Kohtaro Ooka, MD

Kohtaro Ooka, MD, is an attending physician in Gastroenterology. His clinical focus is advanced endoscopy, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), pancreaticobiliary diseases and third space endoscopy.

After receiving his Bachelor of Arts in economics at Pomona College, Dr. Ooka returned to the institution to complete post-baccalaureate education before pursuing his medical education. In 2010, started attending Mount Sinai School of Medicine, earning his Doctor of Medicine in 2014. He completed internship at University of Illinois Hospital in 2015, and residency at Yale School of Medicine in 2017. He continued his postgraduate training, completing a gastroenterology fellowship at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in 2020 followed by an advanced endoscopy fellowship at NYU Langone in 2021.

Dr. Ooka’s research focuses on advanced endoscopy, pancreaticobiliary neoplasms and third space endoscopy, sharing his work through peer-reviewed journals.