Dr. Kien-An Duong, MD

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Get to know Internist, Dr. Kien-An Duong, who serves patients in Fountain Valley, California

Dr. Duong is a board-certified internist with MemorialCare Medical Group – Fountain Valley (Warner) in Fountain Valley, California. He is also affiliated with MemorialCare Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center, Long Beach Medical Center, Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Long Beach, and Saddleback Medical Center. His secondary specialty is pediatrics.  Dr. Duong looks forward to establishing long-term relationships with his patients and getting to know the patient’s families as well.

“Dr. Kien-An Duong chose a career in medicine as a way to give back to the community who helped him and his family when they first immigrated to this country. He believes along with treating and healing, educating and learning from his patients are very important”, states the official website of MemorialCare. “To teach is to learn”, Dr. Duong adds

Dr. Duong received his medical degree in 2001 at the New York Medical College. He then joined Staten Island University Hospital, where he completed his internal medicine/pediatrics training (2001-2005). He is an active member of the American College of Physicians.

Following his training, Dr. Duong attained board certification in internal medicine with the American Board of Internal Medicine. The American Board of Internal Medicine is a 501 nonprofit, self-appointed physician-evaluation organization that certifies physicians practicing internal medicine and its subspecialties.

Internal medicine or general internal medicine is the medical specialty dealing with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of internal diseases. Physicians specializing in internal medicine are called internists.

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