Specialty	Surgery
Clinical Interests	Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery
	Colon-Rectal Cancer
	Gall Bladder
	Gastric Bypass
	Hernias
	Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
	Lap Banding
	Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery
	Laparoscopic Colon Surgery
	Surgery, Gastrointestinal
Languages	English
	French
	Vietnamese
	Spanish
Gender	Male
E-mail	scott.nguyen@mssm.edu
Education and Training	MD, University of California, Davis
	Residency, Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital
	Fellowship, Laparoscopic Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital
Awards	2008 Young Investigators Award World Congress Endoscopic Surgery
	2008 3rd Place Best Fellow Oral Presentation SAGES
	2007 Achievement Award Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
	2006 - 2008 Posters of Distinction Annual Meetings SAGES
	2006 Mount Sinai School Medicine Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Honorable Mention
	2005 Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society Mount Sinai School of Medicine
	2005 Blue Ribbon Educational Research Day Mount Sinai School of Medicine
	2001 Mortin Levitt Research Award UC Davis School of Medicine
	1997 Predoctoral Research and Enrichment Fellowship UC Davis School of Medicine
	1996 UCLA Phi Beta Kappa Honorary Society
	1996 UCLA Department of Chemistry/Biochemistry Highest Honors

Dr. Nguyen was born in Vietnam and grew up in the San Francisco bay area.  He graduated from UCLA and UC Davis.  He completed his General Surgery Residency and Fellowship training in Laparoscopic Surgery / Minimally Invasive Surgery at Mount Sinai and has been in New York since 2001.

Dr. Nguyen's interests are in minimally invasive operations for abdominal and gastrointestinal disorders.  He has published in all aspects of surgery including laparoscopic surgery for inflammatory bowel disease, surgical weight loss, abdominal hernias, and intestinal and colorectal malignancies.  In addition, surgical education is a primary interest as he is the associate director of the department's Surgical Simulation and Education Center.

He also directs the Surgery Residency's Surgical Skills Training Course.  He is also a physician leader for Mount Sinai's Electronic Medical Record Implementation.

Education and Training	MD, University of California, Davis
	Residency, Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital
	Fellowship, Laparoscopic Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital
Board Certification	Surgery

Specialty	Surgery
Clinical Interests	Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery
	Colon-Rectal Cancer
	Gall Bladder
	Gastric Bypass
	Hernias
	Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
	Lap Banding
	Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery
	Laparoscopic Colon Surgery
	Surgery, Gastrointestinal
Languages	English
	French
	Vietnamese
	Spanish
Board Certification	Surgery

Nguyen SQ, Divino CM. Surgical Residents as Medical Student Mentors. American Journal of Surgery 2007; 193: 90-93.

Nguyen SQ, Angel LP, Divino CM, Schluender S, Warner RR. Surgery in Malignant Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors. Journal of Surgical Oncology 2007; 96: 397-403.

Nguyen SQ, Divino CM, Wang JL, Dikman SH. Laparoscopic management of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors. Surgical Endoscopy 2006; 20: 713-716.

Ghiassi S, Nguyen SQ, Divino CM, E. Internal Hernias: Clinical findings, management, and outcomes in 49 non-bariatric cases. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2007; 11: 291-295.

Greenstein AJ, Nguyen SQ, Berlin A, Corona J, Lee J, Wong E, Factor SH, Divino CM. Pneumatosis Intestinalis in Adults: Surgical Indications and Risk Factors for Mortality. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2007; 11: 1268-1274.

Nguyen SQ, Buch K, Divino CM, E. Postoperative Pain after Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair. A prospective comparison of fixation methods: sutures vs. tacks. Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons 2008; 12: 113-116.

Nguyen SQ, Teitlebaum E, Sabnis AA, E. Laparoscopic surgery for Crohn's Disease: An experience with 335 cases [review]. Surgical Endoscopy;.

Nguyen SQ, Tabrizian P, Sabnis A, E. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy versus adjustable gastric banding for morbid obesity. Perioperative and short-term outcomes. Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons Annual Meeting (SAGES) and 11th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery (WCES) 2008;.

Tabrizian P, Nguyen SQ, Divino CM. Laparoscopic Management and Long-term Outcome of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors. Journal of the American College of Surgeons 2008;.

Tabrizian P, Nguyen SQ, Greenstein A, E. Management and Treatment of Iliopsoas Abscess. Archives of Surgery 2008;.