Nam Van Tran

Background

Tran, Nam Van was born on July 29, 1943 in Saigon, Vietnam. Son of Giap Van and Thai Thi Nguyen. came to the United States, 1983.

Education

Doctor of Medicine, U. Saigon, 1969; Master in Public Health, U. Hawaii, 1987.

Career

Instructor, U. Saigon School Medicine, 1968-1970; attending physician, chief dermatology department, Naval Hospital, Saigon, South Vietnam, 1970-1975; attending physician, dermatology, Venereology Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, 1977-1983; assistant project director Health is Gold, University of California, San Francisco, 1988-1990; health education specialist, Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital Sys., Santa Clara, California, since 1990. Public health consultant Asian American Cmty. Involvement, San Jose, California, 1990-1994, Alexian Brothers Hospital, San Jose, since 1992.

Achievements

• Nam Van Tran has been listed as a noteworthy Public health service officer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member APHA, Vietnamese Physicians Association Northern California (board directors 1992-1996,award 1994, 1996), Vietnamese Physicians Association of Free World, Vietnamese Physicians Association of United States of America.

Interests

• Avocations: dancing, reading, listening to music.

Connections

Married Hien Quy Pham. Children: Kelly, Peter, Linda.

Father:

Giap Van

Mother:

Thai Thi Nguyen

Spouse:

Hien Quy Pham

child:

Peter Tran

child:

Linda Tran

child:

Kelly Tran