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Phuong-Chi Pham, MD, FASN

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Phone: 747-210-8650
Email: Pham.PC@ucla.edu

Phuong-Chi Pham, MD, FASN

Health Sciences Clinical Professor of Medicine

I currently serve as teaching faculty for the Scientific Foundations of Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. My interests include medical student, resident, and fellow education.

I came to the US as a boat refugee from Vietnam years past. I first settled in Colorado with my family where I learned my first English phrase “Hello, my name is…” then moved to California after high school. Life as a refugee was difficult at first but I have come to learn over the years that anything is possible in this country as long as there is a fresh idea and a will for its realization. For years after the traumatizing experience of boat escape from Communist Vietnam, I had flashback anxiety every time I saw the ocean, but now I cannot imagine living anywhere without access to a nearby ocean.

I enjoy solving puzzles and simplifying difficult tasks. Outside of work, I enjoy traveling, good eats, and spending time with family. I am fluent in Vietnamese and speak Spanish adequately to communicate major issues with the Spanish-speaking only patient population we serve.


Education & Training

  • College: Stanford University, Degree: B.S. Chemistry
  • Medical School: University of California at Davis, Degree: MD
  • Residency: Internal Medicine, Olive View-UCLA San Fernando Program
  • Fellowship: Nephrology, Olive View-UCLA San Fernando Program

Positions

  • Chief, Division of Nephrology
  • Nephrology Fellowship Program Director
  • Medical Director, Dialysis Service, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center

Teaching

  • Nephrology Fellowship Program, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center
  • Block 9 Nephrology lectures: Introduction to Nephrology, Regulation of Salt and Water Balance, Chronic Kidney Disease Discussion, Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone System, Diuretics

Current Research & Scholarly Interest

  • Current Research: Comparative inflammatory response in chronic versus acute dialysis patients infected with COVID-19; Hemoglobin variation with alterations in body volume
  • Scholarly Interest: Electrolyte disorders and glomerular diseases, Founder and programmer of the Curbsideconsultant application

Publications

  • Pham PC, Pham PA, Pham SV et al. Hypomagnesemia: A Clinical Perspective. J Nephrol and Renovasc Hypertens 19(4):401-12, 2014.
  • Pham PT, Schaenman J, Pham PC. BK virus infection following kidney transplantation: an overview of risk factors, screening strategies, and therapeutic interventions. Curr Opin Organ Transplant 2014; 19(4):401-12.
  • Pham PM, Pham PA, Pham PT, Pham SV, Pham PT, Pham PC. Correction of hyponatremia and osmotic demyelinating syndrome: Have we neglected to think intracellularly? Clin Exp Nephrol 2015; 19(3):489-459
  • Pham PT, Everly M, Faravardeh A, Pham PC. Management of patients with a failed kidney transplant: dialysis reinitiation, immunosuppression weaning, and transplantectomy. World J Nephrol 2015; 4(2):148-159.
  • Huang J, Nilson T, Pham PC, Pham PT. Quiz page December 2015: Polyruria following kidney transplantation. Am J Kidney Dis 2015; 66(6):A21-4.
  • Cadacio C, Pham PT, Bhasin R, Kamarzarian A, Pham PC. Multiple electrolyte and metabolic emergencies in a single patient. Case Rep Nephrol 2017:4521319
  • Pham PC, Reddy P, Qaqish S, Kamath A, Pham PT. Cisplatin-induced renal salt wasting requiring over 12 liters of 3% saline replacement. Case Rep Nephrol 2017; 2017:8137078
  • Pham PC, Khaing K, Sievers TM, Pham PM, Miller JM, Pham SV, Pham PA, Pham PT. 2017 update on pain management in patients with chronic kidney disease. Clin Kidney J 2017;1-10.
  • Nguyen TV, Bader NM, Sidhu H, Cadacio C, Mendoza SM, Pham PTT, Pham PC. Acute kidney failure in a young African American male. Case Reports Nephrol 2019;ID 2591560
  • Diabetes mellitus after solid organ transplantation. In: Feingold KR, Anawalt B, Boyce A, Chrousos G, Dungan K, Grossman A, Hershman JM, Kaltsas G, Koch C, Kopp P, Korbonits M, McLachlan R, Morley JE, New M, Perreault L, Purnell J, Rebar R, Singer F, Trence DL, Vinik A, Wilson DP, editors. Endotext [Internet]. South Dartmouth (MA): MDText.com, Inc.; 2000-. 2019 Apr 15.

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