Elaine Choi, MD, MSc

Areas of Interest

• Pediatric Neurology
• Medical education and learner wellness
• Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Reconciliation, Accessibility in healthcare

Education

• Bachelor of Science (Life Sciences), Queen’s University
• Master of Science (Neuroscience), Queen’s University
• Doctor of Medicine, McMaster University
• Pediatric Neurology Residency, McMaster University
• Diplomate in Electroencephalography, Canadian Society of Clinical Neurophysiologists

Selected Publications

• Whitney R, Choi E, Jones K. The Neuroimaging Spectrum of SLC13A5-related Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy. Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy. Jan 2023.
• Choi E, Dale B, RamachandranNair R, Ejaz R. Pathogenic DNM1 gene variant presenting with unusually non-severe neurodevelopmental phenotype: A case report. Neurology Genetics, 2021, 7:e618.
• Choi E, Belostotsky V, Meaney B. Use of sodium bicarbonate to alkalinize the urine in pediatric patients treated with topiramate: A pilot study. Oral presentation, Pediatric Neurology Resident Research Brain Hour, 2020.
• Choi E, Freedman D, Gupta H, Sarraj M. Integrating the social determinants of health into the McMaster undergraduate medical clinical skills curriculum: A Quality Improvement in medical education pilot project. Oral presentation, Geoffrey Norman Day in Education Research, 2017. Poster presentation, McMaster Medical Student Research Day, 2017.
• Choi E, Amari E, Veerapen K, Broekhuyse H, Wong R, Jarvis-Selinger S. From principles to pragmatics: Addressing CanMEDS through a systems-based Residents-as-Teachers initiative. Poster presentation, International Conference on Residency Education, 2016.

Selected Awards and Honours

• Dr. Peter B. Dent Memorial Resident Scholarship, McMaster Department of Pediatrics, 2023
• Resident Teaching Award, McMaster Pediatric Neurology Residency Program, 2023
• Resident Wellness Champion Award, McMaster Postgraduate Medical Education, 2023