Mario Gonzalez Ramirez
Research Analyst
Mario Gonzalez Ramirez grew up in Richmond, CA, as the son of Mexican immigrants, and recently graduated from Stanford University with a BS in Computational Biology as a first-generation college student. Guided by his family's struggles navigating healthcare and the environmental inequity that Richmond residents face, Mario began exploring the topic of health inequity through his undergraduate coursework, eventually serving as a Spanish interpreter and preclinical assistant for Stanford's student-run health clinic. Mario previously interned with LCOE for over two summers, supporting community-academic partnerships like the UCSF STOP COVID initiative and research with community-based organizations like United Playaz.
Mario returned to the LCOE as a program analyst, supporting several projects and providing administrative assistance to our director, Dr. Alicia Fernandez. Along with a team of other UCSF researchers and medical students, Mario is managing a qualitative analysis of patient preferences regarding the use of artificial intelligence in healthcare. Mario also supports the LCOE's community-academic partnerships through a San Francisco Department of Health and Human Services' Division for Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) funded project, where we work closely with community-based organizations. Mario also serves as a data researcher for the LCOE's Latino/x Health Experiences Chartbook project, where we're collaborating with the California Health Care Foundation and UCSF Health Policy Institute to create a centralized resource of the many Latino/x health disparities in California.
Mario aspires to become a physician within academic medicine, where he can provide care for underserved populations, continue engaging in public health research, and address health inequity through community-academic initiatives. In his free time, Mario enjoys collecting vinyl records, attending concerts, and drinking boba with friends.
Mario returned to the LCOE as a program analyst, supporting several projects and providing administrative assistance to our director, Dr. Alicia Fernandez. Along with a team of other UCSF researchers and medical students, Mario is managing a qualitative analysis of patient preferences regarding the use of artificial intelligence in healthcare. Mario also supports the LCOE's community-academic partnerships through a San Francisco Department of Health and Human Services' Division for Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) funded project, where we work closely with community-based organizations. Mario also serves as a data researcher for the LCOE's Latino/x Health Experiences Chartbook project, where we're collaborating with the California Health Care Foundation and UCSF Health Policy Institute to create a centralized resource of the many Latino/x health disparities in California.
Mario aspires to become a physician within academic medicine, where he can provide care for underserved populations, continue engaging in public health research, and address health inequity through community-academic initiatives. In his free time, Mario enjoys collecting vinyl records, attending concerts, and drinking boba with friends.