Daniel Sugai, MD, FAAD

Dr. Sugai is a board-certified dermatologist who trained at Harvard Medical School and graduated with a medical degree with honors from the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine.

He specializes in complex medical dermatology and aesthetic/surgical dermatology. Dr. Sugai practices in Bellevue and Renton, WA.

Areas of Expertise

• General Dermatology
• Complex Medical Dermatology
• Cutaneous Surgery
• Skin Cancer Surgery
• Cosmetic Dermatology

Professional Experience

• Attending Physician/Dermatologist, North Pacific Dermatology, PS Bellevue and Renton, WA
• Attending Physician, Volunteer Instructor, Valley Family Medicine Residency

Volunteer Activities

• Instructor, Volunteer Attending Physician, Valley Family Medicine Residency Program
• Member, Access to Dermatologic Care Committee, American Academy of Dermatology
• Resident Procedural/Cosmetic Leader, Harvard Dermatology
• Resident Chair, New England Dermatological Society, Harvard Dermatology
• Resident Director, Pro Bono Tattoo Removal Clinic, MGH Chelsea Healthcare, Project Phoenix

Medical Accreditation

• Board Certified in Dermatology, American Board of Dermatology
• DEA Licensed

Professional Memberships

• American Academy of Dermatology, Fellow
• Washington State Dermatology Association
• Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society

Honors

• Top Doctor: Top Dermatologist 2020, Bellevue, WA
• American Academy of Dermatology Association (AADA), AADA Legislative Conference Resident Scholarship Award, 2015
• American Academy of Dermatology Association (AADA), AADA Legislative Conference Resident Scholarship Award, 2014
• University of Hawaii, Po’okela No’eau Award, 2012
• University of Hawaii, Aloha Award, 2012
• University of Hawaii, E.E. Black Community Service Scholarship, 2012
• University of Hawaii Alpha Omega Alpha, Yazawa Family Award, 2012
• University of Hawaii, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, 2012

Publications/Book Chapters/Presentations

• Sugai DY, Do DV (2018). Chapter 17: Reconstruction of the cheek. In “Reconstructive Dermatologic Surgery.” New Delhi, India: Jaypee Brothers Medical Pub, pp 251-268.
• Ogbechie O, Morley K, Sugai D, Nambudiri V, Senna M, Hoang M, Saavedra A. Limited Cutaneous Pseudovasculitis: A Mild Variant of Cholesterol Emboli Syndrome. Circulation. 2015 Feb; 131(5):514-5. Department of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.
• Paul S, Ogbechie OA, Song PI, Sugai DY, Morley KW, Schalock PC, Kroshinsky D. Vesiculobullous and Hemorrhagic Erythema Migrans: Uncommon Variants of a Common Disease. International Journal of Dermatology. 2014- Accepted for publication. Department of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.
• Sugai DY, Gustafson CJ. De Luca JF, Davis SA, Jorizzo JL, O’Rourke KS, Feldman SR. Trends in the Outpatient Medication Management of Lupus Erythematosus in the United States. Journal of Drugs in Dermatology. 2014 May; 13 (4): 545-552. Departments of Dermatology, Pathology and Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC.
• Sugai D, et al.The importance of communication in the management of postoperative pain. Hawaii Med J. 2013 June; 72(6): 180-185.Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Hawai’i John A Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI.
• Sprouse-Blum AS, Smith G, Sugai D, Parsa FD. Understanding endorphins and their importance in pain management. Hawaii Med J. 2010 Mar;69(3):70-1. Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Hawai’i John A Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI.
• Sugai, D. Drug Eruptions and Commonly Misdiagnosed Dermatologic Conditions in the Outpatient Setting. Lahey Medical Center Internal Medicine Noon Conference in Burlington, MA, April 20, 2016.
• Sugai, D. Drug Eruptions and Commonly Misdiagnosed Dermatologic Conditions in the Outpatient Setting. Veterans Affairs Medical Center Internal Medicine Noon Conference in West Roxbury, MA, March 18, 2016.
• Sugai, D. New England Journal of Medicine Clinicopathologic Conference. Oral case presentation at the Harvard Medical School postgraduate course Dermatopathology Update in Boston, MA, September 18, 2015.

Education

• Harvard Combined Dermatology Residency Training Program, Department of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School Boston, MA
• Internship from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Harvard Medical School Boston, MA
• MD from the University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI
• Alpha Omega Alpha Chapter President
• B.A. in Biology, Art Minor from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI