Associate Professor, PhD, MD Le Van Thanh is a leading expert in Gastrointestinal Surgery – Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, currently working at the Department of Gastrointestinal, Hepatobiliary and Urological Surgery, Vinmec Times City International Hospital, and concurrently holding the position of Deputy Chief Medical Officer for Surgical Division, Vinmec Healthcare System.
With many years of experience in gastrointestinal surgery—especially in liver, biliary, pancreatic surgery, and liver transplantation—Assoc. Prof. Dr. Le Van Thanh has directly performed and supervised numerous complex surgeries, giving new hope and life to thousands of patients with severe hepatobiliary diseases.
He graduated as a General Practitioner from the Vietnam Military Medical Academy in 1990, earned his Master’s degree in Gastrointestinal Surgery in 1996, and successfully defended his Doctoral thesis in Medicine at the same academy in 2014. Dr. Thanh has also completed extensive training abroad, including a residency in Digestive and Hepatobiliary Surgery in France (2004–2006), as well as advanced liver transplantation training in South Korea (2016) and France (2017).
Before joining Vinmec, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Le Van Thanh held several key positions at the 108 Military Central Hospital, notably serving as Head of the Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, where he made significant contributions to the advancement of liver transplantation and gastrointestinal surgery in Vietnam.
With a solid professional foundation, refined surgical skills, and a deep dedication to patient care, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Le Van Thanh is among the pioneers in applying advanced techniques in hepatobiliary surgery, helping elevate Vietnam’s surgical medicine to international standards.
1990: Graduated as a General Practitioner at the Military Medical Academy
1996: Graduated with a Master of Medicine in Gastroenterology from Military Medical Academy
2004 - 2006: Resident doctor specializing in Gastroenterology - Hepatobiliary Surgery in the Republic of France
2014: Successfully defended the Doctorate of Medicine thesis at Military Medical Academy
2016: Studying Liver Transplant in Korea
2017: Studying Liver Transplantation in the French Republic
1990 - 1996: Doctor of Surgery - Military Hospital 110 - Military Region 1
1997 - 2014: Doctor of abdominal surgery - Central Military Hospital 108
2014: Vice Chairman of the Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery - Central Military Hospital 108
2015 - 2018: Vice Chairman of the Department of Liver - Gallbladder - Pancreatic Surgery - 108 Central Military Hospital
2018 - present: Head of Surgery Department of Liver - Bile - Pancreas - Central Military Hospital 108
Current Position: Deputy General Director of Surgical Division, Vinmec Healthcare System