Michelle M. Ramirez

Michelle M. Ramirez, PT, DPT, PhD, is a NIH/NIAMS T32 Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the Thurston Arthritis Research Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She earned her PhD in Population Health Sciences at Duke University School of Medicine and completed a T37 Fellowship in clinical epidemiology and health services research at Weill Cornell Medicine. She is a residency-trained physical therapist and Board Certified Orthopaedic Clinical Specialist with over twelve years of clinical experience. Dr. Ramirez has been involved in the development of clinical practice guidelines for the Academy of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy and in initiatives implementing these guidelines into clinical practice across multiple health systems. Her research focuses on exploring the mechanisms and phenotypes underlying hip and knee OA prevention, onset, and progression, with the goal of pursuing data-driven, precision-medicine approaches to musculoskeletal care and rehabilitation. Her