Charina Ramirez, M.D.

Charina Ramirez, M.D.

  • Pediatrics - Gastroenterology
  • Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
  • Pediatric Liver Disease

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Biography

Charina Marie Ramirez, M.D., is a Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She serves as the Director of the Metabolic Associated Fatty Liver Disease Clinic at Children’s Medical Center Dallas and Medical Director of Pediatrics at Children’s Health Specialty Center in Park Cities. She specializes in pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology, and nutrition.

She is also the Co-Course Director of the Gastrointestinal System at UT Southwestern Medical School and serves as a Faculty Advisor for pediatric residents.

Dr. Ramirez earned her medical degree at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. She completed a residency in pediatrics at UT Southwestern, where she also received advanced training through a three-year fellowship in pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology, and nutrition. During her fellowship training, she was awarded the Ara Parseghian Medical Research Foundation fellowship grant.

Certified by the American Board of Pediatrics, she joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2010.

Dr. Ramirez’s research interests include metabolic associated fatty liver disease, cystic fibrosis liver disease, and Niemann-Pick type C disease. She is a member of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases; the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition; and the Texas Medical Association.

  • Internship - Children's Medical Center Dallas (2003-2004), Pediatrics
  • Residency - Children's Medical Center Dallas (2004-2006), Pediatric Medicine
  • Fellowship - UT Southwestern/Children's Medical Center (2007-2010), Pediatric Gastroenterology
  • Medical School - University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (1999-2003)
  • American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
  • North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
  • Texas Medical Association
  • D Magazine Best Doctor 2022-2025
  • D Magazine Best Pediatric Specialist 2019-2021
  • Metabolic-Associated Fatty Liver Disease in Pediatrics (Evaluation in Primary Care Setting, Effects of Low Carbohydrate Diet, Evaluation in Primary Care Setting, Genetics of Fatty Liver Disease, Cystic Fibrosis-Associated Liver Disease in Pediatrics, and Niemann-Pick Type C Disease)

Clinical Focus

  • Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
  • Pediatric Liver Disease
  • Metabolic-Associated Fatty Liver Disease
  • Rare Metabolic Liver Diseases
  • Niemann-Pick Type C Disease
  • Lysosomal Acid Lipase Deficiency
  • Peroxisomal Disorder and Zellweger Spectrum Disorder
  • Bile Acid Synthesis Defect

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Children's Medical Center of Dallas

1935 Medical District Drive
Dallas, Texas 75235 214-730-5437 Directions to Children's Medical Center of Dallas at Children's Medical Center of Dallas, Dallas

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