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Claire M. Sokas, MD MPH

Dell Med Directory: Claire M. Sokas, MD, MPH

Education

Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson Universit, MD

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, MPH


Residency/Fellowship

Residency, General Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Fellowship, Colon and Rectal Surgery, University of Minnesota

Claire Sokas, MD, MPH, is a board-certified colorectal surgeon in Digestive Health, a clinical partnership between Ascension and UT Health Austin. She specializes in the treatment and prevention of colon, rectal, and anal cancers; surgical treatment of inflammatory bowel disease; management of benign colon and anorectal conditions; and women’s health. Additionally, Dr. Sokas is an assistant professor in the Dell Medical School Department of Surgery and Perioperative Care.

Dr. Sokas earned her medical degree from Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University and her master's in public health from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She completed a residency in general surgery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, a research fellowship at the Center for Surgery and Public Health, and a fellowship in colon and rectal surgery at the University of Minnesota.

Dr. Sokas' research focuses on understanding what matters most to patients facing surgery, especially older adults.

Dr. Sokas is a colorectal surgeon with UT Health Austin.

Specializations

  • Advanced robotic surgery
  • Anorectal surgery (fistula, fissure, hemorrhoid)
  • Colon, rectal, and anal cancer
  • Diverticular disease
  • Inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s, ulcerative colitis)
  • Rectal prolapse

Board Certification

  • American Board of Surgery

Locations

  • Digestive Health
    Health Transformation Building
    1601 Trinity Street, Bldg. A
    Austin, TX 78712
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