Sonia Ramamoorthy MD MS, MBA (She/Her)

Summary

• Sonia Ramamoorthy, MD
  Colon and Rectal Surgeon
  Professor of Surgery
  
  Sonia Ramamoorthy, MD, is Chief of Colon and Rectal Surgery at UCSD and is board-certified in general and colon and rectal surgery. She, specializes in the treatment of colorectal and anal cancer, Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and , and diverticulitis.
  
  Dr. Ramamoorthy is an expert in open and minimally invasive colorectal surgical procedures, and has a special interest in robotic approaches. She was the first to perform robotic colorectal procedures in San Diego.
  
  As a Professor in the Department of Surgery at UC San Diego School of Medicine, she teaches students and residents and trains fellows in minimally invasive surgery. Her research has focused on colorectal and anal cancer, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, and pelvic floor disorders. She has authored numerous papers and chapters about colon and rectal surgery, and is an enthusiastic innovator and educator in the fields of minimally invasive surgery and translational oncology. She is currently the Disease Team Leader for Colorectal Cancer at the Moores Cancer Center.
  
  Dr. Ramamoorthy completed a research fellowship and a general surgery residency at UC San Diego School of Medicine, and a colon and rectal surgery fellowship at Washington University’s Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. She earned her medical degree and masters degree at Boston University School of Medicine. She serves as the Vice Chair of Quality for the Department of Surgery at UCSD and has a keen interest in improving patient satisfaction and patient outcomes from surgery.
  
  Dr. Ramamoorthy is currently accepting new patients.
  
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  Surgical Services
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