Sonia Kupfer, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Kupfer

Gastroenterologist Sonia Kupfer, MD, is a skilled specialist in all types of digestive system disorders. As a physician in the Center for Clinical Cancer Genetics and the Celiac Center, she is particularly focused on diagnosing and treating patients with genetic disorders such as hereditary gastrointestinal cancer syndromes and celiac disease.

Dr. Kupfer is interested in racial and gender disparities in patients with colorectal cancer. Currently, the National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute is funding her five-year study of genetic associations in African-American colorectal cancer patients. Additionally, she recently co-authored a book chapter on colorectal cancer genetics for Early Detection and Prevention of Colorectal Cancer.

Practice Locations
The University of Chicago Medicine
5841 S. Maryland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637

Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine
5758 S. Maryland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637

Year Started Practice
2004

Board Certifications
Internal Medicine
Gastroenterology

Medical School
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine

Internship, Residency, and Fellowship
The University of Chicago Medicine

Memberships
American College of Gastroenterology
American Gastroenterology Association

Languages Spoken
English
German
French

Related Videos

Updates in Colon Cancer Screening Video

Updates in Colon Cancer Screening

Dr. Sonia S. Kupfer, assistant professor of medicine, discusses CRC incidence and mortality, screening modalities and quality.

How to Identify Individuals at Increased Risk of Colorectal Cancer Video

How to Identify Individuals at Increased Risk of Colorectal Cancer

Dr. Sonia S. Kupfer, assistant professor of medicine, discusses colorectal neoplasia, risk stratification and hereditary syndromes associated with colorectal cancer.

Hereditary Colorectal Cancer Syndromes Video

Hereditary Colorectal Cancer Syndromes

Dr. Sonia S. Kupfer, director of the GI Cancer Risk and Prevention Clinic at The University of Chicago Medicine & Biological Sciences, examines family history assessment, lynch syndrome, polyposis syndromes and young onset colorectal cancer.

Hereditary Colorectal Cancer Syndromes Video

Hereditary Colorectal Cancer Syndromes

Dr. Sonia S. Kupfer, director of the GI Cancer Risk and Prevention Clinic at The University of Chicago Medicine & Biological Sciences, examines family history assessment, lynch syndrome, polyposis syndromes and young onset colorectal cancer.

Does side matter in the colon? Video

Does side matter in the colon?

Sonia S. Kupfer, MD, discusses the impact of anatomic location on colon cancer disparities.

Referrals For Cancer Risk and Prevention Clinic Video

Referrals For Cancer Risk and Prevention Clinic

Sonia S. Kupfer, MD, discusses why doctors should refer patients to the cancer risk and prevention clinic.

The Future of the Cancer Risk Field Video

The Future of the Cancer Risk Field

Sonia S. Kupfer, MD, discusses the future of the cancer risk field including additional information regarding future technology that will be introduced to help treat cancer conditions.

Research in Gastrointestinal Cancer Video

Research in Gastrointestinal Cancer

Sonia S. Kupfer, MD, discusses the researh that the center is interested in which include Lab based studies and hereditary syndromes, mutations and risks.

Unique Treatment of Gastrointestinal Cancers Video

Unique Treatment of Gastrointestinal Cancers

Sonia S. Kupfer, MD, discusses the unique treatment of Gastrointestinal Cancers at The University of Chicago Medical Center.