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Curriculum Vitae - Wakana Saeki, M.D.

EDUCATION           

1995-1998                     Northridge Hospital Medical Center, Family Practice Residency Program Northridge, California

1991-1995                     University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine, M.D. degree

 1987-1991                     University of California, Berkeley, B.A. degree in Molecular & Cell Biology

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

August 1998-May 2001            UCLA Medical Group at 15th Street

                                    Family Physician; Assistant Clinical Professor, UCLA Department of Medicine

April 1998                     Winslow Indian Health Service - Winslow, Arizona

                                    Family physician for Navajo Indians in rural Arizona

 1997-1998                     Urgent Care, Greater Valley Medical Center

                                    Community physician in a fast paced after hour’s clinic

CERTIFICATION

Board Certified in Family Practice

Basic Life Support

Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics

 

HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS

August 1998-Present       Santa Monica – UCLA Medical Center

                                    1250 Sixteenth Street

                                    Santa Monica, CA 90404-1200

                                    (310) 319-4000

 

August 1998-Present       Saint John’s Health Center

                                    1328 22nd Street

                                    Santa Monica, CA 90404

                                    (310) 829-5511

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

January 1999-Present      Les Kelley Family Health Center, Preceptor for Family Practice Residents

December 1997             Sutter Middle School, Health Science Questions & Answers

1992-1993                     Sophia Tutoring Center, Tutored in Science, Math, English, Social Studies

1991-1992                     Students Teaching AIDS to Students Program

1991                                                          American Heart Association’s Heart Awareness Program

 

COMMUNITY SERVICE

May 24, 1999                 Talk on “Allergic Rhinitis” to UCLA Healthcare 50 Plus group

November 7, 1998         Health talk on “Stress Reduction”, Santa Monica Hospital Flu Vaccine Fair

August 1997                  World Breastfeeding Week Family Festival

July 1997                       Camp Physician, Diabetic Youth Services, Diabetes Camp for Children

1996-1997                     Field & Sports Medicine Clinic Physician, local high school football teams

1992-1993                     Big Sib Program, Big Sister to Central Los Angeles high school students

1988-1989                     UCSF Hospital Volunteer

1988                             Rescue Mission Volunteer

 

LEADERSHIP

1997                             President, Northridge Family Practice Residents

1987-1991                     Coordinator & Peer Advisor, The Medical Cluster

1988-1989                     Vice President, UCB Badminton Club (1987-1991)

 

HONORS, AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS

1992                             American Association of Japanese University Women Scholarship

1991                             Molecular and Cell Biology Department Honors

1991                             Elected Phi Beta Kappa

1990-1991                     California Alumni Association: The Named Scholar

1988-1991                     UCB Japanese Women Alumni Scholarships

1990                             Golden Key National Honor Society

1989-1990                     UC Berkeley Honorary Scholarships

1987-1990                     California Alumni Association Scholarships

1988                             Edward Frank Kraft Scholarship

1988                             The National Dean’s List

 

PUBLICATIONS

Summer 2000                Stress Management Counseling in Primary Care Office,

                                    Proceedings of UCLA Healthcare

 

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

May 1993                      “Med Life Crisis” Poster Presentation, UCLA Multi-Campus Division of Family Medicine, Ninth Annual Research Forum, Northridge Hospital Medical Center

1990-1991                     Honors Research - Purification and Characterization of Gamma-Irradiated Deoxyguanosine-Tyrosine Cross-links, Bruce N. Ames, Ph.D., Department of Molecular & Cell Biology, UC Berkeley

LANGUAGES            Fluent in English and Japanese

MEMBERSHIP         American Academy of Family Physicians

PERSONAL INTERESTS

Badminton, Tennis, Piano, Sewing, Cooking, Traveling, Hiking, Skiing