The Department of Medicine

Francisco J. Soto, MD, MS, FCCP

Associate Professor
Associate Program Director, Research, Division Chief, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Chief, Section of Pulmonary Medicine
Division of Pulmonary Medicine
Section of Critical Care Medicine

Education

Medical School
Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia 1992

Residency
Internal Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, 1998

Fellowship
Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 2002

Certifications

American Board of Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine, Sleep Medicine

Current Publications

Flandes J, Martinez-Muñiz FB, Cruz-Rueda JJ, Soto FJ, Majid A, Tuta-Quintero E, Giraldo-Cadavid LF.
The effect of combining different sampling tools on the performance of electromagnetic navigational bronchoscopy for the evaluation of peripheral lung lesions and factors associated with its diagnostic yield. BMC Pulm Med. 2023 Nov 8;23(1):432. doi: 10.1186/s12890-023-02711-1.

Zhou CY, Sahay S, Shlobin O, Soto FJ, Mathai SC, Melendres-Groves L, Mullin CJ, Levine DJ, Kay D, Highland K, Bossone E, Poms A, Memon H, Balasubramanian V, Farmer MJS, Rahaghi F, Elwing JM.
Effects of COVID-19 pandemic on the management of pulmonary hypertension. Respir Med. 2023 Jan;206:107061. doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2022.107061. Epub 2022 Nov 26.

Soto FJ, Biney IN, Akhtar Y, McKeown PP, Turner JF.
Abnormal cardiac ultrasound imaging in a patient with sudden neurologic deficit. Chest. 2022 Sep;162(3):e145-e148. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.09.043.

Sahay S, Balasubramanian V, Memon H, Poms A, Bossone E, Highland K, Kay D, Levine DJ, Mullin CJ, Melendres-Groves L, Mathai SC, Soto FJ, Shlobin O, Elwing JM.
Utilization of risk assessment tools in management of PAH: A PAH provider survey. Pulm Circ. 2022 Apr 8;12(2):e12057. doi: 10.1002/pul2.12057. eCollection 2022 Apr.

Current Presentations

Thomas A, Hamric E, Woodall J, Soto F. Optimal hemodynamic assessment of right atrial pressure and correlation with cardiac and stroke volume index. Presented at Chest Annual Meeting 2024; 2024 Oct 6; Boston, MA.

Tiperneni R, Villarosa A, Bevill B, ​ Venero C, Dieter R, Soto​ F. Positive end-expiratory pressure ​ and worsening hypoxemia: ​ A 3D view​. Presented at Chest 2024 annual meeting; 2024 Oct 6; Boston, MA.

Wadi G, Treat S, Soto F, Biney I. The mystery of the low-pressure, high-oxygen central venous line: I swear the line was in the vein. Presented at CHEST; 2024 Oct 6; Boston, MA.

Wadi G, Tippernini R , Soto F. Lymph node mimics during endobronchial ultrasound (ebus): Pulse-wave doppler saves the day. Presented at American Thoracic Society; 2024 May - 17; San Diego, CA.

Thomas A, Assaf S, Valdes M , Thomas W, Assaf M , Biney I , Soto F . Diagnostic performance of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration for isolated mediastinal and hialr lymphadenopahty in southern United States. Presented at CHEST 2023; 2023 October - 8; Honolulu, HI.

Smith L, Assaf A, Assaf M, Urbina E, Soto FJ. Keeping the right heart in mind: Safety profile of right heart catheterization. Presented at CHEST 2023; 2023 October - 8; Honolulu, HI.

Urbina E, Soto F, Sharma N. Concordance of stratx and select software in the evaluation of fissure integrity for patients considered for bronchoscopic lung volume reduction. Presented at American College of Chest Physicians; 2023 October - 8; Honolulu, HI.

Soto FJ. Right heart catherization in pulmonary hypertension: Interpretation, troubleshooting & pitfalls Presented at CHEST 2022; 2022 October-17; Nashville, TN.

Bhagat M, Urbina E, Bevill B, Soto F. A giant left atrium causing extrinsic compression of the left lower lobe in a patient with pulmonary hypertension and mitral valve disease Presented at CHEST 2022; 2022 October-17; Nashville, TN.

Bhagat M, Sharma N, Dudney TM, Dhand R, Bevill B, Branca P, McCormack M, Heidel R, Green J, Soto F. Use of inhaled epoprostenol delivered by high flow nasal cannula in patients with severe hypoxemic respiratory failure secondary to covid-19 Presented at American Thoracic Society 2022 ; 2022 May-13; San Francisco, CA .

Sharma N, Bhagat M, Dudney T, Dhand R, Bevill B, Branca P, McCormack M, Heidel R, Green J, Soto F. Use of Inhaled Epoprostenol Delivered by High-Flow Nasal Cannula in Patients with Severe Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure Secondary to COVID-19. Presented at American Thoracic Society 2022 Conference; 2022 May-13; San Francisco, California.