Tho Quoc Nguyen, MD

Curriculum Vitae

Professional Activity

8/98 to present

Clinical Assistant Professor, UTSouthwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas

7/98 to present

Private Practice, Bedford, Texas

Education

7/95 to 6/98

Residency in Dermatology, UTSouthwestern MedicalCenter, Dallas, Texas

7/92 to 6/95

Immunodermatology Fellowship, UTSouthwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas

*Upjohn Award - Outstanding Dermatology Research

7/89 to 6/92

Residency in Internal Medicine, UTSouthwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas

8/85 to 6/89

UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas

*Southwestern Medical Foundation Merit Scholarship

9/83 to 6/85

University of Houston, Houston, Texas

*Dean’s List

9/79 to 6/83

Polytechnic Institute of New York, Brooklyn, New York

Major: Chemical Engineering

Treasurer, Omega Chi Epsilon (Honor Society), ‘82-83

*Summa Cum Laude Graduate

*Dean’s List

Board Certification

American Board of Dermatology - Conferred 1999

American Board of Internal Medicine - Conferred 1993

Publications

1. Sontheimer, R.D., Nguyen, T.Q., Cheng, S.T., Lieu, T.S., and Capra,J.D.:   Calreticulun and autoimmunity. In: Calreticulun, edited by Michalak, M.R.G. Landers Co., Biomedical Publishers, 1996.
2. Cheng, S.T., Nguyen, T.Q., Yang, Y.S.., Capra, J.D., and Sontheimer, R.D.: Calreticulun binds hYRNA and the 52-kDa polypeptide component of the Ro/SS-A ribonucleoprotein autoantigen. J.Immunol. 156:4484-4491, 1996.
3. Nguyen, T.Q., Capra, J.D., and Sontheimer, R.D.: Calreticulun is transcriptionally upregulated by heat shock, calcium, and heavy metals. Mol.Immunol. 33:379-386, 1996.
4. Nguyen, T.Q., Capra, J.D., and Sontheimer, R.D.: 4- Aminoquinoline antimalarials enhance UV-B induced c-jun transcriptional activation. 1996 Accepted for publication in J. Invest. Dermatol.
5. Nguyen, T.Q., Young, M.S., and Menter, A.: UVB phototherapy for Psoriasis. Dermatologic Therapy. 4:11-23, 1997.

Professional Organizations

American Academy of Dermatology

Texas Dermatological Society

Dallas Dermatological Society

Texas Medical Association

Society of Investigative Dermatology

Honors

1993 - Upjohn Research Award

1997 to 1999 - Resident - Fellow member of Board of Directors of Society of Investigative Dermatology

Personal

Hobbies: Swimming, bowling, photography, movies, computers, snow skiing, and being with family and friends.