Faustine Ramirez, MD
Assistant Professor
Orthopaedic Surgery
School of Medicine

Dr. Faustine D. Ramirez is a primary care sports medicine doctor who cares for children and young adults with a wide range of musculoskeletal conditions. She strives to help all her patients stay active so they can continue to experience the benefits of physical activity and sports participation.

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She has special interests in musculoskeletal ultrasound (an imaging technique), bone health, growth plate injuries, and care for adolescent female athletes.

In research, Ramirez focuses on understanding how sports specialization affects mental health and burnout, bone health and injury risk in young athletes. She also conducts research on improving musculoskeletal and sports medicine education for pediatricians.

Ramirez earned her medical degree and completed a residency in pediatrics at UCSF. She completed a fellowship in primary care sports medicine at Stanford University. In medical school, she received several honors, which included graduating from UCSF with distinction as well as election to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. During her residency, she received an award for her commitment to a career in sports medicine from the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine. She was also the inaugural recipient of an award for exceptional academic achievement from the UCSF pediatric residency program.

During both her residency and fellowship training, Ramirez has provided medical coverage for many Bay Area sporting events at the high school and collegiate levels. At UCSF, she was team physician for Lowell High School and led educational workshops for student-athletes on wellness, sports performance, mental health and injury prevention. At Stanford, she has served as team physician for the varsity football, women's soccer, and men's and women's gymnastics teams, and provided comprehensive medical care for Stanford varsity student-athletes across all sports.

Education & Training

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• Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship Stanford University 07/2023
• Pediatric Residency University of California, San Francisco 06/2022
• MD University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine 06/2019

Publications (8)

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ClavicleNasal DecongestantsAthletic PerformanceTelerehabilitationPhysiciansRisk Reduction BehaviorBicyclingFracture Fixation, InternalSports MedicineTibial Meniscus InjuriesAnterior Cruciate Ligament InjuriesVideoconferencingNonprescription DrugsBone PlatesFellowships and Scholarships

• The impact of childhood stressful life events on atopic dermatitis disease activity and severity.
  The Journal of investigative dermatology 2025 Abuabara K, Kidd SA, Ye M, Tully J, Tomaszewki N, Bhutani T, Chen S, Mhatre PG, Ramirez F, Langan SM
• Atopic dermatitis and tobacco smoke exposure during childhood and adolescence.
  The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. Global 2024 Al-Alusi NA, Ramirez FD, Chan LN, Ye M, Langan SM, McCulloch C, Abuabara K
• Common Upper Extremity Injuries in Pediatric Athletes.
  Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine 2022 Watkins RA, De Borja C, Ramirez F
• Primary Care Sports Medicine fellowship opportunities for Pediatrics-trained physicians in the United States.
  The Physician and sportsmedicine 2021 Ramirez FD, Chang CJ, Watkins RA, Senter C, de Borja C
• Healthy Hearts via Live Videoconferencing: An Exercise and Diet Intervention in Pediatric Heart Transplant Recipients.
  Journal of the American Heart Association 2020 Chen AC, Ramirez FD, Rosenthal DN, Couch SC, Berry S, Stauffer KJ, Brabender J, McDonald N, Lee D, Barkoff L, Nourse SE, Kazmucha J, Wang CJ, Olson I, Selamet Tierney ES
• Accuracy of MRI evaluation of meniscus tears in the setting of ACL injuries.
  The Knee 2016 Dufka FL, Lansdown DA, Zhang AL, Allen CR, Ma CB, Feeley BT
• Plate fixation of midshaft clavicular fractures: patient-reported outcomes and hardware-related complications.
  Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery 2015 Naimark M, Dufka FL, Han R, Sing DC, Toogood P, Ma CB, Zhang AL, Feeley BT
• The effects of inhaled L-methamphetamine on athletic performance while riding a stationary bike: a randomised placebo-controlled trial.
  British journal of sports medicine 2008 Dufka F, Galloway G, Baggott M, Mendelson J