S. Monica Soni, MD
S. Monica Soni, MD
Associate Chief Medical Officer
New Century Health
Dr. Monica Soni is the Associate Chief Medical Officer at New Century Health, a pioneer specialty management company with exclusive focus on cancer and cardiac care. In this role, she works cross functionally in clinical informatics, provider engagement, value-based strategies, and innovation. Her focus is to ensure high-quality, cost-effective care for patients and an optimal provider experience. She is a board-certified practicing Internal Medicine physician with over a decade of expertise in both inpatient and outpatient public systems. Before joining New Century Health, Dr. Soni served as the Director of Specialty Care for the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, the 2nd largest municipal health system in the United States. Other roles have included the Director of Continuity Care for Martin Luther King, Jr. Outpatient Center where she led the primary care, urgent care and transitions of care clinics along with leading quality and informatics. She is also an Assistant Clinical Professor within both the UCLA Department of Medicine and Charles R. Drew University Department of Internal Medicine.
Dr. Soni graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in Anthropology from Harvard College and received her medical degree from Harvard Medical School. She completed her residency in Internal Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco and was a fellow in the California Health Care Foundation Leadership Program. She is currently a board member for Mercy Housing California, a leading affordable housing organization. Monica wrangles her two children with the help of her husband, Chris.