PABI Plan - The Sarah Jane Brain Project

Jeffrey K. Okamoto M.D.
Curriculum Vitae
Present Position: Associate Director, Hawaii MCH LEND program
Medical Director, State of Hawaii Department of Health Developmental Disabilities Division
Medical School Information
John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Degree Awarded: MD Year Completed: 1988
Certification and Re-Certification* Current Licensure:
Specialty/ Certification
Re-
Certification
Date of
Subspecialty Name Year
Year
State Expiration
Pediatrics 1991-1998 2006-2012 Hawaii 2008
Developmental-
Behavioral Pediatrics
2002-2012 California 2008
Academic Appointments (Begin with Current Position and list past ten years)
Years Position(s) Description
Current Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, John A. Burns School
of Medicine, University of Hawaii at Manoa
1993-1995 Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, University of Southern
California
Current Professional Activities/Committees)
Co-Director, Pono Interdisciplinary Clinic in Disabilities, and Associate Director, Maternal and Child
Health Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (MCH LEND); Center on
Disability Studies/University Center for Excellence (CDS/UCE) in Research, Education, & Service,
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Director of the Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics Training Program, John A. Burns School of
Medicine (Medical student, resident, subspecialty resident teaching)
Medical Director, State of Hawaii Department of Health Developmental Disabilities Division
Medical Director, Department of Rehabilitation Services, Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and
Children
National Executive Committee Member, Council on School Health, American Academy of Pediatrics
Board member, Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies of Hawaii
Chairperson, Center on Disability Studies Council
Committee member, University Coordinating Council for the Center on Disability Studies, University
of Hawaii at Manoa
Selected Bibliography
Johnson J, Weirather Y, Sia C, Okamoto J, and B. Shapiro. Universal Newborn Hearing
Screening: A Goal Being Achieved in Hawaii. Hawaii Medical Journal. 2002; 61:26-30.
Okamoto J., Ratliffe K.T., Ah Sam A. Childhood disabilities in medical education at the John A.
Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM). Hawaii Medical Journal. 2001; 60:5.
Okamoto J.K., Ratliffe K.T., Ah Sam A. Training in disabilities for medical students and paediatric
residents in educational settings. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. 2000; 44:416. (Abstract).
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