Alison Carter Ramirez, MD, FRCSC

Dr. Alison Carter Ramirez completed her Medical School and Obstetrics & Gynaecology Residency at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. She relocated to Calgary in 2020, where she completed her subspecialty training in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery (FPMRS) through the University of Calgary.

Dr. Carter Ramirez started her clinical practice in 2022, joining her academic mentors at the Pelvic Floor Clinic at Foothills Medical Centre. She holds an appointment within the Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology Cumming School of Medicine as a Clinical Assistant Professor and supervises the Urogynaecology Subspecialty rotation for Postgraduate medical trainees.

Her research interests include quality improvement, surgical education and patient education in pelvic reconstructive surgery. She is proud to offer her patients evidence-based and patient-centred care for pelvic floor disorders.

Publications

  1. Chang, Olivia H. MD, MPH; Carter Ramirez, Alison MD; Edwards, Allison MD; Chill, Henry H. MD; Letko, Juraj MD; Woodburn, Katherine L. MD; Cundiff, Geoffrey W. MD. The Role of Uterine Preservation at the Time of Pelvic Organ Prolapse Surgery. Urogynecology 31(5):p 482-495, May 2025. | DOI: 10.1097/SPV.0000000000001667
  2. Carter Ramirez A, Scime NV, Brennand EA. Development of symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse over 10 years of mid-life follow-up is affected by occupational lifting and/or pushing for parous women. Maturitas. 2022 Jun 9;164:9-14. doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2022.05.006. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35751986.
  3. Edwards A, Carter Ramirez A, Scime NV, Kim-Fine S, Brennand EA. Does Size Matter? Opioid Use after Laparoscopy for Apical Pelvic Organ Prolapse Using an 8 mm versus 10-12 mm Accessory Port. J Minim Invasive Gynecol. 2022 Apr;29(4):528-534. doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2021.12.007. Epub 2021 Dec 17. PMID: 34929399.
  4. McLeod LJ, McLeod KE, Liauw J, Carter Ramirez A, Coll-Black M, Kouyoumdjian FG. Antenatal Obstetrician Care Among People Who Experience Incarceration in Ontario: A Retrospective Cohort Study. J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2023 May;45(5):327-328. doi: 10.1016/j.jogc.2023.02.013. Epub 2023 Mar 5. PMID: 36871893.
  5. Carter Ramirez, A, Liauw J, Cavanagh A, et al. Quality of Antenatal Care for Women Who Experience Imprisonment in Ontario, Canada. JAMA Netw Open. 2020;3(8):e2012576. Published 2020 Aug 3. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.12576
  6. Carter Ramirez, A, Kouyoumdjian, F., Liauw, J., Costescu, D. Infant and Maternal Outcomes in Women Who Experience Imprisonment in Ontario, Canada: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada. 2019. 41; 5: 714.
  7. Ferrier, J., Saleem, A., Carter Ramirez, A, Liu, R., Chen, E., Pesek, T., Cal, V., Balick, M., Arnason, J.T. Traditional medicines used by Q’eqchi’ Maya to treat diabetic symptoms and their antiglycation potential. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 2018. 5; 224: 504-511.

In Progress

  1. Carter Ramirez, A; Hall, J; Evans, M; Hoffarth-Palchewich, B. Pre-Operative Education in Women Undergoing Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery (POWURS Study). Qualitative study seeking to understand the patient perspective on what information they perceive to be important to include in preoperative counselling/education prior to undergoing pelvic reconstructive surgery.  Accepted for presentation / Manuscript in writing. 

Calgary Pelvic Floor Clinic


Foothills Medical Centre
Basement of North Tower, Women’s Health Centre
Calgary, AB
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