Deputy Head of the Department of General Surgery
Le Thi Duc Minh
Department of General Surgery
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Deputy Head of Department, Acting Head of Department
Tra Quoc Tuan
Qualifications:
Specialist Doctor Grade II (CKII) in General Surgery
Years of experience:
36 years
Profile:
Deputy Head of Department, Acting Head of Department
Specialty:
Department of General Surgery
Education & career:
Education:
1990: Graduated with a Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree, Hue University of Medicine
1998: Completed Specialist Grade I (CKI) training in General Surgery, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City
2007: Completed Specialist Grade II (CKII) training in General Surgery, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City
Work experience:
01/1990 - 02/1993: Staff Physician, Department of Obstetrics, Tra Vinh Regional General Hospital, Cuu Long Province
02/1993 - 06/1995: Officer, Tra Vinh Provincial Committee for Population and Family Planning.
06/1995- 09/1998: Specialist Grade I (CKI) training in General Surgery, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City
09/1998 - 08/2024: Staff Physician, Department of General Surgery, Tra Vinh General Hospital.
08/2024 - 08/2026: Staff Physician, Department of General Surgery, Tra Vinh General Hospital
Scientific papers – research projects – professional achievements:
Small bowel obstruction due to internal herniation through the foramen of Winslow in an elderly patient: a case report, Oxford Academic 6/2026
Bile duct injury due to cholecystectomy, Ho Chi Minh City Journal of Surgery 2007
Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography (1999) at Tra Vinh General Hospital
Outcomes of laparoscopic cholecystectomy at Tra Vinh General Hospital (2002)
Comparison of outcomes of Lichtenstein repair versus autologous tissue repair for inguinal hernia (2019)
Outcomes of Milligan–Morgan hemorrhoidectomy combined with suture hemorrhoidopexy for mixed hemorrhoids at Tra Vinh General Hospital (2021)
Treatment outcomes of acute pancreatitis at Tra Vinh General Hospital (2022)
Performs most abdominal surgical emergencies
Performs a number of routine laparoscopic abdominal surgeries
Successfully implemented several new techniques: laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair (TEP, TAPP), abdominal wall hernia mesh placement, laparoscopic common bile duct stone extraction, and laser hemorrhoidectomy.