FranciscoJSotoMDMS MBA

Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Vascular Medicine, Thoracic Oncology

Associate Professor of Medicine / Pulmonary Hypertension & CardioPulmonary Disease Specialist / Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine at the University of Tennessee Medical Center

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Office
1940 Alcoa Hwy
Ste E210
Knoxville, TN 37920
Phone+1 865-524-7471

Fax+1 865-305-6563

Summary

Dr. Francisco Soto is an Associate Professor of Medicine and chief of the Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Division at the University of Tennessee (UT), Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville, TN.
He is also the director of the Pulmonary Hypertension Program at UT Medical Center.

He is a respected clinician and researcher with over 20 years of experience in pulmonary hypertension, cardiopulmonary hemodynamics, and pulmonary manifestations of heart disease.

He is the current Vice Chair of the pulmonary vascular disease (PVD) section of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP). He has also served on the editorial board of Advances in Pulmonary Hypertension, the official journal of the Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA).

Areas of excellence include the use and interpretation of cardiothoracic ultrasonography (POCUS) and the evaluation of cardiopulmonary hemodynamics, including performing right heart catheterizations in the cardiac cath lab.

He completed his MBA in December 2023 at UT Haslam School of Business, focusing on lean process management, strategic planning, service line development, and brand growth.

His peers selected him for the previous Best Doctors in America® award list between 2007-2020.

Education & Training

University of Tennessee Haslam College of BusinessMBA, focus on lean process management, strategic planning, service line development, and brand growth, Class Co-Leader, 2023 - 2023
Medical College of WisconsinMS, Masters of Science in Epidemiology and Clinical Research, 2002 - 2004
Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1999 - 2002
Cook County Health and Hospitals SystemChief Residency, Internal Medicine, 1998 - 1999
University of Illinois College of Medicine at ChicagoResidency, Internal Medicine, 1995 - 1998
Universidad del Valle Health SciencesClass of 1992

Certifications & Licensure

TN State Medical License 2017 - 2025
MI State Medical License 2017 - 2021
WI State Medical License 2002 - 2021
KS State Medical License 2017 - 2018
IL State Medical License 1995 - 1999
American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine Sleep Medicine
National Board of EchocardiographyExamination of Special Competence in Critical Care Echocardiography

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Best Doctors in America® 2007-2020 BestDoctors® Award (ended in 2000)
"London Award" for Dedication to Excellence in Teaching (awarded by the Internal Medicine residents) Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 2018
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011-2013