| Personal Details Summary | |
|---|---|
| Name | Dr Esther Choo |
| Age / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB | No confirmed information is available on the year she was born. |
| Wedding & Marriage / Husband / Spouse / Partner | Married. Check the full bio for relationship details. |
| Children / No. of Kids | 4 |
| Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race | Asian |
| Nationality | American |
| Can Esther Choo speak English? | Since she grew up in Cleveland, she speaks English well. |
Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
- Dr. Esther Choo is an American medical professor and emergency physician from Cleveland, Ohio.
- Passionate but mildly controversial, Dr. Choo has managed to draw both strong praise and criticism for her social and political views.
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- Esther Choo is the daughter of Korean parents who moved to Cleveland, Ohio, in the USA in the 1960s decade. She and her brother, Kenny, were raised in Cleveland.
- Now, Esther is married to a radiologist named Robert DeMayo, and together, they have four children – two sons and two daughters.
- The family also has two cats, including one named Lenny, who once went missing. Esther made a post on her Instagram account in the hopes that followers would help her find him.
Education : Qualifications, High School & College Info
- Dr. Choo graduated from Yale University with a Bachelor’s Degree in English in 1994.
- She spent some time working as an intern for a Cleveland-based newspaper called The Plain Dealer before returning to Yale, where she obtained her medical degree.
- Esther completed her residency at the Boston Medical Center in Massachusetts before moving to Oregon. She graduated from the Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) with a Master’s Degree in Public Health in 2009.
Career, Job, Salary and Net Worth :
- After completing her residency in Boston, Dr. Esther joined the Alpert Medical School and began working as an Associate Professor.
- In 2016, she returned to the Oregon Health and Science University Hospital, this time as an Associate Professor. During her time at the hospital, she conducted extensive research on various issues that included substance abuse and effective intervention methods for women struggling with intimate partner violence.
- She then went on to cofound the Equity Quotient in 2018 and became a full-time professor of the OHS university in 2020. She was hired mainly for her excellent work as a researcher but also because of her dedication to various social justice causes.
- Throughout her career, Dr. Esther has been a staunch anti-racist activist and feminist. She often uses her social media accounts as platforms to highlight her activism.
- In addition to being a professor and activist, Dr. Choo is also the president of the Academy for Women in Academic Emergency Medicine (AWAEM) and a member of the ACEP American Association of Women Emergency Physicians.
- She has received several accolades for her work, including an SAEM Young Investigator Award and Best Innovation in Emergency Medicine Education award.
- In 2012, she also received an award from the University Emergency Education Foundation for being an Outstanding Physician.
Interesting Facts, Height and Trivia :
- When she is not working, Dr. Choo enjoys spending time at home with her family and posting pictures on her social media accounts.
- In June 2019, Dr. Choo ignited the ire of several people on social media after she made what many perceived to be a racially insensitive comment. The OHS University later responded to the criticism, stating that she had spoken on her own terms and her comments did not reflect the school’s policies.
- Dr. Choo was also taken to court over allegations that she had failed to intervene after being informed of a reported sexual assault that took place during her tenure as a professor at OHSU.