Chester Choi MD, MHA, MACP

Chester Choi received his MD from the University of California, Davis School of Medicine and completed his Internal Medicine residency at St. Mary Medical Center in 1976 and his Chief Residency in 1977. Following a fellowship in Infectious Disease at Harbor – UCLA, he returned to join the faculty at St. Mary in 1980. He is currently a Professor of Medicine at the UCLA School of Medicine. He served as the Southern California Region I Governor for the American College of Physicians and also as the President of the California Chapter.

His areas of expertise include the rational use of antibiotics, meningitis, tuberculosis, sexually transmitted diseases, travel medicine and vaccinations, community acquired pneumonia, urinary tract infections and infections in the elderly. Other professional activities include serving as a consultant in the Division of Infectious Disease at Harbor – UCLA Medical Center, directing the St. Mary Medical Center Travelers’ Clinic and serving on the Language Access Leadership Council for the California Endowment.