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Office
2 Calle Carro
Ste 501
San German, PR 00683Phone+1 787-264-2066Fax+1 787-264-4483
Summary
- I am Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon with special interest in Congenital Scoliosis. Also , I am the DIO ( ACGME) of Mayaguez Medical Center, Puerto Rico Women and Children Hospital and Manati Medical Center.
Education & Training
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Orthopaedics, 1994 - 1995
- University of Puerto RicoResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 1989 - 1994
- University of Puerto Rico School of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 1988 - 1989
- University of Puerto Rico School of MedicineClass of 1988
- University of Puerto RicoPre-Med, 1981 - 1984
Certifications & Licensure
- PR State Medical License 1993 - 2028
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Apha- Omega- alpha Ponce school of Medicine, 2019
- • PEDIATRIC EXCELLENCE AWARD – AMPRO 2018 Asociacion Medico Pediatra del Oeste Puerto Rico. Convention Dedication, 2018
- FIRST PRIZE POSTER PRESENTATION- MEDICINE . THIRD PRIZE ORAL PRESENTATION – RESEARCH THIRD PRIZE POSTER PRESENTATION – BASIC SCIENCES. • PONCE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE. 14TH ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE 2018, 2018
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Unusual Vascular Distribution in the Third Segment of the Axillary Artery.Daniel Ramos-Alicea, Jordan Marcano-Anaya, Mario Loomis, Norman Ramirez, Jailenne I Quiñones-Rodríguez
Medicina. 2023-05-10 - 3 citationsModified Clavien-Dindo-Sink system is reliable for classifying complications following surgical treatment of early-onset scoliosis.Benjamin D Roye, Adam N Fano, Theodore Quan, Hiroko Matsumoto, Sumeet Garg
Spine Deformity. 2023-01-01 - Factors Influencing Graduating Medical Students in Puerto Rico to Pursue a Primary Care Residency in the Continental United States.David Beaton-Comulada, Norberto J Torres-Lugo, Viviana M Serra-López, Carlos Guevara-Serra, Hector Muñoz-Miro
Family Medicine. 2022-09-01
Journal Articles
- Evaluation of a Systematic Approach to Pediatric Back Pain: The Utility of Magnetic Resonance ImagingNorman Ramirez, Flynn JM, Hill BW, Serrano JA, Calvo CE, Bredy R, Macchiavelli RE, Journal Pediatric Orthopaedics, 1/1/2014
- The Efficacy of Rib-based Distraction With VEPTR in the Treatment of Early-Onset Scoliosis in Patients With ArthrogryposisAstur N, Flynn JM, Flynn JM, Ramirez N, Glotzbecker M, van Bosse HJ, Hoashi JS, d'Amato CR, Kelly DM, Warner WC Jr, Sawyer JR, Journal Pediatric Orthopaedics, 1/1/2014
- Osteogenesis imperfect type V: marked phenotypic variability despite the presence of the IFITM5 c-14C>T mutation in all patientsFrank Rauch, Pierre Moffat, Peter Roughley, Liljana Lalic, Allan Lund, Norman Ramirez, Somayyeh Fahiminiya, Jacek Majewski, Francis Glorieux, Journal Medical Genetic, 1/1/2013
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Abstracts/Posters
- Reliability analysis for Cobb angle measurements of congenital scoliosis using X ray and 3D-CTRyoji Tauchi1, Taichi Tsuji, Toshiki Saito , Ayato Nohara , Shiro Imagama , Ajeya P. Joshi, David P. Roye, Jr, Michael Glotzbecker, Jeffrey R. Sawyer, John A. Heflin, ..., ICEO, San Diego, CA, 1/1/2014
- El uso de Dunn- McCarthy S- Hook en los VEPTR (Costillas expansoras de Titanio)Norman Ramirez, John M Flynn, John Smith, Michael Vitale, Amer Sandami, Charles D’ Amato, Peter Sturm , Ron El-Hawary, III POSNA – EPOS- SLAOTI- SAOTI International Meeting, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 10/1/2013
- Variability of Cobb Angle and Spinal Height Measurements in Non-ambulatory Myelodysplastic ChildrenJohn M. Flynn MD, Norman Ramirez MD, Juan Pretell-Mazzini MD, Derek M. Kelly MD, William C. Warner Jr. MD, Jeffrey R. Sawyer, III POSNA – EPOS- SLAOTI- SAOTI International Meeting, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 10/1/2013
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Lectures
- Primer Curso Internacional de Ortopedia Pediátrica para Traumatólogos- Cuidad de Guatemala- GuatemalaGuatemala City - 1/2019
- XIX Congreso Sociedad Ururuay Traumatologia y Ortopedia – Montevideo , UruguayUruguay - 11/2016
- IV POSNA – EPOS- SLAOTI- SAOTI International Meeting – Bogota Colombia.Bogota Colombia - 10/2015
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Committees
- Member, Committee For Orthopedics in Underserved Regions ( COUR) - POSNA 2007 - 2009
Research History
- Children Spine Foundation2005 - Present
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Fellow
- Sociedad Chilena de Ortopedia y TraumatologiaMember
- Sociedad de Ortopedia y Traumatologia Del Uruguay.Member
- Asociacion Peruana de Ortopedia y Traumatologia InfantilMember
- Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North AmericaMember
- Scoliosis Research SocietyMember
- Chest Wall and Spine Deformity Study GroupMember
- Sociedad Dominicana de Ortopedia y TraumatologíaMember
- Sociedad Mexicana de Ortopedia PediátricaMember
- Sociedad Paraguaya de Ortopedia y TraumatologíaMember
- Sociedad LatinoAmericana de Ortopedia y Traumatología InfantilFounder Member
Other Languages
- Spanish
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