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6651 Main StHouston, TX 77030
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Summary
- Yuriko (Kono) Fukuta, MD, is an Infectious Disease specialist based in Houston, TX. She graduated from Yokohama City University School of Medicine in 2003 and completed her residency and fellowship in Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease at UPMC Medical Education. Currently, she serves as an Assistant Medical Director at Ben Taub General Hospital and an Assistant Professor at Baylor College of Medicine, alongside her role as an Infectious Disease Specialist at Wheeling Hospital. Dr. Fukuta has expertise in emerging infectious diseases and has published multiple research articles related to COVID-19 in well-regarded journals such as Clinical Infectious Diseases and Mbio.
Education & Training
UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Infectious Disease, 2010 - 2012- UPMC Medical EducationResidency, Internal Medicine, 2007 - 2010
Yokohama City University School of MedicineClass of 2003
Certifications & Licensure
TX State Medical License 2019 - 2027
PA State Medical License 2018 - 2022
OH State Medical License 2012 - 2021
WV State Medical License 2012 - 2020
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine- American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease
American Board of Wound Management CWSP
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Role of Wound Care in Management of Severe Verrucous Papular Lesions Due to Mpox Infection: A Case Report.Yuriko Fukuta, Lorna C Bautista, Jennifer Anne Whitaker
Advances in Skin & Wound Care. 2025-07-28 - Skin Lesions, Weight Loss, and Facial Swelling After a Hand Injury.Yuriko Fukuta, Cindy Qinyang Wu, Todd Michael Lasco, Abdul Hafeez Diwan
Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2024-12-17 - 4 citationsOutpatient COVID-19 convalescent plasma recipient antibody thresholds correlated to reduced hospitalizations within a randomized trial.Han-Sol Park, Anna Yin, Caelan Barranta, John S Lee, Christopher A Caputo
JCI Insight. 2024-03-14
Press Mentions
Your Reusable Water Bottle May Be a Breeding Ground for Strep and Fecal Bacteria. Here’s How to Keep It CleanJune 10th, 2025- COVID-19 Antibody Infusion Center Opens in Montgomery CountyAugust 16th, 2021
- She Was One of the Nation's First 'COVID Long Haulers.' Now, After a Second Case of COVID, She's BetterMay 15th, 2021
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