About the Chapter
Governor
Ryon K. Nakasone, MD, MBA, FACP
Dr. Nakasone serves as the official representative of the College for the Hawaii Chapter, providing a link between members at the local level and leadership at the national level. To learn more about Dr. Nakasone, read his bio.
Welcome Letter | Past Governors
Awards
Congratulations to our 2025 Abstract Competition winners!
Research
First Place (Resident): Kevin Benavente - Impact of a Multidisciplinary Team Model on Discharge Efficiency, Accuracy, and Internal Medicine Resident Perceptions on Discharge Planning
Second Place (Resident): Thanaboon Yinadsawaphan - Patient Characteristics and Atrial Arrhythmia in Pulmonary Arrhythmia in Pulmonary Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Third Place (Resident)- Tie: Yusuke Miyatani - Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Metaboloic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease and Clinical Outcome: A Large Population-Based Propensity Matched Analysis
Toru Nagata - Uncontrolled Type 2 Diabetes and Increased Risk of Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer (EOCRC): Ethnic Disparities from a Large Multi-Institutional Network
First Place (Student): Ho Hyun Lee - Examining a Genomic Test in Predicting Extended Endocrine Benefit and Recurrence Risk in a Diverse Breast Cancer Population.
Second Place (Student)- Tie: Mason Caldell- Characterization of Guam's Physician Workforce: Historical and Current Trends
Christyn Okuno- Green Tea Reduces Risk for Incident Coronary Heart Disease Over Three Decades: The Kuakini Honolulu Heart Program
Case Reports
Top Resident: Joanna Reinhardt - Complex Paraneoplastic Syndromes in Malignant Thymoma: A Diagnostic challenge
Top Student: Lauryn Liao - Cutaneious Plasmacytois Responsive to Dupilumab Treatment
Top Fellow: Aarthi Sridhar - Exploring the Link Between Mid-Life Physical Activity Parkinson's Disease Risk in Japanese-American Men: The Kuakini Honolulu Heart Program
Award Archives
Past Award Winners | Hawaii Chapter College Awards