International Psoriasis Council

Advancing Knowledge. Improving Care.

Yukari

Okubo

,

MD, PhD

Professor, Department of Dermatology
Tokyo Medical University
Tokyo
,
Japan
Councilor Since: October 1, 2016
IPC Councilor
Dr. Yukari Okubo has been a Professor of Dermatology at Tokyo Medical University since 2012, following her role as an Assistant Professor at the same institution from 2010 to 2012. She earned her Doctor of Medicine degree from Tokyo Medical University in 1984 and has a PhD. Dr. Okubo’s career includes post-doctoral fellowships at the Palo Alto Medical Institute and Stanford University’s Department of Dermatology in California, USA. Her areas of expertise include psoriasis, palmoplantar pustulosis, atopic dermatitis, and contact dermatitis, with a specialization in allergology.

Dr. Okubo is an active member of several scientific societies, including the Japanese Dermatological Association, the Japanese Society for Investigative Dermatology (JSID), the Japanese Society for Psoriasis Research, and the Japanese Society of Allergology. She has published 128 original manuscripts in English and 149 in Japanese.
Last Updated:
08/20/2024

Areas of Interest

Pustulosis (GPP & PPP) and arthritis (PsA & PAO), QOL, gene analysis, and microbiom.

IPC Committees / Groups

Research Committee

Languages Spoken

English, Japanese

Involvement with Other Organization(s)

Clinical consultant to the national patient association.

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