Overview
Dr. Eli Soto is triple board-certified in Pain Medicine (ABPMR), Internal Medicine, and Hospice & Palliative Care (ABIM). He also holds an academic appointment as an Assistant Professor at the University of Central Florida, College of Medicine in Orlando, FL.
Dr. Soto earned his Bachelor of Science and Medical Degree at the University of Puerto Rico in San Juan. As he was finishing his studies at the School of Medicine, his primary focus was oncology. It was not until he began his residency at Mount Auburn Hospital, a Harvard Medical School teaching hospital in Cambridge, Massachusetts, when he became intrigued by the field of pain management. He was attracted to this area of medicine because of the ability it afforded him to develop long-term relationships with patients suffering from chronic conditions while providing interventional treatments to improve their functionality and quality of life.
He went on to complete two fellowships, Hospice & Palliative Care and Interventional Pain Management at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD, and Mount Sinai Beth Israel in New York, NY respectively. Dr. Soto also concluded a research fellowship in pain medicine neuromodulation and became an Attending Physician at the latter institution. He held the title of Assistant Professor of the Departments of Medicine and Anesthesiology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in NY.
With over a decade of experience in the pain management field, Dr. Soto is an expert in basic and advanced interventional pain management techniques including Intrathecal Drug Delivery Systems, Spinal Cord Stimulation, Peripheral Nerve Stimulation, Lumbar Decompression, Vertebral Augmentation Techniques, Endoscopic Rhizotomy, Ultrasound-Guided Interventions, and Regenerative Medicine Procedures, among others. Dr. Soto also provides expert assessment and treatment to patients internationally and is an active member of several pain societies. His clinical interests include the management of chronic pain conditions such as headache, neuropathic pain, complex regional pain syndrome, spinal stenosis, post-laminectomy syndrome as well as refractory cancer, and abdominal and pelvic pain.
His research interests have included the use of non-invasive central neuromodulation systems in the treatment of atypical facial and malignant pain. Dr. Soto is extremely enthusiastic about the innovations in the pain management field that have been occurring for the past decade. Currently, he is able to offer treatment options that are individualized based on pain types, patterns, and pathologies.
Dr. Soto is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Neuralgia. His top areas of expertise are Neuralgia, Herniated Disk, Bursitis, and Tendinitis.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 9 peer reviewed articles and participating in 2 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Neuralgia.
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Locations
777 37th St, C-101, Vero Beach, FL 32960
5200 Babcock St NE, 111, Palm Bay, FL 32905
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Soto has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
2 Clinical Trials
Jupiter Medical Center Physicians Group Inc
Zahidul Huq is a Pain Medicine specialist and an Anesthesiologist in Jupiter, Florida. Dr. Huq is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Neuralgia. His top areas of expertise are Invertebral Disc Disease, Cervical Spondylosis, Neuralgia, and Sacroiliac Joint Disease. Dr. Huq is currently accepting new patients.
Jupiter Medical Center Physicians Group Inc
Nathaniel Drourr is an Anesthesiologist and a Pain Medicine provider in Jupiter, Florida. Dr. Drourr is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Neuralgia. His top areas of expertise are Invertebral Disc Disease, Sacroiliac Joint Disease, Cervical Spondylosis, and Neuralgia. Dr. Drourr is currently accepting new patients.
Tampa Pain Relief Center Inc
Peter Crane is a Pain Medicine specialist and an Anesthesiologist in Merritt Island, Florida. Dr. Crane is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Neuralgia. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Pain, Invertebral Disc Disease, Spinal Stenosis, and Cervical Spondylosis. Dr. Crane is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
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- Experienced
- BursitisDr. Soto isExperienced. Learn about Bursitis.
- Central Pain SyndromeDr. Soto isExperienced. Learn about Central Pain Syndrome.
- Drug Induced DyskinesiaDr. Soto isExperienced. Learn about Drug Induced Dyskinesia.
- Herniated DiskDr. Soto isExperienced. Learn about Herniated Disk.
- Invertebral Disc DiseaseDr. Soto isExperienced. Learn about Invertebral Disc Disease.
- Klippel-Feil SyndromeDr. Soto isExperienced. Learn about Klippel-Feil Syndrome.