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Edwin Choy, MD, Oncology, Boston, MA

Edwin Choy MD MD PhD

Oncology•Boston, MA

Sarcoma

Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Brigham Cancer Institute

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  • 55 Fruit StYawkey 7BBoston, MA 02114

  • Phone+1 617-724-4000

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Summary

  • Dr. Edwin Choy is an oncologist based in Boston, MA, with a subspecialty in sarcoma, chordoma, GIST, GCTB, TGCT, PVNS, and other connective tissue cancers. He completed his fellowship in Medical Oncology at Mass General and Dana-Farber in 2005. Dr. Choy is an Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School and a physician at Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute. His research focuses on developing better treatments for various sarcoma types and he has contributed to numerous clinical trials and publications in the field. Dr. Choy has been recognized as a "Top Doctor" for more than 15 consecutive years by Castle Connolly and featured in Boston Magazine since 2017.

Education & Training

  • Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
    Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 2003 - 2005
  • Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General Hospital
    Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2000 - 2003
  • New York University School of Medicine
    New York University School of MedicineClass of 2000
  • Yale University
    Yale UniversityBS, Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, 1993

Certifications & Licensure

  • ME State Medical License
    ME State Medical License 2021 - 2028
  • RI State Medical License
    RI State Medical License 2021 - 2028
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2002 - 2027
  • NH State Medical License
    NH State Medical License 2021 - 2027
  • Medical Oncology
    American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2012, 2014-2025
  • Nominee for the "2013 Brian McGovern Award for Clinical Excellence Massachusetts General Physicians Organization Physician Recognition Dinner, 2013
  • Honoree Chawla-Rosenfeld Symposium, 2012

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • CRISPR-Cas9-Mediated Silencing of CD44 in Human Highly Metastatic Osteosarcoma Cells  
    Edwin Choy, MD, Cellular physiology and biochemistry
  • TP53 Mutations Emerge with HDM2 Inhibitor SAR405838 Treatment in De-Differentiated Liposarcoma  
    Mark A Dickson, Edwin Choy, Nature
  • Denosumab-treated Giant Cell Tumor of Bone Exhibits Morphologic Overlap With Malignant Giant Cell Tumor of Bone  
    Wojcik J, Rosenberg AE, Bredella MA, Choy E, Nielsen GP, Deshpande V., Am J Surg Pathol., 1/24/2015

Books/Book Chapters

  • Harrison's Manual of Oncology 
    Chapter: Section 14: Sarcoma 
    Choy, E., Yoon, S., Delaney, T., and Hornicek, F.Editors: Chabner, B.McGraw-Hill EducationEdition 2nd,2014
  • Osteosarcoma: Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment 
    Editors: Choy, E.Options Nova Science Publishers, Inc., Hauppauge, NY2014
  • Soft Tissue and Bone Sarcoma 
    Editors: Choy, E..MDPI, Basel, Switzerland2014

Abstracts/Posters

  • Programmed Cell Death Ligant 1 Expression in Chordoma
    Feng, Y., Shen, J., Gao, Y., Cote, G., Choy, E., Mankin, H., Hornicek, F., and Duan, Z., ORS (Orthopaedic Research Society) 2015 Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, 1/1/2015
  • Expression of PIM1 Kinase in Osteosarcoma and the Clinical Significance
    Feng, Y., Gao, Y., Shen, J., Cote, G., Choy, E., Mankin, H., Hornicek, F., and Duan, Z., ORS (Orthopaedic Research Society) 2015 Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, 1/1/2015
  • TP53 Mutations Emerge in Circulating Cell-free DNA Obtained from Patients Undergoing Treatment with the HDM2 Antagonist SAR405838
    Jung, J., Dickson, M., Schwartz, G., Le Cesne, A., Varga, A., Bahleda, R., Wagner, A., Choy, E., de Jonge, M., Light, M., Lee, JS, Mace, S., and Watters, J, Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2015

Lectures

  • Presentation of Research Results SNU Sarcoma Symposium 
    Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH), Seoul, South Korea - 1/1/2015
  • A 28 Year Old Woman with Back Pain and a Lesion in the Lumbar Spine 
    MGH Cancer Center - 1/1/2015
  • Case Presentation and Discussion of a Pelvic Mucoepithelial Carcinoma 
    Botswana-Harvard AIDS Institute - 1/11/2014

Other

Press Mentions

  • World Class Sarcoma and Connective Tissue Cancer Care: Q&A with Dr. Edwin Choy
    World Class Sarcoma and Connective Tissue Cancer Care: Q&A with Dr. Edwin ChoyJuly 22nd, 2025
  • Sarcoma Highlights from ESMO 2021
    Sarcoma Highlights from ESMO 2021September 30th, 2021
  • “Groundbreaking” Therapy May “Change the Way We Think About Cancer Treatment,” Says Expert
    “Groundbreaking” Therapy May “Change the Way We Think About Cancer Treatment,” Says ExpertAugust 8th, 2024

Professional Memberships

External Links

  • CVhttps://www.massgeneral.org/assets/mgh/pdf/cancer-center/edwin-choy-cv2022-public.pdf
  • MGH Profilehttps://www.massgeneral.org/doctors/17884/edwin-choy
  • LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/edwin-choy-98a8124/

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