Curriculum Vitae
Yu Akagi, MD
Physician · Researcher · AI Engineer
Physician with over seven years of clinical experience, and an AI researcher working on generative models for healthcare. Four years building and training large-scale generative models on real-world EHR data, with award-winning research presented through the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA). Currently leading development of an EHR simulation environment for training, testing, and evaluating AI agents that operate electronic health records autonomously. Deep working knowledge of EHR systems, and extensive collaboration with healthcare stakeholders in Japan and the United States.
Overview
Jun 2026 — Sep 2026Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory · InternshipJun 2026 — Sep 2026California, United States
Activities
- Data Science Summer Institute (DSSI)
- Projects included automating quality control for 3D printing with AI agents.
Apr 2023 — Mar 2027The University of Tokyo · PhD in Medical InformaticsApr 2023 — Mar 2027Tokyo, Japan
Awards
- AMIA Annual Symposium · KDDM Innovation Award — First Place (2025)American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) · Awarded by the Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining working group.
- 8th Academic Paper Award (2025)Japanese Association for Medical Informatics (JAMI) · Second place for the best paper of the year.
- Saito Scholarship (2024)Japanese Society for Medical and Biological Engineering · A national research scholarship in biomedical engineering, awarded to three graduate researchers.
Concurrent
- Research Assistant · National Institute of Informatics
- Affiliated Researcher · The University of Tokyo
Activities
- Clinical workflow automation with agentic AI, focused on autonomous operation of the electronic health record.
- Generative foundation models trained on large-scale real-world clinical data.
Apr 2020 — Mar 2023Japanese Red Cross Medical Center · Clinical Fellow, Infectious DiseasesApr 2020 — Mar 2023Tokyo, Japan
Awards
- Best Resident AwardVoted by all resident physicians; first among the senior trainees.
Activities
- Rotations: Kanto Rosai Hospital, Division of Infectious Diseases (Oct — Dec 2021); Shizuoka Cancer Center (Apr — Jun 2022).
Apr 2018 — Mar 2020Japanese Red Cross Medical Center · Resident PhysicianApr 2018 — Mar 2020Tokyo, Japan
Awards
- Japanese Respiratory Society Kanto Regional Meeting, Tokyo · Excellence Award (2019)Case report: hemophagocytic syndrome after pembrolizumab.
Apr 2012 — Mar 2018Yokohama City University · Medical Doctor (MD)Apr 2012 — Mar 2018Yokohama, Japan
Awards
- Academic Excellence Award (2015)University commendation for academic achievement, awarded across all faculties.
Activities
- International clinical training at the University of Oxford (UK) and Université de Paris (France), 2017.
Mar 2011Musashi High School · GraduatedMar 2011Tokyo, Japan
Experience
Jun 2026 — Sep 2026
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
California, United StatesInternship
- Data Science Summer Institute (DSSI)
- Projects included automating quality control for 3D printing with AI agents.
Dec 2025 — Present
National Institute of Informatics
Tokyo, JapanResearch Assistant
Apr 2023 — Mar 2027
The University of Tokyo
Tokyo, JapanAffiliated Researcher
Apr 2020 — Mar 2023
Japanese Red Cross Medical Center
Tokyo, JapanClinical Fellow, Infectious Diseases
- Rotations: Kanto Rosai Hospital, Division of Infectious Diseases (Oct — Dec 2021); Shizuoka Cancer Center (Apr — Jun 2022).
Apr 2018 — Mar 2020
Japanese Red Cross Medical Center
Tokyo, JapanResident Physician
Education
Apr 2023 — Mar 2027
The University of Tokyo
Tokyo, JapanPhD in Medical Informatics
- Clinical workflow automation with agentic AI, focused on autonomous operation of the electronic health record.
- Generative foundation models trained on large-scale real-world clinical data.
Apr 2012 — Mar 2018
Yokohama City University
Yokohama, JapanMedical Doctor (MD)
- International clinical training at the University of Oxford (UK) and Université de Paris (France), 2017.
Mar 2011
Musashi High School
Tokyo, JapanGraduated
Awards
2025
KDDM Innovation Award — First Place
American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA)
- AMIA Annual Symposium
- Awarded by the Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining working group.
2025
8th Academic Paper Award
Japanese Association for Medical Informatics (JAMI)
- Second place for the best paper of the year.
2024
Saito Scholarship
Japanese Society for Medical and Biological Engineering
- A national research scholarship in biomedical engineering, awarded to three graduate researchers.
Best Resident Award
Japanese Red Cross Medical Center
- Voted by all resident physicians; first among the senior trainees.
2019
Excellence Award
- Japanese Respiratory Society Kanto Regional Meeting, Tokyo
- Case report: hemophagocytic syndrome after pembrolizumab.
2015
Academic Excellence Award
Yokohama City University
- University commendation for academic achievement, awarded across all faculties.
Certifications
2023
Board Certified in Internal Medicine
Japan2023
ECFMG Certification
United States2018
Japanese Medical License
Japan
Research
Publications
Selected research
- In-silico simulation of patient trajectories, inside a standard EHR interface, driven by the Watcher model.
- Pretrained on over 200 million real clinical records. Simulates detailed patient timelines across admissions, diagnoses, medications, and laboratory tests.