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Lorinda A. Soma,

Pathologist

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Location
City of Hope Duarte
1500 East Duarte Road
Duarte, CA 91010
Education
Medical school:
Degrees
  • 1998, Doctor of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 
  • 1994, Bachelor of Arts, Hamline University, St. Paul, MN 
Fellowship
  • 2005, Hematopathology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
  • 2003, Surgical Pathology, Mayo Medical Center, Rochester, MN
Residency
  • 2002, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
Professional Experience
  • 2022-present, Clinical Professor, Division of Hematopathology, Department of Pathology, City of Hope, Duarte, CA
  • 2017-2022, Associate Professor and Hematopathologist, University of Washington, Laboratory Medicine & Pathology, Seattle, WA
  • 2012-2017, Assistant Professor and Hematopathologist, University of Washington, Laboratory Medicine & Pathology, Seattle, WA
     
Academic Appointments
  • Clinical Professor, Department of Pathology
About Me

Lorinda Soma, M.D., makes it her goal to provide the highest quality diagnostic care as quickly and economically as possible. As a pathologist specializing in blood cancers, she prioritizes collaboration, and a multidisciplinary approach to diagnosis and patient care. 

Dr. Soma is a physician-teacher-scientist who had co-authored many peer-reviewed studies and book chapters when she joined City of Hope in 2022, including a recent study published in the American Journal of Clinical Pathology on low-grade B cell lymphoma. She previously was associate professor of laboratory medicine and pathology at the University of Washington and service chief for hematopathology at the institution’s medical center. During her time there, she twice received an institutional award for teaching hematopathology and served as medical director of the hematopathology laboratory and interim medical director of the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance Laboratory. She is a longtime member of the Society for Hematopathology, including time as chair of its education committee.

Away from the lab, Dr. Soma enjoys hiking, yoga, traveling, horseback riding and spending time with her family, dogs and horse.
 

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