Highlights
Age Groups Seen
- Adults
- Geriatrics
Languages
- English
Gender
FemaleAbout Sophia K McKinley
Dr. Sophia K. McKinley is a surgical oncologist at Massachusetts General Hospital with a focus on caring for patients with melanoma, gastric, and liver cancers. She has a particular interest in robotic surgery and minimally invasive surgery for gastric, liver, and other intra-abdominal tumors.
Dr. McKinley graduated summa cum laude from Harvard College and received her medical degree from Harvard Medical School with honors in medical education. She also holds a Master of Education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She received board certification in general surgery after completing the MGH General Surgery Residency Program. Dr. McKinley went on to attain advanced surgical training in complex general surgical oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
Dr. McKinley’s primary academic interest is surgical education. She has completed several surgical education fellowships through the MGH Department of Surgery, American College of Surgeons, and the Association for Surgical Education. She holds committee memberships in several national surgical societies related to surgical education.
In addition to caring for patients as a surgical oncologist, Dr. McKinley serves on the MGH surgical education leadership team as the Harvard Medical School Surgery clerkship site director and associate director of the MGH Surgical Education Research Group.
Locations
- Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute Surgical Oncology Clinic
- 50 Staniford Street, Suite 200, Boston, MA 02114
- Get Directions
- phone: 617-726-5507
- fax: 617-724-3895
- Massachusetts General - General and Gastrointestinal Surgery Clinic
- 55 Fruit Street, Wang Building, 4th Floor, Suite 460, Boston, MA 02114
- Get Directions
- phone: 617-726-2000
- fax: 617-724-2924
- Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute Melanoma and Pigmented Lesion Center
- 32 Fruit Street, Yawkey Building, 7th Floor, Suite 7e, Boston, MA 02114
- Get Directions
- phone: 617-724-4800
- fax: 617-726-1949
- Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute at the Tucker Gosnell Center for Gastrointestinal Cancer
- 32 Fruit Street, Yawkey Building, 7th Floor, Suite 7e, Boston, MA 02114
- Get Directions
- phone: 617-724-4000
- fax: 617-726-0452
Expertise
Education
- Fellowship: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Complex General Surgical Oncology, 2023
- Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital, General Surgery, 2021
- Internship: Massachusetts General Hospital, General Surgery, 2015
- Medical Education: Harvard Medical School, 2014
Board Certifications
- Complex General Surgical Oncology: American Board of Surgery, 2024
- Surgery (General Surgery): American Board of Surgery, 2022
Insurance
- 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 RI
- Medicare
- Medicare ACO
- Multiplan
- Railroad Medicare
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- Tufts Medicare Preferred
- United Health Care
- Wellpoint
- WellSense
Ratings & Reviews
5 out of 5
88 ratings, 15 reviewsThe Patient Satisfaction Rating is an average of all responses to the care provider related questions shown below from our survey. Patients that are treated in outpatient or hospital environments may receive different surveys, and the volume of responses will vary by question.
- Reviewed on 2/8/2026
A very professional woman and knowledable.
- Reviewed on 2/6/2026
responded to question openly and warmly clearly respectful of question from pt offered visuals to explain her plan
- Reviewed on 1/29/2026
Hi, I am still working with Dr. McKinley, but so far she has been very thorough and has taken my situation seriously, but at the same time also been comforting in terms of her logical thought process to what's happening and very clear and direct. So I really liked working with her so far and I appreciate what she's brought in terms of my medical health and guidance. So thank you.
- Reviewed on 1/22/2026
Ot was an excellent experience and everyone made me feel comfortable and explained everything that was about to happen
- Reviewed on 1/14/2026
very easy to talk with
- Reviewed on 1/12/2026
She explained my upcoming procedure and answered any questions I had
- Reviewed on 1/4/2026
I received excellent care!
- Reviewed on 1/4/2026
Very good experience. I was listened to and everything was explained very well.
- Reviewed on 12/28/2025
Dr. McKinley was compassionate, professional, and made our experience more comforting. She provided excellent explanation and education regarding [redacted]'s current diagnosis, and she put our minds at ease.
- Reviewed on 12/23/2025
She understood the urgency for appointments and tests for the upcoming surgery/biopsy. I'm very grateful.
- Reviewed on 12/9/2025
Meeting with Dr. McKinley was an informative session. She was well prepared and explain things in a language I could understand. She also allowed me to connect with two other providers who were familiar with my case.
- Reviewed on 11/26/2025
I would like to Thank Dr. McKinley and her staff for their support and dedication to service.
- Reviewed on 11/22/2025
Honest kind knowledgeable
- Reviewed on 11/15/2025
Everyone acted courteous and professional
- Reviewed on 11/10/2025
It was minor surgery to do a biopsy, and Sophia was explaining every step along the way, what I would experience, sounds that would occur, and I thought she was awesome. [redacted] I think it's a great team at Mass General. Thank you. [redacted]