Sophie M. Balzora MD, FACG is a Clinical Associate 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. She is also a member of the Intersociety Gastroenterology Group (IGD) on Diversity, comprised of two leadership representatives from each of the five major national GI societies, and Fight CRC’s Health Equity Committee. Dr. Balzora is a former Senior Associate Editor of the American Journal of Gastroenterology and social media team contributor for the Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Journal. In 2020, she was a recipient of the ACG President’s Special Recognition Award for efforts in leadership and exemplary service in promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion. Dr. Balzora is President and co-founder of the Association of Black Gastroenterologists and Hepatologists (ABGH), founded in 2021.
