Sofya Pintova, MD
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- Position
- ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | Medicine, Hematology and Medical Oncology
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- Specialties
- Hematology-Oncology
- Cancer (Oncology)
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- Language
- English
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- Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Brooklyn
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
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- Phone
- Ruttenberg Treatment Center 212-241-6756 212-241-6756
- Mount Sinai Brooklyn Infusion Center 718-758-7050 718-758-7050
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Ruttenberg Treatment Center
1470 Madison Avenue
3rd Floor
New York, NY 10029
Phone: 212-241-6756212-241-6756 -
Mount Sinai Brooklyn Infusion Center
3131 Kings Highway
1st Floor, Suite 1-02
Brooklyn, NY 11234
Phone: 718-758-7050718-758-7050
Sofya Pintova, MD, is Assistant Professor of Medicine (Hematology and Medical Oncology) at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Dr. Pintova is an active clinician, specializing in Gastrointestinal Oncology at The Mount Sinai Hospital and Mount Sinai Brooklyn. She treats patients with gastrointestinal cancers, including but not limited to colorectal cancer, pancreatic cancer, gastric cancer, and cholangiocarcinoma, and conducts clinical trials aimed at improving outcomes for patients with these cancers. Dr. Pintova is also investigating factors that impact goals of care discussions with patients who have advanced cancers.
Dr. Pintova is involved in training medical oncology and surgical oncology fellows, emphasizing the importance of continuity of care, and is a regular lecturer on gastric cancer and pancreatic cancer. Dr. Pintova has authored a Mount Sinai Expert Guide on gastric cancer as well as numerous peer reviewed publications.
Clinical Focus
- Anal Cancer
- Appendix Cancer
- Carcinoid Tumors
- Colon Cancer
- Colorectal Cancer
- Esophageal Cancer
- Gastric (Stomach) Cancer
- Gastrointestinal Cancers
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma
- Liver Cancer
- Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Rectal Cancer
- Stomach (Gastric) Cancer
- Stomach Cancer
Education
MD, SUNY Upstate Medical Center
MD, SUNY Upstate Medical University
, Einstein School of Medicine/Motefiore Medical Center
, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Residency, Internal Medicine
Montefiore Medical Center
Fellowship, Hematology-Oncology
Mount Sinai Hospital
Language
English
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Dr. Pintova's research focuses on novel clinical therapeutics and development of communication skills for medical oncologists caring for advanced cancer patients.
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Dr.Pintova did not report having any of the following types of financial relationships with industry during 2021 and/or 2022: consulting, scientific advisory board, industry-sponsored lectures, service on Board of Directors, participation on industry-sponsored committees, equity ownership valued at greater than 5% of a publicly traded company or any value in a privately held company. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.
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