Along with his medical degree, Dr. Choi earned Masters' degrees in both Public Health-Epidemiology and International Affairs with concentration on human rights and international relations. After completing his residency, he served as a medical team leader in Darfur, Sudan for Doctors without Borders. Dr. Choi has a special interest in global health and epidemiology, traveling several times to Nairobi, Kenya to lead investigations and educate African physicians on HIV epidemiology and quantitative research methods. He frequently lectures around the country and is published in numerous medical journals for his AIDS research. Dr. Choi has served in medical clinics in Kenya, Cuba and Tanzania and has conducted field and laboratory research in Spain, Estonia, Singapore and Russia. As a member of the Medical Staff at Providence Regional Medical Center, Dr. Choi offers referring physicians and their patients access to excellent care, the clinical continuity and safety of a single Epic electronic medical record, and the backing of a multi-disciplinary group of hospitalists.
Medical School
John Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Residency
Internal Medicine Yale/New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT
Fellowship
Infectious Diseases University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
Board Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease
I appreciated Dr. Choi & his staff getting me in for an appt. quickly & easily.Providence Patient
Dr. Choi is excellent!Providence Patient
Dr. Choi is kind, courteous and a knowledgeable doctor, who I respect greatly!Providence Patient
He is a very pleasant person. I felt very comfortable with him.Providence Patient
Great service by Dr. Choi.Providence Patient
I have always had great care from Dr. Choi.Providence Patient
Dr. Choi was like an angel on my shoulder making sure everything was being done to the best of anyone's ability - He's a great doctor.Providence Patient
Dr. Choi was compassionate, friendly and respectful in all of our interactions. I felt well informed and had options, their likely outcomes and background information to participate in these important decisions.Providence Patient
always great careProvidence Patient
Met Dr. Choi while hospitalized with a broken arm & infection. He has been handling the infection care since. I trust & respect his candid approach.Providence Patient
Much confidence in this doctor.Providence Patient
My experiences were GOOD.Providence Patient
Not only did Dr. Choi prescribe additional medication, tests and another referral, he and his staff followed up with phone calls to make sure everything was scheduled and to give results.Providence Patient
condescending and I felt disrespectedProvidence Patient
Dr. Choi is an excellent doctor.Providence Patient
Dr. Choi is outstanding in his field and takes the time to communicate with me and we have a very good rapport he is truly concerned about my health situation because I have an infection that keeps coming back and if he wasn't a good doctor and didn't care and we didn't have a good rapport I would not see him againProvidence Patient
I have seen Dr. R. Choi a number of times both in his office and when he visited me in the hospital and he is amazing! He explain everything. He stresses taking the least invasive treatment. He sees me (and my husband) as valuable patient deserving the best care. He shares info and makes sure that I understand. Very professional after seeing him I have complete confidence in him and his knowledge of medical knowledge and my problem.Providence Patient
He spent time with us and never felt rushed.Providence Patient
wonderful experience, they are great, kind, and open to meProvidence Patient
I meant Dr. Choi in the hospital he was very good, most dr's. have trouble treating me [...].Providence Patient
Always very friendly staff and Dr. Choi is the bestProvidence Patient