Duc M. Nguyen, MD: Duc M. Nguyen was born in Vietnam and came over to the United States in 1990. He is the youngest of seven children and is currently living with his wife and son in Burnsville, MN.
He attended St. Thomas Academy in Mendota Heights, MN from 1996 to 2002 as a Flaherty Scholar. He later attended St. Thomas University where he graduated with magma cum laude in General Business Administration. After graduation, he worked for Target Corporation as a business analyst before matriculating at Howard University College of Medicine in Washington, D.C. in 2007.
He graduated from Howard University College of Medicine in 2011 and started his Internal Medicine residency at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, MN. He finished his residency in 2014 and became a full-time staff physician at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital since.
He continues to work and advocate for the underserved communities in healthcare and education. For leisure, he enjoys kayaking, traveling, playing chess and various board games. He is also an avid “Star Wars” fan.