Meet Dat T. Nguyen, M.D.: Bariatric and Colorectal Surgeon Serving Pleasanton, San Ramon, and East Bay

Dat T. Nguyen, M.D., has earned a reputation as a distinguished bariatric and colorectal surgeon who offers laparoscopic surgical techniques at his Pleasanton practice, serving San Ramon, East Bay, and surrounding communities.  We invite you to learn more about Dat T. Nguyen, M.D., and his training, experience, and qualifications.

Education

Dat T. Nguyen, M.D.After graduating from the University of Minnesota Medical School in 1990, Dr. Nguyen embarked on his general surgical training at the University of Minnesota Hospitals and Clinics in Minneapolis, where he received an excellent resident teaching award.  He completed his training at the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, where he gained significant experience in laparoscopic surgical techniques and was again awarded for his skill.  Dr. Nguyen continued to study cancer and cancer surgery at UCLA and then went on to study as a colorectal surgeon at the University of Texas.

Dat T. Nguyen, M.D., returned to California in 1999 and joined the Permanente Medical Group at South San Francisco, where he used his considerable skill to perform laparoscopic colorectal and bariatric surgery.  In fact, he performed the first laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery in the Northern California Kaiser Hospital system.  In 2002, Dr. Nguyen moved to the Tri-Valley area and, in 2004, he opened his own surgery practice. 

Now, Dr. Nguyen works as a bariatric and colorectal surgeon associated with the San Ramon Regional Medical Center and the ValleyCare Medical Center, serving patients from Pleasanton and East Bay.  He performs mostly minimally invasive surgery; in fact, he now performs most colon and rectal surgeries and all bariatric surgery procedures, including gastric bypass and LAP-BAND® System surgeries, using laparoscopic techniques.

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Honors

  • Member of Etta Kappa Nu Electrical Engineering Honor Society, 1984
  • Minnesota Medical Foundation Distinguished Teaching Award, 1992
  • Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons Resident Achievement Award, 1998

Certifications & Memberships

  • American Board of Surgery
  • American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery
  • American Society of Bariatric Surgery
  • American Medical Association
  • California Medical Association
  • Alameda-Contra Costa Medical Association
  • American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons
  • American College of Surgeons

Contact Dr. Dat Nguyen

As a noted bariatric and colorectal surgeon in the Pleasanton, East Bay, and San Ramon communities, Dat T. Nguyen, M.D., has changed the lives of hundreds of patients.  Dr. Nguyen specializes in using laparoscopic surgical techniques, which allow his patients to enjoy shortened recovery times and safer, less invasive surgical experiences.  If you or someone you love is in need of a highly skilled bariatric or colorectal surgeon in East Bay, contact Dat T. Nguyen, M.D., today.

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Contact bariatric and colorectal surgeon Dat T. Nguyen, M.D., in Pleasanton, serving San Ramon and all East Bay communities.






Dat T. Nguyen, M.D., Inc.

5565 W. Las Positas Blvd. Ste. 360, Pleasanton, California 94588

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Phone: (925) 460-3205
Fax: (925) 460-3795

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