Pediatric Emergency Physicians, Kapiolani Medical Specialists
Kapiolani Medical Center For Women And Children
Department of Pediatrics, University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine
The only pediatric emergency physician group in Hawaii
Through Kapi’olani Medical Specialists, the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Division is responsible for: Patient care (ED staffing), quality improvement, administration, nursing education, medical student and resident education, pre-hospital (EMS) education. Members of this division also provide support staffing services for pediatric transport and hospital sedation.
UH JABSOM/Kapi’olani Medical Center Contributions: PBL tutoring, ward attending, grand rounds, Monday noon conference, resident conferences, student preceptoring, student exams, research, continuing medical education, contribution to educational and life support programs sponsored by the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Emergency Physicians, and the American Heart Association. The Emergency Medicine Division contributes substantial faculty resources towards medical student and resident education. The Emergency Medicine Division played a major role in publishing the UH JABSOM general pediatrics textbook (700 pages) in 2004: Case Based Pediatrics For Medical Students and Residents.
The Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine can best be characterized as a group of independent thinkers who work together to get the job done. Faculty in this division are all board certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Emergency Medicine. The division is responsible for scheduling 24/7 attending physician coverage for the pediatric emergency medicine service, utilizing faculty attendings who care for approximately 28,000 pediatric visits annually (42,000 total visits annually). This division collectively has received numerous awards and accomplishments in medical education, academic research and community service.
Alson Inaba, MD, PALS-NF
Birthplace: Honolulu
Grew up in: Honolulu (Manoa)
High School: Iolani, 1979
College: Creighton University, 1983 (Biology major/Philosophy minor)
Med School: Tufts University School of Medicine, 1987 (AOA Honor Society)
Residency: Children’s Hospital Oakland (Pediatrics), 1987-1990.
Fellowship: Children’s Hospital Oakland (Pediatric Emergency Medicine), 1990-1992.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics. Dr. Inaba has served as the Division Head of Pediatric Emergency Medicine since April 2011. He was the recipient of the 2011 Arnold P. Gold Foundation’s Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award and was also the invited keynote speaker at the white coat ceremony for the incoming JABSOM class of 2015 (7-23-2011). He is a fellow of the AAP, board certified in pediatrics and pediatric emergency medicine. He has received eight teaching awards over the past 12 years. He is a certified instructor in Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) and Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS). He has served as the Course Director for all PALS courses at The Queen’s Medical Center for over 15 fifteen years. He has served as the American Heart Association (AHA) National Faculty member for PALS for the State of Hawaii and also served on the AHA National Program Administration Subcommittee which oversees all of the PALS, ACLS and BLS courses in the nation and internationally. One of his innovative teaching tips for CPR was published in the Fall 2006 issue of Currents by the AHA. Since the release of this publication his Stayin Alive CPR teaching method is currently being used throughout the United States, Japan, Okinawa, Canada, Egypt, Argentina and Africa. His original 2005 Stayin Alive CPR teaching tip was also recently incorporated into a national campaign for Hands Only CPR by the American Heart Association (June 2011). In June of 2012, he was invited by the AHA to help launch their national Hands Only CPR campaign in New York City. In a Hollywood style red carpet event he was recognized for his 2006 contribution of using the hit disco song “Stayin Alive” to help teach the proper chest compression rate during Hands Only CPR. His Stayin Alive CPR technique has already saved numerous lives around the world. He was the Director of our former Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellowship program, from which two fellows have graduated and are currently board certified. He served as the Medical Director of the Hawaii Poison Center. He has over 25 publications in journals and textbooks. He is an Associate Editor for our recently published general pediatrics textbook, Case Based Pediatrics For Medical Students and Residents. He is a charter member of the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice Editorial Board. His interests include mentoring premedical students and preclinical medical students (using his “STAR” Mentoring Program), and creating innovative methods of teaching (which sometimes incorporates magic and rap music). In the community he serves as a CPR and PALS resource. He also serves as the Medical Director for several community public access defibrillation programs.
Loren Yamamoto, MD, MPH, MBA
Birthplace: Honolulu
Grew up in: Pearl City, HI
High School: Pearl City HS, 1975
College: University of Hawaii, 1978 (Biology major)
Med School: Baylor College of Medicine (Houston, TX), University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine, 1983.
Graduate School: MPH, 1981, University of Hawaii School of Public Health. MBA, 1993, University of Hawaii College of Business Administration.
Residency: Kapi’olani-Children’s Medical Center (Pediatrics), 1983-1986.
Fellowship: Kapi’olani Medical Center For Women and Children (Pediatric Emergency Medicine), 1988.
Hobbies: Tennis, fishing, University of Hawaii sports.
Professor of Pediatrics and Associate Chair of Finance. Dr. Yamamoto’s main interests are research, publishing and technology/telecommunications. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and a fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP). He has published over 120 articles in peer-reviewed journals, 90 abstracts, 75 electronic publications, 40 reference and textbook chapters, and 80 national research/educational presentations. Dr. Yamamoto serves on the editorial board of the American Journal of Emergency Medicine and Pediatric Emergency Care. He is the Chief Editor of Radiology Cases In Pediatric Emergency Medicine, a CD and Web based educational program for which he received the AAP Professional Medical Education Award. He is also the author of Tidbits on Raising Children (a parenting book), Pediatric Emergency Medicine Cases (an AAP publication), Pediatric Radiology Review, and is the Chief Editor for Case-Based Pediatrics For Medical Students and Residents (the pediatrics book published by our department of pediatrics). He is currently an appointee of the American Board of Pediatrics Emergency Medicine Subboard. He is formerly a member of AAP’s Pedialink Editorial Board, Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine (COPEM), National Conference & Exhibition Planning Group, Committee on CME, and Committee on Scientific Meetings. He is the national steering committee chairman and editor of the Advanced Pediatric Life Support (APLS) textbook and instructor toolkit published by AAP and ACEP. Dr. Yamamoto is currently the Vice-Chief of Staff for Kapi`olani Medical Center For Women and Children (KMCWC) and a member of the Medical Executive Committee, the Credentials Committee, and the Quality Council. He has coached youth soccer, baseball, volleyball, and has coached Hawaii junior tennis teams at National Tournaments in Salt Lake City and Stanford. He has three children: oldest daughter graduated from University of California Berkeley, University of Hawai`i, Boston University, and is now a medical student at the University of Hawaii; second daughter just graduated from University Washington and is now a law student at the University of Hawaii; and a son graduated from the University of Hawai`i College of Engineering and is now a mechanical engineering graduate student at the University of Hawai`i.
Rodney Boychuk, MD
Birthplace: Willingdon, Alberta, Canada
Grew up in: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
High School: Ross Sheppard High School
College: University of Alberta
Med School: University of Alberta
Internship/Residency: Edmonton Genera Hospital, Canada. Kauikeolani Children’s Hospital, Honolulu. Children’s Hospital, Winnipeg.
Fellowship: Children’s Hospital, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (Neonatology).
Hobbies: Restoring historic building and furniture, Newfoundland club.
Community service: Asthma education and assistance with community educational groups. Public Relation activities with KMCWC. RICO case reviewer. Supporter of SIDS Group and Mother’s Milk Bank.
Research interests: Pediatric Emergency Medicine clinical problems, such as asthma.
Special accomplishments: Alpha Omega Alpha, multiple other awards and distinguished honor activities.
Professor of Pediatrics and immediate past Chief of Staff for Kapi`olani Medical Center for Women and Children. Dr. Boychuk’s main interests are quality improvement, medical staff affairs, neonatology, resuscitation and outreach education. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). He is board certified in pediatrics, neonatology and pediatric emergency medicine. He recently completed his role as Principle Investigator for an Asthma Education grant for emergency departments and community hospitals from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Leahi Foundation, and HMSA Foundation. Dr. Boychuk has presented research results from this study at the annual meetings of the American Academy of Allergy and Immunology, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Emergency Physicians and the Asian Emergency Medicine Association. He has taught many courses in neonatology, PALS, and APLS. He is highly regarded for his teaching skills and the breadth of his clinical skills which include general pediatrics, neonatology, emergency medicine and critical care. He is an instructor for Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), an Advanced Pediatric Life Support (APLS) course director and an APLS chapter author/contributor. He has numerous publications and abstracts in peer reviewed journals. In the community, he has coached youth soccer and is an educational resource to other health care professionals providing health care to children.
Paul Eakin, MD
Birthplace: Greeley, Colorado
Grew up in: Lebanon, Oregon
High School: Lebanon Union High School
College: Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon
Med School: University of Iowa College of Medicine
Residency: Kapi’olani Medical Center For Women and Children (Pediatrics)
Fellowship: Childrens’ Medical Center of Dallas (Pediatric Emergency Medicine)
Hobbies: Enjoys studying Japanese, playing basketball and being involved at New Hope Christian Fellowship
Special accomplishments: Awarded a grant during fellowship to investigate a possible blood marker of CSF shunt malfunction.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Assistant Division Chief. Dr. Eakin is board certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Emergency Medicine, and is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the American College of Emergency Medicine (ACEP). He has multiple journal article and textbook chapter publications. Paul has been a member of the American College of Emergency Physicians Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine for several years. Paul recently presented at the International Conference on Emergency Medicine in Dublin, Ireland and was recently appointed to to the PREP – EM editorial board for the American Academy of Pediatrics. He is director of the 4th year sub-Internship in Pediatric Emergency Medicine.
Lynette Young, MD
Birthplace: Honolulu
Grew up in: Honolulu (Waialae-Kahala)
High School: Kalani HS
College: University of California, Berkeley, BS Chemistry/AB Biochemistry.
Med School: University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine, 1990.
Residency: Kapi’olani Medical Center For Women and Children (Pediatrics), 1990-1993.
Fellowship: Kapi’olani Medical Center For Women and Children (Pediatric Emergency Medicine), 1993-1995.
Hobbies: Raising three children.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics. Dr. Young is a University of Hawai`i pediatric emergency medicine fellowship program graduate. She is a fellow of the AAP, board certified in pediatrics and pediatric emergency medicine. She participates in research projects and the educational teaching programs of community physicians, residents, medical students and paramedics. She has several publications in peer-reviewed journals. She has contributed several case chapters to Radiology Cases In Pediatric Emergency Medicine, a CD and Web based educational program. She has contributed three chapters to Case Based Pediatrics For Medical Students and Residents. Dr. Young is the Chairperson of Kapi`olani Medical Center For Women and Children’s Emergency Physician’s Committee, and she serves as a liaison representative between Kapi`olani Medical Center for Women and Children (KMCWC) and the Department of Health’s Emergency Medical Services organization.
Francisco Garcia, MD
Birthplace: New Jersey
Grew up in: San Juan, Puerto Rico
High School: San Ignacio de Loyola High School, Puerto Rico
College: Cal Poly Pomona, California
Med School: University of California Irvine
Residency: Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (Pediatrics)
Fellowship: Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (Pediatric Emergency Medicine)
Hobbies: Outdoor activities-kayaking, scuba diving, hiking, camping.
Special accomplishments: Happily married with four children
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics. Dr. Garcia is responsible for quality improvement and peer review activities for the pediatric emergency medicine service. He is board certified in pediatrics and pediatric emergency medicine. He is a fellow of the AAP. Dr. Garcia participates in research projects and the educational teaching programs of community physicians, residents, medical students and paramedics. He has several publications in peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Garcia’s interests include transport medicine and academic emergency medicine. He is also fluent in Spanish.
Wendy Matsuno, MD
Birthplace: Honolulu
Grew up in: Honolulu
High School: St. Andrews Priory
College: Loyola Marymount University
Med School: Creighton Univeristy School of Medicine
Residency: UCSF-Fresno Valley Children's Medical Center (Pediatrics) and Kapi’olani Medical Center For Women and Children (Pediatrics)
Fellowship: Childrens’ Medical Center of Dallas (Pediatric Emergency Medicine)
Hobbies: Jogging, softball, and other outdoor activities.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics. Our team is very glad to have her back at Kapi`olani after completing three years of pediatric emergency medicine fellowship training in Dallas. She is board certified in pediatrics and pediatric emergency medicine, and a fellow of the AAP. She has several journal article publications, textbook publications, and national meeting presentations.
Jannet Lee-Jayaram, MD
Birthplace: Los Angeles, CA
Grew up in: Queens, New York and Orange County, CA
High School: Cypress High School
College: Dartmouth College, New Hampshire
Med School: State University of New York (SUNY) at Stony Brook School of Medicine
Residency: New York Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell Medical Center (Pediatrics)
Fellowship: Drexel University College of Medicine – St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children (Pediatric Emergency Medicine)
Hobbies: reading historical and science fiction, finding new restaurants and yelp-ing them, visiting new beaches with husband and dog.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics. Dr. Lee-Jayaram is board certified in pediatrics and pediatric emergency medicine. She is a fellow of the AAP and a PALS instructor. In 2103 she started a position as the associate director of the SimTiki simulation center at the University of Hawaii John A Burns School of Medicine. Her academic interests include simulation-based medical education and faculty development. She serves on the residency recruitment and selection committee, the new accreditation system task force, and the simulation committee. She has several journal article publications, textbook publications, and national meeting presentations.
Andrew Perry, MD
Birthplace: Memphis, TN
Grew up in: Memphis, TN
High School: Memphis University School
College: Georgetown University
Med School: Baylor College of Medicine
Residency: Baylor College of Medicine-Texas Children’s Hospital (Pediatrics)
Fellowship: Baylor College of Medicine-Texas Children’s Hospital (Pediatric Emergency Medicine)
Hobbies: raising twins, hiking/backpacking, spicy cooking (Korean, Thai, Mexican, & beyond), and reading history.
Special Accomplishments: While at Texas Children's, he designed a quality improvement program to enhance early recognition and team-based resuscitation of patients with suspected sepsis. This multidisciplinary project, currently in publication for a national journal, was recognized at the 2010 Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting and the 2009 AAP PEM Leadership Conference as a key example of a quality initiative at a U.S. children's hospital.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics. Prior to medical school, he served as a park ranger in the National Park Service in Utah and Montana, working in law enforcement and wilderness emergency medical services and rescue. He is board certified in pediatrics and pediatric emergency medicine. He is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and American College of Emergency Physicians. He is certified as a provider in PALS, ACLS, and ATLS. He has several journal article publications, textbook publications, and national meeting presentations, including work in early recognition of pediatric sepsis, newborn ED utilization, and a clinical trial of a novel infrared venipuncture device.
Travis Hong, MD
Grew up in: Wailua, Kauai. Then moved to Honolulu in 7th grade
High School: Punahou
College: University of Pennsylvania
Med School: University of Southern California
Residency: Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (Pediatrics)
Fellowship: Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (Pediatric Emergency Medicine)
Asst Prof. Pediatrics, Univ. Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine. Board Certified in Pediatrics. Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics.
Hobbies: Bodyboarding, hiking, cooking, attending music events, eating malasadas
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics. Dr. Hong is board certified in general pediatrics and pediatric emergency medicine. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and has several textbook chapter publications. His research interests include children involved in near drowning incidents. He currently lives in Honolulu with his wife and daughter.
Peter Di Rocco, MD, MS
Grew up in: Queens New York and Doha Quatar
High School: St. Francis Prep
College: City College of New York
Med School: Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY
Residency: Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, NY (Pediatrics)
Master's degree: Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Fellowship: Medical College of WIsconsin, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin (Pediatric Emergency Medicine)
Hobbies: Computer programming, electronics, hiking, swimming, and cooking in bulk
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics. Dr. Di Rocco completed his pediatric emergency medicine fellowship at the Medical College of Wisconsin / Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, and is board certified in both pediatrics and pediatric emergency medicine. He is a fellow and a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Section of Emergency Medicine, and the American Medical Association (AMA). Special Accomplishments: While at the Medical College of Wisconsin, he designed and tested an electronic tool to improve dosing accuracy of code medications for children who arrest in the field, for which he won multiple awards, presented at national meetings, and is pending publication. He is the AAP state of Hawaii representative for pediatric disaster preparedness and has a passion for emergency preparedness, having edited chapters in two textbooks in this field. He is the chair of the Website Taskforce for Pediatric Residency Recruitment, and is actively involved in resident and medical student education.
Masafumi Sato, MD
Birthplace: Kesennuma, Japan
Grew up in: Ishinomaki, Japan
High School: Ishinomaki High School, Japan
College: George Washington University, Washington, DC
Med School: St. George’s University School of Medicine
Residency: St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital (Pediatrics), Patterson, NJ
Fellowship: St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Philadelphia PA (Pediatric Emergency Medicine)
Hobbies: Music, collecting vinyl records, traveling around the world
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine. Dr. Sato is board certified in pediatrics and pediatric emergency medicine. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
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