Tran Van Cong, MD, PhD graduated from HaNoi Medical University (HMU) in 1993. He completed his oncology residency three years later. He worked at Cancer National Hospital VietNam from 1998 to 2021. During this time he also completed his research about chemotherapy on osteosarcoma and received his PhD Degree from Hanoi Medical University in 2010. His research contributed to increase the 5-year survival rate of osteosarcoma patients from 19.9% to 62% in Vietnam. He was the former head of the Pediatric Department of the National Cancer Hospital from 2000 to 2019. In his career, he has a passion for research and treatment of bone cancer and soft tissue tumors, especially osteosarcoma in children. Joining Vinmec Healthcare system, he worked as the Head of Chemotherapy and Supportive treatment Unit, Department of Bone and Soft tissue Tumor Surgery, Vinmec Center of Orthopaedic.
Head of the Chemotherapy and Supportive Care Unit
Trauma - Orthopedics department
Orthopedic Trauma & Sports Medicine Center - Vinmec Times City International Hospital
2010: PhD degree, Hanoi Medical University
2000 – 2002: Master of Science in Medicine, Hanoi Medical University
1994 – 1997: Resident Doctor of Oncology at National Cancer Hospital, Ha Noi
1987 – 1993: Medical student at The Hanoi Medical University, Viet Nam
Head of the Chemotherapy and Supportive Care Unit, Department of Bone and Soft Tissue Tumor Surgery, Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Center, Vinmec Times City International Hospital
2020 – 02/2021: Consultant, Department of Pediatric Oncology, National Cancer Hospital
2000 – 2019: Head of the Department of Pediatric Oncology, National Cancer Hospital
1998 – 2000: Physician, Department of Chemotherapy, National Cancer Hospital
Vice President of the Vietnam Pediatric Oncology Association
Member of the Ethics Committee, National Cancer Hospital
Member of the Scientific Council, National Cancer Hospital
Thesis
Master of Medicine theses: 4 dissertations
Books
Childhood Cancer, Medical Publishing House, 2006
Pediatrics, Medical Publishing House, 2009
Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of Common Cancers, Medical Publishing House, 2016
Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of Common Cancers, Medical Publishing House, 2019
Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of Oncology Diseases, Ministry of Health, 2020
Research Works
Clinical characteristics of 135 tongue cancer patients at K Hospital (1989–1994), Practical Medicine, 1994
Evaluation of treatment results for female breast carcinoma at stages 0, I, II, IIIa in 259 patients at K Hospital (1989–1992), Practical Medicine, 1998
Evaluation of recurrence and metastasis after surgery and radiotherapy in 42 breast carcinoma patients (stages II, IIIa) at K Hospital (1989–1992), Practical Medicine, 1998
Evaluation of bone marrow infiltration and lymphoblastic transformation in non-Hodgkin lymphoma at K Hospital (2000–2001), Practical Medicine, 2001
Three cases of non-Hodgkin lymphoma of the stomach treated at K Hospital (Branch II), Practical Medicine, 2002
Preliminary results of combined chemotherapy and surgery in osteosarcoma treatment at K Hospital (2000–2002), Practical Medicine, 2003
Evaluation of toxicity from postoperative chemotherapy with Doxorubicin and Cisplatin in bone sarcoma at K Hospital, Practical Medicine, 2004
Initial results of intrathecal chemotherapy combined with treatment for non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Ho Chi Minh City Medicine, 2005
Clinical, paraclinical features and treatment outcomes of stage IV non-Hodgkin lymphoma in children at K Hospital (June 2000 – June 2008), Vietnam Journal of Oncology, 2008
Initial results of treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children at K Hospital (April 2006 – July 2008), Vietnam Journal of Oncology, 2008
Evaluation of Her-2/neu expression in osteosarcoma patients and its correlation with metastasis and survival outcomes, Vietnam Journal of Oncology, 2008
Evaluation of combined surgery and chemotherapy in pediatric osteosarcoma at K Hospital (2000–2007), Vietnam Journal of Oncology, 2008
Evaluation of treatment outcomes combining surgery and Doxorubicin–Cisplatin chemotherapy in stage II osteosarcoma at K Hospital, Vietnam Journal of Oncology, 2010
Clinical and paraclinical features, and treatment outcomes of anaplastic lymphoma in children, Practical Medicine, 2019
