John Nguyen,
MD
West Virginia University
- Position
- Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
- Phone
- 304-598-6925
John Nguyen
Name: JOHN NGUYEN
Board Certification: American Board of Ophthalmology
Medical School: University of Texas Medical Branch
Residency: University of Texas Medical Branch
Fellowship: Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary/Harvard Medical School
Faculty Rank: Professor
Special Clinical/Research Interests: Thyroid Eye Disease, infantile hemangioma, orbital trauma and tumor, surgical techniques, technology and eye care
Is there a particular population of students (e.g., ethnicity, spiritual, sexual orientation) that you would particularly like to advise?
Open to everyone interested in ocular diseases
What does a typical day in the life of a Opthalmologist include?
50/50 children and adult outpatient clinic with office procedures and outpatient elective surgery. Collaborate with ENT, OMFS, plastic surgery, neurosurgery on facial trauma and skull base cases. Answer inpatient consults and ED consults with face trauma team.
What is the biggest challenge of being a Opthalmologist?
The biggest challenge of being an oculofacial surgeon is explaining the complex anatomy, disease process and the risks involved in helping them. It also involves multidisciplinary care (working with endocrinologists, neurosurgeons, pathologist, radiologists, ENT, OMFS, neurosurgery to care for your patients).
How do you foresee Opthalomology changing over the next 20 years?
Artificial Intelligence and Robotic Surgery will be important tools to detect, to monitor for disease progression, to provide better inform treatment decisions and to assist surgeons.
What advice would you give a student who is considering a Opthalomology residency?
Come shadow a provider and gain some insight and experience in our field. Despite its competitiveness, ophthalmology is a fulfilling subspecialty where you can also further subspecialize in pediatrics, cornea, glaucoma, neuro-ophthalmology, uveitis, oculoplastic, and retina surgery.