SoniaRamamoorthyMDMS, MBA(She/Her)
[Pronunciation: so-knee-ya]
Colon & Rectal Surgery • La Jolla, CAProfessor of Surgery, UC San Diego Health System, Chief Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Vice-Chair of Quality
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Office
9350 Campus Point Dr
La Jolla, CA 92037Phone+1 858-249-6753Fax+1 619-543-3183- Is this information wrong?
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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Education & Training
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2001 - 2002
University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1996 - 2001
Boston University School of MedicineClass of 1996
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1998 - 2026- American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery Colon & Rectal Surgery
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top Doctors:Southern California Castle Connolly, 2012-2017
- FACS American College of Surgeons
- FASCRS American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery
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Clinical Trials
- Performance of SGM-101 for the Delineation of Primary and Recurrent Tumor and Metastases in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Colorectal Cancer Start of enrollment: 2019 Jun 17
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Increased Pathologic Downstaging with Induction versus Consolidation Chemotherapy in Patients with Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer Treated with Total Neoadjuvant Therap...Fan, A., Vu, P., Zhao, B., Abbadessa, B., Lopez, N., Eisenstein, S., Ramamoorthy, S., Liu, S.> ;Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2024 Jan 29
- Risk Factors Associated with Postoperative Outcomes in Diverticular Disease Undergoing Elective Colectomy-A Retrospective Cohort Study from the ACS-NSQIP Database.Hu, W., Eisenstein, S., Parry, L., Ramamoorthy, S.> ;Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2023 Nov 27
- Career Transitions: What Are Other Options to Clinical Practice That May Align with New or Evolving Priorities/Goals?Sonia L Ramamoorthy> ;Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery. 2023 Sep 1
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Journal Articles
- Biallelic Mismatch Repair Deficiency in an Adolescent FemaleThomas Savides, Sonia Ramamoorthy, Mamata Sivagnanam, Sherry C Huang, Irene Thung, Hindawi
Press Mentions
- Retail Therapy: UC San Diego Health Finally Opening Clinic at the MallApril 18th, 2022
- UC Health and Medi-Cal: A Response from the UniversityApril 5th, 2022
Guiding Lights: UC San Diego Launches Center for Fluorescence-Guided SurgeryDecember 5th, 2019- Join now to see all
Professional Memberships
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Hospital Affiliations
UC San Diego Medical Center - HillcrestSan Diego, California
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