Takaki, M.D., Kristi

Current Position

Nuclear Medicine Radiology
Section Chief
Columbus Radiology
July 2010- Present

Education

University of Hawaii Manoa-John A. Burns School of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine, 1999-2003
Treasurer 2001-2002

Postdoctoral Training & Experience

Virginia Mason Medical Center
Seattle, Washington
Internship, Transitional Year 2003-2004

Virginia Mason Medical Center
Seattle, Washington
Diagnostic Radiology 2004-2008
Chief Resident 2007-2008

University of Washington
Seattle, Washington
Fellow, Nuclear Medicine 2009-2010

License

State of Washington
State of Ohio
State of Hawaii

Certifications

American Board of Radiology
American Board of Nuclear Medicine

Publications

Youn, K "Hyponatremic-Induced Seizure", Hawaii Medical Journal 2003

Dashwood, R.; Meirong Xu; et.al. "Cancer Chemopreventive Mechanisms of Tea Against... Mutagens from Cooked Meat" Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine, 220, 239-243 (1999).

Hasaniya, N.; Youn, K.; et. al. "Inhibitory Activity of Green and Black Tea in a Free Radical-Generating System... " Japanese Journal of Cancer Research, 88, 553-558 (1997).

Research

Chemoprevention of Colon Carcinogenesis
University of Hawaii-Department of Environmental Biochemistry 1995-1996

Establishment of Statistical DNA Database of Hawaii’s Population
Honolulu Police Department Scientific Investigation Section 1996-1999

Validation studies for Short Tandem Repeat Genetic Analysis in Forensic DNA Testing
Honolulu Police Department Scientific Investigation Section 1998-1999

Review of Radiation Dosimetry of University of Washington Nuclear Medicine Protocols vs CT
University of Washington 2009-2010

Quality Improvement Project- Reporting Pathologic Fracture Risk in Skeletal Metastasis
University of Washington, Harborview Medical Center 2009-2010

Presentations

"Imaging in Headache Appropriateness Criteria"- Virginia Mason Medical Center Evidence Based Imaging CME, Feb 2007

"Cystic Pancreatic Lesions" Electronic Poster - American Roentgen Ray Society, April 2006

"Cystic Pancreatic Lesions Part II" Electronic Poster - American Roentgen Ray Society, April 2008