Mar ; 64 (2) : 196-202.
Pubmed PMID: 28885379.
Nachiappa Ganesh R, Graviss EA, Nguyen DT, El-Zaatari Z, Gaber L, Barrios R, Truong L. " Graft Microthrombus Formation in Postreperfusion Biopsies: Comprehensive Morphologic Characterization and Impact on Graft Outcome " Kidney Int Rep. 2023 Apr 17; 8 (7) : 1439-144.
Pubmed PMID: 37441477.
Ali AB, Morris LM, Hodges J, Amirkhosravi F, Yasrebi S, Khoo A, Graviss EA, Nguyen DT, Reardon PR. " Postoperative bleeding and leaks in sleeve gastrectomy are independent of both staple height and staple line oversewing " Surg Endosc. 2022 Sep ; 36 (9) : 6924-6930.
Pubmed PMID: 35122150.
Dinunno CV, Lopez CN, Succar L, Nguyen DT, Graviss EA, Salazar E, Donahue KR. " Direct oral to parenteral anticoagulant transitions: Role of factor Xa inhibitor-specific anti-Xa concentrations " Pharmacotherapy. 2022 Oct ; 42 (10) : 768-779.
Pubmed PMID: 36054446.
Ibrahim HN, Hebert SA, Murad DN, Adrogue HE, Nguyen DT, Graviss EA, Nguyen H, Matas A. " Outcomes of Hypertensive Kidney Donors Using Current and Past Hypertension Definitions " Kidney Int Rep. 2021 May ; 6 (5) : 1242-1253.
Pubmed PMID: 34013102.
Shah AS, Nguyen DT, Chihara R, Chan EY, Graviss EA, Kim MP. " Self-assisting robot-assisted pulmonary lobectomy has favorable outcome compared to VATS lobectomy " J Thorac Dis. 2022 Sep ; 14 (9) : 3187-3196.
Pubmed PMID: 36245613.

Memberships

Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)

HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA)

American Thoracic Society (ATS)

Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health