Birthplace: Tochigi, Japan
Hometown: Back and forth between Japan and Boston, Massachusetts
Places Lived: Minamikawachi, Tochigi, Japan. It was a small town, now merged into a larger city, thus technically no longer exists...!
Internship: Lemuel Shattuck Hospital (Transitional Year)
Professional/Research Interests: Neuroradiology; Perfusion Imaging, AI, Quality Improvement
Hobbies and Interests: Acoustic guitar, hiking, karate, bird watching, travel
Favorite Ice Cream/Guilty Pleasure: Rum raisin ice cream
Favorite Penn Radiology Memory: BBQ with residents and faculty
Interesting Fact: I have a black belt in karate.
Citation of Note: Sakai Y, Delman BN, Fifi JT, Tuhrim S, Wheelwright D, Doshi AH, Mocco J, Nael K. Estimation of Ischemic Core Volume Using Computed Tomographic Perfusion. Stroke. 2018 Oct;49(10):2345-2352. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.118.021952. PMID: 30355089.