Yoshiko Iwai, MD
Resident Physician at Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA, USA
Yoshiko Iwai, MD is a Resident Physician in General Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital. Graduate of UNC School of Medicine in Chapel Hill with a scholarly focus in medical education. Prior to medical school, received master’s degrees in Narrative Medicine (M.S.) and Creative Nonfiction (M.F.A.) from Columbia University in New York. Received bachelor’s degrees from the University of Michigan in Neuroscience (B.S., honors) and Dance (B.F.A.). Academic and clinical interests include surgical oncology, thoracic oncology, health equity, and surgical education.
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