
Nguyen Truong Son
Professor
Director of Vietnam National Institute of Maritime Medicine
Vietnam
Biography
Prof. Nguyen Truong Son MD, PhD graduated from Hanoi Medical University in 1979. Since 1980, he have been working as lecturer and chairman of physiological department(from 1980 – 1988) for Haiphong Medical University, the head of functional diagnostic department of Haiphong’s Viet-Tiep general hospital (from 1980 – 1994) and became to chairman of maritime medical department from 1989 to now. He have finished the course of post graduated studies of maritime medicine at institute of tropical and maritime medicine in Gdynia, Poland (1988-1989). He awarded PhD of medicine in 1995. He have being Director of Vietnam National Institute of Maritime Medicine from 2001 to now. He have became to Associate Professor of maritime medicine in 2003 and the leading professor of maritime medicine in 2011. From 2004 to now, he is Chairperson of Maritime Medicine Association of Vietnam (VINAMAHA) and Director of Underwater and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy. After 34 years working (researching and educating) he have published 32 scientific works and 103 scientific papers in field of maritime environment and medicine and professional and working medicine in journals of domestic and international (5) medicine. Guided training successful 10 PhD thesis of Medical field, guided training successful 20 MSc thesis.
Research
Maritime Medicine, Underwater and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy.