Trish Phuong Dinh, MD

Dr. Dinh has resided in the Tampa Bay area since 1991. Having lived in all three counties of Pasco, Pinellas, and Hillsborough, she is passionate about the mental health of our local community. Dr. Dinh earned a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences with a minor in Biomedical Physics at the University of South Florida. She graduated Magna Cum Laude with a 4.0 GPA, earning the King O’Neal Scholar Award for the highest GPA in her graduating college class.

Dr. Dinh then went on to attend medical school at USF Morsani College of Medicine where she produced multiple research publications, abstracts, and posters. During her year of clinical research at the Byrd Alzheimer’s Institute, Dr. Dinh completed five abstracts and posters on the topic of schizophrenia. Dr. Dinh’s passion for learning and excelling at what she does continued to be evident as she received awards in medical school for Clinical Excellence in the Neuropsychiatry Clerkship for 2014-2015 and Outstanding Student in Psychiatry for 2015-2016. As the locals say, USF stands for “You Stay Forever.” Carrying on the Bull pride, Dr. Dinh also attended USF Health for her General Psychiatry Residency. During her second year of residency, Dr. Dinh was recognized for her commitment to and excellence in teaching with the Outstanding Teaching by a Resident award for 2017-2018.

Living with mental illness is just as, if not more, challenging than living with a physical illness. Dr. Dinh understands that just because an illness can’t be seen, that doesn’t mean it’s not there. She is empathetic to the suffering and struggles that patients with mental illness experience as she has multiple family members who have ADHD, anxiety, depression, OCD and/or PTSD. Advocating for the proper mental health treatment of her family members and patients is a priority for her as she has witnessed the profound effect successful psychiatric treatment can have on improving one’s quality of life.

When you see Dr. Dinh for psychiatric care, you can be confident that you’re seeing a Psychiatrist who is knowledgeable, passionate about educating her patients about their diagnoses and treatment, understanding, compassionate and empathetic. Dr. Dinh treats her patients with the same courtesy, respect and care that she expects for her family members when they receive care from their Physicians and other clinicians.