Dave A. Chokshi

Dave A. Chokshi
Dr. Chokshi in 2015
43rd Commissioner of the New York City Department of Health
In office
August 4, 2020 – March 15, 2022
MayorBill de Blasio
Eric Adams
Preceded byOxiris Barbot
Succeeded byAshwin Vasan
Personal details
Born
Dave Ashok Chokshi

(1981-05-08) May 8, 1981 (age 43)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Children2
Residence(s)Queens, New York, U.S.
EducationDuke University (BA)
University of Oxford (MSc)
University of Pennsylvania (MD)
AwardsRhodes Scholarship
Truman Scholarship
Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship

Dave Ashok Chokshi (born May 8, 1981) is an American physician and former public health official who served as the 43rd health commissioner of New York City.[1] He was the first health commissioner of Asian descent.[2] Chokshi previously served as the inaugural chief population health officer for NYC Health + Hospitals and as a White House fellow in the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.[3] Currently he is a practicing physician at Bellevue Hospital and the inaugural Sternberg Family Professor of Leadership at the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership, part of the City College of New York.[4][5]

  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. ^ Mamtora, Dhriti. "A Profile on the NYC Health Commissioner Dave A. Chokshi". The Science Survey. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
  3. ^ Coltin, Jeff (2020-08-04). "5 things to know about Dave Chokshi, NYC's new health commissioner". CSNY. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
  4. ^ "Former New York City Health Commissioner Named Sternberg Family Professor of Leadership". CUNY Newswire. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
  5. ^ York, The City College of New (2023-09-26). "Dave Chokshi". The City College of New York. Retrieved 2023-10-23.