Lynn Ramirez, MD, MS

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.
Education
Fellowship, 6/2011 - Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital Boston
Chief Resident, 6/2008 - Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco
Residency, 6/2007 - Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco
Internship, 6/2005 - Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco
MD, 6/2004 - , Harvard Medical School
MSc, 8/2003 - Health Promotion Sciences, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
BA, 6/1999 - Biology, Harvard College

  1. Ramirez-Avila L, Regan S, Cloete C, Crankshaw T, Rabideau DJ, Freedberg KA, Parker RA, Walensky RP, Losina E, Bassett IV. 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. PMID: 28192387


  2. Wattier RL, Ramirez-Avila L.. Journal of Fungi Pediatric invasive aspergillosis 2016. PMID:


  3. Ramirez-Avila L, Regan S, Chetty S, Giddy J, Ross D, Katz JN, Freedberg KA, Losina E, Walensky RP, Bassett IV. HIV testing rates, prevalence, and knowledge among outpatients in Durban, South Africa: Time trends over four years. International journal of STD & AIDS 2014. PMID: 25228664


  4. Sklansky M, Nadkarni N, Ramirez-Avila L. Banning the handshake from the health care setting. JAMA 2014. PMID: 24833502


  5. Schwenk H, Ramirez-Avila L, Sheu SH, Wuthrich C, Waugh J, Was A, Degirolami U, Burchett S, Koralnik IJ, Ahmed A. Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in pediatric patients: case report and literature review. The Pediatric infectious disease journal 2014. PMID: 24632669


  6. Logsdon S, Ramirez-Avila L, Castells M, Dioun 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. PMID: 24417546


  7. 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. Validation and calibration of a computer simulation model of pediatric HIV infection. PloS one 2013. PMID: 24349503


  8. Ramirez-Avila L, Noubary F, Pansegrouw D, Sithole S, Giddy J, Losina E, Walensky RP, Bassett IV. The acceptability and feasibility of routine pediatric HIV testing in an outpatient clinic in Durban, South Africa. The Pediatric infectious disease journal 2013. PMID: 23694834


  9. Ramirez-Avila L, Regan S, Giddy J, Chetty S, Ross D, Katz JN, Freedberg KA, Walensky RP, Losina E, 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. PMID: 22451351


  10. Ramirez-Avila L, Nixon K, Noubary F, Giddy J, Losina E, Walensky RP, Bassett IV. Routine HIV testing in adolescents and young adults presenting to an outpatient clinic in Durban, South Africa. PloS one 2012. PMID: 23029060


  11. Ciaranello AL, Park JE, Ramirez-Avila L, Freedberg KA, Walensky RP, Leroy V. Early infant HIV-1 diagnosis programs in resource-limited settings: opportunities for improved outcomes and more cost-effective interventions. BMC medicine 2011. PMID: 21599888


  12. Ramirez-Avila L, Slome S, Schuster FL, Gavali S, Schantz PM, Sejvar J, Glaser CA. Eosinophilic meningitis due to Angiostrongylus and Gnathostoma species. Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2009. PMID: 19123863


  13. Schuster FL, Ramirez-Avila L. Current world status of Balantidium coli. Clinical microbiology reviews 2008. PMID: 18854484