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Dzung Vo, MD
Clinical Fellow

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Dzung Vo is a second-generation Vietnamese American who was raised in North Carolina, and studied psychology as an undergraduate at Brown University before attending medical school at the University of Pennsylvania, and residency in pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco.  His clinical and research interests include health disparities and cultural competence, health needs of underserved and minority youth, and stress management among youth.  In addition to his passion for the health of youth, Dzung enjoys jazz music, bike riding, spending time in nature, and mindfulness meditation practice.  Dzung lives with his partner in San Francisco.
  

Education
Medical University of Pennsylvania  
Internship University of California,
San Francisco
 
Residency University of California, San Francisco  
Fellowship University of California,
San Francisco
 
     
Honors & Awards
2009

Finalist for New Investigator Award, Society for Adolescent Medicine

2003 Vietnamese Medical Association of the USA: Medical Scholarship
1998 Phi Beta Kappa.  Brown University
1998Sigma Xi.  Brown University
1997 Odyssey Fellowship. Brown University
1996 Charles Royce Fellowship. Brown University
Designed and implemented oral history and mental health research, writing, and community service project with the Vietnamese American community in the San Francisco Bay area.
1994-1998 IBM James J. Watson Scholarship
  
Professional Organizations
American Academy of Pediatrics Member
Society for Adolescent Medicine Member
  
Clinical Involvement

Teen Clinic
Physician


Research Involvement

Dr. Vo is working on research in the areas of health disparities and cultural competence, and stress management in youth.


Community Involvement

Huckleberry Wellness Academy

Cole Street Youth Clinic Programs; San Francisco
California Advisor

 

Publications

Vo DX, & Park MJ. Stress and Stress Management Among Youth and Young Men. American Journal of Men's Health. 2008;2(4):353-366.

Vo, DX, & Park, MJ. Racial/Ethnic Disparities and Culturally Competent Health Care Among Youth and Young Men. American Journal of Men’s Health. 2008;2(2):192-205.

Vo, DX, Pate, OL, Zhao, H, et al. Voices of Asian American Youth: Important Characteristics of Clinicians and Clinical Sites. Pediatrics. 2007;120(6): e1-e13.

 

 
Updated: June 29, 2009
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