Nam Pham, M.D., Ph.D.

Nam Pham, M.D., Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center, and a member of its Division of Endocrinology. He focuses on diabetes, thyroid dysfunction, and pituitary disorders.

Originally from Lakewood, California, Dr. Pham holds a bachelor's degree in chemistry and biology from Stanford University. He earned his medical degree and his doctoral degree in cell regulation at UT Southwestern, where he also completed internal medicine residency training and received fellowship training in endocrinology and metabolism.

Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in internal medicine and endocrinology, he joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2022.

Dr. Pham is an active member of the American College of Physicians and the Endocrine Society.

He has delivered numerous presentations and published several academic articles related to his areas of expertise. He also holds three patents in the field of biomedical devices. His recent research experience includes studying the dynamics between pancreatic alpha cells and beta cells.

Other Post Graduate Training

UT Southwestern Medical Center (2016)

Graduate School

UT Southwestern Medical School (2016)

Medical School

UT Southwestern Medical School (2016)

Residency

UT Southwestern Medical Center (2018), Internal Medicine

Fellowship

UT Southwestern Medical Center (2021), Endocrinology & Metabolism

• Diabetes
• Quality Improvement

Featured Publications

Effects of altered sialic acid biosynthesis on N-linked glycan branching and cell surface interactions.

Pham ND, Pang PC, Krishnamurthy S, Wands AM, Grassi P, Dell A, Haslam SM, Kohler JJ, J Biol Chem 2017 06 292 23 9637-9651

Cellular metabolism of unnatural sialic acid precursors.

Pham ND, Fermaintt CS, Rodriguez AC, McCombs JE, Nischan N, Kohler JJ, Glycoconj J 2015 Oct 32 7 515-29

Photocrosslinking approaches to interactome mapping.

Pham ND, Parker RB, Kohler JJ, Curr Opin Chem Biol 2013 Feb 17 1 90-101

Chemical Modulation of Protein O-GlcNAcylation via OGT Inhibition Promotes Human Neural Cell Differentiation.

Andres LM, Blong IW, Evans AC, Rumachik NG, Yamaguchi T, Pham ND, Thompson P, Kohler JJ, Bertozzi CR, ACS Chem Biol 2017 08 12 8 2030-2039

 Featured Books

Polyesteramide coatings for drug eluting stents: controlling drug release by polymer engineering. In Active Implants and Scaffolds for Tissue Regeneration

Trollsas, M., Maslanka, B., Pham, N., Lin, Q., Hossainy, S., Hsu, S.L., and Ngo, M.H. (2011).

• Research Fellow
  Endocrine Fellows Foundation (2019-2021)

• American College of Physicians
• Endocrine Society