Graciela Soto, MD MSc
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
1300 Morris Park Ave., Bronx, NY 10461
graciela.soto@einsteinmed.edu
914-413-4714
EDUCATION:
1987 – 1989 Medical School, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (Lima, Peru)
1990 – 1994 BS in Biology, BA in Psychology, Magna Cum Laude
University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
1995 – 1998 Medical Degree (MD), Honors (top 5%)
St. George’s University School of Medicine, Grenada, West Indies
2009 – 2011 Master of Science in Clinical Research (MSc)
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
2016 – 2017 Healthcare Leadership Certification
Villanova University, Tampa, FL
POST-GRADUATE TRAINING:
2000 – 2003 Internal Medicine Internship & Residency
NYU Medical Center, Dept of Medicine, New York, NY
2003 – 2005 Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
Mount Sinai Medical Center, Dept of Surgery, New York, NY
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS:
Hospital Appointments
Jan 1993 – Aug 2004 Technical & Research Assistant
University of South Florida, Div. of Neurological Surgery
Tampa, FL
January – June 2000 Research Assistant Volunteer
Bellevue Hospital, Div. of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine New York, NY
July 2008 – June 2009 Medical Director, Cardiothoracic ICU
Montefiore Medical Center, Weiler Division
Div. of Critical Care Medicine, Bronx, NY
Sept 2016 – Sept 2017 Site Director, Critical Care Division
Montefiore Medical Center, Moses/Montefiore Hospital
Div. of Critical Care Medicine, Bronx, NY
Academic Appointments
January – June 2000 Assistant Professor
Touro College, Department of Physical Diagnosis
Barry Z. Levine, School of Health Sciences, New York, NY
June 2002 – July 2003 Technical Assistant
NYU Medical Center, Department of Medicine New York, NY
Sept 2005 – Dec 2007 Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine Division of of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine
Los Angeles, CA
Jan 2008 – April 2015 Assistant Professor of Medicine
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Division of Critical Care Medicine, Bronx, NY
May 2015 – July 2019 Associate Professor of Medicine
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Division of Critical Care Medicine, Bronx, NY
July 2019 – present Clinical Associate Professor
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Department of Medicine, Bronx, NY
July 2024 – present Faculty Advisor, Learning Communities Program (ELCP)
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Office of Medical Education, Bronx, NY
Jan 2026 – present Program Evaluation and Curriculum Improvement Committee
PECIS, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION:
Medical Licensure:
New York, 07/01/2000 – 11/30/2027
Board Certifications:
Internal Medicine Diplomate, 2003 – present
Critical Care Medicine, 2005 – present
AWARDS AND HONORS:
Dean’s List of Scholars, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, 1991-1994
Arts and Sciences Honor Society, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, 1993
Dean’s List, St. George’s University School of Medicine, St. George, Grenada, 1995-1998
Magna cum laude, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, 1994
IEA International Honor Medical Society, St. George’s University School of Medicine, St. George, Grenada, 1996
Faculty Leadership Developmental Fellow (Hispanic Center of Excellence), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 2009
Selected Scholar, Health Equity Leadership Institute, The University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health & The University of Maryland School of Public Health, WI, June 2011
GLOBAL ADVOCACY: UNITED NATIONS
UN representative, The Grail Link to the United Nations, NGO, 2023 – present
Member, Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)/NY, New York, 2023 – present
Director of Women’s Health, U.S. Women’s Caucus, NGO, UN Headquarters, New York, 2024 – present
Member, Health Task Force, Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)/Geneva, Switzerland, 2024 – present
Member, Outreach & Communications Committee, “Working Group on Girls,” UNHQ, New York, 2025 – present
Member, Working Group on Gender and Citizen Data, 2025- present
Leader, Task Force for “Women’s Global Health through data- and AI-driven models,” Nanopoulous Foundation, 2026- present
International UN Conferences:
CSW-68 Session, Panelist, “Creating Equitable Communities,” UNHQ, New York, March 2024
Beijing+30 Regional Review Meeting UNECE, UN Delegate, UNHQ, Geneva, Switzerland, October 2024
UNECE Civil Society Forum, Beijing +30, CSW/Geneva, Speaker (Women and Health, Institutional Mechanisms for Advancement), Geneva, Switzerland, October 2024
CSW-69 Session, Moderator, “Emerging Dangers for US Women’s Health Care: A Call to Action,” UNHQ, New York, March 2025
UNECE Civil Society Virtual Consultation, Health Task Force, Speaker, UNHQ, Geneva, Switzerland, March 2026
CSW-70 Session, Speaker, “Justice in the Digital Age: Advancing Women’s Right to Health in Low-Literacy and Digitally Excluded Contexts,” UN HQ, New York, March 2026
UN Statements:
“Shadow Report: Women and Health in the USA,” US Women’s Caucus, August 2024
“Background Document: Healthcare Access for Women & Girls in North America and European Union Region,” CSW/Geneva Health Task Force, October 2024
“Beijing +30: USA Survey & Research Report,” US Women’s Caucus, March 2025
INTRAMURAL & EXTRAMURAL RESEARCH
Faculty, Bronx CREED and Hispanic Center of Excellence, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 2008 – present
Adjunct Research Faculty, Science Research Scholars Program, The Ursuline School, New Rochelle, NY, 2022 – present
Science Judge, Regeneron Westchester Science and Engineering Fair (WESEF), 2022 – present
IMPACT Research Program, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, 2023 – present
Completed Research Studies
“Prevention and treatment of Acute Lung Injury (PETAL) Network” (Co-PI)
Funding Agency: NHLBI
Dates: June 2014 – April 2021
Grant #: U01 HL122998
“ROSE: Re-evaluation of Systemic Early Neuromuscular Blockade” (Co-PI)
Funding Agency: NHLBI
Dates: Jan 2016 – Dec 2018
Grant #: HLB02442121a
“EP Vent 2 – A Phase II study of Mechanical Ventilation directed by Transpulmonary Pressures” (Co-PI)
Funding Agency: NHLBI
Dates: Oct 2012 – Oct 2018
Grant #: UM1HL108724
4. “Lung Injury Prediction Score for identification of hospitalized patients at risk of the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome”(PI)
Funding Agency: None
Dates: 9/6/2012 – 2015
Montefiore/Einstein IRB#: 12-08-274
5. “The Lung Injury Prevention Study with Aspirin (LIPS-A): A randomized-controlled trial” (Co-PI)
Funding Agency: NHLBI
Dates: 9/1/2011 – 8/31/2014
Grant #: U01 U01 HL108712
6.“Randomized controlled trial of Activated Protein C vs. placebo for treatment of Acute Lung Injury” (PI at USC)
Funding Agency: NHLBI
Dates: 05/15/06 – 02/12/07
Grant #: 5M01RR000043-47
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
A. Original Communications in Reviewed Journals
Soto GJ. Diagnostic Strategies for Nosocomial Pneumonia. Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine, 13:186-191, 2007.
Liu, KD, Levitt J, Zhuo H, Kallet R, Brady S, Steingrub J, Tidswell M, Siegel M, Soto GJ, Peterson P, Chesnutt M, Weinacker A, Eisner M, Matthay, MA. Randomized, placebo-controlled trial of Activated Protein C for the treatment of Acute Lung Injury. Am J Respir Crit Care Med; 178: 618-623, 2008.
Agrawal A, Zhuo H. Brady S, Levitt J, Steingrub J, Siegel MD, Soto GJ, et al. Pathogenetic and predictive value of biomarkers in patients with ALI and lower severity of illness: Results from two clinical trials. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol; 303(8):L634-9, 2012.
Soto GJ, Frank A, Christiani D, and Gong MN. Body mass index and acute kidney injury in the acute respiratory distress syndrome. Crit Care Med; 40(9):2601-8, 2012.
Soto GJ, Frank AJ, Christiani DC, and Gong MN. Underweight, acute kidney injury, and mortality. Crit Care Med; 41(1):e13, 2013.
Soto GJ, Martin GS, and Gong MN. Healthcare disparities in critical illness. Crit Care Med; 41(12):2784-93, 2013.
Yu S, Leung S, Heo M, Soto GJ, et al. Comparison of risk prediction scoring systems for ward patients: a retrospective nested case control study. Crit Care; 18(3):R132, 2014.
Adrish M and Soto GJ. Higher fluids in the first three hours of sepsis resuscitation? Too soon to conclude. Chest; 146(5):e180, 2014.
Hsieh SJ, Soto GJ, Hope AA, et al. The association between acute respiratory distress syndrome, delirium, and in-hospital mortality in ICU patients. Am J Respir Crit Care Med; 191(1):71-8, 2015.
Hsieh SJ, Soto GJ, Hope AA, et al. Authors Reply: Antipsychotic agents and delirium. Am J Respir Crit Care Med; 192(4):527, 2015
Soto GJ, Kor DJ, Park P, et al. The Lung Injury Prevention Score in hospitalized patients at risk of ARDS. Crit Care Med, 44(2):2182-2191, 2016.
Soto GJ, Kor DJ, Park P, et al. Optimal cut-off value for LIPS and potential confounders for identifying the risk of developing ARDS. Crit Care Med, 45(6):e625-e626, 2017.
B. Books, Chapters in Books, and Review Articles
Adrish M and Soto GJ: “Controversies: Ventilator management in ARDS: One size fits all?” Kvetan V and Oropello J Eds. Lange Critical Care Medicine Textbook. McGraw-Hill Professional, New York, NY. 2017.
Bangar, M and Soto GJ: “Post-Intensive Care Syndrome” Oropello J Ed. Lange Critical Care Medicine Textbook. McGraw-Hill Professional, New York, NY. 2026 (in print).
C. Abstracts
Alexy T, Pais E, Soto GJ, Hodis H, Mack W, Meiselman H, and Fisher T. Lewis Negative Phenotype As An Inflammatory Marker Of Ischemic Heart Disease. American Heart Association Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology Annual Conference, April 29 – May 1, 2009.
Alexy T, Pais E, Soto GJ, Hodis H, Mack W, Meiselman H, and Fisher T. Association of rheological abnormalities with short-term mortality in sepsis. 15th Conference of the European Society for Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation, June 2009.
Soto GJ, Frank A, Christiani D, and Gong MN. Predictors of acute kidney injury in the acute respiratory distress syndrome. American Thoracic Society International Conference, May 14-18, 2011.
Soto GJ, Frank A, Christiani D, and Gong MN. Body mass index and acute kidney injury in the acute respiratory distress syndrome. American Thoracic Society International Conference, May 14-18, 2011.
Soto GJ, Frank A, Christiani D, and Gong MN. RIFLE vs. AKIN criteria for diagnosis of acute kidney injury in the acute respiratory distress syndrome. American Thoracic Society International Conference, May 14-18, 2011.
Hsieh SJ, Soto GJ, Pittignano V, et al. Acute respiratory distress syndrome increases the risk of delirium in critically ill patients. American Thoracic Society International Conference, May 17-22, 2013.
Shun Y, Leung S, Soto GJ, et al. Comparison of risk prediction scoring systems for predicting clinical deterioration in non-ICU infected patients. American Thoracic Society International Conference, May 17-22, 2013.
Vydra, E & Soto, GJ. Response Outcomes in CTCL Treated with TSEBT: A Literature Review Evaluating the Need for Standardized TTNT Reporting, 6th Inflammatory Skin Disease Summit, Nov 12-15, 2025.
