Dr. Megumi Akiyama, who received a medical degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo, is an assistant professor in the UNLV School of Medicine Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

After completing an OB/GYN residency at the University of Nevada, Reno, Dr. Akiyama also completed a fellowship in maternal fetal medicine at the University of Hawaii.

In addition to OB/GYN certification by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dr. Akiyama holds a master's degree in bilingual and bicultural education and a bachelor’s degree in French and French literature/Sociolinguistics.

Dr. Akiyama’s medical research work has been published in the peer-reviewed International Urogynecology Journal.