Doctor's Bio
Dr. Christopher R. Ramos, MD, completed his general surgery residency at the University of Colorado Health Science Center in 2016, undertook a postdoctoral research fellowship at the University of Colorado Trauma Research Center from 2012-2013, and completed his vascular surgery fellowship at Emory University School of Medicine in 2018. He is now faculty with Emory University at Grady Memorial Hospital, the public hospital for the city of Atlanta. It is the fifth-largest public hospital in the United States, and one of the busiest Level I trauma centers in the country.
Board Certifications
American Board of Surgery
Affiliations
Emory
Education & Training
- Medical School: University of Colorado School of Medicine
- Residency: University of Colorado
Fellowships
Emory University School of Medicine
Locations and Directions
Grady Memorial Hospital
OPEN 24 HOURS
Visiting hours are from 8 a.m. – 10:30 p.m. daily
Publications
- Venous thromboembolism burden in IVC injuries: Is there an optimal strategy in prevention?
Himmler A, Preston JD, Guindi A, Wagner V, De Leon Castro L, Fransman RB, Nguyen J, Smith RN, Benarroch-Gampel J, Ramos CR, Garcia-Toca M, Sciarretta JD
Injury. 2026;57(9):113285.
PMID: 42055836 - A randomized controlled trial of patient navigators for post-hospital discharge diabetic foot ulcer care: the Comprehensive Assistance and Resources for Effective Diabetic Foot Navigation (CARE-D-Foot-Nav) study protocol.
Schechter MC, Rhodes EC, Shao H, Ahmed S, Colquitt K, Chaudhry NY, Dunlop AL, Flores J, Garcia-Toca M, Javia V, Kalokhe AS, Manoj A, Meadows C, Meriwether N, Sales JM, Soleimanmanesh N, Santamarina G, Smith-Bankhead NK, Umpierrez G, Ramos CR, Watson E, Peng L, Fayfman M
medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences. 2025;
PMID: 41358308 - Recanalization in Large-Diameter Saphenous Veins after Thermal Ablation: A Retrospective Review of Vascular Quality Initiative Data.
Pisharody V, Gunasti J, Garcia I, Rajani RR, Ramos CR, Garcia-Toca M, Benarroch-Gampel J
Annals of vascular surgery. 2026;
PMID: 40998246 - Transforming Dialysis Access Together Dialysis Access Training: Recommendations for Nephrology Fellows.
Baker A, Jain K, Burgner AM, Oza-Gajera BP, Kant S, Chong CC, Dawoud D, Ramos CR, Sachdeva B, Voiculescu A, Hull J, Leigh KA, Kessler J, Chaudhury PR, Sparks MA, Niyyar VD
Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN. 2025;20(11):1639-1644.
PMID: 40956628 - Current State and Future Direction of Vascular Access Training in the United States.
Sparks MA, Burgner A, Baker A, Chong CC, Dawoud D, Hull J, Jain K, Kant S, Oza-Gajera B, Ramos CR, Pitre PM, Sachdeva B, Voiculescu A, Leigh KA, Kessler J, Perry SB, Roy-Chaudhury P, Niyyar VD
Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN. 2025;20(4):539-546.
PMID: 39970003 - Management of pediatric lower extremity vascular trauma: adult vs pediatric level I trauma centers.
Dantes G, Grady ZJ, Weeks A, Forrester N, Trinidad JB, Stokes A, Dutreuil VL, Cheng A, Kim P, Smith RN, Ramos CR, Todd SR, Smith A, Sciarretta JD
Pediatric surgery international. 2024;40(1):256.
PMID: 39340646 - Identifying Risk Factors for Poor Outcomes Following Popliteal Vascular Injuries.
Layman JR, Benarroch-Gampel J, Sciarretta JD, Rajani RR, Muralidharan VJ, García-Toca M, Ramos CR
Annals of vascular surgery. 2024;
PMID: 39067847 - Aggressive Treatment Strategy at Index Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Surgery is Associated with Reduced Need for Short-Term Reintervention in Patients with Aortic Dissection.
Amedi A, Meena RA, Garcia-Toca M, Ramos CR, Benarroch-Gampel J, H'Doubler PB, Duwayri Y, Leshnower BG, Rajani RR
Annals of vascular surgery. 2024;
PMID: 38942367 - Management of Pediatric Lower Extremity Vascular Trauma: Adult vs Pediatric Level I Trauma Centers [RETRACTED].
Dantes G, Grady ZJ, Weeks A, Forrester N, Trinidad JB, Stokes A, Dutreuil VL, Cheng A, Kim P, Smith RN, Ramos CR, Todd SR, Smith A, Sciarretta JD
The journal of trauma and acute care surgery. 2024;
PMID: 38315049 - Endovascular repair of blunt thoracic aortic injury warrants disease-specific surveillance recommendations.
Rajani RR, Ramos CR
Journal of vascular surgery. 2023;78(2):548.
PMID: 37481280
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