Assistant Professor
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Dr. Kawakita is a Maternal-Fetal Medicine physician at Eastern Virginia Medical School. Dr. Kawakita received a Medical Degree from Kanazawa University School of Medicine in Japan and has completed an Obstetrics and Gynecology residency and fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine at Georgetown University -MedStar Washington Hospital Center. He earned a Master of Science Degree in Clinical Translational Research from Georgetown University in 2020. Dr. Kawakita joined Eastern Virginia Medical School in 2020. He has successfully published 80 papers in peer-reviewed journals, the majority of which were first or last authored by Dr. Kawakita. His special research interests include stillbirth, obesity, maternal mortality, and social determinants of health.