Ian Soriano, MD, FACS
Associate Professor
Surgery
School of Medicine
Dr. Ian S. Soriano, MD is Associate Professor of Surgery and Director of Robotic Surgery, UCSF Department of Surgery. He is also Surgeon Champion, ACS-NSQIP at the UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights. His clinical specialties include general, gastrointestinal and bariatric surgery.
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Dr. Soriano completed a combined undergrad and medical school program at the University of the Philippines. He trained in general surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York and Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia followed by a fellowship in Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Florida. Prior to joining UCSF, he was Chief of Gastrointestinal Surgery and Surgeon Champion of ACS-NSQIP at Pennsylvania Hospital, as well as Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System.
He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and was awarded Honorary Fellow of both the Philippine College of Surgeons and Philippine Association of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgeons. He is on the editorial board of SOARD and serves on numerous committees of SAGES, ASMBS & AHS.
Awards
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- Haile T. Debas Excellence in Teaching Award, UCSF, 2022
- Honorary Fellow, Philippine College of Surgeons, 2021
- Distinguished Alumnus Award in Surgical Innovation, University of the Philippines Alumni Association, 2019
- Fellow, American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery, 2015
- Honorary Fellow, Philippines Association of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgeons, 2012
- Fellow, American College of Surgeons, 2008
Education & Training
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- Healthcare Improvement and Patient Safety University of Pennsylvania 2020
- Minimally Invasive Surgery, Fellowship Cleveland Clinic 2007
- Surgery, Residency Albert Einstein Medical Center 2006
- Surgery, Internship Mount Sinai Hospital 2001
- MD Medicine University of the Philippines 1997
Interests
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- Robotic Surgery
- Global Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Bariatric Surgery
- Quality Improvement
Websites
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- UCSF Gastrointestinal Surgery (ucsfhealth.org)
Publications (19)
Top publication keywords:
Artificial IntelligenceRobotic Surgical ProceduresHernia, VentralBariatric SurgeryObesity, MorbidMammaplastyGastric BypassMusculoskeletal DiseasesCholecystitisCholecystectomy, LaparoscopicGastroesophageal RefluxLaparoscopyEpigastric ArteriesMinimally Invasive Surgical ProceduresPerforator Flap
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Ergonomic Assessment of Septorhinoplasty Maneuvers During Simulated Pregnancy.
OTO open 2024 Bhethanabotla RM, Ledgister K, Soriano IS, O'Sullivan P, Bigelow E, Knott PD, Park AM -
Robotic repair of moderate-sized midline ventral hernias reduced complications, readmissions, and length of hospitalization compared to open techniques.
Journal of robotic surgery 2024 Carter J, Ahamed F, Juprasert J, Anderson M, Lin M, Lebares C, Soriano I -
Artificial intelligence based real-time video ergonomic assessment and training improves resident ergonomics.
American journal of surgery 2023 Hamilton BC, Dairywala MI, Highet A, Nguyen TC, O'Sullivan P, Chern H, Soriano IS -
Conversion to Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass: a successful means of mitigating reflux after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.
Surgical endoscopy 2023 Strauss AL, Triggs JR, Tewksbury CM, Soriano I, Wernsing DS, Dumon KR, Williams NN, Shao JM -
Gastroparesis: an evidence-based review for the bariatric and foregut surgeon.
Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery 2023 Bardaro SJ, Guerron AD, Romanelli J, Soriano I, King K, Gibbs KE, Petrick A, Lo Menzo E, Rosenthal R, Kennedy C, Gershuni V, Daly S, Leyva-Alvizo A, Tran M, Stalin V, Kothari S, Sudan R
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Multi-society consensus conference and guideline on the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
Surgical endoscopy 2022 Slater BJ, Collings A, Dirks R, Gould JC, Qureshi AP, Juza R, Rodríguez-Luna MR, Wunker C, Kohn GP, Kothari S, Carslon E, Worrell S, Abou-Setta AM, Ansari MT, Athanasiadis DI, Daly S, Dimou F, Haskins… -
Promoting a Culture of Safety in Cholecystectomy (COSIC) over a decade at a Philippine public regional hospital after the SAGES International Proctoring Course in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Course.
Surgical endoscopy 2022 Yi W, Perez J, Rosen C, Akalal F, Hassan I, Soriano I -
Delayed Sigmoid Colon Erosion by Artificial Urinary Sphincter Tubing.
Urology 2022 Shieh C, Shaw NM, Decker H, Soriano I, Breyer BN -
The Aerosolization of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2): Phase I.
The Journal of surgical research 2022 Ayuso SA, Soriano IS, Augenstein VA, Shao JM -
Robot-assisted ventral sacral Tarlov cystectomy; A case report.
International journal of surgery case reports 2021 Albayar A, Shao JM, Soriano IS, Welch WC -
Impact of Mentoring on Diversity and Inclusion in Surgery.
The American surgeon 2021 Sola R, Roberts S, Thomas TJ, Dickerson TA, Soriano IS, Cook TFA, Barksdale EM -
Assessment and management of gastroesophageal reflux disease following bariatric surgery.
Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery 2021 King K, Sudan R, Bardaro S, Soriano I, Petrick AT, Daly SC, Lo Menzo E, Davis D, Leyva-Alvizo A, Gonzalez-Urquijo M, Eisenberg D, El Chaar M -
Laparoscopy allows the harvest of the DIEP flap with shorter fascial incisions as compared to endoscopic harvest: A single surgeon retrospective cohort study.
Journal of plastic, reconstructive & aesthetic surgery : JPRAS 2020 Shakir S, Spencer AB, Piper M, Kozak GM, Soriano IS, Kanchwala SK -
Minimally invasive robotic-assisted harvest of the deep inferior epigastric perforator flap for autologous breast reconstruction.
Journal of plastic, reconstructive & aesthetic surgery : JPRAS 2020 Piper M, Ligh CA, Shakir S, Messa C, Soriano I, Kanchwala S -
Laparoscopically Assisted DIEP Flap Harvest Minimizes Fascial Incision in Autologous Breast Reconstruction.
Plastic and reconstructive surgery 2020 Shakir S, Spencer AB, Kozak GM, Nathan SL, Soriano IS, Kanchwala SK -
Systematic review of management of gallbladder disease in patients undergoing minimally invasive bariatric surgery.
Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery 2019 Leyva-Alvizo A, Arredondo-Saldaña G, Leal-Isla-Flores V, Romanelli J, Sudan R, Gibbs KE, Petrick A, Soriano IS, ASMBS Foregut Committee -
Bariatric-related medical malpractice experience: survey results among ASMBS members.
Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery 2013 Dallal RM, Pang J, Soriano I, Cottam D, Lord J, Cox S -
Management of choledocholithiasis after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.
Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery 2008 Tucker O, Soriano I, Szomstein S, Rosenthal R -
Laparoscopy in transplantation.
JSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons 2006 Krajewski E, Soriano IS, Ortiz J