University of California, Irvine, B.S. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2013
University of California, San Francisco, M.D., 2019
Joel L. Ramirez, MD, is the inaugural UCSF Integrated Vascular Surgery resident. He completed his undergraduate education at the University of California, Irvine, where he graduated with Honors with a degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. He then received his medical degree from the UCSF School of Medicine, graduating with Distinction in Clinical and Translation Research, and as a member of Alpha Omega Alpha.
Dr. Ramirez conducted an NIH-funded pre-doctoral research fellowship between his third and fourth years of medical school with the UCSF Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, under the mentorship of several faculty, including Dr. Marlene Grenon and Dr. Jade Hiramoto. Dr. Ramirez has published numerous manuscripts and presented at many regional and national surgery academic conferences. In 2018, he was awarded first place for the Western Vascular Society Robert Hye Memorial Best Resident Presentation Award, for his research reporting on long term outcomes of endovascular aortic aneurysm repair. His current research interests include clinical outcomes of complex open and endovascular aortic surgery, biomarkers associated with arterial aneurysms, and the role of local inflammation and cellular environments on aortic aneurysm development.
Dr. Ramirez has been the recipient of numerous other research fellowships, awards, and honors, including the American Medical Association Foundation Physicians of Tomorrow Award, the Society for Vascular Surgery Foundation Student Research Fellowship for two consecutive years, the American Heart Association Student Scholarship in Cardiovascular Disease, and the Association for Academic Surgery Senior Medical Student Award, among many others.
In addition to clinical and translational research, Dr. Ramirez has a demonstrated commitment to medical education and has been involved in numerous teaching and mentorship activities in the School of Medicine. He has led and participated in multiple educational and mentorship programs for students interested in pursuing careers in surgery and medicine.