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Raquel T. Yokoda, M.D.

  1. Pathologist

Raquel Teixeira Yokoda, M.D., is a physician in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic in Arizona. She is board-certified in Anatomic Pathology and Neuropathology and has additional expertise in gastrointestinal, liver, and eye pathology.

Dr. Yokoda completed her pathology residency at Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, followed by subspecialty fellowship training in Neuropathology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Prior to residency, she completed a Transplant Hepatology fellowship at Mayo Clinic.

Her clinical practice focuses on the diagnosis of diseases involving the brain, gastrointestinal tract, and liver, as well as ocular pathology. She is dedicated to providing accurate and timely diagnostic care that supports patients and their clinical teams. As a physician-scientist, her research centers on epithelial–mesenchymal transition modulation in intracranial tumors and metastatic disease, with an emphasis on biomarker discovery and therapeutic development.

  • Neuropathology
  • Brain tumors
  • Gastrointestinal and liver pathology
  • Metastatic disease
  1. 2024
    Fellowship - NeuropathologyIcahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai Health System
  2. 2022
    Chief Resident - Anatomic PathologyAlbert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center
  3. 2022
    Residency - Anatomic PathologyAlbert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center
  4. 2019
    SubSpec FellowARZ Transplant Hepatology, Programs in Arizona, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  5. 2018
    Research Fellow - Basic Research, OncologyDivision of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine
  6. 2005
    MDFaculdade de Medicina de Marilia

Certifications

  1. 2024
    NeuropathologyAmerican Board of Pathology
  2. 2024
    Anatomic PathologyAmerican Board of Pathology

Awards and honors

  1. 2023
    Mamoru Kaneko AwardDepartment of Pathology, Molecular and Cell-based Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
  2. 2022
    Leo Davidoff Society Award for Outstanding Teaching of Medical StudentsMontefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
  3. 2022
    Montefiore Medical Center Resident Teaching Award for Outstanding Teaching of ResidentsMontefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
  4. 2022
    Alpha Omega Alpha Member InductionAlbert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center
  5. 2019
    Travel Award, 2019 WorkshopNIH/NIDDK National Minority Research Investigators
  6. 2019
    ScholarshipNetwork of Minority Research Investigators at the NIH/NIDDK Workshop, Bethesda
  7. 2018
    ScholarshipPancreatic and Hepato-Biliary Cancer Symposium, Phoenix, Mayo Clinic
  8. 2017
    ScholarshipPancreatic and Hepato-Biliary Cancer Symposium, Phoenix, Mayo Clinic

Professional memberships

  1. 2026 - present
    Associate Program DirectorGastrointestinal and Liver Pathology Fellowship, Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
  2. 2026
    MemberGastrointestinal and Liver Pathology Search Committee, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
  3. 2026
    MemberAI Specialist and Computational Pathology Search Committee, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
  4. 2025 - present
    MemberClinical Competency Committee, Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology Fellowship, Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education
  5. 2025 - present
    MemberProgram Evaluation Committee, Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology Fellowship, Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education
  6. 2025 - present
    MemberHans Popper Society Hepatopathology Society
  7. 2025 - present
    MemberSociety for Neuro-Oncology
  8. 2025 - present
    MemberMetastasis Research Society
  9. 2024
    MemberResidency Selection Committee, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology Residency Program, Pathology, Gynecology and Radiology Departments
  10. 2022
    Inducted MemberAlpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
  11. 2022 - 2024
    Appointed MemberHistocompatibility and Identity Testing Committee, College of American Pathologists
  12. 2022 - 2024
    Executive Board Member-at-largeTransplant and Regenerative Medicine Community of Practice, American Society of Transplantation
  13. 2022 - 2024
    Board of DirectorsTransplant and Regenerative Medicine Community of Practice, American Society of Transplantation
  14. 2022
    VolunteerSee Test and Treat, CAP Foundation, Pathology, Gynecology and Radiology Departments, Montefiore Medical Center
  15. 2021 - 2023
    MemberInteractive Multimedia Committee, New York Pathological Society (NYPS)
  16. 2021
    VolunteerSee Test and Treat, CAP Foundation, Pathology, Gynecology and Radiology Departments, Montefiore Medical Center
  17. 2020 - 2025
    MemberNew York Association of Neuropathologists (Neuroplex)
  18. 2020 - present
    MemberAmerican Association of Neuropathologists
  19. 2020 - present
    MemberAmerican Association for Cancer Research
  20. 2020 - present
    MemberUnited States and Canadian Academy of Pathology
  21. 2020 - present
    MemberCollege of American Pathologists
  22. 2020 - present
    MemberAssociation for Molecular Pathology
  23. 2020 - present
    MemberAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science
  24. 2020 - present
    MemberAmerican Transplant Society
  25. 2020 - present
    MemberAmerican Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
  26. 2020 - present
    MemberRodger C. Haggitt Gastrointestinal Pathology Society
  27. 2019 - 2025
    MemberNew York Pathological Society (NYPS)
  28. 2016 - 2017
    MemberLeadership Development Committee, Notredame Intermedica Health Care
  29. 2016 - 2017
    MemberJoint Commission Pre-Inspection Committee, Notredame Intermedica Health Care
  30. 2016 - 2017
    Medical-Legal AnalystHospital N.S. Rosario, Notredame Intermedica Health Care
  31. 2016 - 2017
    Chief of StaffEmergency Department, Hospital Santa Cecilia, Notredame Intermedica Health Care
  32. 2016 - 2017
    Chief of StaffEmergency Department, Hospital N.S. Rosario, Notredame Intermedica Health Care
  33. 2014 - 2015
    ChampionPhysicians' Projects Lean Six Sigma, Project Management Office, Prevent Senior Health Care
  34. 2013 - 2014
    MemberMedical Committee, Quality Improvement Task, Prevent Senior Health Care
  35. 2013 - 2014
    MemberJoint Commission Pre-Inspection Committee, Prevent Senior Health Care
  36. 2010 - 2012
    ChairEthics Committee, Hospital Vitoria, Amil Private Health Care
  37. 2010 - 2012
    MemberQuality Assurance of Medical Records Committee, Hospital Vitoria, Amil Private Health Care
  38. 2010 - 2012
    MemberDeath Certificate Quality Control, Mortality Investigation Committee, Hospital Vitoria, Amil Private Health Care
  39. 2008 - 2010
    MemberPediatric HIV Core Package (Brussels, Belgium), Advisory Committee, Doctors Without Borders
  40. 2008 - 2010
    MemberHIV in Poor Resource Settings (Brussels, Belgium), Advisory Committee, Doctors Without Borders

Publications

Research activities

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