Bio


Dr. Nam Phuong Tran is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Division of Hospital Medicine. She earned her Doctor of Medicine degree from Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia before returning to the Bay Area to complete her Internal Medicine residency at California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) in San Francisco. Following residency, she was selected as the inaugural Clinical Research Fellow in Autoimmune Liver Diseases within CPMC's Division of Hepatology. Dr. Tran began her career as a hospitalist during the COVID-19 pandemic and has practiced in both community and academic healthcare settings. She joined the Stanford School of Medicine faculty in 2026 as a member of the Surgical Co-Management team, where she specializes in the management of complex medical conditions in patients undergoing surgery.

Her clinical and academic interests include chronic liver disease, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD/MASH), clinical reasoning, and medical education. As an immigrant and the first physician in her family, Dr. Tran is also passionate about expanding access to medical education and healthcare career pathways for first-generation students.

Academic Appointments


  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine

Professional Education


  • Board Certification, American Board of Internal Medicine (2021)
  • Fellowship, California Pacific Medical Center, Division of Hepatology, Department of Transplantation and Advanced Organ Therapies, Clinical Research: Autoimmune Liver Disease (2020)
  • Residency, California Pacific Medical Center, Internal Medicine (2019)
  • Medical Education, Drexel University College of Medicine (2016)