Ingrid Martinez-Andree, MD, FAAP

Ingrid Martinez-Andree, MD, is a pediatrician providing care through the Children's Primary Care Medical Group. She is a member of UC San Diego Health Physician Network.

UC San Diego Health Physician Network is an alliance of health care providers based in San Diego, Riverside and Imperial counties. Members of the network collaborate on developing shared systems, infrastructure and quality initiatives to provide high-value health care in the region.

As a pediatrician, Dr. Martinez-Andree provides primary care for infants, children and young adults. She knew since kindergarten she wanted to be a doctor. Dr. Martinez-Andree is passionate about instilling the love of reading in all her patients, particularly preschoolers. A strength of hers is multitasking and she says she learns something new from her patients daily.

Dr. Martinez-Andree completed her residency at University of New Mexico School of Medicine and earned her medical degree at University of Vermont College of Medicine. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (FAAP) and fluent in Spanish.

In her free time, Dr. Martinez-Andree enjoys gardening (long stem roses are her specialty), cooking and hiking. She has been called a "bird whisperer" and hopes to have another dog in her life one day. Dr. Martinez-Andree sees herself as a student, teacher, doctor and devoted mother and wife. She wants to be remembered for saying, "Find an excuse to laugh with your kids every day. It is the best medicine."

For more information, visit Children's Primary Care Medical Group.