Dr. Tran grew up in San Jose, California, and attended college at UCLA.  After obtaining his medical degree from Creighton University School of Medicine in Omaha, Nebraska, he finished residency in internal medicine at St. Mary-UCLA Medical Center.  He worked as a hospitalist and then in outpatient medicine for almost five years at Kaiser Permanente Medical Group in northern California and in Orange County.  Dr. Tran then decided to pursue additional specialty training and completed an Endocrinology, Diabetes, & Metabolism fellowship.  Additionally, he has obtained comprehensive credentialing in clinical nutrition and metabolic diseases in the inpatient and outpatient settings and is one of only 40 physicians in California who are board certified as a Physician Nutrition Specialist. 

His research experience in diabetes has culminated in several publications in the journal Diabetes Care.  Academically, he's been appointed the title of Clinical Instructor at the UCLA School of Medicine and continues to teach and give lectures to internal medicine residents. 

Furthermore, he has been honored by the Consumers' Research Council of America with a listing as one of "America's Top Physicians 2007" (www.consumersresearchcncl.org).  Dr. Tran is fluent in Vietnamese and medical Spanish.

In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his wife and two children (Andrew, 6; and Brianna, 4) attending their school activities and events, reading (history topics), watching movies, swimming, skiing, hiking, and loves to BBQ. 


Board Certifications:            American Board of Endocrinology, Diabetes, & Metabolism

                                              American Board of Physician Nutrition Specialists (www.ipnec.org)

                                              American Board of Internal Medicine



Fellowship Training:            Endocrinology, Diabetes, & Metabolism
                                              Charles R. Drew University
                                              Los Angeles, CA



Residency Training:            Internal Medicine
                                             St. Mary-UCLA Medical Center
                                             Long Beach, CA


Medical School:                   Creighton University School of Medicine
                                             Omaha, NE


Undergraduate:                   UCLA
                                             Los Angeles, CA


Professional Memberships:   American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
                                                American College of Physicians
                                                American Diabetes Association
                                                American Medical Association
                                                Endocrine Society




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