Dr Erin Okawa - Appointment Process [Updated 2025]

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About Dr Erin Okawa

SPECIALTY : Pediatric Endocrinology
SUBSPECIALTIES : General Pediatric Endocrinology
AFFILIATED HOSPITALS : UCLA Medical Center + 2
YEARS OF EXPERIENCE : 11 – 20
GENDER : Female

LANGUAGE : English

Professional Statement

Dr Erin Okawa is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Health Sciences at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine and the Director of the Hyperinsulinism Program. At the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, she earned Bachelor of Arts degrees in biology and communication. She then earned her M.D. from Sidney Kimmel Medical College (previously Jefferson Medical College), also in Philadelphia. She did her Pediatrics residency at the Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center and her Pediatric Endocrinology fellowship at the Harvard-affiliated Boston Children’s Hospital and the Joslin Diabetes Center. Her areas of clinical interest include of type 1 diabetes, monogenic diabetes, and hyperinsulinism.

Dr Erin Okawa is linked with a number of regional institutions, including MemorialCare Miller Children’s and Women’s Hospital Long Beach and UCLA Medical Center. She obtained her medical degree from Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University and has been practicing medicine for 11 to 20 years.

Education & Professional Experience

Medical School & Residency

Childrens Hospital
Fellowship, Pediatric Endocrinology, 2014-2017
Kaiser Permanente Southern California
Residency, Pediatrics, 2011-2014
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
Medical School

Licensure & Certifications

American Board of Pediatrics
Certified in Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics
Certified in Pediatric Endocrinology
CA State Medical License
Active through 2024
MA State Medical License
Active through 2019