Binh Trinh, M.D., Ph.D.

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Binh Trinh, M.D., Ph.D.
Thoracic Surgeon
Clinical Expertise
  • General Surgery
  • Pulmonary Disease
  • Surgical Oncology
  • Thoracic Surgery
Research Area
  • Esophageal Cancer
  • Lung Cancer
  • Mesothelioma
  • Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma
Other Languages Spoken
Vietnamese
Academic Appointments

Associate Clinical Professor

Clinical Teams
Surgery
Surgery — Thoracic and Lung
Research Teams
Lung Cancer
Surgery Research

Binh N. Trinh, M.D., Ph.D., is an accomplished thoracic surgeon whose career has been shaped by a lifelong desire to ease suffering and bring hope to patients. Drawn to medicine by the opportunity to directly impact lives, he found his calling in thoracic surgery — a specialty he describes as both high risk and high reward, combining advanced technology with meaningful patient outcomes. His commitment to cancer care began early in his career as he sought to contribute to solutions for lung cancer.

Dr. Trinh’s extensive expertise includes minimally invasive thoracic surgery, robotic approaches, lung cancer treatment, lung transplantation, airway and esophageal conditions, and complex thoracic diseases. He is especially proud of his service to veterans at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, where he has cared for a population with high needs and deep resilience. His dedication to global health is reflected in his ongoing collaboration with physicians in Vietnam, helping build and mentor their developing lung transplant program.

A strong advocate for patient-centered care, Dr. Trinh emphasizes the importance of understanding each patient’s language, background, and beliefs to tailor care thoughtfully. Outside the operating room, he enjoys listening to music, playing guitar, and spending time with his family. In addition to English, he speaks Vietnamese.

Location

Education & Experience

Degrees

  • 2004, Doctor of Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, CA
  • 2003, Doctor of Philosophy, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, CA

Fellowship

  • 2013-2015, Chief Resident Fellow, Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
  • 2012-2015, Fellow, Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

Residency

  • 2011-2012, Chief Resident, General Surgery, Los Angeles County and USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
  • 2009-2012, Resident, General Surgery, Los Angeles County and USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
  • 2005-2007, Resident, General Surgery, Los Angeles County and USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

Intern

  • 2005-2006, Intern, Los Angeles County and USC Medical Center; Los Angeles, CA

Professional Experience

  • 2026-present, Associate Clinical Professor, City of Hope Orange County, Irvine, CA
  • 2023-2025, Associate Clinical Professor, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
  • 2016-2022, Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
  • 2015-2016, Attending, Central California Faculty Medical Group, University of California San Francisco, Fresno, CA

Awards & Memberships

Memberships

  • American College of Surgeons
  • American Medical Association
  • Society of Graduate Surgeons
  • American College of Cardiology
  • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
  • Western Thoracic Surgical Association

Publications

  • D.M. Gordon, S.R. Hays, J.P. Singer, A.A. Perez, A. Venado, G. Iyer, B.M. Zuckerman, C.E. Daulton, J. Pascual, K. Dewey, R. Florez, R.J. Shah, N.A. Kolaitis, L.E. Leard, M.E. Kleinhenz, J. Golden, B. Trinh, T. Deuse, J. Kukreja, Reducing Length of Stay after Lung Transplant through Implementation of Multi-Disciplinary Care Coordination Rounds, The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, Volume 39, Issue 4, Supplement, 2020, Page S209, ISSN 1053-2498, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healun.2020.01.829.
  • Tsou S, Chen J, Brzezinski M, Hays S, Leard L, Singer JP, Trinh B, Kukreja J. Lung transplantation from swimming pool drowning victims: A case series. Am J Transplant. 2021 Jan 28. PMID: 33508883
  • DeBolt CL, Gao Y, Sutter N, Soong A, Leard L, Jeffrey G, Kleinhenz ME, Calabrese D, Greenland J, Venado A, Hays SR, Shah R, Kukreja J, Trinh B, Kolaitis NA, Douglas V, Diamond JM, Smith P, Singer J. The association of post-operative delirium with patient-reported outcomes and mortality after lung transplantation. Clin Transplant. 2021 05; 35(5):e14275. PMID: 33682171
  • Trinh BN, Brzezinski M, Kukreja J. Early Postoperative Management of Lung Transplant Recipients. Thorac Surg Clin. 2022 May; 32(2):185-195. PMID: 35512937
  • Anobel Youhana Odisho, MD, MPH; Ali R Maiorano, BA; Olivia A Bigazzi, MS; Eli Medina, MBA; Lorriana E Leard, MD; Rupal Shah, MD; Aida Venado, MD; Alyssa Perez, MD; Jeffrey Golden, MD; Mary Ellen Kleinhenz, MD; Nicholas A Kolaitis, MD; Julia Maheshwari, MD; Binh N Trinh, MD. PhD; Jasleen Kukreja, MD, MPH; John Greenland, MD, PhD; Daniel Calabrese, MD; Aaron B Neinstein, MD; Jonathan P Singer, MD, MS; Steven R Hays, MD. Design and Implementation of a Digital Health Home Spirometry Intervention for Remote Monitoring of Lung Transplant Function. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation (in submission) Prepared: March 30, 2025
  • Malcolm, Katherine; Teraoka, Justin; Mourad, Michelle; Leard, Lorriana; Nguyen, Kevin; Hart, Danielle; Peace, Sierra; Iyer, Gautham; Gordon, David; Zuckerman, Brianna; Pascual, Jonathon; Ponzo, Jennifer; Perez, Alyssa; Budanova, Nataliya; Singer, Jon; Gesthalter, Yaron; Trinh, Binh; Hays, Steven; Kukreja, Jasleen; Venado, Aida. Implementation of Ultrasound Surveillance at Discharge to Reduce 30-day Readmissions for Pleural Effusions after Lung Transplant" has been successfully submitted online and is presently being given full consideration for publication in Progress in Transplantation. Progress in Transplantation (in submission)
  • Isaza, E., Santos, J., Haro, G. J., Chen, J., Weber, D. J., Deuse, T., Singer, J. P., Golden, J. A., Hays, S., Trinh, B. N., Brzezinski, M., & Kukreja, J. (2023). Intercostal Nerve Cryoanalgesia Versus Thoracic Epidural Analgesia in Lung Transplantation: A Retrospective Single-Center Study. Pain and therapy, 12(1), 201–211.
  • Isaza E, Santos J, Haro GJ, Chen J, Weber DJ, Deuse T, Singer JP, Golden JA, Hays S, Trinh BN, Brzezinski M, Kukreja J. Intercostal Nerve Cryoanalgesia Versus Thoracic Epidural Analgesia in Lung Transplantation: A Retrospective Single-Center Study. Pain Ther. 2023 Feb; 12(1):201-211. PMID: 36274081. PMCID: PMC9845479
  • Odisho AY, Liu AW, Maiorano AR, Bigazzi MOA, Medina E, Leard LE, Shah R, Venado A, Perez A, Golden J, Kleinhenz ME, Kolaitis NA, Maheshwari J, Trinh BN, Kukreja J, Greenland J, Calabrese D, Neinstein AB, Singer JP, Hays SR. Design and implementation of a digital health home spirometry intervention for remote monitoring of lung transplant function. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2023 06; 42(6):828-837. PMID: 37031033
  • Nguyen A, Chen J, Isaza E, Panchal N, Deiter F, Hoover J, Trinh B, Hays SR, Golden JA, Singer JP, Brzezinski M, Greenland JR, Kukreja J. Biofire pneumonia panel in lung donors: faster detection but limited pathogens. Transpl Infect Dis. 2023 Aug; 25(4):e14091. PMID: 37428868
  • Max L. Cohen, Alexis N. Brumwel, Tsung Che Ho, Kiana Garakani, Genevieve Montas, Darren Leong, Vivianne Ding, Jeffrey A. Golden1, Binh N. Trinh, David Jablons, Michael A. Matthay, Kirk D. Jones, Paul J. Wolters, Ying Wei, Harold A. Chapman, Claude Jourdan Le Saux. A fibroblast-dependent TGF1/sFRP2 noncanonical Wnt signaling axis promotes epithelial metaplasia in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. The Journal of Clinical Investigation (accepted)