Biographical summary
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.
Interests
- Neuropathology
- Brain tumors
- Gastrointestinal and liver pathology
- Metastatic disease
Mayo Clinic locations
Education
- 2024
Fellowship - NeuropathologyIcahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai Health System
- 2022
Chief Resident - Anatomic PathologyAlbert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center
- 2022
Residency - Anatomic PathologyAlbert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center
- 2018
Research Fellow - Basic Research, OncologyDivision of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine
- 2005
MDFaculdade de Medicina de Marilia
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 2024
NeuropathologyAmerican Board of Pathology
- 2024
Anatomic PathologyAmerican Board of Pathology
Awards and honors
- 2023
Mamoru Kaneko AwardDepartment of Pathology, Molecular and Cell-based Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
- 2022
Leo Davidoff Society Award for Outstanding Teaching of Medical StudentsMontefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
- 2022
Montefiore Medical Center Resident Teaching Award for Outstanding Teaching of ResidentsMontefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
- 2022
Alpha Omega Alpha Member InductionAlbert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center
- 2019
Travel Award, 2019 WorkshopNIH/NIDDK National Minority Research Investigators
- 2019
ScholarshipNetwork of Minority Research Investigators at the NIH/NIDDK Workshop, Bethesda
- 2018
ScholarshipPancreatic and Hepato-Biliary Cancer Symposium, Phoenix, Mayo Clinic
- 2017
ScholarshipPancreatic and Hepato-Biliary Cancer Symposium, Phoenix, Mayo Clinic
- 2009
Marilia City Assembly Honors Congratulations for the Humanitarian Mission in Mozambique in 2007Marilia City Assembly, Marilia/S.P. Brazil
- 2004
Scholarship - Ethics in Primary CareSao Paulo Medical Council, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- 1995
Full Three-Year Scholarship - MathematicsCentro Integrado Objetivo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Professional memberships
- 2022
Inducted MemberAlpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
- 2022 - 2024
Appointed MemberHistocompatibility and Identity Testing Committee, College of American Pathologists
- 2022 - 2024
Executive Board Member-at-largeTransplant and Regenerative Medicine Community of Practice, American Society of Transplantation
- 2022 - 2024
Board of DirectorsTransplant and Regenerative Medicine Community of Practice, American Society of Transplantation
- 2022
VolunteerSee Test and Treat, CAP Foundation, Pathology, Gynecology and Radiology Departments, Montefiore Medical Center
- 2021
VolunteerSee Test and Treat, CAP Foundation, Pathology, Gynecology and Radiology Departments, Montefiore Medical Center
- 2020 - present
MemberAmerican Association of Neuropathologists
- 2020 - present
MemberAmerican Association for Cancer Research
- 2020 - present
MemberUnited States and Canadian Academy of Pathology
- 2020 - present
MemberCollege of American Pathologists
- 2020 - present
MemberAssociation for Molecular Pathology
- 2020 - present
MemberAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science
- 2020 - present
MemberAmerican Transplant Society
- 2020 - present
MemberAmerican Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
- 2020 - present
MemberRodger C. Haggitt Gastrointestinal Pathology Society
- 2016 - 2017
MemberLeadership Development Committee, Notredame Intermedica Health Care
- 2016 - 2017
MemberJoint Commission Pre-Inspection Committee, Notredame Intermedica Health Care
- 2016 - 2017
Medical-Legal AnalystHospital N.S. Rosario, Notredame Intermedica Health Care
- 2016 - 2017
Chief of StaffEmergency Department, Hospital Santa Cecilia, Notredame Intermedica Health Care
- 2016 - 2017
Chief of StaffEmergency Department, Hospital N.S. Rosario, Notredame Intermedica Health Care
- 2014 - 2015
ChampionPhysicians' Projects Lean Six Sigma, Project Management Office, Prevent Senior Health Care
- 2013 - 2014
MemberMedical Committee, Quality Improvement Task, Prevent Senior Health Care
- 2013 - 2014
MemberJoint Commission Pre-Inspection Committee, Prevent Senior Health Care
- 2010 - 2012
ChairEthics Committee, Hospital Vitoria, Amil Private Health Care
- 2010 - 2012
MemberQuality Assurance of Medical Records Committee, Hospital Vitoria, Amil Private Health Care
- 2010 - 2012
MemberDeath Certificate Quality Control, Mortality Investigation Committee, Hospital Vitoria, Amil Private Health Care
- 2008 - 2010
MemberPediatric HIV Core Package (Brussels, Belgium), Advisory Committee, Doctors Without Borders
- 2008 - 2010
MemberHIV in Poor Resource Settings (Brussels, Belgium), Advisory Committee, Doctors Without Borders
Publications