Nhat Pham, D.O.

About

Growing up I had the privilege to shadow a local family practice physician who helped the underserved in my community. I was astonished at how open, honest, and thankful patients were when it came to their health. I also saw how much education could be provided to improve their health. I knew at that point I wanted to be a physician. I wanted to help with something most people value greatly, their health.

During my pediatric residency rotation in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), we had a healthy 3-year-old child admitted with severe pneumonia needing life support. I saw the fear in her parent’s eyes, and thankfully I saw the excitement and joy they had when their child was able to leave the hospital back to her normal state. This happened on multiple occasions in the PICU. I knew this was my calling. I wanted to be able to provide support during one of the most stressful and critical moments of a family’s life; their child being severely ill. A quote originally by Hippocrates and altered by many that I keep dear to my heart and have the honor to live every day I am in the PICU goes something like this … “As a physician, my job is to cure sometimes, treat often, comfort always”. Though I wish I could cure every child I encounter, sometimes the end outcome is out of my hands; but at minimum I have the honor to always comfort the family and child through to the next stage of their life. What a blessing I have!