Lynn Ramirez, MD, MS
Professor
Pediatrics
School of Medicine

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. She is involved in the care of immunocompromised pediatric patients.

• SHEA Pediatric Leadership Council commentary: Personal protective equipment during care of children with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C).
  Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2021 Muller ML, Logan LK, Kociolek LK, Guzman-Cottrill JA, Bartlett AH, Schaffzin JK, Ravin KA, Rubin LG, Lake J, Caughell C, Ramirez-Avila L, SHEA Pediatric Leadership Council
• SHEA Pediatric Leadership Council commentary: Supporting well child care during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic with personal protective equipment in the ambulatory setting.
  Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2021 Schaffzin JK, Bartlett AH, Logan LK, Guzman-Cottrill JA, Caughell C, Ravin KA, Rubin LG, Kociolek LK, Muller ML, Lake J, Ramirez-Avila L, SHEA Pediatric Leadership Council
• SHEA Pediatric Leadership Council commentary: Inpatient visitor considerations for pediatric patients during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
  Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2021 Bartlett AH, Ravin KA, Rubin LG, McGrath C, de St Maurice A, Linam WM, Logan LK, Muller M, Caughell C, Ramirez-Avila L, SHEA Pediatric Leadership Council
• SHEA Pediatric Leadership Council commentary: Ambulatory management of neonates born to mothers infected with severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
  Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2021 Rubin LG, Kociolek LK, Schaffzin JK, Logan LK, Guzman-Cottrill JA, Lake J, Caughell C, Bartlett AH, Ravin KA, Muller M, Ramirez-Avila L, SHEA Pediatric Leadership Council
• Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Children Without Symptoms of Coronavirus Disease 2019.
  JAMA pediatrics 2021 Sola AM, David AP, Rosbe KW, Baba A, Ramirez-Avila L, Chan DK
• Sentinel Case of Candida auris in the Western United States Following Prolonged Occult Colonization in a Returned Traveler from India.
  Microbial drug resistance (Larchmont, N.Y.) 2019 Woodworth MH, Dynerman D, Crawford ED, Doernberg SB, Ramirez-Avila L, Serpa PH, Nichols A, Li LM, Lyden A, Tato CM, Miller S, Derisi JL, Langelier C
• Fatal Sepsis Associated with Bacterial Contamination of Platelets - Utah and California, August 2017.
  MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report 2018 Horth RZ, Jones JM, Kim JJ, Lopansri BK, Ilstrup SJ, Fridey J, Kelley WE, Stramer SL, Nambiar A, Ramirez-Avila L, Nichols A, Garcia W, Oakeson KF, Vlachos N, McAllister G, Hunter R, Nakashima AK, …
• 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
• Pediatric Invasive Aspergillosis.
  Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) 2016 Wattier RL, Ramirez-Avila L
• 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
• 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