Graduates 2006

Surgery Internship: Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado

General Surgery Resident: Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii

Medical School: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland

Honors/Awards:

• 2006 The Outstanding Chief Resident for Excellence in Medical Student Teaching Award
• 2006 The Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons Outstanding Laparoendoscopic Resident Award
• 2004 Berlex Award for Outstanding 2nd year Resident for Excellence in Teaching Residents
• Dean’s Outstanding Academic Achievement Award in Clinical Concepts (Uniformed Services UHS)

Medical Interests: General Surgery

Hobbies: Investing, Gardening and Landscaping

Future Plans: Private Practice, Honolulu, Hawaii

Medical School: University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, Hawaii

Honors/Awards:

• 2006 Ted Adams Award for best poster, "Antepartum Seafood Consumption and Mercury Levels in Newborn Cord Blood"at the Pacific Coast OB/GYN Society Annual Meeting
• 2006 Research Day First Place Award Recipient-"Antepartum Seafood Consumption and Mercury Levels in Newborn Cord Blood"
• Clinical Honors: Psychiatry, Pediatrics
• Honored Internal Medicine NBME Exam
• 2000-2002 Ruth E. Black Scholarship
• 2000 Kenneth O. Rewick Educational Aid Grant
• 1991-2001 Dr. Hans and Clara Zimmerman Foundation Scholarship
• 1998 Dr. Shigeru Horio Memorial Scholarship

Medical Interests: Laparoscopic Surgery, Clinical Research

Hobbies: Dance, Country, Horseback riding, Taiko drumming, Carpentry, Escrima

Publications: Yamamoto LG. Nomura JT. Sato RL. Ahern RM. Snow JL. Kuwaye TT. “Minimum clinically significant VAS differences for simultaneous (paired) interval serial pain assessments.” Am J of Emerg Med. 21(3):176-9, 2003 May.

Sato RL, Wong J, Sumida S, Yamamoto LG, Enoki N, Marn R. “Efficacy of superactivated charcoal administered late (3 hours) following acetaminophen overdose.” Am J Emerg Med 2003; 212:189-191

Sato RL, Nomura J, Ahern R, Snow J, Yamamoto LG, Kuwaye T. “Randomized paired comparison trial of cutaneous treatments for acute jellyfish (Carybdea alata) stings.” American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 20(7):624-6, 2002 Nov.

Wong J, Sato RL, Sumida S, Yamamoto LG, Enoki N, Marn R. “Adverse Effects of Superactivated Charcoal Administered to Healthy Volunteers” Hawaii Medical Journal. 2002; 61: 251-253.

Sumida S, Sato RL, Wong J, Yamamoto LG, Enoki N, Marn R. “Four and seven hour acetaminophen levels among healthy volunteers receiving a single 2 or 3 gram dose of acetaminophen.” Hawaii Medical Journal 2002; 61:251-253.

Sato RL, Yamamoto LG, Li GG. “Malpractice risk assessment among different approaches for obtaining informed consent.” Hawaii Medical Journal. 2000; 59: 357-361.

Massey DG, Hope BE, Fournier-Massey G. “Asthma in Hawaii: a tradition of excess mortality.” Journal of Asthma. 34(2):113-7, 1997.

Grants: Hawaii Medical Service Association, Research Foundation Grant – For research on methylmercury levels in newborn cord blood. 2004-2005.

University of Hawaii Foundation, Student Research Travel Grant – For presentation of research at the American College of Emergency Physicians Scientific Assembly, Chicago, October 16, 2001.

University of Hawaii Foundation, Student Research Travel Grant – For presentation of research at the American Academy of Pediatrics Annual Meeting, Chicago, October 29, 2000.

American Lung Association of Hawaii, Student Research Training Grant for research on asthma mortality (December 1995).

Future Plans: Private Practice, Honolulu, Hawaii

Medical School: New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York

Honors/Awards:

• M.D. with Honors Mayaguez Medical Spanish Program
• 1998-2002 Dr. James Nakamura Scholarship
• 1995-2001 Dr. Hans and Clam Zimmerman Scholarship

Medical Interests: Oncology

Hobbies: Movies, Tennis

Publications: “A Novel Role for Frequenin. a Ca2+-Binding Protein, as a Regulator of Kv4 K+-Currents” -- PNAS 2001; 98(22)12808-13.

“Analysis of Kv4 Chiments Reveals Distinct Roles for the N- and C-termini in the Inactivation Process” -- Abstract presented at the 2001 American Heart Association Annual Meeting

“Successful Treatment of Benign Bone Cysts and Tumors with Autogenous Maffow Aspiration Graft” -- Abstract presented at the 1998 Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America Annual Meeting

“Comparing ER Asthma Management Practices to the NIH Algorithm in a Large Urban Hospital” - Data presented at the 1997 American Lung Association Convention in San Francisco, CA

Future Plans: Research & Clinical Faculty, at Stanford University, Division of Gynecologic Oncology

Medical School: University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, Hawaii

Honors/Awards:

• 2006 Nakayama Award for the resident who maintained their stats and medical records consistently at both KMCWC and Queens Medical Center
• 2006 Medical Records Award from KMCWC for perfect medical record completion
• 2006 The American Association of Gyencologic Laparaoscopists Outstanding Resident for Special Excellence in Endoscopic Procedures
• 2005, 2004, 2003 - Dr. Roy Nakayama Award for Stats & Medical Records
• 2004 - Berlex Award for Oustanding 2nd year Resident for Excellence in Teaching Residents
• 2003 - Outstanding 1st year Resident for Excellence in Medical Student Teaching

Medical Interests: OB/GYN

Hobbies: Walking the Dog, Musical Compilations, MIT Club of Hawaii Treasurer, Guest speaker to high school students on the pursuit of a medical education.

Publications: Wong, GK; Griffith S; Kojima I; Demain AL: “Antifungal Activities of Rapamycin and Its Derivatives Prolylrapamycin, 32-Desmethylrapamycin, and 32-Desmethoxyrapamycin” The Journal of Antibiotics. May 1998; 51(5): 487-491.

Fang, A; Wong, GK; Demain, AL: “Enhancement of the Antifungal Activity of Rapamycin by the Coproduced Elaiophylin and Nigericin” The Journal of Antibiotics. February 2000; 53(2): 158-162.

Fang, A; Kim, WS; Wang, Y; Wong GK; Demain AL: “Further studies on the rapamycin fermentation”, abstract published in the Program and Abstracts of the July 2000, Annual Meeting for the Society for Industrial Microbiology.

Isa, JM; Wong, GK; Teraoka, SS; Sera, MI; Tsushima, MM; Yamamoto, LG:“Parental Pediatric Corticosteroid Preferences” The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. January 2001; 19(1): 29-31 Poster presented at: 2000 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Section on Emergency Medicine, October 2000, and at the John A. Burns School of Medicine Biomedical Sciences Symposium, March 2001.

Future Plans: Private Practice, Honolulu, Hawaii