Sophia Spadafore, MD, MA

Sophia Spadafore, MD, MA, is an emergency medicine physician and serves as alternate delegate of the Young Physicians Section (YPS) Governing Council for the 2026-2028 term.

The YPS is a member interest group within the AMA for physicians under 40 years of age or within the first eight years of professional practice after residency and fellowship training. The governing council is responsible for enhancing young physician practice in medicine, including the transition into practice and facilitating the participation of young physicians in policy development.

Dr. Spadafore is the assistant medical director for the Mount Sinai West Emergency Department in New York City, New York. She also serves as a health policy analyst for the Mount Sinai Health System and is an assistant professor at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She previous served on the Resident & Fellow Section (RFS) Governing Council as vice speaker and speaker, and as a member on the Council on Legislation. She is the current chair-elect of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Early Career Physicians section and the president-elect of the Queens County Medical Society.