Michael Choy, M.D.

Clinical/Research Interests

Dr. Choy's clinical expertise includes general pediatric cardiology, heart disease associated with Down's Syndrome, and atrioventricular malformations and hemangiomas. He has previous 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

UC Davis
Davis, California
B.S. 1976

Residency:

University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
1983

Fellowships:

University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
1986

Board Certifications:

American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Cardiology, 2002
American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Cardiology, 1996
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

Honors and Awards:

Outstanding Teaching Award, 2011
Alpha Omega Alpha Honors Medical Society, 1991
Outstanding Attending Faculty, 1988
Outstanding Teaching Award, 1983

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.