ScottJSoiferMD

Pediatric Cardiology • San Francisco, CA

Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care, Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care

Professor, Pediatrics, UCSF School of Medicine

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Office
505 Parnassus Ave
Moffitt 680, Box 0106
San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone+1 415-476-5153

Fax+1 415-502-4186
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Education & Training

University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Pediatric Cardiology, 1978 - 1981
Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1977 - 1979
SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityClass of 1977

Certifications & Licensure

NV State Medical License 2012 - 2025
CA State Medical License 1979 - 2025
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Cardiology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

20 citations
Harnessing Viscous Flow to Simplify the Actuation of Fluidic Soft Robots
Nikolaos Vasios, Andrew J. Gross, Scott J. Soifer, Johannes T. B. Overvelde, Katia Bertoldi> ;Soft Robotics. 2020 Feb 6
45 citations
Expression of VEGF and its receptors Flt-1 and Flk-1/KDR is altered in lambs with increased pulmonary blood flow and pulmonary hypertension
Eugenia Mata-Greenwood, Barbara Meyrick, Scott J. Soifer, Jeffrey R. Fineman, Stephen M. Black> ;American Journal of Physiology. Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 2003 Jul 1
11 citations
Effect of enalaprilat on postoperative hypertension after surgical repair of coarctation of the aorta.
Kathryn Rouine-Rapp, Dennis M. Mello, Frank L. Hanley, V. Mohan Reddy, Scott J. Soifer> ;Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. 2003 Jul 1
80 citations
Cyclic mechanical stretch induces VEGF and FGF-2 expression in pulmonary vascular smooth muscle cells
Timothy P. Quinn, Marielle Schlueter, Scott J. Soifer, Jorge A. Gutierrez> ;American Journal of Physiology. Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 2002 May 1
6 citations
A receptor for vascular endothelial growth factor that stimulates endothelial apoptosis
Timothy P. Quinn, Scott J. Soifer, Kevin Ramer, Lewis T. Williams, Mary C. Nakamura> ;Cancer Research. 2001 Dec 15
54 citations
Altered regulation of the ET-1 cascade in lambs with increased pulmonary blood flow and pulmonary hypertension.
Stephen M. Black, Janine M. Bekker, Michael J. Johengen, Andrew J. Parry, Scott J. Soifer, Jeffrey R. Fineman> ;Pediatric Research. 2000 Jan 1
21 citations
Altered endothelial function in lambs with pulmonary hypertension and acute lung injury.
Jeffrey R. Fineman, Jackson Wong, Theresa A. Mikhailov, Paula A. Vanderford, Heidi E. Jerome, Scott J. Soifer> ;Pediatric Pulmonology. 1999 Mar 1
72 citations
Coordinated regulation of genes of the nitric oxide and endothelin pathways during the development of pulmonary hypertension in fetal lambs.
Stephen M. Black, Michael J. Johengen, Scott J. Soifer> ;Pediatric Research. 1998 Dec 1
76 citations
Increased endothelial NOS in lambs with increased pulmonary blood flow and pulmonary hypertension
Stephen M. Black, Jeffrey R. Fineman, Robin H. Steinhorn, James Bristow, Scott J. Soifer> ;The American Journal of Physiology. 1998 Nov 1
12 citations
Increased pulmonary blood flow alters the molecular regulation of vascular reactivity in the lamb.
Stephen M. Black, Jeffrey R. Fineman, Michael J. Johengen, James Bristow, Scott J. Soifer> ;Chest. 1998 Jul 1
74 citations
Ventilation and oxygenation induce endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene expression in the lungs of fetal lambs.
Stephen M. Black, Michael J. Johengen, Zhi Dong Ma, James Bristow, Scott J. Soifer> ;The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 1997 Sep 15
Nonsustained ventricular tachycardia in severe heart failure. Independent marker of increased mortality due to sudden death. GESICA-GEMA Investigators.
Doval HC, Nul DR, Grancelli HO, Varini SD, Soifer S, Corrado G, Dubner S, Scapin O, Perrone SV> ;Circulation. 1996-12-15
55 citations
Expression of neuronal nitric oxide synthase corresponds to regions of selective vulnerability to hypoxia-ischaemia in the developing rat brain.
Stephen M. Black, Melanie Bedolli, Salvador Martinez, James Bristow, Donna M. Ferriero, Scott J. Soifer> ;Neurobiology of Disease. 1995 Jun 1
31 citations
Endothelinb receptor agonists produce pulmonary vasodilation in intact newborn lambs with pulmonary hypertension.
Jackson Wong, Paula A. Vanderford, John W. Winters, Scott J. Soifer, Jeffrey R. Fineman> ;Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology. 1995 Feb 1
122 citations
Regulation of Pulmonary Vascular Tone in the Perinatal Period
Jeffrey R. Fineman, Scott J. Soifer, Michael A. Heymann> ;Annual Review of Physiology. 1995 Jan 1
33 citations
Use of ATP-MgCl2 in the evaluation and treatment of children with pulmonary hypertension secondary to congenital heart defects.
Michael M. Brook, Jeffrey R. Fineman, A M Bolinger, A F Wong, Michael A. Heymann, Scott J. Soifer> ;Circulation. 1994 Sep 1
21 citations
Developmental Effects of Endothelin-1 on the Pulmonary Circulation in Sheep
Jackson Wong, Paula A. Vanderford, Jeffrey R. Fineman, Scott J. Soifer> ;Pediatric Research. 1994 Sep 1
116 citations
Chronic nitric oxide inhibition in utero produces persistent pulmonary hypertension in newborn lambs.
Jeffrey R. Fineman, J Wong, Frederick C. Morin, L M Wild, Scott J. Soifer> ;The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 1994 Jun 1
4 citations
HA1004, an intracellular calcium antagonist, selectively attenuates pulmonary hypertension in newborn lambs.
Mark R. Crowley, Jeffrey R. Fineman, Scott J. Soifer> ;Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology. 1994 May 1
88 citations
Disparate temporal expression of the prothrombin and thrombin receptor genes during mouse development.
Scott J. Soifer, K. G. Peters, J. O'keefe, Shaun R. Coughlin> ;The American Journal of Pathology. 1994 Jan 1
29 citations
Diethylamine/nitric oxide (NO) adduct, an NO donor, produces potent pulmonary and systemic vasodilation in intact newborn lambs.
Paula A. Vanderford, Jackson Wong, Roger Chang, Larry K. Keefer, Scott J. Soifer, Jeffrey R. Fineman> ;Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology. 1994 Jan 1
43 citations
Endothelin-1 produces pulmonary vasodilation in the intact newborn lamb
Jackson Wong, Paula A. Vanderford, Jeffrey R. Fineman, Roger Chang, Scott J. Soifer> ;The American Journal of Physiology. 1993 Oct 1
2 citations
Pulmonary hypertension: physiologic or pathologic disease?
Scott J. Soifer> ;Critical Care Medicine. 1993 Sep 1
35 citations
Hyperoxia and alkalosis produce pulmonary vasodilation independent of endothelium-derived nitric oxide in newborn lambs.
Jeffrey R. Fineman, Jackson Wong, Scott J. Soifer> ;Pediatric Research. 1993 Apr 1
67 citations
M&B 22948, a cGMP phosphodiesterase inhibitor, is a pulmonary vasodilator in lambs.
D. A. V. Braner, Jeffrey R. Fineman, Roger Chang, Scott J. Soifer> ;The American Journal of Physiology. 1993 Jan 1
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Lectures

Pediatrics 2013
Continuing Education, Inc., Miami, Florida - 3/3/2013

Grant Support

Abnormal Fetal Lung Circulation--Vasoactive MediatorsNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1994–1997
Abnormal Fetal Lung Circulation: Vasoactive MediatorsNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1992–1993
Arachidonic Acid Metabolism &Perinatal Lung CirculationNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1986–1991
Pulmonary Hypertension And Lung Disease In The NewbornNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1985

Hospital Affiliations

UCSF Medical CenterSan Francisco, California
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital OaklandOakland, California
Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical CenterSan Francisco, California