Alexa M Choy, MD

Gastroenterology
Specialties
Gastroenterology, morespecialties

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CUIMC/Herbert Irving Pavilion

161 Fort Washington Avenue
New York, NY 10032
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About Alexa M Choy, MD


Alexa Choy, MD is a gastroenterologist with expertise in benign esophageal and foregut disorders. She earned her medical degree from the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, where she was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. She then completed her internship, residency, and gastroenterology fellowship at Columbia University Medical Center. During fellowship, she was recognized with the 2025 Academy of Clinical Excellence Rising Star Award, honoring trainees who exemplify clinical excellence, humanism, intellectual rigor, and leadership in medicine.

Dr. Choy received advanced training in esophageal motility and reflux disorders and has clinical expertise in achalasia, gastroesophageal reflux disease, eosinophilic esophagitis, and functional esophageal syndromes. She is skilled in high-resolution manometry, impedance-pH testing, and functional lumen imaging (FLIP), and is dedicated to providing compassionate, evidence-based care for patients with complex esophageal disorders.

Board Certifications

  • Gastroenterology
  • Internal Medicine

Specialties & Expertise

  • Abdominal Bloating
  • Abdominal Pain
  • Anorectal Manometry
  • Barrett's Esophagus
  • Celiac Disease
  • Colon Cancer Screening
  • Constipation
  • Crohn's Disease
  • Diarrhea
  • Dysphagia
  • Elevated LFTs (Liver Function Tests
  • Eosinophilic Esophagitis
  • Esophageal Disease
  • Esophageal Manometry
  • Esophageal Stricture
  • Esophagitis
  • Gastrointestinal Motility
  • General Gastroenterology
  • General Hepatology
  • GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease)
  • Heartburn
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
  • Nausea and Vomiting
  • Ulcerative Colitis

EDUCATION

  • Medical School: Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University
  • Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
  • Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center

LEADERSHIP, TITLES & POSITIONS

  • Assistant Professor of Medicine at CUMC

HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS

  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center

AWARDS & HONORS

  • 2024: Advanced Motility Program Travel Award, American Neurogastroenterology and Motility Society
  • 2020: Dr. John N Loeb Intern Award, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center
  • 2019: Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

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