Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Program Director of the Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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Dr. My-Linh Ngo joined Vanderbilt University Medical Center in 2017 as an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
and Pediatric Hospitalist. She completed her medical school training (2012) and residency in Pediatrics (2015) from the University of Mississippi, followed by a fellowship in Pediatric Hospital Medicine at the University of Texas (2017). Since joining Vanderbilt, Dr. Ngo has distinguished herself as an outstanding leader, clinician, and educator. She co-founded and has led the nationally recognized Pediatric Hospital Medicine (PHM) Fellowship program since its launch in 2019, serving as Program Director since 2021. Under her leadership, the PHM fellowship was among the first four programs nationally to gain accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.
Beyond her work at Vanderbilt, Dr. Ngo has played a key role in advancing PHM fellowship training nationally, serving on the Fellowship Director’s Council for the PHM Assessment Subcommittee since 2018. A respected clinician known for her evidence-based care, compassion, and communication skills, she was inducted into the Academy for Excellence in Clinical Medicine in 2023. In 2022, she was also inducted into the Academy for Excellence in Education for her leadership in curriculum design and educational innovation.
Dr. Ngo has led national initiatives to improve diversity, inclusivity, and program assessment in PHM. Passionate about medical education, her research focuses on professional identity formation and scholarly mentorship. She has presented her work at national and international conferences and has been an invited speaker at several academic institutions.