Gina Choi, MD

Gina Choi, MD

  • Transplant Hepatology
Pfleger Liver Institute | 100 Medical Plaza, Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 90095

About

Dr. Gina Choi, associate professor of medicine and surgery, specializes in general and transplant hepatology. She focuses on treating patients with the complications of cirrhosis, and manages their evaluation and care before and after liver transplant. She is well versed in the newest approaches to treat viral hepatitis and fatty liver. She is part of a multi-disciplinary team employing the latest treatments for liver cancer. She is also interested in autoimmune liver disease, including autoimmune hepatitis and primary biliary cholangitis, and in caring for women with liver disease. 

Dr. Choi graduated from Stanford University and subsequently spent one year in Korea as a Fulbright Scholar. She speaks both English and Korean. She earned her medical degree at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and completed her internal medicine residency at New York University (NYU). This was followed by a gastroenterology fellowship at UCLA. Dr. Choi then pursued an additional year of advanced training in transplant hepatology at the University of Pennsylvania. She has received numerous teaching awards and is the Associate Program Director of the Transplant Hepatology Fellowship Program. She is recognized as a Southern California Rising Star since 2016. Dr. Choi is board certified in internal medicine, gastroenterology and transplant hepatology.

 

Languages

English, Korean

Education

Medical Board Certifications

Transplant Hepatology, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2016
Gastroenterology, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2014

Fellowships

Transplant Hepatology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 2015
Gastroenterology, UCLA School of Medicine, 2014

Residency

Internal Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, 2011

Internship

Internal Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, 2009

Degree

MD, UCSF School of Medicine, 2008

Recognitions

  • Super Doctors® Southern California Rising Stars - 2016-2021
  • UCLA Gastroenterology Green Apple Faculty Teaching Award - 2020 
  • Compassionate Care Award, UCLA Gastroenterology Fellowship Program - 2014
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Locations

West Los Angeles

Pfleger Liver Institute

Liver Transplant Surgery| Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery| Pediatric Liver Transplant Surgery +1 more specialty

Hospital Affiliations

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

Videos

Women and liver disease 2023
Approach to drug induced liver injury and cell mediated hepatitis
Autoimmune hepatitis
Liver disorders: Autoimmune hepatitis and primary biliary cholangitis
Liver disorders: Challenging patient cases
Autoimmune hepatitis and primary biliary cholangitis (PBC)

Research

Interests

  • Viral hepatitis 
  • Liver cancer
  • Liver transplant
  • Autoimmune hepatitis
  • Primary biliary cholangitis
  • Cirrhosis 

Insurance

  • Aetna
  • Anthem Blue Cross
  • Blue Shield of California
  • Centivo
  • Cigna
  • First Health
  • Health Net of California
  • Interplan (part of HealthSmart)
  • L.A. Care
  • Medicare Advantage
  • MultiPlan
  • UFCM Health System
  • Prime Health Services
  • Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
  • TRICARE
  • UnitedHealthcare

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Recognitions

  • Super Doctors® Southern California Rising Stars - 2016-2021
  • UCLA Gastroenterology Green Apple Faculty Teaching Award - 2020 
  • Compassionate Care Award, UCLA Gastroenterology Fellowship Program - 2014
  • J. William Fulbright Scholar - 2004