Lynn Ramirez, MD, MS
Professor
Pediatrics
School of Medicine
Lynn Ramirez MD, MSc, who joined the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Health in November 2014, serves as Medical Director of Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control at the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital San Francisco.
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In this role, she collaborates with nurses, physicians, and ancillary services to prevent hospital acquired infections including those related to invasive medical devices and Clostridium difficile.
Dr. Ramirez provides patient care on the inpatient Pediatric Infectious Diseases Consultation service and in the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Clinic. She is involved in the care of immunocompromised pediatric patients and is a member of the UCSF Transplant Infectious Disease group.
Education & Training
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- Fellowship Pediatric Infectious Diseases Children's Hospital Boston 6/2011
- Chief Resident Pediatrics University of California, San Francisco 6/2008
- Residency Pediatrics University of California, San Francisco 6/2007
- Internship Pediatrics University of California, San Francisco 6/2005
- MD Harvard Medical School 6/2004
- MSc Health Promotion Sciences London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine 8/2003
- BA Biology Harvard College 6/1999
Publications (13)
Top publication keywords:
Spirurida InfectionsGnathostomaHand HygieneDisease Transmission, InfectiousStrongylida InfectionsBalantidiasisPatient Acceptance of Health CareSouth AfricaHIV InfectionsContinuity of Patient CareOutpatientsBalantidiumAmbulatory Care FacilitiesAngiostrongylusPublic Sector
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Adolescent Linkage to Care After a Large-scale Transfer From a Hospital-based HIV Clinic to the Public Sector in South Africa.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal 2017 Ramirez-Avila L, Regan S, Cloete C, Crankshaw T, Rabideau DJ, Freedberg KA, Parker RA, Walensky RP, Losina E, Bassett IV -
Journal of Fungi
Pediatric invasive aspergillosis 2016 Wattier RL, Ramirez-Avila L. -
HIV testing rates, prevalence, and knowledge among outpatients in Durban, South Africa: Time trends over four years.
International journal of STD & AIDS 2014 Ramirez-Avila L, Regan S, Chetty S, Giddy J, Ross D, Katz JN, Freedberg KA, Losina E, Walensky RP, Bassett IV -
Banning the handshake from the health care setting.
JAMA 2014 Sklansky M, Nadkarni N, Ramirez-Avila L -
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in pediatric patients: case report and literature review.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal 2014 Schwenk H, Ramirez-Avila L, Sheu SH, Wuthrich C, Waugh J, Was A, Degirolami U, Burchett S, Koralnik IJ, Ahmed A
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Successful rifampin desensitization in a pediatric patient with latent tuberculosis.
Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology 2014 Logsdon S, Ramirez-Avila L, Castells M, Dioun A -
Validation and calibration of a computer simulation model of pediatric HIV infection.
PloS one 2013 Ciaranello AL, Morris BL, Walensky RP, Weinstein MC, Ayaya S, Doherty K, Leroy V, Hou T, Desmonde S, Lu Z, Noubary F, Patel K, Ramirez-Avila L, Losina E, Seage GR, Freedberg KA -
The acceptability and feasibility of routine pediatric HIV testing in an outpatient clinic in Durban, South Africa.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal 2013 Ramirez-Avila L, Noubary F, Pansegrouw D, Sithole S, Giddy J, Losina E, Walensky RP, Bassett IV -
Depressive symptoms and their impact on health-seeking behaviors in newly-diagnosed HIV-infected patients in Durban, South Africa.
AIDS and behavior 2012 Ramirez-Avila L, Regan S, Giddy J, Chetty S, Ross D, Katz JN, Freedberg KA, Walensky RP, Losina E, Bassett IV -
Routine HIV testing in adolescents and young adults presenting to an outpatient clinic in Durban, South Africa.
PloS one 2012 Ramirez-Avila L, Nixon K, Noubary F, Giddy J, Losina E, Walensky RP, Bassett IV -
Early infant HIV-1 diagnosis programs in resource-limited settings: opportunities for improved outcomes and more cost-effective interventions.
BMC medicine 2011 Ciaranello AL, Park JE, Ramirez-Avila L, Freedberg KA, Walensky RP, Leroy V -
Eosinophilic meningitis due to Angiostrongylus and Gnathostoma species.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2009 Ramirez-Avila L, Slome S, Schuster FL, Gavali S, Schantz PM, Sejvar J, Glaser CA -
Current world status of Balantidium coli.
Clinical microbiology reviews 2008 Schuster FL, Ramirez-Avila L