Cynthia V. Nguyen, MD

Cynthia Nguyen, M.D., is an orthopedic surgeon at Shriners Children's Southern California. Dr. Nguyen is a native Californian, growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area. After graduating as valedictorian of her high school, she received her undergraduate degree in microbiology, immunology and molecular genetics, magna cum laude, from the University of California, Los Angeles. She earned her medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine.

Dr. Nguyen completed her residency in orthopedic surgery at Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, where she discovered her passion for treating musculoskeletal disorders in pediatric patients. She then proceeded to the University of Utah/Shriners Children’s Salt Lake City for a fellowship in pediatric orthopedic surgery. After this fellowship, she traveled to Accra, Ghana, to complete a spine surgery preceptorship under the tutelage of Nana Prof. Oheneba Boachie-Adjei at the Foundation of Orthopedics and Complex Spine (FOCOS).

Dr. Nguyen has experience treating children with a wide variety of pediatric orthopedic conditions. She has a special interest in patients with skeletal dysplasia and oversees the osteogenesis imperfecta clinic at Shriners Children’s Southern California, along with pediatrician Dr. Manu Raam, M.D. She has authored numerous articles and books, and presented at national and international conferences.

Dr. Nguyen loves working at Shriners Children's Southern California because it allows her to provide the highest quality of care to all pediatric orthopedic patients, including communities that may usually struggle with access.

Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her family, cooking, hiking and backpacking.