Dave A. Chokshi

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Dave Chokshi
Health Commissioner of New York City
Assumed office
August 4, 2020
MayorBill de Blasio
Eric Adams
Preceded byOxiris Barbot
Personal details
Born1981 (1981)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Children1
EducationDuke University (BA)
University of Oxford (MSc)
University of Pennsylvania (MD)
AwardsRhodes Scholarship
Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship

Dave Ashok Chokshi (born 1981) is an American physician and public health official serving as the 43rd Health Commissioner of New York City.[1] He is the first New York City Health Commissioner of Asian descent. Chokshi previously served as the inaugural chief population health officer for NYC Health + Hospitals and as a White House Fellow in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.[2]

Early life and education[]

Chokshi was born and raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.[3] He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Duke University, where he double-majored in chemistry and public policy studies.[4] As a Rhodes Scholar, Chokshi earned two Master of Science degrees, in global public health and in comparative social policy, from the University of Oxford. He earned a medical degree from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was elected by his peers to win the Joel Gordon Miller Prize, and completed internal medicine residency at Brigham & Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School.[5]

Career[]

Chokshi previously served in the Louisiana Department of Health during Hurricane Katrina. He was a White House Fellow during the Obama administration and served as principal health advisor to the United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Chokshi served on the FEMA delegation to New York City after Hurricane Sandy in 2012. Chokshi has been a primary care internist at Bellevue Hospital since 2014 and a clinical associate professor of population health and medicine at the New York University School of Medicine.[6] In addition to serving as the chief population health officer for NYC Health + Hospitals, Chokshi was also the Chief Executive Officer of the NYC Health + Hospitals Accountable Care Organization, one of the few ACOs in the nation to achieve high quality and cost performance for eight consecutive years.[7][8]

Chokshi has written widely on public health and medicine including in The New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA, The Lancet, Health Affairs, Science and Scientific American. In 2016, President Obama appointed him to the Advisory Group on Prevention, Health Promotion and Integrative and Public Health.[9]

In August 2020, Chokshi was selected to serve as Health Commissioner of New York City after the previous commissioner, Oxiris Barbot, resigned amid disagreements with Mayor Bill de Blasio over the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.[10][11]

In December 2021, Chokshi announced he will serve as NYC Health Commissioner until March 2022 for purposes of transition for incoming Mayor Eric Adams, after which he will continue to work on pandemic response for NYC.[12]

Personal life[]

Chokshi lives in Jackson Heights, Queens with his wife and daughter.[13] Chokshi's wife is a public school teacher and administrator.[14] He is the son of Indian immigrants.[15]

In February 2021, Chokshi tested positive for COVID-19, and shared his personal story to encourage New Yorkers to get vaccinated.[16][17]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Closson, Troy (2020-08-05). "Why N.Y.C. Has a New Health Commissioner". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
  2. ^ Coltin, Jeff (2020-08-04). "5 things to know about Dave Chokshi, NYC's new health commissioner". CSNY. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
  3. ^ "40 Under 40 - Dave Chokshi". Crain's New York Business. 2019-03-24. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
  4. ^ "Two Duke Juniors Named 2002 Truman Scholars". today.duke.edu. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
  5. ^ Acevedo, Angélica (2020-08-04). "Queens-based doctor set to replace Oxiris Barbot as new Department of Health commissioner". amNewYork. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
  6. ^ "Dave A. Chokshi". med.nyu.edu. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
  7. ^ "Dave Chokshi, MD, Appointed Chief Population Health Officer". www.nychealthandhospitals.org (in Maltese). Retrieved 2021-10-04.
  8. ^ "System's ACO earns Medicare Shared Savings for 8th Consecutive Year". www.nychealthandhospitals.org (in Maltese). Retrieved 2021-10-04.
  9. ^ "President Obama Appoints NYC Health + Hospitals' Dr. Dave Chokshi to National Advisory Group". www.nychealthandhospitals.org (in Maltese). Retrieved 2021-10-04.
  10. ^ "NYC's Health Commissioner Resigns After Clashes With Mayor". NPR.org. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
  11. ^ "NYC public health chief resigns after friction over COVID-19". AP News. 2020-08-04. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
  12. ^ "Mental Health Expert Will Lead New York's Pandemic Response". Retrieved 23 Dec 2021.
  13. ^ "Mayor de Blasio Announces Dr. Dave A. Chokshi as DOHMH Commissioner". The official website of the City of New York. Aug 4, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-08-04. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
  14. ^ "NYC's New Health Commissioner Takes Over Amid a Public Health Crisis". www.ny1.com. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
  15. ^ Office, NYC Mayor's (2020-08-05). "Introducing Dr. Dave Chokshi". Medium. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
  16. ^ Hicks, Nolan (2021-02-03). "NYC Health Commissioner Dave Chokshi tests positive for COVID-19". New York Post. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  17. ^ Henican, Ellis. "When COVID hit home for NYC's health commissioner Dr. Dave Chokshi". MarketWatch. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
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2020–present
Succeeded by
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