Damon I. Masaki, MD
SUBSPECIALIST IN MATERNAL- FETAL MEDICINE

“My career path was not a direct route. In the early part of my medical training, my goal was to become a cardiologist. While in my residency in internal medicine, I was asked to evaluate and treat patients with serious medical problems who also happened to be pregnant. I soon found myself very interested in the physiology of pregnancy. I also began to enjoy the challenges and rewards of caring for the health of expectant mothers and their babies simultaneously. As a result of this experience, after earning board certification in internal medicine, I decided my calling was in maternal-fetal medicine (MFM).

“In the nearly two decades that I’ve been an MFM specialist, I’ve always been glad that I changed career paths. One of the most important aspects of being a physician is to provide hope. For me, nothing exemplifies this like helping mothers-to-be with risk factors or complications to have successful, full-term pregnancies and healthy babies. These women — and their babies — deserve the best possible care, and I’m proud to strive for that every day.” 

BOARD-CERTIFIED: Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynecology,
Internal Medicine

FELLOWSHIP: Maternal-Fetal Medicine, University of Southern California
School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA

RESIDENCY: Obstetrics & Gynecology, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

RESIDENCY: Internal Medicine, Worcester Memorial Hospital, Worcester, MA

MEDICAL DEGREE: John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii,
Honolulu, HI

MS: Cum Laude, Pharmacology, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI

BA: Biology, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI

MEMBER: American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists, Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, American Medical Association, Nevada State Medical Association, Clark County Medical Society, Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society

INSTRUCTOR: Associate Clinical Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology,
University of California College of Medicine, Irvine, CA (1998-2006 )