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Dr

Yohei Okada

Assistant Professor

Office of Research

Orcid identifier0000-0002-2266-476X
  • Assistant Professor
    Office of Research

BIO

Dr. Yohei Okada is an Assistant Professor at Pre-hospital and Emergency Research Centre, Health Services Research and Population Health Program, Duke-NUS Medical School, National University of Singapore. He is a highly accomplished clinician-scientist specializing in emergency medicine, resuscitation, critical care, trauma care, health services research, machine learning and others.

 

Dr. Yohei Okada earned his MD from Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine in 2011 and subsequently obtained board certifications in Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care Medicine in Japan, highlighting his clinical expertise. He served as an emergency physician at one of Kyoto's leading trauma and emergency critical care centers, which manages the most critically ill and injured patients in the region. In 2022, he completed a PhD at Kyoto University’s Graduate School of Medicine, where he focused on integrating clinical expertise with advanced research methodologies, particularly in epidemiology and medical statistics. This combination of rigorous clinical training and academic excellence positions Dr. Yohei Okada as a uniquely qualified clinician-scientist who bridges frontline emergency care with innovative research.

 

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE APPOINTMENTS

  • Assistant Professor
    Duke NUS Graduate Medical School, National University of Singapore, Health Services Research and Population Health, Singapore, Singapore1 Apr 2025
  • Visiting Research Fellow
    DUKE-NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL, Health Services and Systems Research, SINGAPORE1 Oct 2022 - 31 Mar 2025

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Staff Physician
    Kyoto Daini Red Cross Hospital1 Apr 2022 - 30 Sep 2022
  • Researcher
    Kyoto University1 Apr 2022 - 30 Sep 2022
  • Part-time Physician
    Kyoto University Hospital1 Apr 2018 - 31 Mar 2022
  • Member of Disaster Relief Team
    Japanese Red Cross Society1 Nov 2017 - 31 Dec 2017
  • Visiting Fellow
    hris Hani Baragwanath Hospital Johannesburg1 Apr 2017 - 31 May 2017
  • Staff Physician
    Kyoto Daini Red Cross Hospital1 Apr 2016 - 31 Mar 2018
  • Senior Resident
    Kyoto Daini Red Cross Hospital1 Apr 2013 - 31 Mar 2014
  • Junior Resident
    Kyoto Daini Red Cross Hospital1 Apr 2011 - 31 Mar 2013

DEGREES

  • Doctor of Medicine, Medicine
    Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Japan1 Mar 2011
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Medicine
    Kyoto University, Japan1 Mar 2022

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Certified Emergency Physician
    Japan Association of Acute Medicine
  • Certified Intensive Care Physician
    Japan Society of Intensive Care Medicine

FIELDS OF RESEARCH