Kei Ouchi, MD, MPH

Kei Ouchi, MD, MPH, is an emergency physician and home hospital physician engaged in clinically oriented research.

Dr. Ouchi earned his medical degree from Georgetown University and a Master of Public Health from Harvard University. He is board certified in both emergency medicine and internal medicine.

His work focuses on improving care for seriously ill older adults, with particular emphasis on aligning emergency care with patients’ goals at the end of life. His research leverages the emergency department as a critical point to facilitate advance care planning and integrate principles of geriatrics and palliative care into acute care settings.

Dr. Ouchi has received multiple national honors, including the Paul B. Beeson Emerging Leaders Career Development Award from the National Institute on Aging, the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award, and the Sojourns Scholars Leadership Award. He is active in the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM), where he previously served as member-at-large and secretary for the Academy of Geriatric Emergency Medicine.