Draft:Uy Hoang

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Dr
Uy Hoang
Uy Hoang in 2004
Personal details
Born1974 (age 51–52)
Saigon, Vietnam
EducationUniversity of London (BSc, MBBS, MDRes), Yale University (MPH)
OccupationPublic Health specialist[1]
Known for
Photography

Uy Hoang is a British physician specialising in public health.

He is also know for his extensive contributions to Google maps.

Early life

Hoang was born in Saigon, Vietnam. His family fled Vietnam in 1979 as part of the "Boat People" and resettled in London.[2] He attended Chislehurst & Sidcup Grammar School.[3] He graduated in medicine from the University of London in 2000.[1] He was awarded a Masters in Public Health from Yale University in 2006. Under the supervision of Professors Robert Stewart and Michael Goldacre, he obtained a Doctorate of Medicine by Research (MDRes) from the University of London in 2013, supported by a thesis on epidemiology.[4]

Medical career

After three years of hospital-based clinical medicine, he pursued a career in academic public health and is currently a Research Fellow within the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences at the University of Oxford.[5][6][7]

Hoang served as the Chair of the Vietnamese Mental Health Service (VMHS) between 2002 and 2022. [8][9][10]

Hoang is a fellow of the UK Faculty of Public Health (FPH) since 2012 and has been the chair of the Public Health Film Specialist Interest Group of the UK FPH since 2016.[11]

Film and photography

Hoang along with three other public health professionals set up the Public Health Film Society in 2014 and served as its president from 2015.[12][13]

Hoang is also a photographer specialising in 360 panoramas of the British Waterways on the Google Street View platform. His work has been featured in documentaries,[14][15] news reports, [16][17][18] blogs, [19][20][21] and social media. He has also won awards for his photography work. [22]

As of Jan 2026, he had uploaded approximately 320,000 photographs making him the 9th most prolific contributor to the Google Street View platform and amassing 772 million views. [23][24]

Hoang has also undertaken photography work in connection to his wider interests in conservation, including creating virtual tours in a effort to increase accessibility to open and public spaces. [25][26][27]

Conservation

Hoang is the founder of the Ridgeway Users Community Group in South London. [28][29] The group was instrumental in establishing the 'Thamesmead Pollinator Corridor' in 2023 on the Ridgeway in South London with funding from the Mayor of London. [30][31][32][33]

Hoang was also involved in the Save Crossness Nature Reserve Campaign in South London between 2022 - 2025.[34][35][36][37] His work was featured in a documentary by Jochnowicz films.

References

  1. ^ a b "General Medical Register". General Medical Council. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  2. ^ "Saturday Live - Jake Humphrey, Mapping Canal Towpaths, Online Dominatrix and the Inheritance Tracks of Justin Hawkins". BBC. 10 January 2026. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  3. ^ "Uy Hoang - Education, Qualifications and Professional Membership". Hoang.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  4. ^ Hoang, Uy (13 April 2013). "Student doctoral thesis. Characterising recent mortality trends in people with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia in England using linked hospital and mortality data". Kings College London. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  5. ^ "Team profile for Uy Hoang". Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  6. ^ "Citations for Uy Hoang". Google Scholar. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  7. ^ "Alumni". Oxford School of Public Health. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
  8. ^ "Vietnamese Mental Health Service Charity Company Profile". Companies House Profiles. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  9. ^ "Vietnamese Mental Health Service".
  10. ^ "Chapter Nine-'Cultural Influences on the Presentation and Treatment of Psychological Distress, including the Use of Traditional Medicine amongst the Vietnamese in the United Kingdom (UK)' in 'Southern Medicine for Southern People: Vietnamese Medicine in the Making' by Claudia Michele Thompson, Ayo Wahlberg". Google Books. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  11. ^ "Public Health Film Specialist Interest Group". UK Faculty of Public Health. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  12. ^ "Public Health Film Society". Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  13. ^ Arshanapally, Suraj (9 September 2025). "Lights, Camera, Impact: This Researcher Uses Film as a Tool for Social Change". Communicator's Guide to Social Impact. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
  14. ^ Jochnowicz (30 November 2021). "Uy Hoang - The Man Single Handedly Mapping The Thames". Retrieved 18 January 2026 – via YouTube.
  15. ^ Kisby, Liv (6 October 2023). "Estuary / Artery". FilmFreeway. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  16. ^ "Bridgitte Tetteh on BBC Radio Berkshire". BBC. 18 November 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  17. ^ Fifield, Jack (10 November 2025). "Meet the man mapping Britain for Google – on foot". LondonWorld. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  18. ^ Martin, Jessica (11 November 2025). "I'm mapping Britain for Google on foot - I've taken 300,000 snaps over 10 years". LondonWorld. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  19. ^ Hartley, Dave (21 September 2024). "Service to Others". Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  20. ^ "Walking the Thames Path". Peter Gates' Personal Website. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  21. ^ "How to escape quarantine without going outside". CityMonitor. 23 March 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  22. ^ "2022 River Champions". The River Restoration Centre. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  23. ^ "Uy Hoang Google Maps contributor profile". Google Maps. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  24. ^ "Uy Hoang Google Maps contributor rank". Google Local Guides Ranking. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  25. ^ "Uncovering the Secrets of Thamesmead's Community Gardens". Groundworks London. March 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  26. ^ "Using Art to Connect Community With Nature". Groundworks London. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  27. ^ "Making Space for Nature; Our Work in Thamesmead" (PDF). Clever Cities. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  28. ^ "Ridgeway Users Instagram Page". Instagram. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  29. ^ "Ridgeway Users Twitter Page". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  30. ^ "The Rewild London Fund". London Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  31. ^ "Rewild London Fund 2022". Mayor of London & London Assembly. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  32. ^ "Thamesmead Pollinator Corridor". Bumblebee Conservation Trust. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  33. ^ "Thamesmead Pollinator Corridor Project". North West Kent Countryside Partnership. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  34. ^ "Save Crossness Nature Reserve Campaign". Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  35. ^ Kersley, Andrew (8 January 2026). "The trash incinerator and the guerrilla bee". The Londoner. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  36. ^ Stein, Dorothy (14 February 2026). "Will we lose Crossness nature reserve for the 'false promise' of CCS?". Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  37. ^ Stein, Dorothy (14 February 2026). "CCS comes to SE London: climate solution or fossil fuel scam?". Salamander News - Community, climate and nature for Lewisham. Retrieved 3 April 2026.

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