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Kacy Alyne Ramirez, MD, FAAP

Kacy Alyne Ramirez, MD, FAAP

  • Associate Professor, Pediatrics - Infectious Diseases

Research Interests

  • Herpes Simplex Virus
  • Streptococcus Pneumoniae
  • Antifungal Agents
  • Multisystem Inflammatory Disease in Children (MIS-C)
  • kramirez@wakehealth.edu
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Education
MD, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, 2007
Residency
Pediatrics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 2010
Fellowship
Pediatric Infectious Disease, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 2013
Board Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Infectious Diseases
American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics
Memberships
American Academy of Microbiology
American Academy of Pediatrics
Positions
Associate Professor, Pediatrics - Infectious Diseases
Departments and Affiliations
Pediatrics - Infectious Diseases

Research

  • Publications
  • Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in a 4-year-old male following submersion in a manure pond. Rengifo LM, Haywood JD, Koberlein GC, Zeller KA, Ramirez KA. Future Microbiol. 2023 Aug;
  • In-vivo and human evidence for potential efficacy of therapeutic polyclonal RSV neutralizing antibodies for palivizumab-resistant RSV infections. Ramirez KA, Mond J, Papenburg J, Boivin G, Gilbert BE, Falsey AR, Bagga B, DeVincenzo JP. Virology. 2023 Jul; 586:115-121.
  • Immunoglobulin, glucocorticoid, or combination therapy for multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children: a propensity-weighted cohort study. Channon-Wells S, Vito O, McArdle AJ, Seaby EG, Patel H, Shah P, Pazukhina E, Wilson C, Broderick C, D'Souza G, Keren I, Nijman RG, Tremoulet A, Munblit D, Ulloa-Gutierrez R, Carter MJ, Ramnarayan P, De T, Hoggart C, Whittaker E, Herberg JA, Kaforou M, Cunnington AJ, Blyuss O, Levin M. Lancet Rheumatol. 2023 Apr; 5(4):e184-e199.
  • Treatment of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children. McArdle AJ, Vito O, Patel H, Seaby EG, Shah P, Wilson C, Broderick C, Nijman R, Tremoulet AH, Munblit D, Ulloa-Gutierrez R, Carter MJ, De T, Hoggart C, Whittaker E, Herberg JA, Kaforou M, Cunnington AJ, Levin M. N Engl J Med. 2021 Jul; 385(1):11-22.
  • Inherited GATA2 Deficiency Is Dominant by Haploinsufficiency and Displays Incomplete Clinical Penetrance. Oleaga-Quintas C, de Oliveira-Júnior EB, Rosain J, Rapaport F, Deswarte C, Guérin A, Sajjath SM, Zhou YJ, Marot S, Lozano C, Branco L, Fernández-Hidalgo N, Lew DB, Brunel AS, Thomas C, Launay E, Arias AA, Cuffel A, Monjo VC, Neehus AL, Marques L, Roynard M, Moncada-Vélez M, Gerçeker B, Colobran R, Vigué MG, Lopez-Herrera G, Berron-Ruiz L, Méndez NHS, O'Farrill Romanillos P, Le Voyer T, Puel A, Bellanné-Chantelot C, Ramirez KA, Lorenzo-Diaz L, Alejo NR, de Diego RP, Condino-Neto A, Mellouli F, Rodriguez-Gallego C, Witte T, Restrepo JF, Jobim M, Boisson-Dupuis S, Jeziorski E, Fieschi C, Vogt G, Donadieu J, Pasquet M, Vasconcelos J, Ardeniz FO, Martínez-Gallo M, Campos RA, Jobim LF, Martínez-Barricarte R, Liu K, Cobat A, Abel L, Casanova JL, Bustamante J. J Clin Immunol. 2021 Apr; 41(3):639-657.
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Research Interests

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Herpes Simplex Virus
  • Multisystem Inflammatory Disease in Children (MIS-C)
  • Streptococcus Pneumoniae
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