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Dr. Hao Nguyen is a urologic oncologist at the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center. He specializes in the early detection, diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer, kidney cancer, bladder cancer and other cancers of the genital and urinary organs. He performs open (traditional), robotic, laparoscopic and endoscopic surgeries.

Nguyen earned a bachelor's degree in molecular cell biology from the University of California, Berkeley in 1999. To further his training as a physician-scientist, he then joined the dual medical and doctoral degree program at the Boston University School of Medicine, in its biochemistry and molecular medicine department. He completed his general and urologic surgery training at the University of California, Davis, followed by a fellowship in urologic oncology at UCSF under the guidance of esteemed specialists Dr. Peter Carroll and Dr. Maxwell Meng. At the end of his fellowship, Nguyen joined the faculty at the UCSF Department of Urology.

Nguyen has authored more than 25 peer-reviewed scientific articles and book chapters, and has presented his research findings at national conferences. In 2015, he received the prestigious Department of Defense Physician Research Training Award to continue his work on how cancer cells are able to survive cancer treatments via a mechanism known as the stress response. He hopes his findings will lead to new treatments that target this response.

Nguyen is an active member of the American Urological Association and American Society of Clinical Oncology.

  • Education

    Boston University School of Medicine, 2007

  • Fellowships

    UCSF Medical Center, Urologic Oncology , 2015

  • Board Certifications

    Urology, American Board of Urology

  • Academic Title

    Associate Professor

Where I see patients (3)

    My reviews

    4.8

    Overall Experience
    707 Ratings
    About our process
    Nov 19, 2023
    My provider was exceptional. He and his team made me feel like they were treating their own family member. I was in the loop every step of the way with my care and they listened to what I had to say.
    Nov 17, 2023
    Dr Nguyen seemed quite personable and explained things well.
    Nov 15, 2023
    Dr. Nguyen was responsive to my concerns. I do have an issue with his follow up: he told me he would write a prescription for me to obtain a follow up PSA lab test but never called it in. I ended up at the lab and was told there was no order which forced me to try to find someone at the urology clinic to write the order. To date I still do not see an after-visit summary of my office visit in MyChart.
    Oct 26, 2023
    Thank you for everything.
    Oct 25, 2023
    You can tell he knows his stuff with him having to act like it down to earth
    Oct 24, 2023
    Good because I haven't received the follow up agreed upon on the call
    Oct 23, 2023
    Doctor and nurse answered all my questions
    Oct 16, 2023
    Dr.Hao Gia Nguyen was excellent in every way. Definitely made me feel comfortable and explained everything he did to me. BRAVO!
    Oct 11, 2023
    I face a complex cancer that offers no easy answers.
    Oct 01, 2023
    Dr Nguyen explained steps first then checked repeatedly whether I was feeling any pain.
    Sep 23, 2023
    Excellent
    Sep 13, 2023
    Awaiting approval and and appointment for procedure
    Sep 12, 2023
    I liked how Dr Nguyen quickly assessed my needs and addressed them with a proposed approach. He was reassuring and gave me confidence in his approach.
    Aug 26, 2023
    Great Dr's great people thank you for your services.
    Aug 26, 2023
    Thanks ! Just waiting to hear back about scheduling an MRI or PSMA PET Scan. Thank you!
    Aug 22, 2023
    Dr.Nguyen was very professional and friendly
    Aug 15, 2023
    Doctors were extremely sensitive to my uneasy feelings They made me feel uncomfortable and relieved my initial anxiety
    Aug 12, 2023
    Dr Nguyen is a wonderful doctor and I feel very fortunate to have him as my doctor!!!
    Aug 10, 2023
    They in very comfortable to come in for treatment. I have never felt as comfortable as I felt in their care.
    Aug 10, 2023
    Good.
    Aug 05, 2023
    Excellent staff!!!
    Jul 31, 2023
    My questions and concerns were answered quickly and courteously. The care provider took extra steps to ensure my comfort during this procedure.
    Jul 31, 2023
    During the biopsy all aspects were excellent. From the check in wait thru exit.
    Jul 29, 2023
    Very professional not rushed. Informative and understanding
    Jul 22, 2023
    All I can say is that thank you from the bottom of my heart.
    Jul 22, 2023
    My doctor was very caring and respectful. Gave me plenty of warning about the procedure. Was very painless.
    Jul 17, 2023
    I have and continue to recommend this caregiver!!!
    Jul 08, 2023
    Good
    Jul 08, 2023
    He is a great doctor in so many ways.
    Jul 08, 2023
    He is absolutely the best. Incredibly knowledgeable a great surgeon and a good sense of humor.
    Jun 15, 2023
    I felt very comfortable speaking with Doctor given my recent news about all this cancer determination
    Jun 10, 2023
    I have been to your hospital three times the staff the nurses. The doctors are all amazing. They show concern and make you feel comfortable in my situation.
    May 20, 2023
    Dr Nguyen acted in a professional manner as I have seen on previous visits
    May 16, 2023
    Too early to tell for some questions. I thought that Dr. Nguyen said that his assistant would follow up with a call to schedule a Pet scan and biopsy but I haven't heard after several days.
    May 07, 2023
    Post-procedure activities felt rushed probably due to the doctor being behind schedule. Understandable but vexing.
    Apr 29, 2023
    All contact with staff was excellent
    Apr 27, 2023
    I've had the best experience with everyone I've been in contact with
    Apr 27, 2023
    Dr. Nguyen and the entire Urology Department Staff were outstanding in helping me with my questions.
    Apr 25, 2023
    Good
    Apr 24, 2023
    Care provider was very attentive and informative.
    Apr 18, 2023
    Hao Nguyen is cool. Glad to have him!
    Apr 15, 2023
    Top notch
    Apr 13, 2023
    Knowledgeable thoughtful caring easy to talk to.
    Mar 13, 2023
    Dr. Nguyen is an excellent physician. He is under such a time crunch that it would be extremely difficult to provide good dialog between patient and Doctor. He did amazingly well for the institutions lack of scheduling his patients.
    Mar 06, 2023
    Outstanding provider!
    Mar 02, 2023
    Excellent service
    Feb 28, 2023
    The best part was meeting with the doctor gave me hope
    Feb 27, 2023
    Excellent procedure
    Feb 25, 2023
    The physician was clearly in a rush and although he was thorough with the procedure he was definitely rushing to get to his next appointment.
    Feb 21, 2023
    I love ucsf and trust their care completely.
    Feb 20, 2023
    Dr. Nguyen and nursing staff made me comfortable and significant.
    Feb 18, 2023
    I have total confidence in the doctor
    Feb 13, 2023
    Dr. Nguyen patiently and cheerfully explained the procedure and answered questions. He showed genuine concern for my physical and emotional comfort.
    Feb 11, 2023
    Professional and personable. Willing to take time to answer my questions.
    Feb 09, 2023
    I feel as though I have to be proactive in scheduling my follow appointments as suggested by Dr. Nguyen. I waited one week and never received a call from his office to schedule the appointment so I took it upon myself to call. This creates anxiety because appointments are not always readily available.
    Feb 06, 2023
    Very fortunate to have Dr. Nguyen!
    Feb 04, 2023
    Hopefully no one else has to have a prostatectomy or seed markers implanted but if so I will highly recommend Dr Nguyen I trust him with my life.
    Jan 25, 2023
    Dr Hao Nguyen is a very doctor. I trust him.
    Jan 24, 2023
    I felt the provider really wants to take care of my cancer
    Jan 23, 2023
    Excellent care.
    Jan 17, 2023
    But like all doctors visits there was significant delay. I.e. 30 minutes.
    Jan 15, 2023
    I couldn't ask for anything more.
    Jan 14, 2023
    I've told my wife after each visit the knowledge of the urologists at UCSF even though I haven't required treatment at this point has been very psychologically helpful/reassuring!!
    Jan 07, 2023
    Exceeded my expectation
    Dec 20, 2022
    I was very impressed with Dr Nguyen.
    Nov 18, 2022
    Great to be supported even though my treatment will have been done somewhere else
    Nov 10, 2022
    The Nurse was great better than anybody else I think she was new. More caring about procedures.
    Nov 03, 2022
    We received utmost professional and excellent care from Dr. Nguyen. He is attentive listens well to our concerns and is comprehensive and clear.
    Nov 01, 2022
    Life saving experience!
    Oct 24, 2022
    In person everyone was great.
    Oct 15, 2022
    Doctor was substituting for my regular doctor and did a good job.
    Sep 29, 2022
    After visit summary is not available. The Dr requested to do a special urine test but there is no information the test
    Sep 24, 2022
    He was fully apprised of my medical and family history (which Is somewhat complicated) and Immediately gained my confidence that I was being treated by an experienced smart professional
    Sep 14, 2022
    Dr Nguyen did a great job of explaining my situation and the path forward. He was calm and open. All physicians should take lessons from him
    Sep 14, 2022
    It seems like every department i've been dealing with lately is extremely understaffed. I understand there are many reasons but getting the referrals etc discussed during the visit shouldn't require me tracking down the provider because I haven't heard anything from them for over a week. And this has NOT been a one time thing.
    Sep 13, 2022
    Dr. Nguyen was great at explaining my ultrasound and giving me a second opinion. He suggested an alternative path forward that resolved my fears of the "wait and watch" method of treatment. His recommendation of a biopsy made sense to me and I am very appreciative of his recommendation.
    Sep 04, 2022
    But I will warn them of the scheduling process.
    Sep 01, 2022
    Excellent. Very impressed.
    Aug 30, 2022
    We felt so good about the doctor that we recommended a friend who is having the same problem to ucsf and this doctor.
    Aug 21, 2022
    I've had the best treatment from everyone at UCSF
    Aug 13, 2022
    ONLY DUE TO THE LACK OF HELP EXTREMELY LONG AND UNCHECKED WAIT TIMES.
    Aug 13, 2022
    I'm sure this is a fluke. The doctor and nurse were great. It's just a bummer sitting there for over an hour and half sitting on that hard table half naked and I left my phone with my wife to prevent being interrupted with sounds to the doctor and nurse.
    Aug 06, 2022
    I was thoroughly pleased with my conversation with Dr. Nguyen and felt that I was In 'Very Good Hands.'
    Jul 28, 2022
    God bless you all!!!
    Jul 23, 2022
    Despite being behind schedule Dr. Nguyen took the time to answer several questions I had so I am grateful to him for that.
    Jul 19, 2022
    Have not met the man myself but sounds very caring
    Jul 18, 2022
    I did not have the Biopsy that I was scheduled for. The MRI was not clear enough to read ang guide the Biopsy.
    Jul 11, 2022
    Excellent care!!
    Jul 11, 2022
    Dr. Nguyen was fantastic! He treated me with respect and was a very personable. Instead of just doing his work he took time to talk with me about the procedure he showed me the screens and explained what he was seeing. I would highly recommend him!
    Jul 10, 2022
    The visit it's self was most satisfactory. The fact that we didn't have to take the time stress and expense of driving into SF was not satisfactory.
    Jul 09, 2022
    Dr. Nguyen was as knowledgeable courteous & concerned as any MD I've ever been seen by and I'm a retired MD!!! I'm already recommending UCSF Urology & him to colleagues fellow providers & associates.
    Jun 02, 2022
    Excellent Doctor in all aspects.
    May 26, 2022
    Provider was exemplary as he explained everything. Was very easy to understand everything
    May 24, 2022
    Upon informing Dr. Nguyen I chose to have Brachytherapy Radiation which he does not perform the televisit pretty much ended. Not sure whether he was offended since I chose not to have the entire prostate removed since he performs only those types of surgeries
    May 18, 2022
    Good
    May 12, 2022
    I feel lucky to have Dr. NGUYEN take care of me. He is professional smart sensitive and kind.
    May 05, 2022
    I will recommend UCSF to anyone diagnosed with prostate cancer.
    Apr 26, 2022
    Very good.
    Apr 02, 2022
    They made everything clear to me
    Mar 26, 2022
    Nothing to complain
    Mar 22, 2022
    This was for a cancer diagnosis second opinion
    Mar 15, 2022
    I had done my homework and had made my decisions. I chose the best possible surgeon with lots of success.
    Feb 20, 2022
    The reading materials in My Chart have given me the most instructions upon which to base my choices and understanding.

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