Sarah Ramirez, MD - Penn State Cancer Institute
Researcher Profile
Sarah Ramirez, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine
Scientific Program:Cancer Control
Recent Publications
2025
Maltese, C, Gandhi, CK, Ramirez, S, Sznajder, KK & Hackman, N 2025, 'Access to lactation consult services during the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact on breastfeeding outcome variables', PloS one, vol. 20, no. 3 March, e0318749. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0318749
2024
Ramírez, SI, Partin, M, Snyder, AH, Ko, E, Aruma, J, Castaneda, MC & Casas, RS 2025, 'A Scoping Review of Obstetrics and Gynecology Curricula in Primary Care Residency Programs', Journal of general internal medicine, vol. 40, no. 1, pp. 258-272. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-024-08987-1
Ramírez, SI, Suniega, EA & Laughrey, MI 2024, 'Endocrinology During Pregnancy', Primary Care - Clinics in Office Practice, vol. 51, no. 3, pp. 535-547. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pop.2024.04.009
Wong, A, Morgis, R, Entenman, J, Ramirez, SI, Hays, AL, Wright, TS, Scartozzi, CM, Ruffin, MT & Moss, JL 2024, 'Exploratory Analysis of Concordance Between Clinician-Collected and Self-Sampled Human Papillomavirus Tests in a Small Cohort of Average- and High-Risk Patients', Women's Health Reports, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 259-266. https://doi.org/10.1089/whr.2024.0004
Moreno, LE, Hernandez, RH & Ramírez, SI 2024, 'The Role of Ethnicity and Culture in Adolescent Health in Latine, Hispanic, and Spanish Populations', Primary Care - Clinics in Office Practice, vol. 51, no. 4, pp. 581-589. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pop.2024.05.002
2023
Luquis, RR, Rodriguez-Colon, SM, Ramirez, SI & Lengerich, EJ 2024, 'Assessing the Feasibility of a Faith-Based Colorectal Cancer Education and Screening Intervention for Latino Men in Pennsylvania', Hispanic Health Care International, vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 196-203. https://doi.org/10.1177/15404153231214714
Rivas, G, Rodríguez-Colon, S, Ramírez, SI, Galdamez, C, Valdez, S, Shirley, S, Diaz-Myers, M & Lengerich, EJ 2023, 'Evaluation of the Spanish-Language Cancer Educational Webinar Series “Vamos a educarnos contra el cáncer” with the RE-AIM Framework', Journal of Cancer Education, vol. 38, no. 5, pp. 1629-1635. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-023-02314-8
Ramírez, SI 2023, 'Prenatal Care: An Evidence-Based Approach', American family physician, vol. 108, no. 2, pp. 139-150.
Mullin, R, Ramirez, S, Tate, M & Santana, I 2023, 'Risk of using clinical discretion as a vehicle to guide perinatal drug testing protocols', Annals of Family Medicine, vol. 21, no. Supplement 3. https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.22.s1.5708
2022
Sznajder, KK, Kjerulff, KH, Wang, M, Hwang, W, Ramirez, SI & Gandhi, CK 2022, 'Covid-19 vaccine acceptance and associated factors among pregnant women in Pennsylvania 2020', Preventive Medicine Reports, vol. 26, 101713. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101713
Ren, H, Duda, L, Shedlock, A & Ramirez, S 2022, 'Developing a Survey Tool to Assess Provider Perceived Barriers to Antiracism Anticipatory Guidance', College of Medicine Edventure, 4/21/22.
Popalis, ML, Ramirez, SI, Leach, KM, Granzow, ME, Stoltzfus, KC & Moss, JL 2022, 'Improving cervical cancer screening rates: a scoping review of resources and interventions', Cancer Causes and Control, vol. 33, no. 11, pp. 1325-1333. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10552-022-01618-2
Reedy-Cooper, A, Ramirez, S & Thomas, S 2022, 'Oral vs. Intravaginal Antifungal Treatments for Uncomplicated Vulvovaginal Candidiasis', American family physician, vol. 105, no. 4, pp. 367-368.
Sell, J, Ramirez, S & Partin, M 2022, 'Parathyroid Disorders', American family physician, vol. 105, no. 3, pp. 289-298.
2021
Ramirez, S 2021, Abnormal (dysfunctional) uterine bleeding. in FJ Domino (ed.), The 5-Minute Clinical Consult 2022. Wolters Kluwer Health, Philadelphia, PA.
Ramirez, S 2021, Amenorrhea. in P Ortega (ed.), Spanish and the Medical Interview: Clinical Cases and Exam Review. Elsevier, pp. 275.
Ramirez, S & Humphrey, D 2021, 'Asthma (acute exacerbation)', Essential Evidence Plus.
Ramirez, S 2021, Cervical Malignancy. in FJ Domino (ed.), The 5-Minute Clinical Consult 2022. Wolters Kluwer Health, Philadelphia, PA.
Ramirez, S, Wilkes, M & Miller, E 2021, 'Chlamydia Urethritis and Cervicitis', Essential Evidence Plus.
Ramirez, S, Aprile, B, McKnight, M & Kang, L 2021, 'Conjunctivitis (Infectious)', Essential Evidence Plus.
Ramirez, S 2021, Contraception. in FJ Domino (ed.), The 5-Minute Clinical Consult 2022. Wolters Kluwer Health, Philadelphia, PA.
Moss, JL, Popalis, M, Ramirez, SI, Reedy-Cooper, A & Ruffin, MT 2022, 'Disparities in Cancer Screening: The Role of County-Level Metropolitan Status and Racial Residential Segregation', Journal of Community Health, vol. 47, no. 1, pp. 168-178. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10900-021-01035-7
Ramírez, SI & Lutzkanin, A 2021, 'Management of Cervical Dysplasia Using Office Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure', Primary Care - Clinics in Office Practice, vol. 48, no. 4, pp. 583-595. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pop.2021.07.008
Ramirez, S & Knutson, A 2021, 'Ovarian Teratoma', Essential Evidence Plus.
Ramirez, S 2021, Palpable Breast Mass. in FJ Domino (ed.), The 5-Minute Clinical Consult 2022. Wolters Kluwer Health, Philadelphia, PA.
Partin, M, Sanchez, A, Poulson, J, Berg, A, Parascando, J & Ramirez, SI 2021, 'Social inequities between prenatal patients in family medicine and obstetrics and gynecology with similar outcomes', Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, vol. 34, no. 1, pp. 181-188. https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2021.01.200279
Ramirez, S 2021, Uterine Synechiae. in FJ Domino (ed.), The 5-Minute Clinical Consult 2022. Wolters Kluwer Health, Philadelphia, PA.
Huffstetler, AN, Ramirez, SI, Dalrymple, SN & Mendez Miller, MH 2021, 'Women's Health and Gender-Specific Considerations', Primary Care - Clinics in Office Practice, vol. 48, no. 1, pp. 117-129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pop.2020.09.008