Henry Nguyen

Dr Henry Nguyen

MD, FRCPC

Positions

Assistant Professor - Medicine

Cumming School of Medicine

Assistant Professor

Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Medicine

Full Member

The Calvin, Phoebe and Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases

Contact information

Email

hhnguye@ucalgary.ca

Phone number

Clinical Office : 403.944.6514
Office : 403.220.3823

Location

Office : HSC 1875
Laboratory: HSC 1810

Preferred method of communication

*CLINICAL ENQUIRIES please call 403.944.6514. 

*RESEARCH ENQUIRIES ONLY: Please call office 403.220.3823.

For partnerships, graduate supervision, and all other research related inquiries please email me directly at hhnguye@ucalgary.ca.

Background

Credentials

BSc in CMMB (Honors), University of Calgary, 2008

Doctor of Medicine (MD), University of Calgary, 2012

Adult Internal Medicine-Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada , Royal College of Physicians of Canada , 2015

Adult Gastroenterology-Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada , Royal College of Physicians of Canada , 2017

Adult Hepatology , University of Calgary, 2021

Educational Background

Post Doctoral Fellowship Basic Science Microbiome and Immunology , New York University, 2021

Biography

My laboratory is interested in understanding the role of the intestinal microbiome in mediating liver disease outcomes via the gut-liver axis. Specifically, medical therapy for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) and autoimmune liver disease is currently an area of unmet need. By studying the effects of the microbiome in both the liver and intestinal microenvironment, this may highlight new therapeutic avenues that can be further studied and ultimately utilized in the patient care setting.

Research

Areas of Research

Activities

My laboratory is interested in understanding the role of the intestinal microbiome in mediating liver disease outcomes via the gut-liver axis. Specifically, medical therapy for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) and autoimmune liver disease is currently an area of unmet need. By studying the effects of the microbiome in both the liver and intestinal microenvironment, this may highlight new therapeutic avenues that can be further studied and ultimately utilized in the patient care setting.

Participation in university strategic initiatives

Infections, inflammation and chronic diseases

Awards

  • Alberta Innovates Clinician Fellowship Award (3 years) , Alberta Innovates. 2018
  • American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) Fellow Research Award , AASLD. 2017
  • EASL International Liver Congress Young Investigator Award , EASL. 2017
  • Canadian Association of Gastroenterology Resident Research Award, CAG. 2016
  • European Association for The Study of The Liver (EASL) Young Investigator Award, EASL. 2014
  • Associate Dean's Letter of Excellence for Lecturing, University of Calgary. 2018
  • CIHR INMD CASL Early Career Researcher Prize, Canadian Institutes of Health Research. 2024
  • TRIANGLE Early Career Researcher Award. A CIHR-funded health research training platform., Training a new generation of researchers in gastroenterology and liver.. 2024
  • 2023 EASL-AASLD Masterclass Selectee, EASL and AASLD. 2024
  • AASLD Best of the Liver Meeting, AASLD. 2021
  • 2021