Dr. Thomas Vovan graduated Medical School from UC, Irvine School of Medicine and completed his residency at UCLA. He is Board Certified in the Subspecialties of Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine. In addition to dealing with all diseases relating to the respiratory system, Dr. Vovan offers specialty procedures in complete lung function testing, screening for lung cancer and asthma, bronchoscopy, and sleep studies. He also has special interests in application of telemedicine in COPD care, as well as interstitial lung disease. Dr. Vovan speaks fluent Vietnamese.
Procedures Dr. Vovan performs:
- Bronchoscopy
- EBUS-Ultrasound, Endobronchial
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Pulmonary Function Testing for Asthma and COPD
“I believe in getting the correct diagnosis for all my patients. I believe in consolidating treatment plans eliminating ineffective therapy once the correct diagnosis is made. I strive to get to the lowest effective dose for my patients if they need to stay on therapy. Health starts with the belief in both yourself and your physician working in concert to provide the best care available.”
Education
- Fellowship, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of California, Irvine
- Residency, UCLA/ VA Los Angeles Heathcare System
- Internship, UCLA/VA Los Angeles Healthcare System
- M.D., University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine
Board Certifications and Licenses
- ABIM in Subspecialties of Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine
- Board Eligible UCNS, Neurocritical Care Medicine
Hospital Administrative Positions
- Chief of Staff, MemorialCare, Saddleback Medical Center
- Vice Chief of Staff, MemorialCare, Saddleback Medical Center
- Chief, Department of Medicine, MemorialCare, Saddleback Medical Center
- Medical Director, Critical Care services, MemorialCare, Saddleback Medical Center
- Medical Director, Respiratory Therapy, MemorialCare, Saddleback Medical Center
- Member, MemorialCare Pulmonary Best Practice Team
- Member, OptumCare/Monarch Healthcare Medical Leadership Council
- Past Chairman, Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee
Former Academic Positions
- Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, Irvine
- Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, Irvine
- Medical Director, Medical ICU, University of California, Irvine, Medical Center
- Clinical Instructor, UCLA School of Medicine
- Medical Director, Intensivist Program, UCI
Hospital Affiliation
- MemorialCare, Saddleback Medical Center, Laguna Hills, CA
- MemorialCare, Orange Coast Medical Center, Fountain Valley, CA
- Kindred Hospital, Westminster, CA
Associations
- Member of MemorialCare Physician Society
- Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians