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Yuichiro Kuwama, MD
Internal Medicine, Primary Care
Japanese Medical Practice212-889-2119
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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。
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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
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.
- 1199 SEIU
- AETNA - Commercial
- AETNA - Medicare
- CIGNA Healthcare
- Centivo
- Elderplan
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Commercial/Exchange
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Medicare
- Horizon NJ
- Magnacare-Health Care
- Medicare - NJ
- Medicare - NY
- Multiplan PHCS
- Oscar
- Oxford - Freedom and Liberty
- United Health Care - Commercial
- United Health Care - Empire Plan
- United Health Care - Oxford Care
- United Health Care - Top Tier
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Patient Experience Star Ratings and Comments
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
The doctor explained very clearly and answered the same question carefully even if I asked him several times.
I have. My brother and sister in law goes there as well
Dr. Kuwama was amazing, his great reputation is well deserved and he is one of, if not THE best doctor I've ever been to.
Industry Relationships
Physicians and scientists on the faculty of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai often interact with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology companies, and other outside entities 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 outside financial relationships.
Dr. Kuwama has not yet completed reporting of Industry relationships.
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