Dr. Eugene Rumsey Jr.

Dr. Eugene William Rumsey, Jr., Class of 1965, lettered in football and baseball at San Diego High. He was a member of Key Club and Letterman’s Club. He belonged to General Assembly, Hilltop Choir and Madrigals. Gene was born in San Diego and grew up in Mission Hills. His father, Dr. Eugene Rumsey, Sr. also graduated from San Diego High.

Gene received his undergraduate degree from San Diego State (premed). In, 1973 he received his medical degree from The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health in Washington, D.C. Gene returned to San Diego where he went into practice with his father who was a general surgeon. Gene’s medical practice includes a broad range of general surgery with a special emphasis on bariatric surgery. He has served as Chief of Staff at Scripps Mercy Hospital.

Gene has 4 siblings. He is married to Jennifer Otto Rumsey. He has 3 children and 4 grandchildren, all of whom live in San Diego. Growing up Gene participated in Boy Scouts, earned his Eagle Scout honors, and continues to be involved with Boy Scouts by interviewing high school students as part of their Eagle Scout approval process. He has long been active in Rotary 33 and is an involved and committed member of his church. In addition to his family, work and volunteerism, his hobbies and interests include swimming, skiing, fishing and travel.

Dr. Rumsey has been an active member of the Mercy Outreach Surgical Team (M.O.S.T.) since 1993. Teams of M.O.S.T. doctors travel to Mexico twice each year. Their mission is to bring opportunities for a normal life to impoverished children and adults in Mexico through the gift of plastic, general and ophthalmologist surgery. They perform hundreds of surgeries each year. Gene and his father were early supporters of establishing a trauma center at Mercy Hospital that resulted in Scripps Mercy being designated as a Level 1 trauma center. Dr. Eugene Rumsey is a board member of the Scripps Mercy Foundation.