Jorge A. Soto, MD
Professor, Radiology
Biography
Jorge A. Soto, MD, Professor of Radiology, is Chief of Radiology at Boston Medical Center and Chair of the Department of Radiology at Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. Soto has served as interim Chief/Chair of the department since September 2015.
Soto joined BMC in 2002 as the head of the section of Body Imaging in the Department of Radiology and was named vice chair in 2005. He joined BUSM as Associate Professor of Radiology in 2002 and was promoted to Professor in 2008.
Soto’s main clinical and research interests include: CT and MR imaging of pancreatico-biliary diseases; trauma; abdominal emergencies; inflammatory bowel disease; and CT colonography. He is the author of more than 130 peer-reviewed journal articles, 60 review articles/book chapters, and editor of six books. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Emergency Radiology and the Society of Abdominal Radiology
Soto currently serves on the editorial boards of Radiology and Abdominal Radiology and as a reviewer for numerous journals, including Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Academic Radiology, American Journal of Roentgenology, Emergency Radiology, Journal of Trauma, European Radiology, Radiographics and American Journal of Gastroenterology.
Soto is the current president of the New England Roentgen Ray Society and is a member of the Executive Committee of the American Society of Emergency Radiology. In addition he currently serves or has served on multiple committees for national and international scientific societies including the Radiological Society of North America, American Roentgen Ray Society, Society of Abdominal Radiology and American College of Radiology.
Born in Colombia, Soto received his Doctor of Medicine and Surgery and Specialist in Diagnostic Radiology degrees from Instituto de Ciencias de la Salud (CES) in Medellin, Colombia. He served as a Body Imaging Fellow at Boston University Medical Center.
Other Positions
- Chair, Radiology, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
- Chief, Radiology, Boston Medical Center
Education
- Instituto de Ciencias de la Salud, MD
Publications
- Published on 10/15/2024
Paggi Claus JD, Almeida MS, Correia Lopes HJ, Bustos Aguilera LM, Soto J. Angled Screws With Locking Plates-An Alternative Fixation for Minimally Invasive Mandibular Orthognathic Surgery. J Craniofac Surg. 2025 Jan-Feb 01; 36(1):e77-e80. PMID: 39412268.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/1/2024
Sengupta N, Kastenberg DM, Bruining DH, Latorre M, Leighton JA, Brook OR, Wells ML, Guglielmo FF, Naringrekar HV, Gee MS, Soto JA, Park SH, Yoo DC, Ramalingam V, Huete A, Khandelwal A, Gupta A, Allen BC, Anderson MA, Dane BR, Sokhandon F, Grand DJ, Tse JR, Fidler JL. The Role of Imaging for GI Bleeding: ACG and SAR Consensus Recommendations. Radiology. 2024 Mar; 310(3):e232298. PMID: 38441091.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 2/2/2024
Sepúlveda-Alfaro J, Catalán EA, Vallejos OP, Ramos-Tapia I, Madrid-Muñoz C, Mendoza-León MJ, Suazo ID, Rivera-Asin E, Silva PH, Alvarez-Mardones O, Castillo-Godoy DP, Riedel CA, Schinnerling K, Ugalde JA, Soto JA, Bueno SM, Kalergis AM, Melo-Gonzalez F. Human metapneumovirus respiratory infection affects both innate and adaptive intestinal immunity. Front Immunol. 2024; 15:1330209. PMID: 38404579.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/6/2024
Uribe FR, González VPI, Kalergis AM, Soto JA, Bohmwald K. Understanding the Neurotrophic Virus Mechanisms and Their Potential Effect on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Development. Brain Sci. 2024 Jan 06; 14(1). PMID: 38248274.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/4/2023
Sengupta N, Kastenberg DM, Bruining DH, Latorre M, Leighton JA, Brook OR, Wells ML, Guglielmo FF, Naringrekar HV, Gee MS, Soto JA, Park SH, Yoo DC, Ramalingam V, Huete A, Khandelwal A, Gupta A, Allen BC, Anderson MA, Dane BR, Sokhandon F, Grand DJ, Tse JR, Fidler JL. The Role of Imaging for Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Consensus Recommendations From the American College of Gastroenterology and Society of Abdominal Radiology. Am J Gastroenterol. 2024 Mar 01; 119(3):438-449. PMID: 38857483.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 6/1/2023
Dane B, Gupta A, Wells ML, Anderson MA, Fidler JL, Naringrekar HV, Allen BC, Brook OR, Bruining DH, Gee MS, Grand DJ, Kastenberg D, Khandelwal A, Sengupta N, Soto JA, Guglielmo FF. Dual-Energy CT Evaluation of Gastrointestinal Bleeding. Radiographics. 2023 Jun; 43(6):e220192. PMID: 37167088.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 5/16/2023
Soto JA, Loaiza RA, Echeverría S, Ramírez RA, Kalergis AM. Current and emerging pharmacological treatments for respiratory syncytial virus infection in high-risk infants. Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2023; 24(10):1143-1158. PMID: 37165859.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 9/20/2022
Hua N, Minaeva O, Lupoli N, Franz ES, Liu X, Moncaster JA, Babcock KJ, Jara H, Tripodis Y, Guermazi A, Soto JA, Anderson SW, Goldstein LE. Gadolinium Deposition in the Rat Brain Measured with Quantitative MRI versus Elemental Mass Spectrometry. Radiology. 2023 Jan; 306(1):244-251. PMID: 36125373.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 9/19/2022
Ramos-Tapia I, Nuñez R, Salinas C, Salinas P, Soto J, Paneque M. Study of Wetland Soils of the Salar de Atacama with Different Azonal Vegetative Formations Reveals Changes in the Microbiota Associated with Hygrophile Plant Type on the Soil Surface. Microbiol Spectr. 2022 Oct 26; 10(5):e0053322. PMID: 36121227.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/31/2022
Kaliaev A, Chavez W, Soto J, Huda F, Xie H, Nguyen M, Shamdasani V, Anderson S. Quantitative Ultrasound Assessment of Hepatic Steatosis. J Clin Exp Hepatol. 2022 Jul-Aug; 12(4):1091-1101. PMID: 35814521.
Read at: PubMed
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