Positions

Professor of Surgery

Division of Surgical Oncology
Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas United States

Member

Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas United States

Operative Care Line Staff Surgeon

Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center

Addresses

Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (Hospital)

2002 Holcombe Blvd
5A-336
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 791-1414

Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center (Clinic)

O’Quinn Medical Tower at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center’s McNair Campus
1919 Old Spanish Trail7200 Cambridge St.
Houston, TX 77054
United States
Phone: (832) 957-6500
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Education

BA from University of Chicago

12/1992 - Chicago, Illinois USA

Biological Sciences

MD from University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine

06/1997 - Chicago, Illinois USA

Residency at University of Chicago, Department of Surgery

06/1999 - Chicago, Illinois USA

Fellowship at University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

06/2001 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States

Surgical Oncology Research

Residency at University of Chicago

06/2004 - Chicago, Illinois USA

Clinical Fellowship at The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center

06/2007 - Houston, Texas USA

Certifications

Certificate in Surgical Oncology

Society of Surgical Oncology

American Board of Surgery Certification

American Board of Surgery

Honors & Awards

American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant Recipient

University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine

Clinical Excellence Award

The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center

American Society of Clinical Oncology Foundation Merit Award

American Society of Clinical Oncology

Cancer Research Foundation Young Investigator Award

Cancer Research Foundation, Chicago, Illinois

Excellence in Clinical Teaching

University of Chicago, Department of Surgery

2023 Star Faculty Award for Excellence in Patient Care

Baylor College of Medicine

2023 Faculty Excellence Award for Teaching and Evaluation

Norton Rose Fulbright

Top Doc 2024: Cancer Surgery

Houstonia Magazine

Professional Interests

• Melanoma
• Skin and Soft Tissue Cancer
• HIPEC
• Wide Local Excision
• Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Skin Cancer
• Peritoneal surface malignancies
• Retroperitoneal sarcomas

Professional Statement

Eugene A. Choi, M.D., is a board-certified surgical oncologist specializing in the management of gastrointestinal cancers including gastric cancer, colorectal cancer, soft tissue sarcomas, including gastrointestinal tumors (GIST), melanoma, and peritoneal surface malignancies (mesothelioma).
As a member of a multidisciplinary cancer care team, Dr. Choi works closely with other skilled specialists from medical and radiation oncology to offer the most complete care possible.
His research interests include the signaling mechanisms of solid tumor cancer metastasis, and development of novel drug therapies.
Dr. Choi earned his medical degree from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and completed a general surgery residency at the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he also served as administrative chief resident. Dr. Choi also completed a surgical oncology research fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania and a surgical oncology clinical fellowship at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. During his time at the University of Chicago, Dr. Choi held a faculty appointment in the section of general surgery and surgical oncology.

Websites

Selected Publications

• Cohen EE, Zhu H, Lingen MW, Martin LE, Kuo WL, Choi EA, Kocherginsky M, Parker JS, Chung CH, Rosner MR "A Feed-forward Loop Involving Protein Kinase Calpha and microRNAs Regulates Tumor Cell Cycle." Cancer Re.. 2009 Jan;69(1):65-74. Pubmed PMID: 19117988
• Choi EA, Matthews "Chronic Pancreatitis In: Shackelford’s Surgery of the Alimentary Tract." 2010;
• Ganai S, Prachand VN, Posner MC, Alverdy JC, Choi E, Hussain M, Waxman I, Patti MG "Predictors of Unsuccessful Laparoscopic Resection of Gastric Submucosal Neoplasms." J Gastrointest Surg.. 2013 Feb;17(2):244-55. Pubmed PMID: 23225195
• Choi EA and Song DA "Skin Lesions In: Schwartz’s Principle of Surgery." 2014;