Viet Ngoc Nguyen

I am a postdoctoral researcher at the Centre for Pharmacoepidemiology at Karolinska Institutet, where I conduct research on the utilisation and safety of pharmacological treatments for diabetes and obesity using Swedish national registers.

I have a background in clinical pharmacy from Vietnam and epidemiology from Karolinska Institutet. My research interests include causal inference methods and perinatal pharmacoepidemiology. I defended my PhD in June 2026 at the Division of Clinical Epidemiology, where my doctoral research focused on assessing the risks of adverse pregnancy and cardiovascular outcomes associated with systemic lupus erythematosus and its treatments.

Before joining Karolinska Institutet, I worked as a junior teacher and researcher at the Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. In this role, I taught prescription and medical record review and conducted research on medication adherence among patients with chronic conditions.

Education

PhD in pharmacoepidemiology, 2026, Karolinska Institutet

MSc in Public Health Epidemiology, 2022, Karolinska Institutet, with Swedish Institute Scholarship for Global Professionals (SISGP) 2020-2022

Pharmacist degree, 2016, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Pharmacoepidemiology in rheumatology, cardiology, and reproductive health.

Causal inference methods

Biostatistics I - Master's in Epidemiology, 2024, Karolinska Institutet

Systematic review and Meta-analysis - PhD level and Master's in Epidemiology, 2022-Present, Karolinska Institutet

Clinical Pharmacy - Undergraduate pharmacy students, 2016-2020, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Drugs and alcohol-related harm, drug use disorder, opioid dependence treatment - 2016-2020, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam