Thach 'Tuck' Pham, MD, MBA, FACS
Associate Professor of Surgery - The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Fax: (401) 751-5124
Accepting New Patients
Dr. Thach “Tuck” Pham is a board-certified, fellowship-trained general surgeon specializing in Advanced Endoscopy, Bariatric Surgery, and Minimally Invasive Surgery. He speaks English, Vietnamese, basic German, and is learning Portuguese.
Dr. Pham earned his medical degree from Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia and completed his general surgery residency at Eisenhower Army Medical Center in Fort Gordon, Georgia. He then pursued fellowship training in advanced gastrointestinal and minimally invasive surgery at the University of California, San Diego.
A decorated U.S. Army reservist, Dr. Pham has served as a General Surgeon at Fort Hood, Fort Knox, and Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany. His military service includes combat deployments in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria. In addition, he supported the U.S. President Support Mission in Kenya and participated in multinational training exercises across Korea, Greece, and Germany.
Dr. Pham describes himself as a business angel and venture capital fund advisor. He’s a startup co-founder, serial entrepreneur, and business leader who’s working on multiple innovative and technological projects with social and health impacts.
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 Surger - 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
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.”
