Dr. Philip Choi

Philip Choi, MD, PhD

Areas of Expertise

Conditions I Treat

  • Lung cancer
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Get to Know Me

I am a medical oncologist who specializes in treating people with lung cancer. I chose to become a doctor because I wish to provide hope for people during a difficult time in their lives.

I take care of patients who are hospitalized due to complications from cancer. My goal is to work together with the entire medical team, including the patient’s primary oncologist, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants, to provide the best treatment so the patient can get better and return home.  

As a physician-scientist, my goal is to study targeted therapies in the laboratory that can then lead to clinical trials that provide better or newer treatment options for our patients. 

What I Do at MSK

I'm a thoracic medical oncologist, which is a cancer doctor who specializes in thoracic (thor-A-sik) cancers. These are cancers that have to do with the chest, including lung, tracheal (windpipe), and thymic (thymus) cancers.

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Areas of Expertise

Conditions I Treat

  • Lung cancer
Education & Honors

Education

  • MD, PhD, Columbia University

Residencies

  • Internal Medicine, NewYork Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center

Fellowships

  • Medical Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Board Certifications

  • Medicine
  • Medical Oncology

Awards and Honors

  • Young Investigator Award, American Society of Clinical Oncology (2023)

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Contact and Location

Dr. Choi sees patients at one location.

Location
New York, NY
1275 York Avenue New York NY 10065

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Colleagues

Doctors at Memorial Sloan Kettering work as teams, with specialists from all different areas. This allows us to consider all your needs together, and to give you the best possible care.

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Clinical Trials

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Memorial Sloan Kettering's doctors and scientists are constantly developing new treatments for cancer. MSK is typically running hundreds of clinical trials at a given time.

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Research and Publications

Publications on PubMed

Visit PubMed for a full listing of Dr. Choi’s journal articles. Pubmed is an online index of research papers and other articles from the US National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.

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