Occupation: Professor of Dermatology
Born: Niagara Falls, New York, October 26, 1939
Education:
Research Fellow, Immunology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (1971-1973)
Assistant Resident, Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA (1968-1969)
Resident, Dermatology, Baylor College of Medicine Affiliated Hospitals, Houston, TX (1966-1968)
Intern, Medicine, V and VI Medical Services, Boston City Hospital, Boston, MA (1965-1966)
MD, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX (1965)
BA, TCU, Fort Worth, TX (1961)
Fellow, American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
Certifications:
Certified in Dermatological Immunology (1985); Certificate, Diagnostic and Laboratory Immunology (1985); Licensure, State of New York (1983); Licensure, Washington D.C. (1975); Certificate, American Board of Dermatology, Inc. (1970); Licensure, State of Massachusetts (1968); Certificate, National Board of Medical Examiners (1966); Licensure, State of Texas (1965)
Career:
Professor, Dermatology, NYU School of Medicine (1983-Present)
Interim Chairman, The Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, NYU School of Medicine (2005-2006)
Vice Chairman, Clinical Affairs, The Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, NYU School of Medicine (2004-2005)
Associate Professor, Dermatology, Harvard Medical School (1979-1983)
Assistant Professor, Dermatology, Harvard Medical School (1975-1979)
Instructor, Dermatology, Harvard Medical School (1973-1975)
Research Fellow, Harvard Medical School (1971-1973)
Teaching Fellow, Dermatology, Harvard Medical School (1968-1969)
Assistant Instructor, Dermatology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (1966-1968)
Career Related:
Attending Physician, NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue (2015-Present); Chief, Dermatology Service, Tisch Hospital (2002-Present); Affiliate, Dermatology Consultation Service, Tisch Hospital (2002-Present); Head, Charles C. Harris Skin and Cancer Pavilion (1986-Present); Lecturer, Postgraduate Medical Courses, NYU School of Medicine (1984-Present); Chief, Service, Charles C. Harris Skin and Cancer Pavilion (1983-Present); Lecturer, Second and Fourth Year Student Electives, The Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, NYU School of Medicine (1983-Present); Attending Physician, Tisch Hospital (1983-Present); Medical Director, Charles C. Harris Skin and Cancer Pavilion (1983-Present); Attending Physician, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, New York, NY (1983-1991); Attending Physician, NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue (1983-1991); Rheumatologist, Brigham and Women’s Hospital (1982-1983); Immunologist, Brigham and Women’s Hospital (1982-1983); Physician, Dermatology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital (1982-1983); Associate Staff, Dermatology, New England Deaconess Hospital (Now Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center) (1980-1983); Co-Director, Seminar on Basic Science of the Skin, Harvard Medical School (1980-1983); Consulting Medical Staff, Boston Hospital for Women (1980); Consulting Staff, Dermatology, Parker Hill Hospital, Boston, MA (1979-1983); Associate in Medicine, Dermatology, Children’s Hospital Medical Center (1979-1983); Assistant in Dermatology, New England Deaconess Hospital (Now Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center) (1979-1980); Assistant, Medicine, Children’s Hospital Medical Center (1977-1979); Consulting Staff, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (1977-1983); Associate in Medicine, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital (Now Brigham and Women’s Hospital) (1976-1982); Physician, Robert B. Brigham Hospital (1976-1982); Section Chief, Immunodermatology, Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital (Now Brigham and Women’s Hospital) (1975-1983); Special Lecturer, Theory and Practice: Primary Health Care Nursing, Simmons College, Boston, MA (1974-1983); Clinical Associate, Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital (1974-1983); Consulting Staff, West Roxbury Veterans Administration Hospital, Boston, MA (1974-1983); Lecturer, Postgraduate Medical Courses, Harvard Medical School (1973-1983); Visitor, Dermatology Clinics, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital (Now Brigham and Women’s Hospital) (1973-1983); Visitor, Dermatology Clinics, Robert B. Brigham Hospital (1973-1983); Visiting Physician, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital (Brigham and Women’s Hospital) (1973-1983); Visiting Physician, Robert B. Brigham Hospital (1973-1983); Lecturer, Pathophysiology of Skin Diseases, Harvard Medical School (1973-1983); Visitor, Dermatology Clinic, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital (Brigham and Women’s Hospital) (1973-1983); Junior Associate in Medicine, Dermatology, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital (Now Brigham and Women’s Hospital) (1973-1976); Assistant Physician, Robert B. Brigham Hospital (1973-1976); Research Associate, Robert B. Brigham Hospital (1971-1973); Staff, Dermatology Service, Brooke General Hospital, Fort Sam Houston, Houston, TX (1970-1971); Chief, Dermatology Service, U.S. Army Medical Center, Ryukyu Islands, Japan (1969-1970); Lecturer, Numerous Schools; Visiting Professor, Numerous Schools
Military:
Major, U.S. Army, Fort Sam Houston, Houston, TX (1970-1971); Captain, U.S. Army, Ryukyu Islands, Japan (1969-1970)
Creative Works:
Member, Evaluation Board, Dermatology Faculty, Faculty of 1000 Ltd. (2005-Present); Member, Editorial Board, “Anais Brasilerios de Dermatologia” (2005-Present); Member, Evaluation Board, “Journal of Drugs in Dermatology” (2003-Present); Editor, Case Presentations, NYU School of Medicine (2000-2016); Member, Editorial Board, “Dermatology Online Journal” (2000-2016); Member, Editorial Board, “Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” (1992-1996); Member, Editorial Board, “Skin Pharmacology and Applied Skin Physiology” (1988-2000); Member, Editorial Board, “Journal of Cutaneous Aging and Cosmetic Dermatology” (1988-1992); Contributing Editor, “Yearbook of Dermatology” (1983-1997); Associate Editor, “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” (1982-1987); Member, Editorial Board, “Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology” (1978-1983); Contributor, Articles, Reports; Contributor, Book Reviews; Contributor, Chapters, Books; Contributor, Books; Contributor, Monographs
Awards:
Resident Advocate Award of the Year, New York University Dermatology Residents, NYU School of Medicine (2012); Lifetime Achievement Award, New York University Dermatology Residents, NYU School of Medicine (2006); Lifetime Teaching Award, New York University Dermatology Residents, NYU School of Medicine (1997); Named Full-Time Attendee of the Year, New York University Dermatology Residents, NYU School of Medicine (1992); Named Full-Time Attendee of the Year, New York University Dermatology Residents, The Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, NYU School of Medicine (1987); Young Investigator Research Grantee, National Institutes of Health (1977-1980); Research Fellowship, National Institutes of Health (1976-1977)
Memberships:
Fellow, American Academy of Dermatology; Abstract Selection Committee, Annual Conrad Stritzler Memorial Resident Competition, Dermatologic Society of Greater New York (2000-2014); Education Committee, American Dermatological Association (2007-2012); Chairman, American Dermatological Association (2012); American Skin Association (2006); Medical Advisory Committee (2006); Chairman, American Dermatological Association (2005); Program Committee, American Dermatological Association (2001-2005); Senior Advisory Committee, Dermatologic Society of Greater New York (2001-2005); Nominating Committee, Dermatologic Society of Greater New York (2001-2005); Chairman, Nominating Committee, Dermatologic Society of Greater New York (2001-2003); Secretary-Treasurer, New York Dermatological Society (2000-2003); Communications and Education Committee, Dermatologic Society of Greater New York (1999-2003); American Contact Dermatitis Society (1999-2001); President, Dermatologic Society of Greater New York (1999-2001); President Elect, Dermatologic Society of Greater New York (1998-1999); Board of Directors, New York State Society of Dermatology (1998); Executive Committee, New York Dermatological Society (1996-2003); President, New York Dermatological Society (1996-1997); Photomedicine Society (1996); Board Member, Dermatologic Society of Greater New York (1995-2003); Treasurer, Dermatologic Society of Greater New York (1995-1998); Chairman, Committee on Nominations, Society for Investigative Dermatology (1994-1995); Honorary Foreign Member, British Association of Dermatology (1994); Chairman, American Dermatological Association (1993); Continuing Medical Education Committee, New York Academy of Medicine (1992-1999); Committee on Nominations, Society for Investigative Dermatology (1992-1995); Program Committee, Chairman, Chairman, Skin Pharmacology Society (1991-1993); Chairman, New York Academy of Medicine (1991-1992); Program Committee, American Dermatological Association (1990-1991); Secretary-Treasurer, New York Academy of Medicine (1990-1991); Honorary Member, Hellenic Society of Dermatology and Venereology (1990); Education Committee, American Dermatological Association (1989-1993); American Society for Photobiology (1989); Skin Pharmacology Society (1988-1994); Executive Committee, Skin Pharmacology Society (1987-1995); Secretary-Treasurer, Skin Pharmacology Society (1987-1991); Section of Dermatology and Syphilology, New York Academy of Medicine (1987); Allergy Round Table Discussion Group (1985); Dermatologic Society of Greater New York (1985); Committee on Research Fellowships, Society for Investigative Dermatology (1984-1986); Board of Directors, Skin Pharmacology Society (1983-1995); Founding Member, Skin Pharmacology Society (1983); Pan American Medical Association Incorporated (1983); American Dermatological Association (1983); Collegium Internationale Allergologicum (1981); Chairman, Society for Investigative Dermatology (1981); Scientific Program Committee, Eastern Section, Society for Investigative Dermatology (1978-1983); Committee on Residents and Fellows, Society for Investigative Dermatology (1978-1981); American Association of Immunologists (1977); Associate Member, Harvard Medical Alumni Association (1975); Research Fellow, Dermatology Foundation (1973-1975); Boston Dermatological Club (1973); New England Dermatological Society (1973); Carl Herzog Fellow, American Dermatological Association (1971-1973); Society for Investigative Dermatology (1971); Torii Medical Society (1969); Alpha Chi, Texas Xi Chapter, TCU (1961)
Family:
Son of Nicholas Anthony Soter and Mildred Elizabeth Soter
Hobbies:
Traveling; Theater
Biography Sources:
Who’s Who in America – 2019, 72nd Edition (pub. 2019)
Who’s Who in America – 2011, 65th Edition (pub. 2010)
