Brandon A. Ramo, M.D.

Chief Quality Officer

Brandon A. Ramo, M.D., is the Chief Quality Officer and a pediatric orthopedic surgeon at Scottish Rite for Children. He sees patients at our Dallas and Frisco campuses.

Specialties:

Scoliosis and Spine Disorders
Early Onset Scoliosis
Pediatric Operative Fracture Management
Osteogenesis Imperfecta

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Academic Appointments

UT Southwestern Medical Center Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Associate Professor

Hospital Affiliations

Scottish Rite for Children
Children’s Health Dallas
Cook Children’s Medical Center - Prosper
Texas Health Resources

Education and Training

Education

University of Georgia, B.S.
Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine

Internships

Vanderbilt University General Surgery Internship

Residency

Vanderbilt University Orthopaedic Surgery

Fellowship

Scottish Rite for Children Dorothy and Bryant Edwards Fellowship in Pediatric Orthopaedics

Honors and Awards

Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF), Translating Genomics into Early Onset Scoliosis Clinical Care, July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2023, $240,000.
Co-PI: Carol Wise, Ph.D., and Brandon Ramo, M.D. Co-Investigators: Behrooz Akbarnia M.D., Charles Johnston, M.D., Amy L. McIntosh, M.D.
Angela S. M. Kuo Award, Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America Grant, 2018 Recipient for “Health Related Quality of Life Outcomes in Patients with Early Onset Scoliosis”
Examinging Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL)
D Magazine Best Doctors in Dallas, Pediatric Orthopaedics, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022
Clinical Awards Paper Nominee: Radiographic, Pulmonary and Clinical Outcomes with Halo Gravity Traction. EPOSNA Annual Meeting, Barcelona, Spain, May 2-6, 2017
SRS Hibbs Clinical Research Awards Paper Nominee: Repeat Surgical Intervention Following Definitive Instrumentation and Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: a 25 Year Update. 50th SRS Annual Meeting & Course, Minneapolis, MN, Sept 30 – Oct 3, 2015
Clinical Awards Paper Nominee: Intramedullary Nailing Of Femur Fractures In Preschool Age Children Does Not Improve Radiographic Outcomes Vs. Immediate Spica Casting But Does Increase Intervention. POSNA Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, April 30-May 2, 2015
Boone Pickens Annual Spine Research Award, 2011
University of Georgia, summa cum laude graduate with Highest Honors

Board Certification

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2014

Professional Organizations

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, active member
Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, active member
Scoliosis Research Society, candidate member
Tachdjian’s Pediatric Orthopaedics, Fifth Edition, contributing author

Society Committee Membership

QSVI Committee, Spine Sub-Section, POSNA 2018-2020
History and Archives Committee, POSNA, 2015-2019
Patient Education Committee, SRS, 2017-2018
History and Archives Committee, Chair, POSNA 2016-2018
Pediatric Spine Study Group, Quality Saftey Value, RIG Leader

Editorial Board Member or Reviewer

Reviewer: Journal of Childrens Orthopaedics; 2019 – present, Editorial Board Member 2021-present
Reviewer: Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedics, 2016 – present
Reviewer: Bone and Joint Journal, 2021
Reviewer: Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics-B, 2019 – present
Reviewer: Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics; 2015 - present