I studied to become a doctor because I was always interested in the medical science, how the human body works, and most importantly for my desire of helping people, especially children. What I like the most about my job is working with kids; they are the future of the country.

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• Pediatric Respiratory Medicine. University of Melbourne - Royal Children's Hospital, Australia. January 1988
• Specialty in Pediatrics. Universidad de Costa Rica - Facultad de Medicina. January 1985
• Doctor and Surgery. Universidad de Costa Rica - Facultad de Medicina. January 1980
• Academic PhD. Göteborg Universitet - Medicinska Fakulteten, Göteborg.

• Pediatric Pneumology

• Physicians and Surgeons College of Costa Rica cod. MED1633Active

  Medic and Surgeon - Costa Rica

• Member: Latin American Council of Congestion and Inflammation (CLACI)
• Member: Global Initiative for Asthma Executive Committee

• Chief of Pneumology Department at National Children's Hospital, Costa Rica
• Ex Adjunt Professor of Pediatric Pneumology at Universidad de Santiago, Chile
• Author of single chapters in several books regarding Pedriatric Pneumology
• Conference Presenter of several topics in Pediatric Pneumology at congresses for: American Thoracic Society, European Respiratory Society, American Academy of Allergy and Immunology, Hong Kong University, University of Virginia, Latin American Society of Pediatric Pneumology and other congresses in Latin America and Spain

• Pedersen SE, Hurd SS, Lemanske RF Jr, Becker A, Zar HJ, Sly PD, Soto-Quiroz M, Wong G, Bateman ED. Global strategy for the diagnosis and management of asthma in children 5 years and younger. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2011 Jan;46(1):1-17.
• Wheezing and pneumonia: a complex relationship. Soto-Martinez ME, Hoepker A, Soto-Quiros M - Wheezing and pneumonia: a complex relationship. Allergol Immunopathol (Madr) - 01-JAN-2010; 38(1): 1-3.
• Mallol J, Sole D, Baeza-Bacab M, Aguirre- CamposanoV, Soto-Quiros M, Baena –Cagnani C. The latin American Iaac Group. Regional variation in Asthma Symptom Prevalence in Latin American Children. J Asthma 2010 Jul 20 E pub.
• Mallol J, Solé D, Asher I, Clayton T, Stein R, Soto-Quiroz M.Prevalence of asthma symptoms in Latin America: the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC). Pediatr Pulmonol. 2000 Dec;30(6):439-44.
• Bunyavanich S, Soto-Quiros ME, Avila L, Laskey D, Senter JM, Celedón JC. Risk factors for allergic rhinitis in Costa Rican children with asthma. Allergy. 2010 Feb;65(2):256-63. Epub 2009 Oct.
• Soto-Quirós, M.E., Manejo práctico de las neumonías en niños. Guías de Manejo en Pediatría, Departamento Clínico de Pediatría, Escuela de Medicina, 1 ed. San José, Costa Rica, Editorial UCR: 399-402., 2009.
• Soto-Quirós, M.E., Manejo de Asma. Guías de Manejo en Pediatría, Departamento Clínico de Pediatría, Escuela de Medicina, 1 ed. San José, Costa Rica, Editorial UCR: 381-388., 2009.
• Soto-Quirós, M.E., Tuberculosis Pulmonar. Guías de Manejo en Pediatría, Departamento Clínico de Pediatría, Escuela de Medicina, 1 ed. San José, Costa Rica, Editorial UCR: 374-380., 2009.
• Ly NP, Soto-Quirós ME, Avila L, Hunninghake GM, Raby BA, Laskey D, Sylvia JS, Celedón JC. Paternal asthma, mold exposure, and increased airway responsiveness among children with asthma in Costa Rica. Chest. 2008 Jan;133(1):107-14. Epub 2007 Nov 7.
• Avila L, Soto-Martínez ME, Soto-Quirós ME, Celedón JC. Asthma, current wheezing, and tobacco use among adolescents and young adults in Costa Rica. J Asthma. 2005 Sep;42(7):543-7.
• Soto-Quiros ME, Soto-Martínez M., Hanson LÅ. The prevalence of rhinitis, rhinoconjunctivitis and eczema in Costa Rican school children studied with the ISAAC protocol. Pediatric Asthma, Allergy Immunology 2004, 17 (1).
• Soto-Quiros ME, Silverman EK, Hanson LÅ, Weiss ST, Celedón JC. Maternal history, sensitization to allergens, and current wheezing, rhinitis, and eczema among children in Costa Rica. Pediatr Pulm 2002;33:237-243.
• Soto-Quiros ME, Silverman EK, Hanson LÅ, Weiss ST, Celedón JC. Maternal history, sensitization to allergens, and current wheezing, rhinitis, and eczema among children in Costa Rica. Pediatr Pulm 2002;33:237-243.
• Soto-Quiros ME, Soto-Martinez M, Hanson LÅ. Epidemiological studies of the very high prevalence of asthma and related symptoms among school children in Costa Rica from 1989 to 1998. Pediatr Allergy Immu 2002:13:342-349.