Tran Minh Dien, MD, PhD, Professor
Director of the Vietnam National Children’s Hospital Board of Directors
Affiliation: Board of directors
INTRODUCTION
1. Full name: Tran Minh Dien
2. Position: Director of the Vietnam National Children’s Hospital, Head of the Department of Pediatrics, University of Medicine and Pharmacy
3. Academic title: Professor since 2025
4. Academic degree: Doctor of Medicine (PhD), Specialty: Pediatrics – Critical Care Medicine
5. Affiliation: Board of Directors
Education
- 2010: Doctoral candidate in Pediatrics – Critical Care, Hanoi Medical University,
- 1995: Master of Medicine; Medical Resident (Pediatrics), Hanoi Medical University
- 1991: Doctor of Medicine (MD), Pediatrics, Hanoi Medical University
Professional Experience
- 2021 – Present: Director, Vietnam National Children’s Hospital
- 2018 – Present: Head of the Department of Pediatrics, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam National University, Hanoi
- 2011 – 2021: Vice Director, Vietnam National Children’s Hospital
- 2008 – 2021: Head of the Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Vietnam National Children’s Hospital
- 2005 – 2008: Deputy Head (Acting), Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Vietnam National Children’s Hospital
- 2002 – 2003: Clinical Residency Fellow, University of Strasbourg Faculty of Medicine, France
- 1996 – 2005: Attending Physician, Intensive Care Unit, Vietnam National Children’s Hospital
- 1992 – 1995: Medical Resident, Vietnam National Children’s Hospital
AREAS OF CLINICAL EXPERTISE
- Pediatrics (examination, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases in neonates and young children), with a particular focus on Pediatric Critical Care and Emergency Medicine.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
| Title of the topic/project, Other tasks that he chaired or participated in |
Time (beginning – end) |
Belongs to Programme |
Topic status |
| Research on early diagnosis and treatment of septic shock in children. | 2003-2006 | Ministry-level research project | Completed |
| Research on developing a care protocol for liver transplant patients at the Vietnam National Children’s Hospital. | 2005-2008 | Ministry-level research project | Completed |
| Research on developing open-heart surgery procedures for children weighing less than 5kg at the Vietnam National Children’s Hospital. | 2007-2009 | Ministry-level research project | Completed |
| Research on the application of endoscopic surgery in the treatment of some complex thoracic diseases in children. | 2010-2013 | National-Level Research Projects | Completed |
| Research on the application of hemodialysis and emergency liver transplantation in the treatment of acute liver failure in children. | 2010 – 2013 | Ministry-level research project | Accepted |
| Research on establishing a hematopoietic stem cell bank from donors for use in treatment. | 2011 – 2014 | National-Level Research Projects | Completed |
| International research collaboration on influenza viruses and Mycobacterium Tubeculosis. | 2014-2017 | Topic
Protocol |
Completed |
| Research on the application of advanced technology in the diagnosis and treatment of congenital immunodeficiency in children. | 2015-2018 | National-level independent research project | Completed |
| Urinary tract infections and some risk factors in pediatric patients with urinary catheters in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit – Vietnam National Children’s Hospital in 2017 | 2018 – 2019 | Institutional-Level Research Projects | Completed |
| Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of healthcare workers regarding the prevention of central venous catheter-related bloodstream infections. | 2019 | Institutional-Level Research Projects | Completed |
| The direct treatment costs for children with bronchopulmonary dysplasia at the Vietnam National Children’s Hospital. | 2021 | Institutional-Level Research Projects | Completed |
| Clinical features, prognostic factors, and treatment outcomes of children with SARS-CoV-2-associated multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) at the Vietnam National Children’s Hospital. | March 2022 – June 2023 | Institutional-Level Research Projects | Extend |
| Clinical course, outcomes, and treatment costs of severe or critical SARS-CoV-2-related infections in children under 6 months of age treated at the Vietnam National Children’s Hospital. | 2022-2023 | Institutional-Level Research Projects | Extend |
| Treatment outcomes and quality of life of children with SARS-CoV-2-associated multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) at the Vietnam National Children’s Hospital in 2022. | 2022-2023 | VNU Collaboration Research Project | Extend |
| Etiology and antibiotic resistance of bacteria causing acute suppurative otitis media in children at the Vietnam National Children’s Hospital in 2022-2023 | 2022-2023 | Institutional-Level Research Projects | Extend |
| Establishing reference ranges for blood biomarkers in Vietnamese children and adolescents. | 2023 – 2026 | Collaborative topics
with VINIF |
Currently underway |
| Assessing the current situation of child mortality under 5 years old and the effectiveness of transferring pediatric emergency care techniques in Lao Cai province. | 2024 – 2026 | Collaborative research
with the Department of Science and Technology of Lao Cai province |
Currently underway |
