3D imaging & surgical planning
Using advanced imaging, virtual planning, and patient-specific information to understand anatomy and prepare for reconstruction.
Research & innovation
Better evidence for better shoulder care.
Clinical questions from the operating room become structured research focused on planning, implant performance, complication prevention, and patient outcomes.
Infection prevention
Studying strategies that reduce infection risk and improve diagnosis and treatment when infection is suspected.
Clinical outcomes
Measuring pain, function, complications, survivorship, and recovery after shoulder replacement and rotator cuff surgery.
Implant performance
Evaluating fixation, osseointegration, failure mechanisms, and device design to improve long-term shoulder reconstruction.
From observation to evidence
Research should solve a problem that matters to patients.
Dr. Ramirez’s work includes clinical outcome studies, surgical education, medical-device development, and investigations of shoulder implant failure. The aim is practical: identify a meaningful problem, collect the right data, understand why it happens, and translate that knowledge into safer and more dependable care.
View 20 publications and 2 book chapters