Sonal Kumar MD MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College
1305 York Ave4th FloorNew York, NY 10021
Overview of Dr. Kumar
Dr. Sonal Kumar is a gastroenterologist in New York, NY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, and NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. She received her medical degree from Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine and has been in practice 11 years. Dr. Kumar accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. She is one of 321 doctors at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and one of 122 doctors at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center who specialize in Gastroenterology. She has more than 50 publications and over 500 citings.
Education & Training
Harvard School of Public HealthMPH, 2010 - 2012
Harvard UniversityMPH, 2010 - 2012
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's HospitalFellowship, Gastroenterology, 2009 - 2012
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Internal Medicine, 2006 - 2009- Washington University in St. Louis School of MedicineClass of 2006
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 2011 - 2026
MO State Medical License 2008 - 2020
MA State Medical License 2009 - 2014
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine- American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology
American Board of Obesity Medicine Obesity Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2014
Clinical Trials
- Phase 2 Study to Evaluate LUM001 in Combination With Ursodeoxycholic Acid in Patients With Primary Biliary Cirrhosis Start of enrollment: 2013 Aug 01
- Diet and Meal Timing in Patients With Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Pilot Study Start of enrollment: 2022 Apr 27
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
- CM-101 in PSC Patients -The SPRING Study Start of enrollment: 2020 Oct 01
Roles: Contact
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Prospective, Matched Case-Control Study of Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty and Semaglutide in Patients with Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease at ...Sonal Kumar, Ali Lahooti, Kaveh Hajifathalian, Brian Critelli, Amier Hassan
Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2025-07-08 - 1 citationsComparing Weight Loss and Metabolic Outcomes of Virtual Versus In-Person Follow-Up Care in Bariatrics: A Propensity-Matched Analysis at 12 and 36 Months Post-ESG.Ali Lahooti, Kate E Johnson, Chino Aneke-Nash, Qusai Al Zureikat, Muhammad U Baig
Obesity Surgery. 2025-07-01 - 4 citationsImprovement in obesity-related comorbidities 5 years after endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty: a prospective cohort study.Ali Lahooti, Donevan Westerveld, Kate Johnson, Chino Aneke-Nash, Muhammad Usman Baig
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 2025-07-01
Journal Articles
- Ultrasonographic Nonalcoholic Fatty Pancreas Is Associated with Advanced Fibrosis in NAFLD: A Retrospective AnalysisErika Hissong, Sonal Kumar, Andrea Siobhan Kierans, Russell Rosenblatt, Digestive Diseases and Sciences
Press Mentions
PBC Perspectives: A Patient and HCP in ConversationJune 26th, 2025- Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Growing Health ConcernJune 20th, 2022
NASH – A Silent Killer: 150 World Experts Sign a Global Call to Action to Promote Awareness of Deadly Liver DiseaseJune 5th, 2018
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna Choice POS II
Aetna HMO
BCBS Blue Card PPO
Empire BCBS HMOEmpire BCBS PPO
Oxford Health Freedom
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO - Please verify your coverage with the provider's office directly when scheduling an appointment
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