Dr. Soha Idriss, M.D.

Expert Publications

• Assay of glutamine phosphoribosylpyrophosphate amidotransferase using [1-14C]phosphoribosylpyrophosphate.
• Synthesis of (14C)-ribose-5-phosphate and (14C)-phosphoribosylpyrophosphate and their use in new enzyme assays.
• Isolation and characterization of HL-60 cells resistant to nitroprusside-induced differentiation.

Media Releases

Get to know Neonatologist Dr. Soha Darwish Idriss, who serves patients in Los Angeles, California.

Being a well-versed neonatologist, Dr. Idriss cares for the critically ill newborn and premature infants. She works at Adventist Health White Memorial in Los Angeles, California.

Adventist Health White Memorial is a 353-bed, nonprofit, faith-based teaching hospital, providing a full range of inpatient, outpatient, emergency, and diagnostic services to communities in and near downtown Los Angeles. The hospital strives to inspire wellness and treat medical conditions using the latest technology, equipment, and techniques with a mission to live God’s love by inspiring health, wholeness, and hope.

Back in 1987, Dr. Idriss obtained her medical degree from the American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine in Coral Gables, Florida. She then went on to perform her residency in pediatrics at Adventist Health White Memorial, followed by her fellowship in neonatal-perinatal medicine at Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego.

Subsequent to her training, she became board-certified in pediatrics and neonatal-perinatal medicine by the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP). The ABP exists to support and encourage the best possible health care for children by setting standards for medical training, assessing levels of competence, and encouraging pediatricians to stay up to date with medical knowledge and best practices.

Neonatology is a subspecialty of pediatrics that consists of the medical care of newborn infants, especially the ill, or premature newborns. It is a hospital-based specialty and is usually practiced in neonatal intensive care units. Neonatologists generally diagnose and treat newborns with conditions such as breathing disorders, infections, and birth defects, as well as coordinating care and medically managing newborns born prematurely, critically ill, or in need of surgery. 

In addition to English, Dr. Idriss speaks Arabic.

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