Name: Daniel E. Choi, MD
Candidate for: 2nd District Councilor
Prior positions/experience:
Young Physicians Section Chair 2019-2021
Continuing Medical Education Assistant Commissioner 2020-current
CME Educational Programs-Subcommittee Assistant Commissioner 2020-current
CME Survey-Subcommittee Assistant Commissioner 2020-current
MSSNY HOD Delegate 2017-2020
Legislative and Physician Advocacy Committee Member 2020-current
Suffolk County Medical Society Vice-President 2020-current
Suffolk County Medical Society Treasurer 2019-2020
MSSNYPAC Officers and Executive Committee Member 2020-current
Federal Candidate Evaluation Committee Vice-Chair 2020-current
Long Range Planning Committee Member 2020-current
Medical School: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Residency: Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey - New Jersey Medical School
Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery
Hospital Affiliations: South Shore University Hospital, Mount Sinai South Nassau, St. Francis Hospital, St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center, Good Samaritan Hospital, Huntington Hospital
Practice Type: Solo Practice
Candidate Statement:
As the current Vice Chair of the MSSNY Federal Candidate Evaluation Committee and member of the MSSNY PAC Executive Committee, I have had significant involvement in MSSNY advocacy activities over the past several years. I truly believe that the patient physician relationship is directly impacted by legislation determined by our elected officials and that it is imperative to optimize the use of MSSNYPAC and relationships with elected officials to advocate for our patients and profession.
Throughout 2019-22, I worked extensively with MSSNY Senior Vice President Moe Auster and other MSSNY leaders to organize numerous in person meetings with Congress members offices in New York and Washington D.C. that were well attended by physician colleagues. I was most fulfilled that I was able to recruit colleagues who had previously never been involved in advocacy and give them the opportunity to see first hand how critical it was to tell elected officials our stories. As Councilor, I hope to utilize my current relationships with MSSNY leadership to develop ways to increase New York physician engagement in advocacy. Specifically, I hope to present a plan of action to expand physician recruitment to our Annual Lobby Day as well as increase physician engagement at county legislative meetings throughout the state.
I have also utilized social media in a creative and effective manner to champion and educate the public on various advocacy issues. I believe that I can contribute to MSSNY Communications on how we can further leverage social media to achieve our goals as an organization. As a member of the MSSNY Long Range Planning Committee, my top priority has been to encourage further modernization of our website and branding and serving as Councilor would help me raise awareness of such needs at the highest levels of MSSNY leadership.
My commitment to contribute to MSSNY for the long term complements my goal to utilize organized medicine to protect our patients and profession. My mentors have continually reminded me that "Effective advocacy is a marathon." I understand that change does not come overnight and that moving the needle takes long term commitment. I also recognize the importance of having a united voice with all physicians speaking up for our common interest that patients come first. Although I have had opportunities to be involved with my specialty society, I have always felt that MSSNY is home as I get to learn from my non surgical colleagues and also see MSSNY's effectiveness in bringing together all our competing interests under one unified House of Medicine.