Personal Statement

Carey Ramirez, ANP-C, ACHPN is the Director, Advanced Practice within the Department of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology, and the Department of Supportive Care Medicine at City of Hope. He graduated from New York University with a Master of Science in Nursing as an Adult and Palliative Nurse Practitioner and went on to complete a Pain & Palliative Care Fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Then, he started a Palliative Medicine service at Medical Center of the Rockies, a UCHealth trauma and cardiovascular surgery center in Loveland, CO where he also sat on the Ethics Committee. He is currently a candidate for Doctor of Nursing Practice in Health Systems Leadership at the University of Colorado.
Carey’s goal is to make a positive difference in the lives of people as an advocate and he has earned numerous honors including the Daisy Award and Guardian Angel Award (each 3 times), the Recognizing You Award, and Advanced Practice Provider of the Year Award at City of Hope. He enjoys mountaineering, endurance and outdoor sports, and learning through reading, conversation, and experience including the school of hard knocks.