About Sonia Cohen, MD, PhD
Dr. Sonia Cohen is a Surgical Oncologist caring for patients with Sarcoma and Melanoma at the Massachusetts General Hospital. She received her undergraduate degree from The Johns Hopkins University, her PhD in Genetics from Harvard University, and her medical degree from the Health Science and Technology Program at Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr. Cohen then completed her surgical training at the Massachusetts General Hospital and clinical fellowship in Complex General Surgical Oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Dr. Cohen’s research is focused on understanding how changes in the structure and regulation of the genome give rise to cancer, with a particular focus on developing prognostic tools and novel therapeutics for Soft Tissue Sarcomas and Melanomas.
Clinical Interests:
- Desmoid
- Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST)
- Liposarcoma
- Melanoma
- Soft tissue sarcoma
- Surgical oncology
Treats:
- Adult
Locations
Mass General Surgery: Surgical Oncology
55 Fruit St.
Yawkey Center for Outpatient Care
7th Floor
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-724-4000
Mass General Brigham Healthcare Center
52 Second Ave.
Waltham, MA 02451
Phone: 617-724-4400
Medical Education
- MD, Harvard Medical School
- Residency, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Fellowship, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
American Board Certifications
- Complex General Surgical Oncology, American Board of Surgery
- Surgery, American Board of Surgery
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
- Cigna
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Coventry
- Fallon Health
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- Humana
- Maine Community Health Options
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan
- MassHealth
- Medicaid CT
- Medicaid ME
- Medicaid NH
- Medicaid RI
- Medicaid VT
- Medicare
- Medicare ACO
- Multiplan
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- United Health Care
- Wellpoint
- WellSense
Note: This provider may accept more insurance plans than shown; please call the practice to find out if your plan is accepted.
Dr. Cohen was very knowledgeable and made me feel comfortable with our plan for surgery.
Sonia is excellent and explains everything extremely well.
I was very pleased with the responsive demeanor, overall knowledge and efficiency of all the staff especially Dr. Sonia Cohen. Sincerely [redacted]
I left the hospital feeling confident in my doctors, the care, very professional on all parts. Thank you.
Very pleased with my care
Excellent care and service
after meeting this physical one time I feel extremly confident having her perform minor surgery on my lipoma on my shoulder.
She was easy to understand and thorough.
She was very knowledgeable and compassionate
Empathetic; knowledgeable, responsive to my cares and concerns.