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888 S King StHonolulu, HI 96813
Phone+1 808-522-4359
Fax+1 808-522-4277
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Education & Training
St Mary Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1994 - 1996
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Anesthesiology, 1993 - 1994- St Mary Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1992 - 1993
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLAClass of 1992
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1993 - Present
HI State Medical License 2000 - 2026
MD State Medical License 1996 - 2001
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012
- Physician Practice Connections Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2011-2014
- Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2011-2014
Clinical Trials
- The Effect of Pharmaceutical Grade L-glutamine (Endari) on Glycemic Control in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus Type II Start of enrollment: 2019 May 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 98 citationsOral L‐glutamine therapy for sickle cell anemia: I. subjective clinical improvement and favorable change in red cell NAD redox potentialYutaka Niihara, Charles R. Zerez, Dean S. Akiyama, Kouichi R. Tanaka
American Journal of Hematology. 1998-06-01 - 37 citationsIncreased red cell glutamine availability in sickle cell anemia: Demonstration of increased active transport, affinity, and increased glutamate level in intact red cellsYutaka Niihara, Charles R. Zerez, Dean S. Akiyama, Kouichi R. Tanaka
The Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine. 1997-07-01 - 5 citationsDecreased pyrimidine nucleoside monophosphate kinase activity in sickle erythrocytes.Charles R. Zerez, Neil A. Lachant, Kathleen M. Lent, Kouichi R. Tanaka
Blood. 1992-07-15
Grant Support
- NAD And NADP Metabolism In Human Red Cell EnzymopathiesNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1986–1988
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