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Dr. Pedro T. Ramirez is Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Houston Methodist Hospital. He completed his residency training at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City. He then completed a Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship at MD Anderson Cancer Center. After completion he remained on faculty there for 25 years. He was also the recipient of the David M. Gershenson Distinguished Professor in Ovarian Cancer Research Endowment and of the Randall Prize for Excellence in Cancer Treatment.
Dr. Ramirez is also the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. He has published over 300 manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals, including the New England Journal of Medicine and has published a total of 19 book chapters. In addition, he is the Editor for the textbook titled Principles of Gynecologic Oncology Surgery. He is also Co-Editor of a textbook published in 2022 titled The ERAS Society Handbook for Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Research interests
Dr. Ramirez was the Principal Investigator in the LACC Trial: A Phase III Randomized Clinical Trial of Laparoscopic or Robotic Radical Hysterectomy versus Abdominal Radical Hysterectomy in Patients with Early Stage Cervical Cancer. This landmark study showed that minimally invasive radical hysterectomy in patients with early-stage cervical cancer was associated with a worse disease-free survival, recurrence rate, progression-free survival, and overall survival when compared to the open approach. These results have been practice changing and all guidelines have changed to the open approach as the standard of care when performing radical hysterectomy. The study was published in The New England Journal of Medicine. Most recently, Dr. Ramirez was made member of the IDEAL Council at Oxford University in England. In this role, he collaborates with leaders in the field of surgical research on developing strategies to integrate innovative surgical tools to the standard of care practice in patients with gynecological cancers.
Research Area Keywords
- Cancer
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ARIA II: A Phase III Randomized Controlled Trial of Near-Infrared Angiography During Rectosigmoid Resection and Anastomosis in Women with Ovarian Cancer.
Zaid, T. (PI), Kamat, A. A. (Key Personnel), Ramirez, P. T. (Key Personnel), Snyder, M. J. (Key Personnel) & Suri, A. (Key Personnel)
1/13/25 → …
Project: Clinical Trial
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A Phase III Randomised Clinical Trial Comparing Sentinel Node Biopsy With No Retroperitoneal Node Dissection in Apparent Early-Stage Endometrial Cancer
Kamat, A. A. (Key Personnel), Ramirez, P. T. (Key Personnel), Suri, A. (Key Personnel) & Zaid, T. (Key Personnel)
7/24/24 → …
Project: Clinical Trial
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A Phase 3, Randomized, Active-controlled, Open-label, Multicenter Study to Compare the Efficacy and Safety of MK-2870 Monotherapy Versus Treatment of Physician?s Choice in Participants With Endometrial Cancer and Immunotherapy (ENGOT-en23/GOG3095)?
Ramirez, P. T. (PI)
3/28/24 → 3/27/34
Project: Non Profit
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Minimally Invasive Surgery After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for the Treatment of Stage IIIC-IV Ovarian, Primary Peritoneal, or Fallopian Tube Cancer, LANCE Trial
Ramirez, P. T. (PI), Kamat, A. A. (Key Personnel), Suri, A. (Key Personnel) & Zaid, T. (Key Personnel)
3/7/24 → …
Project: Clinical Trial
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Approach to radical hysterectomy for cervical cancer after the Laparoscopic Approach to Cervical Cancer trial and associated complications: a National Surgical Quality Improvement Program study
Levin, G., Ramirez, P. T., Wright, J. D., Slomovitz, B. M., Hamilton, K. M., Schneyer, R. J., Barnajian, M., Nasseri, Y., Siedhoff, M. T., Wright, K. N. & Meyer, R., Feb 2025, In: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 232, 2, p. 208.e1-208.e11Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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ChatGPT in a gynaecologic oncology multidisciplinary team tumour board: A feasibility study
Levin, G., Gotlieb, W., Ramirez, P., Meyer, R. & Brezinov, Y., Jan 2025, In: BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 132, 1, p. 99-101 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
Open Access3 Scopus citations -
Fertility-sparing treatment in early-stage cervical adenocarcinoma: assessing feasibility and limitations
Lecuona, I. V., Martínez, Z. R. M., Meschini, T., Okoye, E., Nodler, J. L. & Ramirez, P. T., Apr 2025, In: International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. 35, 4, 101745.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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Accuracy of pre-operative tumor size assessment compared to final pathology and frequency of adjuvant treatment in patients with FIGO 2018 stage IB2 cervical cancer
Pan, T. L., Pareja, R., Chiva, L., Rodriguez, J., Munsell, M. F., Iniesta, M. D., Manzour, N., Frumovitz, M. & Ramirez, P. T., Dec 2 2024, In: International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. 34, 12, p. 1861-1866 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Assessing minimally invasive simple hysterectomy in low risk cervical cancer: Set up for the LASH trial
Bizzarri, N., Abu-Rustum, N. R., Plante, M., Ramirez, P. T., Chiva, L., Falconer, H., Cibula, D., Querleu, D., Fanfani, F., Fagotti, A. & Scambia, G., Nov 4 2024, In: International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. 34, 11, p. 1805-1808 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
4 Scopus citations