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Katrina Nguyen, MD, completed her Med-Peds residency at the
University of Missouri – Columbia, followed by a fellowship in pediatric
gastroenterology, hepatology, and nutrition at SUNY Downstate Medical
Center in Brooklyn, New York.

Dr. Nguyen is currently a Locum Tenens physician and a Clinical Associ-
ate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Illinois College of Medicine
in Rockford. Additionally, she is devoted to an organization she founded
called Faithful-2-Fitness, a non-profit enterprise that serves as a liaison to assist in the develop-
ment of community-based, stewardship-driven, childhood obesity intervention programs across
America.

Dr. Nguyen recently published her first book, “Live to Give: An inspirational memoir about free-
dom, faith, and selflessness,” which chronicles her remarkable journey and the realization of her
dream to practice medicine. She’s passionate about creating balance in life by giving back to oth-
ers, and is grateful for the opportunity to serve her community through Faithful-2-Fitness and other
charitable organizations.

“Growing up, my family experienced hunger and had to get by with very little. But in my organiza-
tion Faithful-2-Fitness, I’m focused on helping people learn how to control the excesses. There are
health issues associated with the extremes—having too much and too little—and our goal is to find
that balance,” said Dr. Nguyen. “I also think it’s important to have balance as a physician—to find
joy in what we do and take the time to help others and share our success.”