Curriculum Vitae - Bichlien Nguyen, M.D.

Name in Full

Bichlien Nguyen, M.D.

Business Addresses

Fountain Valley Center
Medical Center Breastlink Medical Group, Inc
9900 Talbert Avenue, Suite 100
Fountain Valley, CA 92708

Long Beach Center
Breastlink Medical Group, Inc.
701 East 28th Street, Suite 201
Long Beach, CA 90806

Citizenship

U.S.A

Undergraduate Education:

University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico

• Date: September 1977 to December 1979
• Major: Biology
• Degree: None

University of California, Irvine, California

• Date: March 1980 to June 1982
• Degree: Bachelor of Science, magna cum laude

Medical Education:

University of California at Irvine, College of Medicine

• Date: September 1983 to June 1987
• Degree: Doctor of Medicine

Postdoctorate Training:

Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine

• Date: June 1987 to June 1990
• Hospitals:
  University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA
  Long Beach VA Medical Center, Long Beach, CA
  Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, Long Beach, CA
  Saint Joseph's Hospital, Orange, CA

Fellowship in Hematology and Oncology

• Date: June 1990 to June 1993
• Hospitals:
  University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA
  Long Beach VA Medical Center, Long Beach, CA
  Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, Long Beach, CA

Academic Appointment:

Assistant Clinical Professor- Hematology/Oncology Department at UCI Medical Center. In charge of Hem/Onc Fellows' Clinical Series

Work Experience:

August 16, 2006 to present:
Breast Oncologist:
Breastlink Medical Group, Inc.
9900 Talbert Avenue, Suite 100
Fountain Valley, CA 92708

November 1, 2005 to August 15-2006
President: New Hope Hematology Oncology Consultants, Inc.
11190 Warner Avenue, Suite 401, Fountain Valley, CA 92708
President: New Hope Breast Care Consultants, Inc.
1441 Avocado Avenue, Siute 807, Newport Beach CA 92660

December 1, 2000 to October 31, 2005
President: Bichlien Nguyen, M.D. Inc.
11190 Warner Avenue, Suite 401, Fountain Valley, CA 92708

September 1, 1997 to November 30, 2000
Pacific Coast Hematology / Oncology Medical Group, Inc.
11190 Warner Avenue, Suite 300, Fountain Valley, CA 92708

September 1, 1997 to August 30, 2000
Associate Director of the Center for Breast Care at Fountain Valley
11190 Warner Avenue, Suite 214, Fountain Valley, CA 92708

October 1, 1996 to August 31, 1997
Private practice in Hematology / Oncology
11100 Warner Avenue, Suite 304, Fountain Valley, CA 92708

July 1, 1993 to September 30, 1996
Oncology Hematology Consultants, Inc./ Breast Oncology
2653 Elm Avenue, Suite 300, Long Beach, CA 90806

July 1, 1993 to September 30, 1996
Memorial Breast Center/ Breast Oncology
701 East 28th Street, Suite 200, Long Beach, CA 90806

Certification:

California Physician's and Surgeon's Certificate, December 1988
American Board of Internal Medicine, September 1991. Recertified 2001
American Board of Oncology, November 1993. Recertified 2001

Societies:

American College of Physicians
American Society of Clinical Oncology
California Medical Association
Orange County Medical Association

Special Interests:

Breast cancer.
Cancer-related cultural and language issues in ethnic Vietnamese.

Community Services:

Vietnamese American Cancer Foundation (VACF):
founder, chairperson of the Board of Directors. VACF is an organization dedicated to preventing cancer, improving patient quality of life, and saving lives through cancer education, research, advocacy and services in the Vietnamese community.

American Cancer Society:
member of the Board of Directors of the Regional Orange County ACS.

Cancer Genetics Research and Prevention Advisory Board
University of California at Irvine.

Weekly Radio Program: on Little Saigon Radio 1480 AM.
Founder, Director and Principal Speaker
This radio program is part of the Vietnamese American Cancer Foundation ( VACF) cancer education effort for Vietnamese general public in Southern California and parts of Northern California and Houston, Texas. The VACF also provides support and outreach programs for Vietnamese-speaking cancer patients and their families.

Frequent television appearances on Vietnamese-language programs to discuss cancer-related issues in the Vietnamese community.

Numerous community lectures and grand round lectures in Vietnamese and English on the following topics with frequent updates:

• Smoking Cessation
• Lung Cancer
• Hepatitis and Liver Cancer
• Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment,
• Breast Self Examination, and Breast Cancer Early Detection,
• Hormone Replacement Therapy, Breast Cancer Prevention Issues.
• Colorectal Cancer and Cervical cancer: with emphasis on early detection and prevention
• Prostate cancer issues
• General cancer-related topics including quality of life and palliative care issues.

Orange County Register April 25, 2005: one of 30 Vietnamese Americans to watch 2005

Viet Tide magazine: April 25, 2005: one of 30 Vietnamese Americans to watch in 2005

Hobbies:

Singing, reading, gardening, fund raising for charities