"I love meeting people with various backgrounds and helping them improve their vision and quality of life."
Board certified Ophthalmology
No Limitations
It is a privilege to be a physician. I love meeting people with various backgrounds, and helping them improve their vision and quality of life. I encourage my patients to talk freely, so I can best address their concerns. I see mostly older people, given the nature of my specialty, and they share little slivers of their lives with me. A great surgical outcome fills me with happiness, as patients speak about their plans with new, clear vision. That is my ultimate success. My areas of specialty are neuro-ophthalmology and comprehensive surgical ophthalmology. I was attracted to this organization because of its high standard of medical care, collegial atmosphere, and a culture that encourage physicians to grow and learn.
I was born in Japan. After marrying my American husband, I lived in London, and then moved to the U.S. I consider Seattle my home. I am happily married, and have two children. I was naturally led to medicine, because I wanted a job where I could help others as well as fulfill my passion for lifelong learning and improvement. I gravitated to ophthalmology, where I can use my extreme visual sense to perform precision micro-surgery. Ophthalmology has been a good choice for me. I raised my family when I trained in medical residency, and learned that you can do anything if you never give up. This wisdom will continue guiding me in the future.
Kaiser Permanente Bellevue Medical Center
Overlake Hospital Medical Center
