About
Dr. Jose A. Pineda Soto is Director of Pediatric Neurocritical Care and Health Sciences Clinical Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Critical Care at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.
Dr. Pineda Soto completed residency training in Pediatrics, fellowship training in Pediatric Critical Care with special emphasis on neuroprotection research, and a Master of Science in Clinical Research. He established one of the first funded Pediatric Neurocritical Care Programs in the United States and served as founding Chair of the Pediatric Neurocritical Care Research Group, an international group of over 40 institutions dedicated to advancing research for children with critical neurological illnesses.
In addition to having robust clinical expertise in neurocritical care, Dr. Pineda Soto has conducted translational research on the mechanisms of acute brain injury (particularly severe traumatic brain injury), implementation of evidence-based practices, validation of electronic decision support tools, and identification of clinically actionable biomarkers to optimize care.
He has authored and co-authored high impact manuscripts in the field Pediatric Critical Care. He has been principal and site investigator in NIH clinical research trials as well as Steering Committee member, Data and Safety Monitoring Board Chair, and member of study sections at NINDS and NICHD. Dr. Pineda Soto has served as mentor to numerous students, trainees, and junior faculty. He is a member of the Critical Care Medicine Sub-Board of the American Board of Pediatrics, the Society for Pediatric Research and the Neurocritical Care Society.
Languages
Education
Medical Board Certifications
Fellowship
Residency
Degree
Recognitions
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Top doctors, Los Angeles Magazine's Top Doctors 2024
- Top Doctors, Los Angeles Magazine, 2024
Hospital Affiliations
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center
UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital
Research
Interests
- Neurocritical care
- Severe traumatic brain injury
Publications
Selected Publications:
- Ragan DK, McKinstry R, Benzinger T, Leonard J, Pineda JA, Alterations in Cerebral Oxygen Metabolism After Traumatic Brain Injury In Children. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 33(1):48-52, 2013. PMID: 22968318
- Pineda JA, Leonard J, Mazotas I, Noetzel M, Limbrick DD, Keller M, Gill J, Doctor A, Effect of implementation of a paediatric neurocritical care programme on outcomes after severe traumatic brain injury: a retrospective cohort study. Lancet Neurol. 12(1):45-52, 2013. PMID: 23200264
- Guilliams K, Rosen M, Buttram S, Zempel J, Pineda J, Miller B, Shoykhet M, Hypothermia for Pediatric Refractory Status Epilepticus. Epilepsia. 54(9):1586-94, 2013. PMID: 23906244
- Greenberg JK, Stoev IT, Park TS, Smyth MD, Leonard JR, Leonard JC, Pineda JA, Limbrick DD, Management of children with mild traumatic brain injury and intracranial hemorrhage. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 76(4):1089-95, 2014. PMID: 24662876
- Moler FW, Silverstein FS, Holubkov R, Slomine BS, Christensen JR, Nadkarni VM, Meert KL, Clark AE, Browning B, Pemberton VL, Page K, Shankaran S, Hutchison JS, Newth CJ, Bennett KS, Berger JT, Topjian A, Pineda JA, Koch JD, Schleien CL, Dalton HJ, Ofori-Amanfo G, Goodman DM, Fink EL, McQuillen P, Zimmerman JJ, Thomas NJ, van der EW Jagt, Porter MB, Meyer MT, Harrison R, Pham N, Schwarz AJ, Nowak JE, Alten, J, Wheeler DS, Bhalala US, Lidsky K, Lloyd E, Mathur M, Shah S, Wu T, Theodorou AA, Sanders RC, J. r., Dean JM, THAPCA Trial, Investigators, Therapeutic hypothermia after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in children. N Engl J Med, 372(20):1898-908, 2015 PMID: 25913022.
- Qualls D, Leonard JR, Keller M, Pineda J, Leonard JC, Utility of magnetic resonance imaging in diagnosing cervical spine injury in children with severe traumatic brain injury. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 78(6):1122-8, 2015. PMID: 26151511
- Welch TP, Wallendorf MJ, Kharasch ED, Leonard JR, Doctor A, Pineda JA, Fentanyl and Midazolam Are Ineffective in Reducing Episodic Intracranial Hypertension in Severe Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury. Crit Care Med. 44(4):809-18, 2016. PMID: 26757162
- Parikh U, Williams M, Jacobs A, Pineda JA, Brody DL, Friess SH, Delayed Hypoxemia Following Traumatic Brain Injury Exacerbates White Matter Injury. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol. 75(8):731-47, 2016. PMID: 27288907
- Moler FW, Silverstein FS, Holubkov R, Slomine BS, Christensen JR, Nadkarni VM, Meert KL, Browning B, Pemberton VL, Page K, Gildea MR, Scholefield BR, Shankaran S, Hutchison JS, Berger JT, Ofori-Amanfo G, Newth CJ, Topjian A, Bennett KS, Koch JD, Pham N, Chanani NK, Pineda JA, Harrison R, Dalton HJ, Alten J, Schleien CL, Goodman DM, Zimmerman JJ, Bhalala US, Schwarz AJ, Porter MB, Shah S, Fink EL, McQuillen P, Wu T, Skellett S, Thomas NJ, Nowak JE, Baines PB, Pappachan J, Mathur M, Lloyd E, van der Jagt EW, Dobyns EL, Meyer MT, Sanders RC Jr, Clark AE, Dean JM, THAPCA Trial Investigators, Therapeutic Hypothermia after In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Children. N Engl J Med. 376(4):318-329, 2017. PMID:28118559
- Neumayr TM, Gill J, Fitzgerald JC, Gazit AZ, Pineda JA, Berg RA, Dean JM, Moler FW, Doctor A, Identifying Risk for Acute Kidney Injury in Infants and Children Following Cardiac Arrest. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 18(10):e446-e454, 2017. PMID:28737594
Insurance
- Aetna
- Anthem Blue Cross
- Blue Shield of California
- Centivo
- Cigna
- First Health
- Health Net of California
- Interplan (part of HealthSmart)
- L.A. Care
- MultiPlan
- UFCM Health System
- Prime Health Services
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- TRICARE
- UnitedHealthcare
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Recognitions
- Top Doctors, Los Angeles Magazine, 2024