Katrina Nguyen

Dr. Katrina Nguyen is a two-time best-selling author, award-winning, board-certified pediatric gastroenterologist, and founder of a nonprofit to fight childhood obesity.

She was just 14 months old when her family escaped by boat from Communist Vietnam in April 1975 after the Fall of Saigon. She nearly died twice during her journey to freedom and the American Dream.

She is a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Rockford. She has shared her expertise via EWTN Global Catholic Network, YMCA podcast, and the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Her Christian faith drives her to serve others. She established charity funds with Raymond James and Northwestern Mutual. Her nonprofit’s sponsors include Chick-fil-A and Fleet Feet.

Dr. Nguyen lives in Illinois with her husband Marconi. She enjoys being a dog mom, gardening and traveling.