Justin Chin-Bong Choi, MD, FACS

Dr. Choi is a board-certified vascular surgeon in the Division of Vascular Surgery at the SUNY Downstate Department of Surgery. He received his Doctor of Medicine from the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX. Following a residency in General Surgery at the Baylor College of Medicine and subsequent fellowships in cardiothoracic research and patient safety and quality, he completed a fellowship in Vascular Surgery at the MedStar Washington Hospital Center and Georgetown University in Washington, DC.

He was previously a staff vascular 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. Dr. Choi has extensive experience in minimally invasive endovascular and open vascular surgeries, and has led departmental, multidisciplinary initiatives aimed at reducing primary amputation rates in the Brooklyn community. He has spearheaded multiple quality improvement programs and in particular, developed and led a multidisciplinary effort to manage institution-wide pulmonary embolisms through the Pulmonary Embolism Response Team (PERT).

Additionally, Dr. Choi is an experienced basic and clinical sciences researcher. He 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 serving as medical student clerkship leader.

Education

• Undergraduate: The University of Texas at Austin
• Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine
• Internship: Baylor College of Medicine (General Surgery)
• Residency: Baylor College of Medicine (General Surgery)
• Fellowship: MedStar Washington Hospital Center/Georgetown University (Vascular Surgery)

Research Interests

• Patient Quality and Safety
• Pulmonary Embolism
• Critical Limb Ischemia
• Amputation Prevention

Dr. Choi has extensive experience in minimally invasive endovascular and open vascular surgeries, and will lead departmental, multidisciplinary initiatives aimed at reducing primary amputation rates in the Brooklyn community. 

Previously, 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 serving as medical student clerkship leader.