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Vascular Surgeon joins Department of Surgery

By Department of Surgery | Sep 27, 2022

Image of Justin Chin-Bong Choi, MDThe Department of Surgery welcomes Justin Chin-Bong Choi, MD to the Division of Vascular Surgery. With extensive experience in minimally invasive endovascular and open vascular surgeries, Dr. Choi will lead departmental, multidisciplinary initiatives aimed at reducing primary amputation rates in our community. 

Most recently, Dr. Choi was staff surgeon at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center and Assistant Professor in the Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy at the Baylor College of Medicine. He spearheaded multiple quality improvement programs and in particular, developed and lead a multidisciplinary effort to manage institution-wide pulmonary embolisms through the Pulmonary Embolism Response Team (PERT). In addition, Dr. Choi is an experienced basic and clinical sciences researcher. He has served as Lead Site Investigator for a multimillion dollar trial examining transfusion strategies after high cardiac risk surgeries (CSP 599: TOP Trial) and investigated the cellular etiology of aortic dissections. Dr. Choi’s didactic and clinical educational activities have included serving as contributing author for SCORE questions, mentoring oral boards preparation, and medical student clerkship leader. 

Dr. Choi received his Doctor of Medicine from the Baylor College of Medicine. Following a residency in General Surgery at the Baylor College of Medicine, he completed a fellowship in Vascular Surgery at the Georgetown University and MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC. 

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