Dr. Ram specializes in skin cancer diagnosis, prevention and treatment. By microscopic removal of skin cancer, Dr. Ram ensures cure of the cancer while minimizing the size of the scar through a procedure called Mohs surgery. Dr. Ram recommends a full skin check for any patient who has had significant sun exposure, or anybody with a family or personal history of moles. Given his cosmetic approach to removing skin lesions and skin cancer, Dr. Ram's work creates the best possible outcome and final appearance.

As the director of the Resident Aesthetic Clinic at USC, Dr. Ram also developed a strong interest in non-invasive cosmetic procedures for a youthful and rejuvenated appearance. Currently, his expertise is in the treatment of fine lines, wrinkles, deep facial and cheek lines, and spider veins. He is well trained in the use of Botox, Restylane, Juvederm, Radiesse, and chemical peels. With a full skin check, Dr. Ram offers a free cosmetic consultation and will discuss any treatment which may be right for you. Dr. Ram's philosophy on cosmetics is simple:"Each patient has unique cosmetic features, and no two patients are alike." He believes in the "natural look," and works with patients, one at a time, in order to bring back his or her own youthful appearance.

1. Outstanding Teaching Award, LAC-USC County Hospital, USC Keck School of Medicine, July 2010

2. Highest Distinction Award, USC Keck School of Medicine, June 2006

3. Dean's Recognition Award, USC Keck School of Medicine, June 2006

4. USC Student Recognition Award, USC Keck School of Medicine, June 2006

5. American Medical Association Basic Science Research Award, AMA, June 2006

6. Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honors Society. Member. Elected 08/2005.

7. Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honors Society, award in Research Summer Fellowship 2005.

8. Betty Ford Scholarship. Betty Ford Center, 2005.

9. Ammerman Scholarship for Academic and Research Excellence, George Washington Univ. 2003

10. Certificate of Honors Distinction, Microbiology & Tropical Medicine, George Washington Univ. 2003

11. Amster Scholarship, Recognizes students active in Local Washington DC Community, George Washington Univ. 2002

12. American Dermatological Association, Scholarship Grant for Fellowship, for USC Summer 2002

1. Effects of ambient room temperature on cold air cooling during laser hair removal. Ramin Ram, Alan Rosenbach. J Cosmet Dermatol. 2007 Sep 6(3):203-206.

2. Hyperhidrosis: Current and Emerging Therapeutics. A review. Ramin Ram, Paul S. Yamauchi and Nick Lowe. Part 1. Cutis 2007 Mar 7 9(3):211-217. Part 2 Cutis 2007 Apr7 9(4):281-8.

3. Primary Cutaneous Carcinosarcoma. Ramin Ram, Payam Saadat, David Peng and Manjunath Vadmal. Annals of Clinical & Laboratory Science 35:189-194 (2005).

4. Treatment of Acanthosis Nigricans of the Axillae Using a Long-pulsed (5 ms) Alexandrite Laser. Alan Rosenbach and Ramin Ram . Dermatological Surgery. 30;2004:1158-1160

5. Intradermal injection of lentiviral vectors corrects regenerated human dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa skin tissue in vivo. David T Woodley, Tom Atha, Huang Yi, Ramin Ram, Nori Kasahara, Douglas Keene, and Mei Chen. Molecular Therapy. June 2004. Online Edition.

6. A Passive transfer model of epidermolysis bullosa acquisita using antibodies generated against the noncollagenous (NC1) domain of human type VII collagen on human skin grafted onto mice. Mei Chen, Payam Saadat, Huang Yi, Kathi Lipman, Ramin Ram and David T. Woodley. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 122:64. March 2004.

7. Sustained in vivo expression of human type VII collagen in mice by gene-corrected recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa fibroblast medicated gene transfer. Ramin Ram, Huang Yi, Tom Atha, David T. Woodley, and Mei Chen. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 121:643. July 2003.

8. Passive transfer of epidermolysis bullosa acquisita antibodies induces blisters in human skin grafted onto nude mice. Ramin Ram, Mei Chen, Payam Saadat, Tom Atha, Huang Yi, and David T. Woodley. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 122:62. March 2004.

9. Skin metastasis of pancreatic VIPoma. A case report and review of the literature. Ramin Ram, Payam Saadat, Naveed Natanzi, Daniel Eliav, Manjunath S. Vadmal. Arch Dermatol. 2006 Jul ;142 (7):946-7.

10. Evidence that anti-type VII collagen antibodies are pathogenic and responsible for the clinical, histological, and immunological features of epidermolysis bullosa acquisita. WoodleyDT, Chang C, Saadat P, Ramin Ram, Liu Z, Chen M. Journal of Investigative Dermatology 124(5):958-64 (2005).

11. Primary cutaneous paraganglioma of the scalp. Payam Saadat, Sarka Cesnorek, Ramin Ram, Linda Kelly, Manjunath Vadmal. J of Am Acad Dermatol. 54;S220-3. May 2006.

12. Induction of Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita in Mice by Passive Transfer of Autoantibodies from Patients. David T Woodley, Ramin Ram, Arvin Doostan, Pubali Bandyopadhyay, Yi Huang, Jennifer Remington, Yingping Hou, Douglas R Keene, Zhi Liu, Mei Chen. J of Invest Dermatol. 2006 Jun;126(6):1323-30.

13. Evidence that anti-type VII collagen antibodies are pathogenic and responsible for the clinical, histological, and immunological features of epidermolysis bullosa acquisita. David T Woodley, Carl Chang, Payam Saadat, Ramin Ram, Zhi Liu, Mei Chen. J of Invest Dermatol. 124;958-964. May 2005.

14. Botryomycosis caused by Staphylococcus aureus and Pneumocystis carinii in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency disease. P Saadat, Ramin Ram, S Sohrabian, M S Vadmal Clin Exp Dermatol. Dec 2007.

15. Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide Tumor (VIPoma). A Review. Naveed Natanzi, Mazyar Amini, David Yamini, Shawn Nielsen and Ramin Ram. Scholarly Research Exchange Journal. March 2009.

16. Xanthoma Disseminatum in a Pair of Death and Blind Twins. Naveed Natanzi, Eli Ahdoot, Amy Reinstandler, Ramin Ram, Sandra Ghatan, and David Peng. ISRN Dermatology Journal. In Press. Feb 2011.