Dr. Elisa Choi is the current Chairperson of the Commonwealth of MA Asian American Commission (AAC), and is the Chair of the Health and Human Services Committee of the AAC. She is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, and practices both as an Internist and as an Infectious Disease, HIV, and Hepatitis infection specialist. Dr. Choi has a particular interest in healthcare disparities, and in providing culturally competent care of health issues affecting Asian-Pacific Islander and minority populations. She has published articles, has written book chapters, and has been invited to lecture regionally and nationally on various Infectious Disease, HIV, and healthcare and health policy topics. Dr. Choi has been on the faculty at Harvard Medical School for many years, and holds a clinical educational leadership position in her practice. She is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians (ACP), serves as an elected member of the Massachusetts ACP Chapter’s Governor’s Council, and currently holds an Officer position as Secretary/Treasurer. Dr. Choi is also the Co-Chair Emeritus of the Health and Public Policy Committee of the Massachusetts ACP Chapter and remains an active member of this committee. She has extensive experience in healthcare and public health advocacy efforts at Capitol Hill, Washington, DC, for a number of years, and has also been actively involved in the planning and organization of an annual Advocacy Day at the MA State House for the MA ACP Chapter since 2016. Dr. Choi has received the MA ACP Chapter’s Leadership Award in 2014, and serves on numerous national ACP committees. Dr. Choi is the current Governor-Elect, and will be the next Governor, of the MA ACP Chapter, becoming the first woman, and only Asian American female, to serve as Governor, in the history of the MA ACP chapter. In addition to her professional efforts, Dr. Choi has been active in the Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) community for many years, through her involvement as a Board member, Board Secretary/Clerk, Board Chair, and current role as Board Chair Emeritus of MAP (Massachusetts Asian & Pacific Islanders) for Health, a community-based nonprofit organization that works to improve healthcare access, disease prevention, and service delivery for the Asian & Pacific Islander (API) community in Massachusetts. She also serves on the Board of numerous other non-profit organizations (ATASK - Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence; KACL-NE - Korean American Citizens League of New England; NAAAP Boston - National Association of Asian American Professionals, Boston Chapter; Company One Theatre, as Board Advisor), which support the AAPI communities of MA in various ways. Dr. Choi is also an invited Advisory member of various regional and national healthcare related panels and committees. Dr. Choi remains passionately committed to promoting advocacy and awareness of issues affecting the AAPI populations of the Commonwealth in her role as Commissioner.