Physician · Scientist

Thao Thi Phuong Dao

Đào Thị Phương Thảo · MD, MSc

ENT Doctor | Computer Scientist | Medical AI Researcher

I am an otolaryngologist and computer science researcher working at the intersection of ENT clinical practice, medical imaging, artificial intelligence, and clinical decision support. My work focuses on developing clinically meaningful AI systems for laryngoscopy, vocal fold disease analysis, head-and-neck CT imaging, segmentation, radiomics, and explainable deep learning.

Thong Nhat Hospital University of Science, VNU-HCM
Thao Thi Phuong Dao

Otolaryngology · Medical AI

Research Interests

Research Interests

The questions guiding the work, where medicine meets machine learning.

Medical Artificial Intelligence

Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery

Laryngoscopy Image Analysis

Vocal Fold Disease Classification

Vocal Fold Lesion Detection and Segmentation

Head and Neck CT Imaging

Medical Image Segmentation

Radiomics and Deep Imaging Features

Content-Based Medical Image Retrieval

Explainable Artificial Intelligence

Vision-Language AI for ENT Endoscopy

Clinical Decision Support Systems

Mobile AI Applications in Medicine

Journey

Education & Experience

Two disciplines, one trajectory — from clinical medicine to computer science, each building on the last.

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2011 – 2017

Bachelor of Medicine

School of Medicine, Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City

2018 – 2020

Master of Medicine in Otorhinolaryngology

University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ho Chi Minh City

2020 – 2023

Master of Computer Science (ICT)

John von Neumann Institute, University of Science, VNU-HCM

2021 – present

Otolaryngologist

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Thong Nhat Hospital

2024 – present

PhD student in Computer Science

University of Science, VNU-HCM

Research & Publications

Selected Publications

Peer-reviewed journals, conference papers, and reviews across ENT and medical AI.

2026First author

Beyond 2D slices: TD-Mamba for 3D CT segmentation of head and neck space-occupying lesions

Thao Thi Phuong DaoTan-Cong NguyenMinh-Khoi PhamMai-Khiem TranTrong-Le DoTrung-Nghia LeTruong Hoang VietNguyen Chi ThanhTam V. NguyenMinh-Triet TranThanh Dinh Le

Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine

3D Medical ImagingHead-and-Neck CTLesion SegmentationMambaState Space Models
Link
2025Author

DYNAFormer: Enhancing transformer segmentation with dynamic anchor mask for medical imaging

Tan-Cong NguyenKim Anh PhungThao Thi Phuong DaoTrong-Hieu Nguyen-MauThuc Nguyen-QuangCong Nhan PhamTrung-Nghia LeJu ShenTam V. NguyenMinh-Triet Tran

Computers in Biology and Medicine

Dynamic anchor maskSegmentation
Link
2025First author

Toward Content-based Indexing and Retrieval of Head and Neck CT with Abscess Segmentation

Thao Thi Phuong DaoTan-Cong NguyenTrong-Le Doet al.

MAICBR: Multimedia AI in Modern CB Retrieval — Challenges and Applications, CBMI 2025, Dublin, Ireland

Head & Neck CTRetrievalSegmentation
Link
2024First author

Improving Laryngoscopy Image Analysis through Integration of Global Information and Local Features in VoFoCD Dataset

Thao Thi Phuong DaoTuan-Luc HuynhMinh-Khoi PhamTrung-Nghia LeTan-Cong NguyenQuang-Thuc NguyenBich Anh TranBoi Ngoc VanChanh Cong HaMinh-Triet Tran

Journal of Imaging Informatics in Medicine

LaryngoscopyVoFoCD DatasetClassificationDetection
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Featured Projects

Featured Projects

Selected research systems bridging clinical need and AI method.

active

AI-assisted Vocal Fold Disease Analysis

Deep learning models for classification, detection, and segmentation of vocal fold lesions from flexible laryngoscopy images.

Lead researcher

PyTorchComputer VisionSegmentationClassification
published

Laryngoscopy Image Analysis & VoFoCD Dataset

Medical AI research for improving laryngoscopy image classification by integrating global information and local features.

First author

Deep LearningDataset ConstructionPyTorch
active

Head and Neck CT Lesion Segmentation

Segmentation-guided analysis of abscess, tumor, and cyst lesions in head-and-neck CT images.

Lead researcher

MONAInnU-Net3D Segmentation
published

Content-Based Retrieval of Head and Neck CT Images

A medical image retrieval framework using segmentation, radiomics, and deep imaging features.

First author

RadiomicsCBIRFeature Learning
Clinical Expertise

Clinical depth, computational reach.

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Clinical Expertise
Otolaryngology
Laryngology
Vocal Fold Disorders
Flexible Laryngoscopy