Yuichiro Kuwama - Internal Medicine | Mount Sinai

About Me

Yuichiro Kuwama, MD is a board-certified primary care doctor at Mount Sinai Doctors, seeing patients Monday - Friday in Midtown. Trained in Tokyo and New York, he is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He was awarded his medical degree from the University of Tokyo’s School of Medicine and completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Beth Israel Medical Center. He has been nationally recognized, receiving the Dr. Stuart C. Alexander Award for Most Outstanding Medical House Officer in the Internal Medicine Residency Program at Beth Israel Medical Center and chosen as a member of the Leo M. Davidoff Society for providing high quality teaching at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Prior to joining Mount Sinai Doctors, he served as the health commentator for various Japanese television programs and contributor author for several medical journals and Japanese medical textbooks. Dr. Kuwama is fluent in Japanese.

桑間雄一郎医師は、東京大学医学部を卒業し日本の外科認定医になった後、ベスイスラエル・メディカルセンターでの臨床研修を経て内科専門医の資格を取得しました。2000年よりマンハッタンのマウントサイナイ東京海上記念診療所（Japanese Medical Practice）に勤務し、同診療所の院長を務めています。20年以上にわたり米国における日系社会や米人も含めた地域医療に貢献しており、マウントサイナイ・アイカーン医科大学の准教授も兼任しています。

Language

English, Japanese

Position

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Medicine, General Internal Medicine

Hospital Affiliations

Mount Sinai Beth Israel
Mount Sinai Brooklyn
Mount Sinai Queens
The Mount Sinai Hospital

About Me

Yuichiro Kuwama, MD is a board-certified primary care doctor at Mount Sinai Doctors, seeing patients Monday - Friday in Midtown. Trained in Tokyo and New York, he is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He was awarded his medical degree from the University of Tokyo’s School of Medicine and completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Beth Israel Medical Center. He has been nationally recognized, receiving the Dr. Stuart C. Alexander Award for Most Outstanding Medical House Officer in the Internal Medicine Residency Program at Beth Israel Medical Center and chosen as a member of the Leo M. Davidoff Society for providing high quality teaching at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Prior to joining Mount Sinai Doctors, he served as the health commentator for various Japanese television programs and contributor author for several medical journals and Japanese medical textbooks. Dr. Kuwama is fluent in Japanese.

桑間雄一郎医師は、東京大学医学部を卒業し日本の外科認定医になった後、ベスイスラエル・メディカルセンターでの臨床研修を経て内科専門医の資格を取得しました。2000年よりマンハッタンのマウントサイナイ東京海上記念診療所（Japanese Medical Practice）に勤務し、同診療所の院長を務めています。20年以上にわたり米国における日系社会や米人も含めた地域医療に貢献しており、マウントサイナイ・アイカーン医科大学の准教授も兼任しています。

Language

English, Japanese

Position

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Medicine, General Internal Medicine

Hospital Affiliations

Mount Sinai Beth Israel
Mount Sinai Brooklyn
Mount Sinai Queens
The Mount Sinai Hospital

Clinical Focus

Diabetes
High Blood Pressure
High Cholesterol
Hyperlipidemia
Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)
Primary Care
Type 1 Diabetes
Type 2 Diabetes

Education

MD, University of Tokyo

Residency, Internal Medicine

Mount Sinai Beth Israel

Certifications

American Board of Internal Medicine

Awards

2006

Leo M. Davidoff Society

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

1996

Dr. Stuart C. Alexander Award - Most Outstanding Medical House Officer

Internal Medicine Beth Israel Medical Center

Locations

Japanese Medical Practice

Mount Sinai Doctors, 55 East 34th Street, New York, NY, 10016

212-889-2119

Insurance Information

Accepted insurance may vary by the doctor’s office location. Please contact the office directly to obtain the most up-to-date insurance information.

Japanese Medical PracticeMount Sinai Doctors, 55 East 34th Street, New York, NY, 10016

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Publications

Publications:1

Selected Publications

Acculturation and Perceptions of a Good Death Among Japanese Americans and Japanese Living in the U.S.. Masanori Mori, Yuichiro Kuwama, Takamaru Ashikaga, Henrique A. Parsons, Mitsunori Miyashita. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

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Patient Experience Rating

The Patient Experience Star Rating reflects our patients’ perception of how well their Mount Sinai provider communicated with them during an office visit. The Star Rating is based on patient responses to three questions on a patient experience survey, a standardized questionnaire sent to verified patients and distributed by a third party vendor, Press Ganey. Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the best score.

Care Provider’s Explanation

4.9 out of 5

Care Provider’s Concern

4.9 out of 5

Likelihood to Recommend Care Provider

4.8 out of 5

Industry Relationships

Physicians and scientists on the faculty of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai often interact with pharmaceutical, device and biotechnology companies to improve patient care, develop new therapies and achieve scientific breakthroughs. In order to promote an ethical and transparent environment for conducting research, providing clinical care and teaching, Mount Sinai requires that salaried faculty inform the School of their relationships with such companies.

Dr. Kuwama did not report having any of the following types of financial relationships with industry during 2022 and/or 2023: consulting, scientific advisory board, industry-sponsored lectures, service on Board of Directors, participation on industry-sponsored committees, equity ownership valued at greater than 5% of a publicly traded company or any value in a privately held company. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.

Mount Sinai's faculty policies relating to faculty collaboration with industry are posted on our website. Patients may wish to ask their physician about the activities they perform for companies.

Yuichiro Kuwama, MD

Internal Medicine, Primary Care

About Me

Language

Position

Hospital Affiliations

About Me

Language

Position

Hospital Affiliations

Clinical Focus

Education

MD, University of Tokyo

Residency, Internal Medicine

Certifications

American Board of Internal Medicine

Awards

Locations

Japanese Medical Practice

Insurance Information

Publications

Selected Publications

Patient Experience Rating ?

Care Provider’s Explanation

Care Provider’s Concern

Likelihood to Recommend Care Provider

Industry Relationships

Patient Experience Rating