Dr. Ikuko Mukai-Cheh is from Yokohama, Japan. She came to the US to complete her graduate degree in Psychology at Boston University. After earning her PhD, she worked as a researcher at the National Institute of Mental Health in Bethesda, Maryland and the Laureate Institute for Brain Research in Tulsa, Oklahoma before deciding to change careers and attend medical school at the Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine.

She is excited to be training in the Stillwater Medical Internal Medicine Residency Program as it provides a wide range of clinical experiences in a supportive and collaborative environment. In her free time, she loves playing badminton with her husband.