Thach 'Tuck' Pham, MD, MBA, FACS
Associate Professor of Surgery - The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Fax: (401) 868-2308
Accepting New Patients
Dr. Thach “Tuck” Pham is a board-certified, fellowship-trained general surgeon specializing in Bariatric, MIS, and Robotic Surgery. He attended Drexel University College of Medicine, completed surgery residency at Eisenhower Army Medical Center, and finished an Advanced GI/MIS fellowship at UCSD. He speaks English, Vietnamese, and is learning German and Portuguese.
A decorated U.S. Army Medical Corps officer, Dr. Pham has served as a general/trauma surgeon at Fort Hood, Fort Knox, and Landstuhl Medical Center in Germany. He has been deployed on combat missions in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and has participated in multinational training exercises in Europe and Korea, as well as a POTUS-supported mission in Kenya.
Dr. Pham holds an Executive MBA from Germany, has patented medical devices, and is an entrepreneurial business leader passionate about technology innovation and social impact. He serves on professional society committees, company executive board, and as a startup co-founder.
Specialties
Board Certification:
American Board of Surgery
Education:
Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Residency:
General Surgery - Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, GA
Fellowship:
Advanced Gastrointestinal/Minimal Invasive Surgery - University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA
Memberships in Societies:
American College of Surgeons, Fellow
Society of American Gastrointestinal & Endoscopic Surgeons, Member/Committee
Excelsior Surgical Society, Member
Hospital Affiliations:
The Miriam Hospital
Rhode Island Hospital
Women & Infants Hospital
Newport Hosptial
St. Anne's Hospital - Fall River, MA
Morton Hospital - Taunton, MA
Areas of Expertise:
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Anti-Reflux Surgery
Damage Control Resuscitation
Bariatric Surgery
Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
Endoscopic Procedures
Surgical Innovation
In the News
Publications
SAGES Publication, Abstract Reviewer for Bariatric/Robotics/Advanced Technologies, 2019-2021.
Human Research Protocol, Medical Monitor
• Clinical Protocol To Treat Individuals With Tecovirimat (TPOXX) After Exposure To Orthopox Viruses
(Department of Army, Protocol IND #: 117933 S-11-10)
• Intermediate-Size Patient Population Expanded Access Protocol for Treatment of Coronavirus Disease
2019 (COVID-19) with Remdesivir (RDV; GS5734)[M-10839]
• Expanded Access Protocol for Treatment of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) with Anti-SARSCoV-
2 Convalescent Plasma (ASCOV2CP), IND 19930, M-10843.
Publication (Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID) 0000-0001-9663-8081)
• Jenny Lam, Toshiaki Suzuki, David Bernstein, Beiqun Zhao, Carlos T. Maeda, Thach Pham, Bryan J.
Sandler, Garth R. Jacobsen, Santiago Horgan. “An ERAS Protocol for Bariatric Surgery: Is it safe to
discharge on a post-operative day one?” Surg Endoscopy 2018.
• Bandera BC, Pham T, Hill-Pryor C, Bah-Sow M, Franco N, Prasad BM, Pizarro J. “Role of growth
factors in improved skin flap viability caused by phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors”. Am Surg. 2010
Jun;76 (6):614-7.
• Rice RD, Tsai JW, Pham T, Ayubi FS, Franco NA, White PW, Armstrong PJ. Evaluation of porcine
small-intestinal submucosa (Surgisis) as a vascular conduit for interposition in a rabbit model
(Oryctolagus cuniculus). J American Coll of Surgeons. Vol 209 (3) 140. Sept 2009.
• Lundy JB, Johnson EK, Seery JM, Pham T, Frizzi JD, Chasen AB. “Conservative management of
retained cardiac missiles: case report and literature review.” J Surg Educ. 2009 Jul-Aug; 66(4):228-35.
Academic Podium & Poster Presentation
• 2024 SAGES, Cleveland, Ohio, “Military Triage based on multiple combat deployments.”
• 2023 DHA EUCOM Health Conference, Garnish, Germany, “The Skinny on Bariatric Surgery.”
• 2018 SAGES, Seattle, Washington, “Large traumatic splenic cyst treated with partial splenectomy.”
• 2009 ACS, Chicago, Illinois, “Local application of angiogenic agents improves surgical skin flap
viability.”
