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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

  1. “Prevention and treatment of Acute Lung Injury (PETAL) Network” (Co-PI)

Funding Agency: NHLBI

Dates: June 2014 – April 2021

Grant #: U01 HL122998

  1. “ROSE: Re-evaluation of Systemic Early Neuromuscular Blockade” (Co-PI)

Funding Agency: NHLBI

Dates: Jan 2016 – Dec 2018

Grant #: HLB02442121a

  1. “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

  1. Soto GJ. Diagnostic Strategies for Nosocomial Pneumonia. Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine, 13:186-191, 2007.

  1. 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.

  1. 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.

  1. 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.

  1. Soto GJ, Frank AJ, Christiani DC, and Gong MN. Underweight, acute kidney injury, and mortality. Crit Care Med; 41(1):e13, 2013.

  1. Soto GJ, Martin GS, and Gong MN. Healthcare disparities in critical illness. Crit Care Med; 41(12):2784-93, 2013.

  1. 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.

  1. Adrish M and Soto GJ. Higher fluids in the first three hours of sepsis resuscitation? Too soon to conclude. Chest; 146(5):e180, 2014.

  1. 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.

  1. Hsieh SJ, Soto GJ, Hope AA, et al. Authors Reply: Antipsychotic agents and delirium. Am J Respir Crit Care Med; 192(4):527, 2015

  1. 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.

  1. 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

  1. 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.

  1. 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

  1. 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.

  1. 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.

  1. 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.

  1. 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.

  1. 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.

  1. 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.

  1. 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.

  1. 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.

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