Michael Choy, M.D.
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Clinical/Research InterestsDr. Choy's clinical expertise includes general pediatric cardiology, heart disease associated with Down's Syndrome, and atrioventricular malformations and hemangiomas. He has research experience in cardiac embryology using the chick model. |
Title: |
Professor |
Specialty: |
Pediatric Cardiology |
Center/Program Affiliation: |
Pediatric Heart Center, UC Davis Children's Hospital, UC Davis Medical Group |
Address: |
Ticon II Building 2516 Stockton Blvd. Sacramento, CA 95817 |
Phone: |
(916) 734-3456 |
Education: |
Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis, Missouri M.D. 1980 |
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UC Davis Davis, California B.S. 1976 |
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Residency: |
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan 1983 |
Fellowships: |
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan 1986 |
Board Certifications: |
American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Cardiology, 1988 American Board of Pediatrics, 1986 |
Professional Memberships: |
American Academy of Pediatrics American College of Cardiology American Heart Association California Society of Pediatric Cardiology Western Society for Pediatric Research |
Select Recent Publications: |
Skeels M, Taylor D, Park J, Parrish M, Choy M: Test characteristics of a level I or II fetal ultrasound in detecting structural heart disease. Pediatric Cardiology 23(6):594-597, 2002. Van Praagh, R, Van Praagh, S, Choy, M, Parrish M, Park J: Absent Pulmonary Valve with Tricuspid Atresia or Severe Tricuspid Stenosis. Report of Three Cases and Review of the Literature. Pediatric and Developmental Pathology 3:353-366, 2000. Choy M, Oltjen SL, Moon AJ, Armstrong MT, Armstrong PB: Bisdiamine inhibits extracellular matrix formation and cell proliferation of atrioventricular mesenchyme from developing chick heart valves. Teratology 59:148-155, 1999. Choy M, Oltjen SL, Otani YS, Armstrong MT, Armstrong PB: Fibroblast growth factor-2 stimulates embryonic cardiac mesenchymal cell proliferation. Developmental Dynamics 206:193-200, 1996 Choy M, Buckley C., Parrish MD: Pediatric heart transplantation: general primary community care. Progress in Pediatric Cardiology 3(1):16-19, 1994 Choy M, Oltjen SL, Ratcliff D, Armstrong MT, Armstrong PB. Fibroblast behavior in the embryonic chick heart. Developmental Dynamics 198(2):97-107, 1993 Chin C, Choy M: Cardiomyopathy induced by phenylpropanolamine. The Journal of Pediatrics 123:825-827 (Case Report) 1993 Chin C, Gandour-Edwards R, Oltjen S, Choy M: Fate of the atrioventricular endocardial cushions in the developing chick heart. Pediatric Research 32(4):390-393, 1992 Choy M, Armstrong MT, Armstrong PB: Transforming growth factor-Bl Iocalized within the heart of the chick embryo. Anatomy and Embryology 183(4):345-352, 1991. |

