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Sofya Pintova, MD
Hematology-Oncology, Cancer (Oncology)
About Me
Dr. Sofya Pintova has practiced Oncology with a clinical focus in gastrointestinal malignancies since 2011. After graduating with her medical degree from SUNY Upstate Medical Center, Dr. Pintova completed her residency in Internal Medicine at Montefiore Medical Center. She then moved to The Mount Sinai Hospital for her fellowship in Hematology and Oncology. With her board certifications in Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology, Dr. Pintova specializes in colorectal cancer, pancreatic cancer, gastric cancer, and cholangiocarcinoma.
In addition to her clinical role, Dr. Pintova serves as an Assistant Professor of Hematology and Medical Oncology at The Icahn School of Medicine. She is also involved in the training of medical oncology and surgical oncology fellows, and is a regular lecturer on gastric and pancreatic cancer. Dr. Pintova conducts clinical trials aimed at improving outcomes for patients with her cancer. In addition her research is focused on understanding for role of ctDNA in pancreas cancer management and factors that impact clinical trial enrollment in the community.
Language
English
Position
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR | Medicine, Hematology and Medical Oncology
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Beth Israel
- Mount Sinai Morningside
- Mount Sinai Brooklyn
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai West
Research Topics
Cancer
Clinical Focus
- Anal Cancer
- Appendix Cancer
- Carcinoid Tumors
- Colon Cancer
- Colorectal Cancer
- Esophageal Cancer
- Gastric (Stomach) Cancer
- Gastrointestinal Cancers
- Hepatobiliary Cancer
- Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Rectal Cancer
- Stomach (Gastric) Cancer
- Stomach Cancer
Education
MD, SUNY Upstate Medical University College of Medicine
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
Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine
Research
Dr. Pintova's research focuses on novel clinical therapeutics and development of communication skills for medical oncologists caring for advanced cancer patients.
Insurance Information
Accepted insurance may vary by the doctor’s office location. Please contact the office directly to obtain the most up-to-date insurance information.
- 1199 SEIU
- AETNA - Commercial
- AETNA - Medicare
- Affinity Medicaid-Medicare-Essential Exchange
- Amidacare Medicaid
- CIGNA Healthcare
- Centivo
- Elderplan
- EmblemHealth - GHI-PPO
- EmblemHealth - HIP
- EmblemHealth - HIP-Medicaid
- EmblemHealth - HIP-Medicare
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Commercial/Exchange
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - HealthPlus Medicaid
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Medicare
- Fidelis Health Care
- HealthFirst Medicaid
- HealthFirst Medicare
- Horizon NJ
- Magnacare-Health Care
- Medicare - NJ
- Medicare - NY
- Metroplus
- Multiplan PHCS
- NJ Medicaid
- NY Medicaid
- Oscar
- Oxford - Freedom and Liberty
- Partners Health Plan
- Senior Whole Health
- United Health Care - Commercial
- United Health Care - Empire Plan
- United Health Care - Oxford Care
- United Health Care - Top Tier
- VNSNY Choice Medicare
- VNSNY Select Health Medicaid
- VillageCareMax
- WellCare Health Plan
Physicians who provide services at hospitals and facilities in the Mount Sinai Health System might not participate in the same health plans as those Mount Sinai hospitals and facilities (even if the physicians are employed or contracted by those hospitals or facilities).
Information regarding insurance participation and billing by this physician may be found on this page, and can also be obtained by contacting this provider directly. Because physicians insurance participation can change, the insurance information on this page may not always be up-to-date. Please contact this physician directly to obtain the most up-to-date insurance information.
Insurance and health plan networks that the various Mount Sinai Health System hospitals and facilities participate in can be found on the Mount Sinai Health System website.
Publications
Selected Publications
- Adjuvant Chemotherapy Is Not Guided by Pathologic Treatment Effect After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Pancreatic Cancer. Elizabeth M. Gleeson, Natasha Leigh, Benjamin J. Golas, Deepa Magge, Umut Sarpel, Spiros P. Hiotis, Daniel M. Labow, Sofya Pintova, Noah A. Cohen. Pancreas
- Conducting goals-of-care discussions takes less time than imagined. Sofya Pintova, Ryan Leibrandt, Cardinale B. Smith, Kerin B. Adelson, Jason Gonsky, Natalia Egorova, Rebeca Franco, Nina A. Bickell. JCO Oncology Practice
- Effects of a communication intervention randomized controlled trial to enable goals-of-care discussions. Nina A. Bickell, Anthony L. Back, Kerin Adelson, Jason P. Gonsky, Natalia Egorova, Sofya Pintova, Jenny J. Lin, Peter Kozuch, Emilia Bagiella, Cardinale B. Smith. JCO Oncology Practice
Industry Relationships
Physicians and scientists on the faculty of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai often interact with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology companies, and other outside entities to improve patient care, develop new therapies and achieve scientific breakthroughs. In order to promote an ethical and transparent environment for conducting research, providing clinical care and teaching, Mount Sinai requires that salaried faculty inform the School of their outside financial relationships.
Below are financial relationships with industry reported by Dr. Pintova during 2024 and/or 2025. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.
Consulting or Other Professional Services Examples include, but are not limited to, committee participation, data safety monitoring board (DSMB) membership
- Merck Pharmaceuticals
- AstraZeneca
- Revolution Medicines, Inc.
Mount Sinai’s faculty policies relating to faculty collaboration with industry are posted on our website. Patients may wish to ask their physician about the activities they perform for companies.