Yutaka was born and raised in Kanagawa, Japan with his older twin sisters, younger brother and four cats. Yutaka graduated from Nippon Medical School in Tokyo, Japan. After medical school, he had worked at the United States military hospitals in Japan as not only a treating physician but also the medical and cultural liaison. In this role, he was responsible for helping arrange transfers to local Japanese hospitals for acutely-ill American patients who require a higher level of care. In the meantime, Yutaka learned American culture and found lifelong friends and mentors.

During his Pediatrics and Genetics rotation in the U.S., Yutaka encountered a broad spectrum of rare disease cases, which he had never seen in Japan. This experience stimulated his intellectual curiosity and solidified his interest in Genetics.

Outside of medicine, Yutaka loves playing rugby football and is a big fan of old school rock music (Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, Guns N's Roses, etc.).

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Oral Presentations (as a presenter only):

1. Furuta Y, Nelson E, Neumann S, Phillips J, Hamid R, Cogan J, Tinker R, Rives L, Newman J. A Medical Odyssey of a 72-Year-Old Man with Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Type 2 Newly Diagnosed with Biallelic Variants in SORD Gene Causing Sorbitol Dehydrogenase Deficiency. Oral presentation at: American College of Physicians (ACP) Japan Chapter Annual Meeting, June 25, 2023; Virtual.
2. Furuta Y, Tinker R, Hamid R, Cogan J, Ezell K, Oglesbee D, DeBerardinis R, Phillips J, the Undiagnosed Diseases Network. A Review of Multiple Diagnostic Approaches in the Undiagnosed Diseases Network to Identify Inherited Metabolic Diseases. Oral presentation at: Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN) Grand Rounds, February 8, 2024; Virtual.

Poster Presentations (as a presenter only):

1. Furuta Y, Nelson E, Neumann S, Phillips J, Hamid R, Cogan J, Tinker R, Rives L, Newman J, the Undiagnosed Diseases Network. Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Type 2 Diagnosed with Biallelic Variants in SORD Gene Causing Sorbitol Dehydrogenase Deficiency in a 72-Year-Old Man. Poster presentation at: 2023 Department of Pediatrics Research Retreat, April 14, 2023; Nashville, TN, USA.
2. Furuta Y, Masuoka T, Tateno A. Delayed Diagnosis of Painless Thyroiditis in an Adolescent Presenting with Aggression and Disruptive Behaviors Initially Attributed to Worsening Underlying Psychiatric Disorder Symptoms. Poster presentation at: Tennessee Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (TNAAP) Annual Conference, August 25, 2023; Franklin, TN, USA.
3. Furuta Y, Tinker R, Hamid R, Cogan J, Ezell K, Oglesbee D, DeBerardinis R, Phillips J, the Undiagnosed Diseases Network. A Review of Multiple Diagnostic Approaches in the Undiagnosed Diseases Network to Identify Inherited Metabolic Diseases. Poster presentation at: Society for Inherited Metabolic Disorders (SIMD), April 15, 2024; Charlotte, NC, USA.
4. Furuta Y, Ezell K, Oglesbee D, Pivnick E, Rinker D, Tinker R, Hamid R, Cogan J, Rives L, Neumann S, Corner B, Phillips J, and the Undiagnosed Diseases Network. Reanalysis and Metabolomic Profiling of Unsolved Case Reveals Newly Reported Autosomal Dominant Congenital Disorder of Glycosylation, type Iw in Formerly Recessive Condition. Poster presentation at: Society for Inherited Metabolic Disorders (SIMD), April 15, 2024; Charlotte, NC, USA.
5. Furuta Y, Tinker R, Hamid R, Cogan J, Ezell K, Oglesbee D, DeBerardinis R, Phillips J, the Undiagnosed Diseases Network. A Review of Multiple Diagnostic Approaches in the Undiagnosed Diseases Network to Identify Inherited Metabolic Diseases. Poster presentation at: 2024 Department of Pediatrics Research Retreat, April 18, 2024; Nashville, TN, USA.
6. Furuta Y, Tinker R, Dahlhauser R, Phillips J. What should you do when molecular lab results do not acknowledge likely allele status or current literature regarding resulting disease? Poster presentation at: American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG), November 7, 2024; Denver, CO, USA.