Sophia Leonora Alexis, MD

Sophia L. Alexis, MD is a board-certified cardiothoracic surgeon at Good Samaritan Hospital and Westchester Medical Center and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery at New York Medical College.Dr. Alexis has an interest coronary artery bypass grafting, mitral valve repair/replacement, surgical aortic valve replacement/TAVR, aortic aneurysm surgery, and women's heart health. She also has an interest in global health and was awarded the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Global Outreach Fellowship. She has been fortunate enough to have provided medical care on four continents, treating a variety of pathologies. Dr. Alexis has additionally participated in the STS Leadership Institute and has been on the board of the New York Society for Thoracic Surgery and the Journal of Cardiac Surgery.Dr. Alexis has published numerous articles on a variety of cardiac surgery topics such as alternative structural valve techniques, surgical valve treatment algorithms, and operative outcomes, and …she has presented at many national/international conferences such as the Mitral Conclave and London Valves. She currently also spends her time reviewing peer manuscripts.She grew up in Bergen County and received her Bachelor of Arts degree at New York University and Master of Science degree at Georgetown University where her thesis was on neurologic biomarkers post-cardiac surgery. She earned her medical degree from Albany Medical College where she graduated in the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society and received the Ralph D. Alley Prize for clinical acumen in Thoracic Surgery. She completed her categorical General Surgery internship at Northwell Health and continued her post-graduate training in integrated Cardiothoracic Surgery at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital, where she served as Chief Resident. Dr. Alexis prides herself on the bespoke care that her surgical team provides for patients and considers it a great privilege to treat patients in the community.