Assistant Professor
Section of Cardiology
PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Dr. Ann Nguyen (Annie) is an Assistant Professor in the Section of Cardiology who specializes in advanced heart failure with a f ocus in heart
transplantation. She helps to manage the heart transplant program, including overseeing referrals, evaluations, waitlist mana gem ent, protocols, and
quality improvement. She participates in a multidisciplinary Fontan clinic that follows patients with failing Fontan who will ev entually need heart and
liver transplant. Nationally, she is on the scientific advisory board for CareDx , Inc., a company that specializes in non invasive testing for graft
surveillance. Additionally, she is a member of the American Society of Transplantation Acute Congenital Heart Disease Communi ty of Practice. In
line with her clinical practice and extramural activities, her research focuses on assessing the role of the microbiome on he art transplant outcomes.
WORK-LIFE BALANCE
Finding a balance between work and my personal life is so challenging! I have 9
year old twins named Charlotte and James who are growing up too fast. I don’t want to miss a moment of their lives, whether it be a school play, baseball game, piano recital, or playing boa rd games on the weekend. On the other hand, there are so many things I want to achieve in my career, and I have set lofty goals for myself. I am no ex per t when it comes to work life balance, but here are a few things I try to keep in mind.
ADVICE
Remember to play Life is too short to not enjoy every moment! I always try to include play in my life so I can keep my mind and experiences op en to every possibility life
has to offer. Perfection is not the goal I try to practice being kind to myself. Mistakes will happen, but as long as I am authentic to myself and kind to others, I t rus t things will always fall into
place. Have patience I may not be able to achieve all my goals now, but if I keep doing my best every day, good things will come.