SophieMyriamBalzoraMDFACG(She/Her)

Gastroenterology • New York, NY

Academic Board-certified Gastroenterologist

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Office
355 West 52nd Street
6th Floor
New York, NY 10019
Phone+1 646-754-2100

Summary

As a Clinical Professor of Medicine and practicing gastroenterologist, Dr. Sophie Balzora specializes in digestive conditions including, but not limited to, Crohn's and ulcerative colitis (inflammatory bowel disease, or IBD), celiac disease, colon cancer screening and prevention, rectal bleeding, peptic ulcer disease, and minority and women's health.

Education & Training

NYU Grossman School of MedicineFellowship, Gastroenterology, 2009 - 2012
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Residency, Internal Medicine, 2006 - 2009
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health SciencesClass of 2006
Princeton UniversityBA, Anthropology, cum laude, 1998 - 2002

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 2008 - 2025
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification eClinicalWorks EHR, eClinicalWorks LLC, 2012-2013

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

41 citations
When the minority tax is doubled: being Black and female in academic medicine.
Sophie Balzora
Nature Reviews. Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 2021-01-01
57 citations
Impact of COVID-19 on colorectal cancer disparities and the way forward.
Sophie Balzora, Rachel B. Issaka, Adjoa Anyane-Yeboa, Darrell M. Gray, Folasade P. May
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2020-10-01
8 citations
Clinical and Intestinal Histopathological Findings in SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 Patients with Hematochezia
Margaret Cho, Weiguo Liu, Sophie Balzora, Yvelisse Suarez, Deepthi Hoskoppal
Case Reports in Gastroenterology. 2021-03-22

Abstracts/Posters

Assessing physician-to-physician communication in the care of the IBD patient
Balzora, S; Wolff, M; Mintah, A; Wong, L; Chokhavatia, S; Shah, B; Poles, M; Zabar, S; Weinshel, E; Malter, L, American journal of gastroenterology, San Diego, California, 10/2013
Assessing physician-patient communication and shared decision-making skills in IBD patient care
Wolff, M; Balzora, S; Chokhavatia, S; Shah, B; Poles, M; Zabar, S; Weinshel, E; Malter, L, American journal of gastroenterology, San Diego, California, 10/2013
Being a GI Fellow means never having to say you're sorry? Assessing skills in disclosing medical errors
McKeever, J; Balzora, S; Abiri, B; Poles, M; Gillespie, C; Zabar, S; Weinshel, E, American journal of gastroenterology, Las Vegas, NV, 10/2012
Crossing the cultural divide: Assessing cultural competency as a clinical skill in gastroenterology fellowship training
Wang, X J; Balzora, S; Abiri, B; Poles, M; Gillespie, C; Zabar, S; Weinshel, E, American journal of gastroenterology, Las Vegas, NV, 10/2012
The Writing's on the Wall - or is It? Assessing Health Literacy Awareness in Gastroenterology Fellowship Training
Balzora, Sophie; Abiri, Benjamin; Shah, Brijen; Chokhavatia, Sita S.; Poles, Michael A.; Zabar, Sondra; Gillespie, Colleen C.; Weinshel, Elizabeth H., Gastroenterology, San Diego, California, 5/2012
Shared Decision Making (SDM) Skills in GI Fellows
Shah, Brijen; Abiri, Benjamin; Balzora, Sophie; Poles, Michael A.; Zabar, Sondra; Gillespie, Colleen C.; Weinshel, Elizabeth H.; Chokhavatia, Sita S., Gastroenterology, San Diego, California, 5/2012
Cyclosporine in steroid refractory ulcerative colitis in the first trimester of pregnancy
Balzora, Sophie; Jacob, Vinita; Scherl, Ellen; Bosworth, Brian, American college of gastroenterology, San Diego, California, 5/2008
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Press Mentions

Woman Diagnosed with Colorectal Cancer at 35 on Mission to Raise AwarenessMarch 29th, 2023
A Study Questioning Colonoscopy Screening’s Benefits Has Big CaveatsOctober 21st, 2022
From Social Media to Pink Billboards, It’s Suddenly ‘Hot’ to Discuss Gut DiseasesJuly 7th, 2022
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