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Brandon Ramo, M.D.

Brandon Ramo, M.D.

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Orthopaedic Surgery

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  • Biography

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    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
    Operative and post-operative complications for patients with implanted programmable devices undergoing surgery for early-onset scoliosis: a multicenter study
    Author Collaboration PS, Truong WH, Berg JJ, Ramo BA, Brooks JT, Andras LM, Cahill PJ, Li GY, Fitzgerald RE, Morgan SJ Spine deformity 2026 Mar 14 637-644
    Enabling Technologies for Pedicle Screw Placement in Pediatric Spine Surgery
    Author Collaboration PS, Nicholson KS, Christianson EA, Catanzano AA, Tuason DA, Bauer D, Montgomery B, Catanzano A, Clement C, Ouellet J, Weinstein S, Louer C, Segar A, Shah S, Morash K, Shaw A, Karlen J, Hughes M, Shirley O, Jea A, Wilson N, Baldwin M, Kruyt M, Cotton K, Orland K, Torrey L, Holmes J, Roberto RF, Braga B, Rushton P, Huang E, Hryniuk SS, Lebel D, Plachta S, Baldwin K, Bezuidenhout L, Kulubya E, Simmonds A, Oh T, St. Remy C, Meyer L, Henstenburg J, Mathew S, Keil L, Rathjen K, Sucato D, Johnston C, McIntosh A, Ramo B, Johnson M, Brooks J Journal of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America 2026 Feb 14
    Connective tissue disease patients do not have higher rates of PJK compared with idiopathic EOS following growth friendly instrumentation
    Author Collaboration PS, Shaw KA, Woodhams W, Smith J, Sponseller P, Pahys J, Vitale M, Ramo B Spine deformity 2026 Jan 14 111-117
    Defining anatomical landmarks for simulated juxtapedicular screw placement for posterior spinal fusion in adolescent patients with scoliosis
    Jamnik AA, Pirkle S, Devito DP, Murphy JS, Ramo BA, Fletcher ND Spine deformity 2026 Jan 14 175-185
    Are We on the Same Page? Defining Consensus for Pediatric Open Fracture Management Among Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Centers
    Livingston KS, Schwab E, DeSilva S, Morris M, Williams DN, Shore BJ, Arkader A, Baldwin KD, Beebe AC, Blumberg TJ, Copley LA, De SD, Denning JR, Goldstein RY, Heyworth BE, Hill JF, Johnson M, Kadado AA, Laine JC, Larson JE, Lempert NL, Li Y, May CJ, Mcgraw-Heinrich JA, McLaughlin D, Meyer ZI, Miller ML, Moore-Lotridge SN, Murphy JS, Owen JK, Ramalingam WG, Ramo BA, Riccio AI, Rosenfeld SB, Sanders J, Schoenecker JG, Sheffer BW, Sigrist EJ, Souder CD, Spence DD, Stepanovich MT, Swarup I, Truong WH, Upasani V Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics 2026
    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 CH, Petrasic JR 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
  • 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