Brandon Ramo, M.D.

Professor

School: Medical School
Department: Orthopaedic Surgery

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Biography

Brandon Ramo, M.D., is the Medical Director of Ambulatory Care at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children and is an associate professor at the UT Southwestern Medical School. He completed his undergraduate education at the University of Georgia, his medical education at Washington University, and attended Vanderbilt University for his internship and residency. Ramo completed a fellowship in pediatric orthopedics at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children.

Education

Medical School: Washington University School of Medicine (2005)
Internship: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (2006), General Surgery
Residency: Vanderbilt Orthopaedic Institute (2010), Orthopedic Surgery
Fellowship: Texas Scottish Rite Hospital GME (2011), Orthopaedics

Publications

Perspectives on quality-of-life priorities for caregivers and children with neuromuscular, syndromic, and skeletal dysplasia scoliosis: a CPCHILD questionnaire analysis: Monroig-Rivera C, Thornberg D, Sucato D, Rathjen K, McIntosh AL, Ramo B Spine deformity 2025 Nov 13 2031-2044
Surgery partially mitigates a 2-decade decline in health-related quality of life for adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis undergoing spinal fusion at 2 years: Jamnik AA, Datcu AM, Lachmann E, Rathjen K, Johnson M, Thornberg D, Jo CH, Ramo B Spine deformity 2025 Nov 13 1861-1869
Concurrent validity of PROMIS metrics with the EOSQ-24 in early onset scoliosis: Zapata KA, McGinley JJ, Jo CH, Ramo BA Spine deformity 2025 Nov 13 1959-1967
Rate, Intensity, Disability, and Characteristics of Back Pain in Children 0 to 18 Years Old Referred to Pediatric Orthopedics for Spinal Concerns: Zapata KA, Ramo BA, Jo C, Petrasic J Physical Therapy 2025 Oct 105
High Preoperative Body Mass Index Is Associated With Implant Breakage in Patients Treated With Magnetically Controlled Growing Rods for Early-onset Scoliosis: Author Collaboration PS, Saarinen AJ, Andras L, Boachie-Adjei O, Cahill P, Guillaume T, Snyder B, Sponseller P, Sturm P, Vitale M, Helenius I, Anderson J, Bauer D, Cheung K, Clement C, Crawford H, Groves M, Hwang S, Kadado A, Karlen J, Kwan K, Lark R, Louer C, Mitchell S, Morash K, Ouellet J, Segar A, Shah S, Shirley O, Stone J, Weinstein S, Wilson N, Lebel D, Balsara K, Borden T, Braga B, Buckland A, Burke R, Drake L, Fehnel K, Roberto RF, Ghazi J, Haber L, Hughes M, Iqbal O, Jea A, Johnston C, Brooks J, Johnson M, Mcintosh A, Ramo B Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2025 Sep 45 492-498
High Preoperative Body Mass Index Is Associated With Implant Breakage in Patients Treated With Magnetically Controlled Growing Rods for Early-onset Scoliosis: Author Collaboration PS, Saarinen AJ, Andras L, Boachie-Adjei O, Cahill P, Guillaume T, Snyder B, Sponseller P, Sturm P, Vitale M, Helenius I, Anderson J, Bauer D, Cheung K, Clement C, Crawford H, Groves M, Hwang S, Kadado A, Karlen J, Kwan K, Lark R, Louer C, Mitchell S, Morash K, Ouellet J, Segar A, Shah S, Shirley O, Stone J, Weinstein S, Wilson N, Lebel D, Balsara K, Borden T, Braga B, Buckland A, Burke R, Drake L, Fehnel K, Roberto RF, Ghazi J, Haber L, Hughes M, Iqbal O, Jea A, Johnston C, Brooks J, Johnson M, Mcintosh A, Ramo B Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2025 Sep 45 492-498
Erratum: Delayed-Onset Neurological Changes Following Posterior Spinal Fusion (Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (2025) 107:7 (e24) DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.ER.24.00164): Fletcher ND, Harris H, Fabregas J, Vorhies JS, Sponseller PD, Lonner BA, George SG, Garg S, Lovejoy JF, Vitale MG, Ramo BA, El-Hawary R, Jain VV, Bauer JM Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 2025 Aug 107 e83
Erratum: Delayed-Onset Neurological Changes Following Posterior Spinal Fusion (Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (2025) 107:7 (e24) DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.ER.24.00164): Fletcher ND, Harris H, Fabregas J, Vorhies JS, Sponseller PD, Lonner BA, George SG, Garg S, Lovejoy JF, Vitale MG, Ramo BA, El-Hawary R, Jain VV, Bauer JM Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 2025 Aug 107 e83
How Does the Vertical Expandable Prosthetic Titanium Rib Lengthening Intervals Affect the Clinical Outcome in Early Onset Scoliosis Patients? A Five-Year Follow-Up Study: Ramirez N, Acosta Julbe JI, Smith J, Emans J, Samdani A, Erickson M, Flynn J, Torres Lugo NJ, Claudio-Marcano AM, Olivella G, Accousti W, Ahn E, Akbarnia B, Akoto H, Albanese S, Anari J, Anderson J, Anderson R, Andras L, Aubin CE, Balsara K, Bauer D, Bauer J, Beauchamp E, Bellaire L, Bennett J, Betz R, Birch C, Blakemore L, Boachie-Adjei O, Bonfield C, Borden T, Bouton D, Braga B, Brassard F, Brockmeyer D, Brooks J, Buckland A, Bumpass D, Burke R, Cahill P, Camp M, Campbell J, Carry P, Castelein R, Catanzano A, Chemaly O, Cheung K, Cheung J, Cho R, Christman T, Clement C, Couture D, Crawford H, Crawford A, Dahl J, Dahl B, Demirkiran G, Devito D, Diab M, Drake L, Drake D, El-Bromboly Y, El-Hawary R, Fehnel K, Field A, Roberto RF, Fitzgerald R, Floccari L, Flynn J, Gabos P, Garcia AP, Gardner A, Garg S, George S, Gerow F, Ghazi J, Glotzbecker M, Gomez J, Gonda D, Groves M, Guillaume T, Gupta P, Haber L, Hammerberg K, Hardesty C, Hedequist D, Heffernan M, Helenius I, Herrera J, Hogue G, Holt J, Howard J, Hresko T, Hughes M, Hwang S, Ihnow S, Illingworth K, Iqbal O, Iyer R, Jain V, Jea A, Johnson M, Johnston C, Jones M, Kadado A, Karkenny A, Karlen J, Karlin L, Kawakami N, Kelly B, Kelly D, Kelly M, Klatt J, Koljonen P, Kruijt M, Kwan K, Labelle H, Landrum M, Lark R, Larson N, Lavelle W, Le H, Lebel D, Lenke L, Lew S, Li Y, Louer C, Luhmann S, Lullo B, Mac Thiong JM, Mackenzie S, Mackintosh E, Mangano F, Marks D, Marquez-Lara AJ, Martin J, Martus J, Mathew S, Matsumoto H, Mayer O, McCarthy R, McIntosh A, McQuerry J, Mehta J, Menapace B, Metz L, Miller K, Miller D, Miller N, Mitchell S, Miyanji F, Montgomery B, Morash K, Mundis G, Murphy J, Murphy R, Nelson S, Newton P, Ede MN, Nguyen C, Niazi T, Pereira SN, Oetgen M, Oh T, Orland K, Ouellet J, Pahys J, Parent S, Pellise F, Perez-Grueso F, Perra J, Pizones J, Plachta S, Poon S, Price N, Puryear A, Ramchandran S, Ramo B, Redding G, Ritzman T, Rodriguez L, Rodriguez-Olaverri J, Roye D, Roye B, Rushton P, Sanchez Marquez JM, Sanders J, Sawyer J, Sayama C, Schmitz M, Schulz J, Schwend R, Segar A, Shah S, Shannon B, Shaw A, Shea G, Shirley O, Shufflebarger H, Simmonds A, Skaggs D, Skalak T, Smit K, Snyder B, Speirs J, Sponseller P, Remy CS, Stone J, Sturm P, Sukkarieh H, Swarup I, Szczodry M, Tanaka T, Tetreault T, Thometz J, Thompson G, Tice A, Truong W, Tuason D, Turtle J, Upasani V, Van Nortwick S, Vialle R, Vitale M, Vorhies J, Wang S, Warner B, Weinstein S, Welborn M, White K, Wilson N, Wrubel D, Wu N, Yang S, Yankey K, Yaszay B, Yazici M, Zhang TJ Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2025 Aug 45 370-375
Pain catastrophizers undergoing posterior spinal fusion (PSF) for idiopathic scoliosis have lower preoperative SRS-30 scores but do not require increased postoperative narcotics: Tran E, Thornberg D, Datcu AM, Jo CH, Ramo B Spine deformity 2025 Jul 13 1135-1141

Honors & Awards

Angela S. M. Kuo Award, Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America Grant, 2018 Recipient for Health Related Quality of Life Outcomes in Patients with Early Onset Scoliosis.
(2018)
The T. Boone Pickens Annual Fellows Spine Research Award
(2011)

Professional Associations/Affiliations

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
American Board of Orthopaedics Surgeons Certification (2007)
AO North America Basic Principles and Techniques of Operative Fracture Management (2007)
Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America
Scoliosis Research Society