Skip to Main Content

Rey Ramirez, MD

Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation
DownloadHi-Res Photo

Additional Titles

Assistant Residency Program Director, Orthopaedic Surgery, UPMC Hamot

Contact Info

Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation

P.O. Box 208071

New Haven, CT 06520-8071

United States

About

Titles

Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation

Positions outside Yale

Assistant Residency Program Director, Orthopaedic Surgery, UPMC Hamot

Biography

Rey Ramirez is an academic hand surgeon with interest in pediatric hand surgery. He was born in Los Angeles and moved to New Haven in 2022.

Appointments

Education & Training

Fellow in Pediatric Hand Surgery
Shriners Hospital of Philadelphia (2014)
Fellow in Hand Surgery
University of Texas Southwestern (2013)
Resident
Keck School of Medicine - Los Angeles County Medical Center (2012)
Intern
Keck School of Medicine - Los Angeles County Medical Center (2008)
MD
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA (2007)
BS
California Institute of Technology, Biology (2003)

Research

Overview

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Amniotic Band Syndrome; Arthrogryposis; Carpal Tunnel Syndrome; Compartment Syndromes; Dupuytren Contracture; Hand Deformities; Ischemic Contracture; Neonatal Brachial Plexus Palsy; Orthopedics; Peripheral Nerve Injuries

Research at a Glance

Publications Timeline

A big-picture view of Rey Ramirez's research output by year.

Publications

2024

  • The Disruptive Physician: Bad Apple or Toxic Tree?
    Ramirez RN, Mayerson JL, Lewis VO, Friedman A, Lattanza LL. The Disruptive Physician: Bad Apple or Toxic Tree? Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. Accepted April 2024.
    Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
  • Elbow Stiffness in Children and Adolescents
    Rey N. Ramirez, Lisa L. Lattanza. Elbow Stiffness in Children and Adolescents. In: Morrey B, editor. Morrey’s The Elbow and Its Disorders. 6th edition. Pending publication.
    Chapters

2022

2021

2020

  • Finding Balance
    Corinna Franklin, Rey Ramirez. Finding Balance. In: Cannada L, editor. The RJOS & Perry Initiative Medical Student Guide for Orthopaedic Surgery. Larchmont:Mary Ann Liebert, 2020
    Chapters

2019

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

  • activity

    Orthopedics

  • activity

    Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery Reviews

  • activity

    Bone and Joint Journal

  • activity

    American Society for Surgery of the Hand

  • activity

    J R Gladden Orthopaedic Society

Teaching & Mentoring

Mentoring

  • Tamanna Patel, MD

    Graduate student
    2023 - Present
  • Claire Donnelley, MD

    Graduate student
    2023 - Present
  • Louise Atadja, MD

    Graduate student
    2023 - Present
  • Peter Laub

    Graduate student
    2023 - Present

Clinical Care

Overview

Rey Ramirez, MD, is an orthopaedic surgeon who specializes in hand reconstruction and microsurgery in children who have acquired and congenital hand conditions.

“Every child is unique, and those with problems with their hands present unique challenges,” Dr. Ramirez says. “It is fascinating to help figure out how to make a kid’s hand work as well as possible. It is also very rewarding to see children get better.”

Hand surgery can seem like a major event for a child, and Dr. Ramirez provides reassurance by explaining what will happen in terms they understand. “I talk to the children, not just the parents, to make sure that I am meeting their needs and they understand what treatments they are about to undergo,” he says.

An assistant professor at Yale School of Medicine, Dr. Ramirez has research interests in both pediatric hand problems and diversity in medicine.

Clinical Specialties

Hand Surgery; Pediatric Orthopedics

Fact Sheets

Board Certifications

  • Surgery of the Hand (Orthopaedics)

    Certification Organization
    AB of Orthopaedic Surgery
    Original Certification Date
    2018
  • Orthopaedic Surgery

    Certification Organization
    AB of Orthopaedic Surgery
    Original Certification Date
    2017

Yale Medicine News

Get In Touch

Contacts

Appointment Number
Mailing Address

Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation

P.O. Box 208071

New Haven, CT 06520-8071

United States

Administrative Support

Locations

  • Department of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation

    Academic Office

    47 College Street

    New Haven, CT 06510

  • Patient Care Locations

    Are You a Patient? View this doctor's clinical profile on the Yale Medicine website for information about the services we offer and making an appointment.