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Lynn Ramirez, MD, MS

Title(s)Associate Professor, Pediatrics
SchoolSchool of Medicine
Address550 16th. Street
San Francisco CA 94158
Phone415-502-3352
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    Harvard CollegeBA6/1999Biology
    London School of Hygiene and Tropical MedicineMSc8/2003Health Promotion Sciences
    Harvard Medical SchoolMD6/2004
    University of California, San FranciscoInternship6/2005Pediatrics
    University of California, San FranciscoResidency6/2007Pediatrics
    University of California, San FranciscoChief Resident 6/2008Pediatrics
    Children's Hospital BostonFellowship6/2011Pediatric Infectious Diseases

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    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. 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.

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    1. Adolescent Linkage to Care After a Large-scale Transfer From a Hospital-based HIV Clinic to the Public Sector in South Africa. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2017 03; 36(3):311-313. PMID: 28192387.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    2. Journal of Fungi. Pediatric invasive aspergillosis. 2016; 2(19). Wattier RL, Ramirez-Avila L.
    3. HIV testing rates, prevalence, and knowledge among outpatients in Durban, South Africa: Time trends over four years. Int J STD AIDS. 2015 Sep; 26(10):704-9. PMID: 25228664.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 3     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    4. Banning the handshake from the health care setting. JAMA. 2014 Jun 25; 311(24):2477-8. PMID: 24833502.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 4     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    5. Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in pediatric patients: case report and literature review. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Apr; 33(4):e99-105. PMID: 24632669.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions:    Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    6. Successful rifampin desensitization in a pediatric patient with latent tuberculosis. Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2014 Jun; 25(4):404-5. PMID: 24417546.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 2     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    7. Validation and calibration of a computer simulation model of pediatric HIV infection. PLoS One. 2013; 8(12):e83389. PMID: 24349503.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 15     Fields:    Translation:HumansCTClinical Trials
    8. The acceptability and feasibility of routine pediatric HIV testing in an outpatient clinic in Durban, South Africa. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2013 Dec; 32(12):1348-53. PMID: 23694834.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 8     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    9. Depressive symptoms and their impact on health-seeking behaviors in newly-diagnosed HIV-infected patients in Durban, South Africa. AIDS Behav. 2012 Nov; 16(8):2226-35. PMID: 22451351.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 30     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    10. Routine HIV testing in adolescents and young adults presenting to an outpatient clinic in Durban, South Africa. PLoS One. 2012; 7(9):e45507. PMID: 23029060.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 15     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    11. Early infant HIV-1 diagnosis programs in resource-limited settings: opportunities for improved outcomes and more cost-effective interventions. BMC Med. 2011 May 20; 9:59. Ciaranello AL, Park JE, Ramirez-Avila L, Freedberg KA, Walensky RP, Leroy V. PMID: 21599888.
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    12. Eosinophilic meningitis due to Angiostrongylus and Gnathostoma species. Clin Infect Dis. 2009 Feb 01; 48(3):322-7. Ramirez-Avila L, Slome S, Schuster FL, Gavali S, Schantz PM, Sejvar J, Glaser CA. PMID: 19123863.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 16     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    13. Current world status of Balantidium coli. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2008 Oct; 21(4):626-38. Schuster FL, Ramirez-Avila L. PMID: 18854484.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 50     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimalsPHPublic Health
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