Sophie Balzora MD, FACG

Sophie M. Balzora MD, FACG is a Clinical Professor of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine.

Her interests include inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and enhancing physician engagement and the patient experience through objective structured clinical exams (OSCEs). Dr. Balzora is Chair of the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee and co-founder of ACG's #DiversityinGI Social Media Campaign. She serves on the ACG Institute’s Leadership, Ethics and Equity Center (LE&E) Advisory Board and Fight CRC’s Health Equity Committee. Dr. Balzora is a former Senior Associate Editor of the American Journal of Gastroenterology and a social media team contributor for the Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Journal.

She has published in high-impact journals including Nature Reviews, Lancet, American Journal of Gastroenterology, and Gastroenterology, among others, and has been recognized nationally for her contributions to the field as it relates to diversity, equity, inclusion, and health equity. Dr. Balzora is also President and co-founder of the Association of Black Gastroenterologists and Hepatologists (ABGH), founded in 2021 (blackingastro.org).

Dr. Balzora graduated cum laude from Princeton University, majoring in Anthropology, earned her medical degree at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, completed her internal medicine residency at NYP - Columbia University Medical Center in NY, NY, and her fellowship in gastroenterology (GI) at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine where she stayed on as faculty. She is board-certified in both internal medicine and GI.