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Yukio Sonoda, MD, FACOG, FACS

Yukio Sonoda, MD, FACOG, FACS

Gynecologic Surgeon

My Role at MSK

Areas of Expertise

My Specialties

  • Ovarian Cancer
  • Uterine Cancer
  • Cervical Cancer, Vulvar Cancer
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About Me

What I Do at MSK
  • Attending Surgeon, Section of Ovarian Cancer Surgery
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I am a gynecologic oncologist who performs about 300 procedures each year for women with cancers of the genital tract. These include cervical cancer, uterine cancer, ovarian cancer, and vulvar cancer. My many years of experience allow me to offer my patients the most-advanced treatment options possible, such as minimally invasive techniques.

My practice is located at Memorial Sloan Kettering in Manhattan and MSK Westchester, in West Harrison.

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I have been part of the MSK team for more than 18 years, but my connection to and passion for gynecology goes back much further: My mother was an ob-gyn. As a child, I saw the great challenges that illness presented to women, but I also saw how rewarding it could be to help them through the difficult times in their lives. I knew I wanted to follow my mother’s lead.

As part of my medical training, I spent a year in France learning from some of the pioneers of advanced laparoscopic and radical vaginal surgery. One of the procedures that I learned and have since developed expertise in is radical vaginal trachelectomy. This fertility-sparing procedure is intended for women diagnosed with early cervical cancer. I am using this background to develop new applications for robotic surgery in the field of gynecologic oncology.

Women who have received a cancer diagnosis, or who are suspected of having cancer, are often most concerned with the end result. When I meet with patients, I encourage them to focus on one step at a time. Whatever challenges may come up, I remind them that we will tackle them together. We have an entire team of experts — nurses, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, pathologists, and others — who want to see them get better, and we’ll do everything we can to make sure that happens.

My Role at MSK

A gynecologic (GY-neh-kuh-LAH-jik) surgeon is a doctor with special training in surgery on the female reproductive system. This includes the cervix, endometrium, fallopian tubes, ovaries, uterus, and vagina.

Areas of Expertise

My Specialties

  • Ovarian Cancer
  • Uterine Cancer
  • Cervical Cancer, Vulvar Cancer
  • Vaginal Cancer
  • Radical Vaginal Surgery
  • Minimally Invasive Surgery (Laparoscopic and Robotic)
Education & Honors

Education

  • MD, George Washington University School of Medicine

Residencies

  • Obstetrics and Gynecology - SUNY at Buffalo

Awards and Honors

  • Castle Connolly: Top AAPI Doctor (2024)
  • Castle Connolly: America’s Top Doctor (2024)
  • Top Doctors New York Metro Area, Castle Connolly (2023)
  • Castle Connolly: America's Top Doctors (2023)
  • Castle Connolly: New York Magazine Top Doctors (2014-2020)

Fellowships

  • Gynecological Oncology - Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
  • Gynecological Oncology - Centre Oscar Lambret

Board Certifications

  • Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Gynecologic Oncology

Insurance Information

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Aetna

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Cigna

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Emblem

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Emblem Essential

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Emblem Medicare Advantage (Medicare Choice PPO Network and VIP Prime Network Only)

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Empire Essential

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Fidelis Managed Medicaid & HARP

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Healthfirst

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Healthfirst Managed Medicaid

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Healthfirst Medicare Advantage

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Healthsmart

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Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield New Jersey (HMO)

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Horizon Medicare Advantage

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Medicare Part A&B (traditional Medicare)

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MVP

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NYC Medicare Advantage Plus for City Employees

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Oscar

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Oxford

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PPO, EPO

World Trade Center Health Program (WTC)

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State Government

Qualcare

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PPO, POS, HMO

Tricare

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UMR

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United Healthcare

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PPO, POS, HMO

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Contact and Location

Dr. Sonoda sees patients at two locations.

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New York, NY
West Harrison, NY
Rockefeller Outpatient Pavilion
160 East 53rd Street New York NY 10022
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester
500 Westchester Avenue West Harrison NY 10604
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Colleagues

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Research and Publications

Selected Book Chapters
“Extraperitoenal lymph node dissection.” Sonoda Y, Querleu D, Leblanc E. In: Atlas of Procedures in Gynecologic Oncology. Abu-Rustum NR, Levine DA, Hoskins WJ, Barakat RR, eds. London: Informa; 2008.

“Laparoscopic staging procedures.” Sonoda Y, Barakat R. In: Atlas of Procedures in Gynecologic Oncology. Abu-Rustum NR, Levine DA, Hoskins WJ, Barakat RR, eds. London: Informa; 2008.

“Molecular pathogenesis of endometrial cancer — the role of tamoxifen.” Sonoda Y, Barakat RR. Endocrine Oncology. Ethier SP, ed. Totowa, New Jersey: Humana Press; 2000: 325-335.

“Management of complications of chemotherapy.” Sonoda Y, Barakat RR. In: Chemotherapy of Gynecologic Cancers: Society of Gynecologic Oncologist Handbook. 2nd ed. Rubin SC, ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2003.

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“Laparoscopic surgery in gynecologic cancer.” Dargent D, Plante M, Sonoda Y. In: Principles and Practices of Gynecologic Oncology. 4th ed. Hoskins WJ, Perez CA, Young RC, eds. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2005.

“Ovarian cancer.”  Sonoda Y, Spriggs D. In: Oncology: An Evidence-Based Approach.  Chang AE, Ganz PA, Hayes DF, Kinsella TJ, Pass HI, Schiller JH, Stone RM, Strecher VJ, eds. New York: Springer; 2006.

“Cytoreductive surgery: intestinal tract and omentum.” Sonoda Y, Chi DS, Barakat RR.  In: Surgery for Ovarian Cancer Principles and Practice. Bristow RE, Karlan BY, eds.  London: Taylor and Francis; 2006.

“Schauta radical vaginal hysterectomy and total laparoscopic radical hysterectomy.” Sonoda Y, Abu-Rustum NR. In: Nezhat’s Gynecological Laparoscopy with Hysteroscopy: Principles and Techniques. Nezhat C, Nezhat F, Nezhat C, eds. Cambridge: Cambridge UP; 2008.

 

Publications on PubMed

Visit PubMed for a full listing of Dr. Sonoda’s journal articles. Pubmed is an online index of research papers and other articles from the US National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.

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Disclosures

Doctors and faculty members often work with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology, and life sciences companies, and other organizations outside of MSK, to find safe and effective cancer treatments, to improve patient care, and to educate the health care community.

MSK requires doctors and faculty members to report (“disclose”) the relationships and financial interests they have with external entities. As a commitment to transparency with our community, we make that information available to the public.

Yukio Sonoda discloses the following relationships and financial interests:

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