Dr. Terry Nguyen is the Chair of Pediatrics at the Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC) and an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. She is passionate about integrating mental and physical wellbeing for her patients, their families, and her physician colleagues.

Dr. Terry, as she is affectionately called by her patients, separately coaches young adults and their parents as they transition and launch their young adults into adulthood. She has published two TEDx talks; “Why Young Adults Don’t Need Your Advice” was a TEDx Eitor’s Pick in 2024. She helps parents find joy and thrive in their parenting journey through her biweekly Practical Parenting Podcast. Dr. Nguyen’s pediatric and wellness expertise has been featured on local and national television and print media (CNN, NBC Nightly News, NPR, WBFF Fox 45, Baltimore Sun). She has been recognized as a Baltimore Magazine Top Doctor, GBMC Women of Impact Leadership Award and Maryland’s Top 100 Women Award.

As a co-chair of the Mental Health Committee of the Maryland Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), she is the Maryland AAP Ambassador for Youth Suicide Prevention and Trauma-Informed Care. She serves as faculty of the AAP Anxiety and Depression ECHO, educating pediatricians on pediatric mental health. She also co-chairs the AAP Section on Integrative Medicine Education Subcommittee. Dr. Nguyen is the founding chair of the GBMC Medical Staff Wellness Committee. She volunteers with the Walk with a Doc program through Baltimore’s Backyard Basecamp.

Dr. Terry enjoys yoga, trail walking, flower arranging, creating art, reading, playing and eating with friends and family.