Sofiia Sonina
St. Louis,MO
Summary
Internal Medicine resident at SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital, focused on inpatient medicine and improving patient safety protocols. Skilled in multidisciplinary collaboration to optimize patient care. Aiming for a hospitalist position in either an academic or community hospital setting.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Internal Medicine Resident
SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital
St. Louis, MO
01.2023 - Current
- Comprehensive inpatient management across ICU, step-down, and general medicine wards.
- Led interdisciplinary teams in coordinating care and safe patient transitions.
- Performed and supervised procedures: paracentesis, thoracentesis, lumbar puncture, central line and arterial line placement.
- Experienced in Epic EMR for admissions, cross-cover, and discharge workflows.
Education
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) -
Pavlov State Medical University
St.Petersburg2021
Internal Medicine Residency - undefined
SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital
St. Louis, MO06.2026
Skills
- Clinical Skills:
- EMR: Epic, Haiku
- Procedures: Paracentesis, Thoracentesis, Central Line Placement, Arterial Line Placement, Lumbar Puncture
- Rapid Response/Code Blue management
- Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS)
- Professional Skills:
- Strong interdisciplinary team leadership
- Patient-centered communication with diverse populations
- Teaching and mentorship of medical students and interns
- Quality improvement and patient safety initiatives
Affiliations
- American College of Physicians (ACP), Member
- Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM), Member
Certification
- Board Eligible, American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM), 2026
- ECFMG Certified, 2022
- State of Missouri Medical License, Temporary
- ACLS, BLS Certified
Languages
Russian (Native)
English (Fluent)
Ukrainian (Conversational)
Posters & Publications
- Prophylactic Suvorexant with Ramelteon in the Prevention of Hospital-acquired Delirium: A Systematic Review & Meta-analysis – Poster Presentation, ACP MO Conference, 2024
- Primary Infectious Transverse Myelitis – An Exception to the Rule – accepted for ACP MO Conference, September 2025
- GDMT in HFrEF – In progress, evaluation of barriers to optimal GDMT in patients with HFrEF. Project aims to identify patient-, provider-, and system-level factors contributing to suboptimal therapy and to implement targeted interventions to improve patient outcomes.
- Closing the Gap: Increasing Clinician Recognition and Screening of MASLD – Quality improvement project, in progress
Timeline
Internal Medicine Resident
SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital
01.2023 - Current
Internal Medicine Residency - undefined
SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) -
Pavlov State Medical University