Dr. Michelle Soto Appointed Medical Director of Ambulatory Care at NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx
Dr. Soto will oversee NCB’s many outpatient clinics in this role, including its pediatric, women’s health, primary care, and the medical and surgical specialties
Bronx, NY — NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi | North Central Bronx CEO Christopher Mastromano today announced that Michelle Soto, MD, MBA, FASAM, has been appointed the Medical Director of Ambulatory Care at NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx (NCB). Dr. Soto will oversee NCB’s many outpatient clinics in this role, including its pediatric, women’s health, primary care, and the medical and surgical specialties.
“Dr. Soto is a welcome addition to the NCB family,” said Mr. Mastromano. “She has served as a physician for two decades in both NYC Health + Hospitals facilities and multidisciplinary practices. She lives our mission to provide patient-centered medicine, and I am confident that the care we provide to the greater NCB community will continue to reach new heights under her leadership.”
Dr. Soto received her Bachelor of Science from the CUNY School of Medicine in 1998 and graduated with her Doctor of Medicine from SUNY Downstate in 2001. After completing her Internal Medicine residency at Jacobi Hospital in 2004, she went on to be a practicing physician at several primary care practices before returning to NYC Health + Hospitals and working at NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Morrisania, and later NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull, where she led efforts to provide primary care services to chronically ill mental health patients. She is boarded in Internal Medicine and Addiction Medicine and brings extensive experience to this new role. She served as the medical director of a Federally Qualified Health Center, held a senior leadership positions in the field of behavioral health and substance use disorder, and returned to the health system as the director of primary care for NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health, formerly known as NYC Health + Hospitals/Coney Island, where she oversaw quality and access projects and later helped transition to virtual care during the COVID pandemic. In 2020, she was promoted to Chief of Ambulatory Care and later also served as the Health Equity Officer at South Brooklyn Health.
“I believe that healthcare is a human right we all deserve irrespective of our ability to pay, the language we speak, our race, gender, religion or immigration status. I strive to make equitable high quality healthcare accessible to all,” said Dr. Soto.
Beyond her impressive medical experience and accomplishments, Dr. Soto obtained her Master’s in Business Administration from the George Washington University School of Business. She is bilingual in English and Spanish and a lifelong New Yorker, born in Brooklyn to proud Puerto Rican parents. Dr. Soto is passionate about improving health equity and literacy for all. When she’s not working, she enjoys traveling and learning new languages.
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Contact: John Doyle, 718-918-4055, 917-553-4642, john.doyle@nychhc.org
About NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi
NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi is a 457-bed teaching hospital affiliated with the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. The facility has earned numerous Center of Excellence designations, accreditation, and recognition for its renowned Level 1 Trauma Center, Burn Center, Surgical Intensive Care Unit, regional Stroke Center, Snakebite Treatment Center, Breast Health Center, Bariatric Surgery Center, and Cancer Service. The facility also offers the region’s only multi-person hyperbaric chamber, allowing up to nine patients to dive together at one time. Jacobi’s Ambulatory Care Pavilion is a stunning complement to its inpatient acute care, allowing staff to provide patients with high-quality service in a modern, state-of-the-art environment. For more information visit www.nychealthandhospitals.org/jacobi.
About NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx
NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx (NCB) is a member facility of the New York City Health + Hospitals system, one of eleven acute care facilities within the City of New York. A 215-bed community hospital, NCBH specializes in women’s and children’s services. It also provides Behavioral Health acute and ambulatory care. Its busy outpatient department has led the way in community-based care delivered in a compassionate and culturally-appropriate manner. Its Labor and Delivery service safely brings more than 1,000 babies into the world each year. NCBH is committed to providing safe, high-quality medical care for any and all in need. For more information visit www.nychealthandhospitals.org/north-central-bronx.
About NYC Health + Hospitals
NYC Health + Hospitals is the largest municipal health care system in the nation serving more than a million New Yorkers annually in more than 70 patient care locations across the city’s five boroughs. A robust network of outpatient, neighborhood-based primary and specialty care centers anchors care coordination with the system’s trauma centers, nursing homes, post-acute care centers, home care agency, and MetroPlus health plan—all supported by 11 essential hospitals. Its diverse workforce of more than 43,000 employees is uniquely focused on empowering New Yorkers, without exception, to live the healthiest life possible. For more information, visit www.nychealthandhospitals.org and stay connected on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.
