Mary Ramirez

Mary Ramirez serves as microbiology supervisor at Mount Sinai Hospital in Miami, Florida, where she works as a microbiologist in the laboratory performing identification and susceptibility testing for pathogens from patient specimens to guide antibiotic treatment. She also conducts annual antibiograms for empirical treatment options and handles infection prevention and control, including cross-testing to identify outbreak sources and educational training on hospital-acquired infections. Previously, she spent nearly 29 years in the Middle East working in microbiology and as an infection control coordinator. Her academic background includes a PhD in education management, a Master in Microbiology, and a Bachelor in Medical Technology. She maintains certifications and licenses including those from the American Society of Pathologists, American Society of Microbiologists, American Medical Technologies, and as a licensed clinical laboratory scientist supervisor. Ramirez mentors junior staff and plans to transfer to a reference lab in Tampa to broaden her work across multiple organizations in microbiology.