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Specialty

Pediatric Surgery

Specialty

Pediatric Surgery

Organization

Rady Children's Specialists of San Diego

Medical Group / IPA

CPMG/RCHN/RCSSD

Medical School

Chicago Medical School

Internship

National Naval Medical Center - Bethesda, MD

Residency

Naval Medical Center Portsmouth

Board Certifications

Pediatric Surgery

Bio

Dr. Ignacio has recently joined the Department of Surgery at UCSD School of Medicine as a staff pediatric surgeon. He is currently the Trauma Medical Director at Rady Children's Hospital San Diego. He retired from the U.S. Navy with over 20 years of experience and has extensive accomplishments in graduate medical education, global surgery, military medicine and pediatric surgery.

During his leadership in the military, CAPT(Ret.) Ignacio served as the Program Director for General Surgery at Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD). Prior to this he served as the Associate Program Director, Division Chair of Pediatric Surgery and the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences medical student clerkship director at NMCSD. He currently appointed as an Associate Clinical Professor in the Division of Trauma, Surgical Critical Care, Burns and Acute Care Surgery.

Board Certified in both General Surgery and Pediatric Surgery by the American Board of Surgery, Dr. Ignacio is a member of American College of Surgeons, American Pediatric Surgical Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, Pacific Association of Pediatric Surgeons, International Pediatric Endosurgery Group, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, Association of Military Surgeons of the United States and Pacific Coast Surgical Association.

Captain Ignacio has a strong interest in humanitarian missions and was selected as Director of Surgical Services (MERCEX 2010), Advance Team Lead surgeon, Designated Institutional Officer and solo military pediatric surgeon in the Pacific Partnership 2012 humanitarian mission, which provided medical care to >100,000 patients in host nations and surgical care to over 800 patients in Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia and the Philippines.

Dr. Ignacio has been an outstanding leader and mentor among residents, interns and medical students. His impressive role as a surgical educator has been demonstrated by his recent teaching awards: Arnold P. Gold Foundation's Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award (2009), General Surgery Mentor of the Year Award (2010, 2012, and 2013), Allshouse-Jones Teaching Award (2010, 2013) and the Donald L. Sturtz Excellence in Teaching Award (2011) and the Naval Medical Center San Diego Master Clinician Award (2012).

Publications

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Pediatric Surgery Pediatric Surgery Rady Children's Specialists of San Diego CPMG/RCHN/RCSSD Chicago Medical School National Naval Medical Center - Bethesda, MD Naval Medical Center Portsmouth Pediatric Surgery Dr. Ignacio has recently joined the Department of Surgery at UCSD School of Medicine as a staff pediatric surgeon.

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Sigrid Burruss, MD, Named ACS Advocate of the Year | UC Irvine School of Medicine

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Sigrid Burruss, MD, received the 2025 SurgeonsVoice Advocate of the Year by the American College of Surgeons for her leadership in advancing surgical advocacy and educating lawmakers on issues affecting patient care.

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Sigrid K. Burruss, MD | UCI Health | Orange County, CA

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Romeo Ignacio Jr., MD, FACS, Sigrid Burruss, MD, FACS, Phyllis Agran, MD, and John Maa, MD, FACS

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Gaps in E-Bike Regulation Heighten Risks for Young Riders

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Rising pediatric e-bike injuries mirror motor vehicle trauma due to gaps in US federal regulations.

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Ebikes speed-related trauma in peds Romeo Ignacio Injury 2026

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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS)

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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS)

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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS)

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Welcome to the National Electronic Injury Surveillance SystemFor more than 45 years, the CPSC has operated a statistically valid injury surveillance and follow-back system known as the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS). The primary purpose of NEISS is to collect data on consumer product-related injuries occurring in the United States. CPSC uses these data to produce nationwide estimates of product-related injuries.