Provider Profile
Title(s)
Nurse Practitioner
Department + Services
CDH Bariatrics & Weight Management and General Surgery
My Expertise
Obesity Medicine
Training + Education
Yale University School of Nursing, Masters in Science of Nursing 2011
National Institute of First Assisting, APRN Surgical First Assist Training, 2023.
University of Massachusetts, Bachelors of Arts, 2006
Board Certifications
Certification in Obesity Management, 2023, The Obesity Society and American Association of Physician Associates
Adult Nurse Practitioner, American Association of Nurse Practitioners
Biography
Sofia Buford is a Nurse Practitioner specializing in medical weight management. She joins the Bariatric and Weight Management Program with over a decade of experience in internal medicine and 5 years of experience with the medical management of eating disorders.
Sofia is passionate about destigmatizing body weight and size. She loves collaborating with her patients to address their health and functional concerns first and foremost. Her approach to medical weight management is founded in the understanding of obesity as a chronic neuroendocrine disorder.
Sofia works in collaboration with the wonderful team at Cooley Dickinson Bariatric and Weight Management to offer multiple evidenced based treatment options. Sofia is also dedicated to healthcare equity and to providing LGBTQ-celebratory care. When Sofia is not seeing patients at 15 Atwood Dr. she works in the operating room as a first assist for the General Surgery and Baritrics Surgeons. Sofia is a Native speaker of both English & Spanish.