Atsuko Yamahiro, MD, MPH, AAHIVS
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Dr Atsuko Yamahiro received her Medical and Master in Public Health degrees from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, IL. Her postgraduate training includes residency and chief residency at the Yale Internal Medicine/Primary Care program in the HIV Training Track.
She worked as an Associate Program Director for Ambulatory Education at the Internal Medicine Residency Program at MetroHealth System in Cleveland, OH. She joined the Yale-Waterbury Internal Medicine Residency Program faculty in 2019. She worked as a primary care physician and Medical Director at Chase Clinic, where she cared for patients living with HIV. She currently works as core faculty in the Yale Primary Care program and preceptor in the HIV Training Track.
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Education & Training
- Chief Resident
- Yale School of Medicine (2017)
- MPH
- Northwestern University The Feinberg School of Med, School of Public Health (2013)
- MD
- Northwestern University The Feinberg School of Med (2013)
- BA
- Cornell University (2008)
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Publications Timeline
Merceditas Villanueva, MD
Publications
2018
Computer Use in the HIV Primary Care Clinic: Patient and Provider Perspectives
Yamahiro A, Frank C, Wang Q, Li F, Barakat L, et al. (2018) Computer Use in the HIV Primary Care Clinic: Patient and Provider Perspectives. J HIV AIDS 4(3): dx.doi.org/10.16966/2380-5536.158Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
A Sharp Lesson on Being a Patient
Yamahiro, A. A sharp lesson on becoming a patient. Literary AMWA: A Gallery of Writing. Winter 2017-2018;1:26-27.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2016
Meningitis Caused by Candida Dubliniensis in a Patient with Cirrhosis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Yamahiro A, Lau KH, Peaper DR, Villanueva M. Meningitis Caused by Candida Dubliniensis in a Patient with Cirrhosis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Mycopathologia 2016, 181: 589-593. PMID: 27038312, DOI: 10.1007/s11046-016-0006-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
2013
Primary care physician communication at hospital discharge reduces medication discrepancies
Lindquist LA, Yamahiro A, Garrett A, Zei C, Feinglass JM. Primary care physician communication at hospital discharge reduces medication discrepancies. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2013, 8: 672-677. PMID: 24311447, DOI: 10.1002/jhm.2098.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
2008
Gap junctions in Malpighian tubules of Aedes aegypti
Weng XH, Piermarini PM, Yamahiro A, Yu MJ, Aneshansley DJ, Beyenbach KW. Gap junctions in Malpighian tubules of Aedes aegypti. Journal Of Experimental Biology 2008, 211: 409-422. PMID: 18203997, DOI: 10.1242/jeb.011213.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitations
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Activities
activity American Academy of HIV Medicine
01/04/2021 - PresentPeer Review Groups and Grant Study SectionsVolunteerDetailsHIV Certification Exam Test Question Writer and Revieweractivity Dynamed Topic Editor
06/01/2022 - PresentPeer Review Groups and Grant Study SectionsEditor
Honors
honor Teacher of the Year
06/04/2026Other AwardUConn Waterbury Internal Medicine Residency Programhonor Teacher of the Year
06/05/2025Other AwardYale Waterbury Internal Medicine Residency Programhonor Teacher of the Year
06/08/2023Other AwardYale Waterbury Internal Medicine Residency Programhonor Ambulatory Teaching Award
06/01/2019Other AwardMetroHealth System, Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineDetailsUnited Stateshonor Ralph I. Horwitz Research in Residency Award
05/01/2016Yale School of Medicine AwardYale Internal Medicine Residency ProgramDetailsUnited States
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Internal Medicine
- Certification Organization
- AB of Internal Medicine
- Original Certification Date
- 2016
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