Megumi J. Okumura, M.D.

Pediatrician and internist

Dr. Megumi Okumura, who is board certified in internal medicine and pediatrics, treats patients in the Adult Screening and Acute Care and Pediatric Acute Care clinics. She is particularly interested in chronic disease management and primary care delivery for adolescents and young adults with childhood-onset chronic conditions. In her research, she studies health care access and delivery for adolescents and adults with chronic conditions such as sickle cell anemia, diabetes, developmental disabilities and cystic fibrosis.

Okumura earned a medical degree at New York Medical College in Valhalla, N.Y., and completed a combined residency in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at Yale-New Haven Hospital in Connecticut. She also completed fellowships in the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program and the Institute for Health Policy Studies. She is a member of the Academic Pediatric Association and has published articles in numerous medical journals. She is an assistant professor in Pediatrics at UCSF.