In her role as assistant program director for the FIU/Baptist Health Hospice and Palliative Care Medicine Fellowship, Dr. Vanessa Lewis Ramos teaches courses including Introduction to Palliative Care, Symptom Management in Palliative Care, and Emergencies in Palliative Care. She also serves as coordinator for the palliative care elective rotation for internal medicine residents. A board-certified hospice and palliative medicine physician, she practices at Baptist Health South Florida, providing inpatient care for patients with serious and life-limiting illnesses.
Lewis Ramos has extensive experience in academic medicine, previously serving as faculty at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, where she led residency and fellowship education initiatives and developed curricula focused on communication and symptom management.
Areas of Expertise
- Palliative care education and curriculum development
- Serious illness communication
- Multidisciplinary care coordination
- Bioethics and medical humanities
- Residency and fellowship education
- Symptom management in complex illness
Research Interests
- Palliative care education
- Serious illness communication
- Symptom management
- Healthcare ethics and bioethics
- Quality improvement in palliative care
Committees & Professional Organizations
- Pain and Symptom Stewardship Program, Baptist Health South Florida
- Member, LVAD and Heart Transplant Committee, Montefiore Medical Center
- Symposium Director, Bridges of Care: Connecting Through Communication and Compassion
Education
- Fellowship, Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
- Residency, Internal Medicine, Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West, New York, NY
- M.D., Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia
Board Certifications
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2018
- Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2016