Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Poster Presentations
Publications, First Author
Oral Presentations
Research Quality Improvement
Accomplishments
Affiliations
Languages
Timeline
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Erika Sophie Tsutsui

Brooklyn,NY

Summary

Board-Certified Internist specializing in Allergy and Immunology with clinical and research expertise in food allergies, immunologic diseases, and health equity. Leveraged experience in both U.S. and Japanese healthcare systems to enhance patient care and education. Committed to advancing outpatient allergy practices with a strong focus on clinical excellence and patient engagement.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Fellowship in Allergy & Immunology

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
07.2025 - Current
  • Brooklyn, New York

Attending Hospitalist

AOI Shohoku Hospital
01.2025 - 06.2025
  • Kanagawa, Japan

Residency in Internal Medicine

Mount Sinai Morningside and West
New York, USA
07.2021 - 12.2024
  • New York, New York

Attending physician, Primary Care

Shinjuku Tsurukame clinic
Tokyo, Japan
04.2021 - 06.2021
  • Tokyo, Japan

Residency in General Medicine

University of Tokyo Hospital
Tokyo, Japan
04.2019 - 03.2021
  • Tokyo, Japan

Education

Medical Degree (MD) -

Toho University
Tokyo, Japan
03-2019

Skills

  • Skin prick testing
  • Intradermal testing
  • Drug allergy evaluation
  • Allergy immunotherapy
  • Anaphylaxis management
  • Food allergy counseling
  • Spirometry interpretation
  • Biologic therapy management

Certification

  • American Board of Internal Medicine, 10/01/25
  • USMLE Step 3, 06/01/21
  • ECFMG certificate, 08/01/20
  • Japanese Medical License, 03/01/19

Poster Presentations

  • Recurrent Angioedema with Normal C1 Inhibitor and Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria, The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) Annual Conference, Philadelphia, 2/28/26
  • Penicillin Delabeling Barries to Care: QI Project, New York Allergy and Asthma Society, Teaching Day, New York, 11/01/24
  • Asymptomatic Eosinophilia Associated With Garcinia Cambogia Use, European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) Annual Conference, Valencia, Spain, 05/01/24
  • Recurrent Uvular Angioedema After Intranasal Cocaine Use, European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) Annual Conference, Valencia, Spain, 05/01/24
  • The Importance of Social History in Diagnosing Leptospirosis, Society of General Medicine (SGIM) Annual Conference, Boston, USA, 05/01/24
  • Miller-Dieker Syndrome May Be Another Syndromic Primary Immunodeficiency, Clinical Immunology Society (CIS) Annual Conference, Atlanta, USA, 04/01/19
  • Relationship between social capital and health, focusing on the activity of community organizations, 75th Annual Meeting of Japanese Society of Public Health, Osaka, Japan, 05/01/16

Publications, First Author

  • Precautionary allergen labels and socioeconomic disparities among food allergy caregivers, Pediatric Allergy Immunol, 08/01/25, 36, 8, e70159, 10.1111/pai.70159
  • Association between alopecia areata and allergic diseases: An All of US database study, Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol, 06/01/24, 132, 6, 772-774, 10.1016/j.anai.2024.03.013
  • Recurrent Isolated Uvular Angioedema Associated with Intranasal Cocaine Use: A Case Report, Cureus, 03/01/24, 16, 3, 356818
  • Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitor-Induced Euglycemic Diabetic Ketoacidosis Followed by Excessively Low Carbohydrate Diet, Cureus, 07/01/21, 13, 7, e16085, 10.7759/cureus.16085

Oral Presentations

  • Penicillin Delabeling in Allergy Clinic Quality Improvement Project, Mount Sinai Beth Israel Department of Medicine Quality Improvement Committee Meeting, NY, USA, 03/01/24
  • What is the efficacy of Dupilumab in Eosinophilic Esophagitis?, Mount Sinai Beth Israel Journal Club, NY, USA, 01/01/24
  • PEN-FAST Validation of a Penicillin Allergy Clinical Decision Rule, Mount Sinai Beth Israel Resident Grand Rounds, NY, USA, 02/01/23
  • The Mechanism of Food Allergy and Clinical Trials, University of Tokyo Hospital Clinical Research Support Center Winter Seminar, Tokyo, Japan, 01/01/21

Research Quality Improvement

  • Quality Improvement: Penicillin Delabeling in Allergy Clinic, Performed a retrospective chart review of all patients presenting in the Allergy Clinic from January - December 2023.
  • Socioeconomic and clinical factors associated with knowledge and approach to precautionary allergy labeling (PAL) in food allergy, Analyzed 195 caregiver surveys to evaluate the influence of socioeconomic and clinical factors on knowledge and purchasing behavior regarding precautionary allergen labeling (PAL), 2024.

Accomplishments

  • Travel Scholarship AAAAI
  • Selected participant, Clinical Immunology Society Diagnostic School
  • AAAAI Chrysalis Project
  • Resident of the Month at Mount Sinai Health System
  • Tokyo Marine Nichido Scholarship for Residency Training
  • Japan North America Medical Exchange Foundation Scholarship for Residency Training

Affiliations

  • AAAAI Fellow-in-Training Committee Member
  • ENGAGE-TF (Next-Generation Task Force for Immunology and Allergy Strategic Initiative), Japan
  • New York City Marathon Medical Volunteer

Languages

English
Native/ Bilingual
Japanese
Native/ Bilingual
German
Limited
Russian
Limited

Timeline

Fellowship in Allergy & Immunology

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
07.2025 - Current

Attending Hospitalist

AOI Shohoku Hospital
01.2025 - 06.2025

Residency in Internal Medicine

Mount Sinai Morningside and West
07.2021 - 12.2024

Attending physician, Primary Care

Shinjuku Tsurukame clinic
04.2021 - 06.2021

Residency in General Medicine

University of Tokyo Hospital
04.2019 - 03.2021

Medical Degree (MD) -

Toho University
Erika Sophie Tsutsui