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Tetsuya Kawakita, MD, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Norfolk, VA

TetsuyaKawakitaMD

Obstetrics & Gynecology Norfolk, VA

Maternal & Fetal Medicine/High Risk

Physician

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  • Office

    825 Fairfax Ave
    Ste 310
    Norfolk, VA 23507
    Phone+1 757-446-7900
    Fax+1 757-446-7464

Education & Training

  • MedStar Health/Washington Hospital Center
    MedStar Health/Washington Hospital CenterFellowship, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, 2017 - 2020
  • Georgetown University
    Georgetown UniversityMS, Clinical Translational Research, 2017 - 2020
  • MedStar Health/Washington Hospital Center
    MedStar Health/Washington Hospital CenterResidency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2013 - 2017
  • Kanazawa University
    Kanazawa UniversityClass of 2009

Certifications & Licensure

  • VA State Medical License
    VA State Medical License 2013 - 2026
  • DC State Medical License
    DC State Medical License 2017 - 2020
  • American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Third Prize Paper Award, Women’s and Infants’ services Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Resident Research Day 2016
  • Resident Award for Excellence in Obstetrics SMFM, 2015
  • Kurokawa Award (Class Valedictorian) Kanazawa University, 2009
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • 956 Pregnancies Complicated by Any Fetal Anomaly Are at Increased Risk for Maternal Morbidity and Mortality  
    Tetsuya Kawakita, Molly Houser, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • 860 Risk Assessment Tool for Postpartum Readmission Due to De-Novo or Progressive Pregnancy-Associated Hypertensive Disease  
    Rebecca L Chornock, Tetsuya Kawakita, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes in adolescent pregnancy  
    Kawakita T, Wilson K, Grantz KL, Landy HJ, Huang CC, Gomez-Lobo V, Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, 1/1/2016
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Primary Cesarean Delivery in Obese Women
    Kawakita T, Reddy UM, Landy HJ, Iqbal SN, Huang CC, Grantz KL, SMFM 36th Annual Meeting - The pregnancy meeting, Atlanta, GA, 1/1/2016
  • Complications of rapid preterm cesarean delivery
    Kawakita T, Desale S, Reddy UM, ACOG Annual clinical and scientific meeting, Washington, DC, 1/1/2016
  • Evaluation of Classical Cesarean Delivery Outcomes
    Kawakita T, Landy HJ, Reddy UM, Grantz KL, Desale S, Iqbal SN, ACOG Annual clinical and scientific meeting, Washington, DC, 1/1/2016
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Lectures

  • Evaluation of Failed Induction of Labor 
    Atlanta, GA - 1/1/2016
  • Severe Preeclampsia and Fetal Trisomy 13 
    Tokyo, Japan - 1/1/2010

Other

  • Evaluation of Classical Cesarean Delivery Outcomes 
    Kawakita T, Reddy UM, Landy HJ, Grantz KL, Desale S, Iqbal SN
    1/1/2016
  • Learning from Obstetrics and Gynecology residency in the United States (article in Japanese) 
    Kawakita T., Shukan Igakukai Shimbun
    1/1/2014