Ricky Choi
Head, US Digital Health, Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Samsung Electronics
Ricky Y. Choi, MD, MPH is the Head of Digital Health at Samsung Electronics America where he leads strategy and business teams with the aim of building a healthier future for everyone. Previous to this role he served as Global Medical Director for Samsung Electronics headquarters in South Korea where he led global digital health strategy and partnerships. Dr. Choi is passionate about improving the health and wellbeing of all populations through empowering consumer technology. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine where he maintains clinical practice and leads pediatric digital health initiatives. With over 15 years of clinical experience he has served in a number of clinical leadership roles including Head of Pediatrics at Asian Health Services Community Health Center in Oakland. Dr. Choi has degrees from the University of Chicago, the Medical University of South Carolina, Harvard University and completed his pediatric internship and residency training at the University of California, San Francisco. Outside of his professional duties, Dr. Choi enjoys cultivating the joys of travel, food and music with his wife and 3 children.
