{"id":658,"date":"2025-09-26T15:19:59","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T19:19:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.takashimatsukimd.com\/about-doctor\/hiroeimaihudo\/"},"modified":"2025-09-26T15:56:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T19:56:32","slug":"hiroeimaihudo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.takashimatsukimd.com\/en\/about-doctor\/hiroeimaihudo\/","title":{"rendered":"Hiroe Imai Hu, D.O."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-wrapper video-wrapper-page\">\n <iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/993052955?quality=1080p&background=1&autoplay=1&loop=1&byline=0&title=0&muted=1\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen allow=autoplay style=\"opacity:1;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"video-overlay\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"container wow fadeInDown\" data-wow-duration=\".7s\" data-wow-delay=\".7s\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-24\">\n<hgroup class=\"text-center text-primary\">\n<p class=\"h1 font-playfair mb-0\">Our Staff<\/p>\n<\/hgroup><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"sec-padding-120px\">\n<div class=\"container wow fadeInLeft\" data-wow-duration=\".7s\" data-wow-delay=\".7s\">\n<div class=\"row align-items-center mb-5\">\n<div class=\"col-md-9 mb-5 mb-md-0\">\n    <picture><source srcset=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/takashimatsukimd\/images\/img-profile-hiroe-hu.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/takashimatsukimd\/images\/img-profile-hiroe-hu.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Dr. Hiroe Imai Hu, D.O.\">\n    <\/picture>\n   <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-14 offset-md-1\">\n<hgroup class=\"sec-ttl-left mb-50px\">\n<h2 class=\"font-playfair text-primary mb-0\">Hiroe Imai Hu, D.O.<\/h2>\n<\/hgroup>\n<h3 class=\"font-playfair mb-3\">Board-Certified Psychiatrist<br \/>Clinical Fellow at the NIH<br \/>Bilingual in Japanese and English<\/h3>\n<p class=\"text-danger\">*Practice is available to residents of Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4\">Dr. Hiroe Imai Hu is a board-certified psychiatrist serving the greater Washington, D.C. area. She provides compassionate, evidence-based and culturally informed care in both English and Japanese, and has been seeing patients at this practice since 2023. Dr. Hu completed her psychiatry residency at Georgetown University Hospital and is currently a Clinical Fellow in Psychiatry at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), where she conducts research on treatment-resistant depression and neuroendocrinology. Originally from Ashiya in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, Dr. Hu has lived and studied in the United States since college. She holds degrees in Chemical Engineering and Contemplative Psychology from Brown University and brings a unique cross-cultural perspective to her clinical work. Her academic research includes publications in cross-cultural psychology, with a focus on Japanese language, identity, and embodied practices. In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Hu is an active researcher and writer who is passionate about staying current with scientific advances in psychiatry. Her background enables her to provide thoughtful, personalized care to individuals navigating complex emotional, cultural, and medical landscapes.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"h5 font-playfair text-success\">Dr. Hiroe Imai Hu, D.O. practices in the following states as well.<\/h4>\n<div class=\"row\">\n     <a href=\"https:\/\/dc.takashimatsukimd.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\"col-md-12\">Washington D.C., Virginia, Maryland<\/a><br \/>\n     <a href=\"https:\/\/california.takashimatsukimd.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\"col-md-12\">California<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-24\">\n<ul class=\"nav nav-pills mb-4\" id=\"pills-tab\" role=\"tablist\">\n<li class=\"nav-item\" role=\"presentation\">\n      <button class=\"nav-link active h-100\" id=\"pills-experience-tab\" data-bs-toggle=\"pill\" data-bs-target=\"#pills-experience\" type=\"button\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"pills-experience\" aria-selected=\"true\"><i class=\"fa-light fa-house-medical\"><\/i> Education & Training<\/button>\n     <\/li>\n<li class=\"nav-item\" role=\"presentation\">\n      <button class=\"nav-link h-100\" id=\"pills-license-tab\" data-bs-toggle=\"pill\" data-bs-target=\"#pills-license\" type=\"button\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"pills-license\" aria-selected=\"false\"><i class=\"fa-light fa-id-card\"><\/i> Licensure & Certification<\/button>\n     <\/li>\n<li class=\"nav-item\" role=\"presentation\">\n      <button class=\"nav-link h-100\" id=\"pills-expertise-tab\" data-bs-toggle=\"pill\" data-bs-target=\"#pills-expertise\" type=\"button\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"pills-expertise\" aria-selected=\"false\"><i class=\"fa-light fa-vial\"><\/i> Areas of Expertise<\/button>\n     <\/li>\n<li class=\"nav-item\" role=\"presentation\">\n      <button class=\"nav-link h-100\" id=\"pills-awards-tab\" data-bs-toggle=\"pill\" data-bs-target=\"#pills-awards\" type=\"button\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"pills-awards\" aria-selected=\"false\"><i class=\"fa-light fa-award-simple\"><\/i> Selected Awards & Honors<\/button>\n     <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"tab-content\" id=\"pills-tabContent\">\n<div class=\"tab-pane fade show active\" id=\"pills-experience\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"pills-experience-tab\">\n<ul class=\"checked mb-0\">\n<li>Brown University \u2013 B.S. in Chemical Engineering & B.A. in Contemplative Psychology<\/li>\n<li>Touro University California \u2013 Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.)<\/li>\n<li>University of California, San Francisco \u2013 Visiting Research Scholar<\/li>\n<li>Georgetown University Hospital \u2013 Psychiatry Residency<\/li>\n<li>National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) \u2013 Clinical Fellowship in Psychiatry<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"tab-pane fade\" id=\"pills-license\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"pills-license-tab\">\n<ul class=\"checked mb-0 row\" style=\"margin-left:0; margin-right:0;\">\n<li>Board-Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology<\/li>\n<li>Licensed in: Washington, D.C.; Maryland; Virginia; Pennsylvania; California<\/li>\n<li>Certified Flow Yoga Instructor<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"tab-pane fade\" id=\"pills-expertise\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"pills-expertise-tab\">\n<ul class=\"checked mb-0\">\n<li>Mood Disorders & Treatment-Resistant Depression<\/li>\n<li>Trauma & Stress-Related Disorders<\/li>\n<li>Neuroendocrinology & Psycho-Endocrinology<\/li>\n<li>Cultural Psychiatry (special focus on Japanese culture)<\/li>\n<li>Women\u2019s Mental Health<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"tab-pane fade\" id=\"pills-awards\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"pills-awards\">\n<ul class=\"checked\" style=\"margin-left:0; margin-right:0;\">\n<li>American Psychiatric Association \u2013 Research Colloquium for Junior Investigators (2024)<\/li>\n<li>Georgetown University Hospital \u2013 Highest PRITE\u00ae Score Award (2023)<\/li>\n<li>Japanese Medical Society of America \u2013 Nippon-JMSA Scholarship (2021)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-0\">View Dr. Hu\u2019s publications: <a href=\"https:\/\/nih.academia.edu\/HiroeHu\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\">https:\/\/nih.academia.edu\/HiroeHu<\/a>\n     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Staff Hiroe Imai Hu, D.O. 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