Dr. Nguyen received fellowship training from University of California, San Diego. He previously completed diagnostic radiology residency at University of Tennessee College of Medicine in Memphis, where he also earned his medical degree and was elected class vice president.

Between his residency and fellowship, Dr. Nguyen served for five years in the United States Air Force, initially as chief of the radiology department at Whiteman Air Force Base in Kansas City, Mo. and then as officer-in-charge of mammography at Malcolm Grow USAF Medical Clinic in Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Dr. Nguyen also served as assistant professor of radiology and nuclear medicine at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md.

Dr. Nguyen is a current member of the American College of Radiology and Radiological Society of North America.