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Pediatric Dental Resident
NYU Langone- San Diego, CA
NYU Langone Hospitals - San Diego, CA
Dr. Trang Pham was born and raised in Hanoi, Vietnam, where she witnessed and
experienced firsthand the lack of pediatric dental health and education, motivating her
to pursue a career in pediatric dentistry. After studying abroad in Boulder, Colorado,
during high school, she decided to stay in the USA to obtain her higher education.
After receiving a bachelor’s degree in science at the University of California, Berkeley,
Trang worked as a chemist in San Francisco, before earning a master’s degree at LECOM
School of Dental Medicine, where she also earned her dental degree.
In her free time, Trang loves to play the Vietnamese zither- a string instrument called
“đàn tranh,” and creates music videos on Youtube to share with friends. Playing her
instrument, she won first place at the Vietnamese National Youth in America and
second place at the LECOM Talent Show. Trang’s Vietnamese nickname is “Hề,” which
means clown, earned at a young age and persisting today due to her playful and silly
personality.
As the first in her family to pursue dentistry, and herself an immigrant, Dr. Pham looks
forward to applying her knowledge, skills and compassion as she diagnoses, treats, and
helps restore oral health for children in underserved communities. She plans to become
a dental educator who will create the first pediatric dentistry residency program in
Vietnam in order to provide improved dental care for children.