Dr. Ramirez Gomez is an Assistant in Neurology at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Instructor in Neurology at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Ramirez Gomez specializes in Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology, including evaluating and treating patients with Alzheimer’s Disease and other related dementias. In addition, Dr. Ramirez Gomez provides clinical service to patients in the Comprehensive Neurology Clinic, Memory Disorders, and Behavioral Neurology units. Dr. Ramirez Gomez completed medical school at the University of Antioquia in Medellin, Colombia, and her neurology residency at the USC Keck School of Medicine. After residency, Dr. Ramirez Gomez completed a Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology fellowship at the Memory and Aging Center at USC. Before joining MGH, she worked as Assistant Clinical Professor of Neurology at the University of California, San Francisco, in the outpatient general neurology clinic. At MGH, Dr. Ramirez Gomez created a comprehensive neurology clinic focused on providing culturally sensitive care for Spanish-speaking patients.
Dr. Ramirez Gomez is part of the Multicultural Alzheimer Prevention Program (MAPP) faculty at MGH and collaborates on multiple projects from the group. Her research goals are to identify preclinical biomarkers for Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and related dementias (AD/ADRD) and find ways to better assist underserved Spanish language populations with dementia, including patients and their caregivers. Dr. Ramirez Gomez is working on developing interventions to help improve emotional well-being and improve caregiver skills in Spanish-speaking family dementia caregivers. Dr. Ramirez Gomez received a grant from the Alzheimer’s Association for the project title: “Serving the unmet needs of Spanish language family dementia caregivers with virtual technological interventions” to study the feasibility and acceptability of a virtual multicomponent intervention (mindfulness and caregiving skills) for Spanish-speaking caregivers of persons living with dementia.
Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital