Breast Center Team

Bryan J. Gushiken, M.D
Breast Radiologist

Dr. Gushiken is board certified and has been the lead radiologist at Kapi'olani and staff radiologist for the Radiology Group since 2000. He focuses on breast radiology. Dr. Gushiken attended medical school at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and completed fellowship training in ultrasound at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). He is a graduate of USC and Iolani.

Ann A. Ohata, M.D.
Breast Radiologist

Dr, Ohata is a board-certified radiologist with a strong interest in breast radiology intensified by the experience of her mother's breast cancer. Dr. Ohata is a graduate of Punahou School and the University of Hawai‘i. She received her medical degree from the Medical College of Pennsylvania. She completed her residency at University of California Davis/Martinez VA Medical Center and her fellowship at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).

Laura Peterson, M.D.
Surgeon

Dr. Peterson completed a fellowship in minimally invasive surgery/ oncology at Kaiser Permanente in San Francisco. She completed her residency at the University of Hawai‘i, John A. Burns School of Medicine, and received her medical degree from University of California, San Diego (UCSD). She sees patients at the Breast Center and is also a Straub surgeon.

Lauren Strickland, D.O.
General Surgery and Breast Surgical Oncology

Dr. Lauren Strickland, a breast surgical oncologist, board certified in general surgery, completed her breast surgical oncology fellowship at Grant Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio.

Keola Beale, M.D.
Medical Oncology and Hematology

Dr. Beale is a medical oncologist who is board certified in hematology and oncology. Dr. Beale completed his residency at the University of California, San Diego.

Ian J. Okazaki, M.D.
Medical Oncologist

Dr. Okazaki is board certified in hematology/oncology. His special interests include breast cancer, melanoma, urologic malignancies and immunotherapy for cancer. He leads Kapi'olani's High Risk Breast Program. He joined Straub in 2003. Dr. Okazaki received his degree from the University of Hawai‘i and completed his residency at Wadsworth VA Medical Center, California, and his fellowship in hematology/oncology at the University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview.

Jeffrey Killeen, M.D.
Pathologist

Dr. Killeen is director of Pathology at Clinical Labs of Hawai‘i at Kapi'olani Medical Center. He is also the associate program director of the University of Hawai‘i's integrated pathology residency program and an assistant clinical professor in both pathology and pediatrics at the University of Hawai‘i John A. Burns School of Medicine. He has very strong interests in breast and gynecologic pathology. Dr. Killeen earned his undergraduate and medical degrees from Loma Linda University, California.

Thanh V. Huynh, M.D.
Radiation Oncologist

Dr. Huynh is board certified in radiation oncology and completed his fellowship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. He is on the faculty of the University of Hawai‘i John A. Burns School of Medicine. He completed his radiation residency at Hahnemann (Allegheny University) in Pennsylvania. Dr. Huynh is a member of the radiation oncology group, Hawai‘i Cancer Treatment Center, and sits on the Cancer Research Advocacy Board for the Cancer Research Center of Hawai‘i.

Audrey Yoneshige, P.T.
Physical Therapist

Audrey Yoneshige is a registered physical therapist. She assists breast cancer patients following surgery to improve function and range of motion. She is also a certified lymphedema therapist and treats women for lymphedema, which is swelling of the arm resulting from removal of the lymph nodes. Audrey received her physical therapy degree from Texas Woman's University.

Bart Pillen, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychologist

Dr. Pillen received his masters and doctorate degrees from DePaul University, IL. He specializes in women's health issues and sees patients at the Breast Center and Women's Cancer Center.

Terri Imada, A.P.R.N., ANP-C
High Risk Nurse Practitioner

Terri has a strong background in breast health and coordinates all aspects of Kapi'olani's High Risk Breast program, the first in the state. She meets with women at high risk to develop individualized surveillance plans.