About Dr Choy

Dr Ian Choy is a General and Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgeon at Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital.  He completed a bachelor of Engineering Physics at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario.  He then went on to obtain his Medical Degree at McMaster University after which he started his residency in General Surgery at the University of Toronto.  

 

During his residency, Dr Choy completed the Surgeon Scientist Program and obtained a Master in Education at the University of Toronto Ontario Institute for Studies in Education.  He was also a research fellow at the Wilson Centre at the University Health Network, with a research focus on developing laparoscopic surgery programs in low-middle income countries.  He has worked extensively throughout Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Ghana and most recently Guyana.

 

Dr. Choy then went to Sydney, Australia where he completed a Fellowship in Colorectal Surgery at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.  This centre performes some of the highest volumes of Pelvic Exenterations in the world for treatment of advanced rectal cancers.  As such, during this program he advanced his skills in the management of colorectal oncology, laparoscopic and minimally invasive colorectal surgery, and the management of complex benign colorectal diseases.

 

Dr. Choy has been based out of Halton Healthcare - Oakville Site since 2015.  During this time he has built and led the Colorectal Diagnostic Assessment Program (CR DAP), a program that helps to expedite the diagnosis and treatment of Colorectal Cancer for patients in the Halton Community and surrounding areas. 

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He is also the surgical lead of the Peritoneal Dialysis Program which, over the last 5 years, has significantly improved access to home dialysis for patients with chronic kidney disease.  And he is an Adjunct Professor at McMaster University where he is involved in teaching surgical residents and fellows.