
Christian Boyd Ramers MD MPH
HIV/AIDS Medicine, International Health, Travel & Tropical
Assistant Medical Director for Research & Special Populations - Family Health Centers of San Diego
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4094 4th AveSan Diego, CA 92103
Phone+1 619-515-2545
Fax+1 619-906-4564
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Education & Training
University of WashingtonMPH, Global Health, 2008 - 2010
U Washington Affil Hosps2007 - 2009
Duke University HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, 2003 - 2007
Duke University HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, 2003 - 2004
University of California San Diego School of MedicineClass of 2003, MD
UC Los AngelesBS, Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, 1997
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2012 - 2026
WA State Medical License 2007 - 2014
NC State Medical License 2003 - 2007
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease
American Board of Preventive Medicine Addiction Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2014-2016
- Warren Featherstone Reid Award for Excellence in Healthcare State of Washington, 2010
- Resident Travel Grant American Academy of Pediatrics, 2006
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Clinical Trials
- Vancomycin Or Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole for Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Osteomyelitis Start of enrollment: 2006 May 01
- Multilevel Intervention of COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake Among Latinos Start of enrollment: 2024 Mar 06
Roles: Contact
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Evidence of Face Masks and Masking Policies for the Prevention of SARS-CoV-2 Transmission and COVID-19 in Real-World Settings: A Systematic Literature Review.Noe C Crespo, Savannah Shifflett, Kayla Kosta, Joelle M Fornasier, Patricia Dionicio
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2025-10-20 - COVID Prevention Program: Rationale and methodology of a tailored behavioral intervention to prevent household and community spread of COVID-19 among Latinos.Noe C Crespo, Job Godino, Alma Behar, Patricia Dionicio, Carolina Lopez de la Torre
Contemporary Clinical Trials. 2025-09-01 - Linkage to hepatitis C virus care in a binational cohort study of People who inject drugs on the U.S.-Mexico border.Bo Shan Go, Daniela Abramovitz, Irina Artamonova, Alicia Harvey-Vera, Natasha Martin
The International Journal on Drug Policy. 2025-09-01
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- NW AETC ECHO: An Innovative Model of Integrated Distance Learning and HIV Case ConsultationChristian B. Ramers; Kenton T Unruh; John D. Scott; Laurie Conratt; Natalia Martinez-Paz; Mary Annese; and David Spach, IDWeek - Infectious Diseases Society of America, San Diego, CA
- Making Rope From Strands: Designing robust, capacity-building outreach networks through techonology.Ramers C, Unruh K, Thornton K, 2012 Ryan White Grantee Meeting, Washington, DC
- Project ECHO: Using Telehealth to Build HIV Capacity in Underserved Primary Care Settings.Ramers C, Unruh K, Scott J, Conratt L, Martinez-Paz N, Annese M, Spach D, United States Conference on AIDS, Las Vegas, NV
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Lectures
- Medicina Cubana.San Diego State University - Post-Baccalaureate Program
- Opportunistic Infections.UW Infectious Disease Fellows Orientation
- Immigration and Global Health.UW Global Health lecture series
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Other
- Closing the knowledge-implementation gap in HIV treatment.Ramers C, The Lancet Student
http://www.thelancetstudent.com/2008/12/01/closing-the-knowledge-implementation-gap-in-hiv-treatment - Education in the Digital Age.Ramers C, AETC Sharespot Blog
http://blog.aidsetc.org/ - The Speciation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.Ramers C, The UCSD Journal of Undergraduate Research; 18; 39-47
Press Mentions
COVID-19 Fears Persist for San Diegans with Weakened Immune Systems. A New Scripps Study Aims to Lower Their RiskMarch 12th, 2023
Fewer Medi-Cal Patients Got Crucial Treatment for Hepatitis C Amid PandemicJanuary 24th, 2023
San Diego Health Experts Urge Masking up Amid Rise in COVID CasesJune 4th, 2022- Join now to see all
Grant Support
- Tailored Behavioral Intervention to Prevent Household and Community Spread of COVID-19 among LatinosSAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY2021–2026
- Increasing COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake among Latinos through a Targeted Clinical and Community-behavioral InterventionSAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY2022–2025
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Other Languages
- Spanish, Portuguese
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