Dr Sylvia Ramirez

Dr Sylvia Ramirez is the Medical and Scientific Director of Cutis Medical Laser Clinics in Singapore. She has over 20 years’ experience in aesthetic medicine, chronic disease epidemiology, nephrology, and transplantation both in the United States and internationally.

After completing her training in Paediatric Nephrology at the Children’s Hospital in Boston, Harvard Medical School and obtaining a Masters in Public Health at the Harvard School of Public Health, Dr Ramirez was Assistant Professor at National University of Singapore. At the same time, she developed and implemented a comprehensive approach to the prevention of kidney and related diseases.

Dr Ramirez’s international expertise in the fields of renal disease prevention and population-based programs was further enhanced after establishing a national kidney disease and diabetes prevention program for both the adult and paediatric populations in Singapore. She has also chaired the First International Summit on Prevention of Kidney and Related Diseases (Singapore), and has chaired other international scientific congresses.

In addition to her past appointments, Dr Ramirez has served as Project Director for multiple health policy projects in the United States. She is also a principal investigator for an international study in 19 countries looking at improving practice patterns in providing chronic disease care.

With the background of academic medicine, chronic disease and population based care, and based on her numerous scientific publications; She recognized the importance of making a difference at the individual patient level. With her extensive academic background in clinical care and in developing quality performance measures in various health care settings, She believed that there was an opportunity to provide evidence-based services in the field of aesthetic and age management medicine. She undertook extensive training in aesthetic medicine and completed a degree in Dermatology from Cardiff University. She was also the regional trainer for Cutera, Inc. lasers and light devices used for aesthetic treatments.