Sonia Kupfer

Sonia Kupfer is an adult gastroenterologist with clinical and research interests in gastrointestinal cancers and health disparities. She graduated from Yale University and completed her medical training including Chief Residency and Gastroenterology fellowship at the University of Chicago. Dr. Kupfer holds grants from the National Institute of Health to study colorectal cancer disparities. She is an Associate Professor, Associate Section Chief for Education, and Director of the Gastrointestinal Cancer Risk and Prevention clinic at the University of Chicago. In 2022, Dr. Kupfer was appointed as Director of the Physician-Scientist Development Program in the Department of Medicine. Dr. Kupfer is Past-President of the Collaborative Group of the Americas on Inherited Gastrointestinal Cancer. She serves on several committees for the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) and is on the Board of Editors for the journal Gastroenterology. In 2017, Dr. Kupfer was awarded the Division of Biological Sciences Diversity and Inclusion Junior award and the Joseph B. Kirsner Mentorship Award. In 2019, Dr. Kupfer was awarded the AGA Young Investigator Award.