Erika Gabriela (Gaby) Cordova Ramos, MD
Assistant Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Pediatrics

MD, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia

Pronouns: she/her/hers



Erika (Gaby) Cordova Ramos, MD is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Boston University School of Medicine and a clinical neonatologist at Boston Medical Center. Her research interests lie in using implementation science methods to engage communities and understand context to design and test implementation strategies to improve the health and wellbeing of low-income families with high-risk infants. Specifically, she investigates the impact of perinatal social care interventions on caregiving practices such as breastfeeding, safe sleep, and skin-to-skin contact, as well as family engagement in the NICU. Currently, she also co-leads multi-site quality improvement initiatives targeting social determinants of health in the NICU.



Multi-level determinants of receipt of community resources following social needs screening and referral in the NICU
02/01/2024 - 01/31/2027 (PI)
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation


Effect of support for low-income mothers of preterm infants on parental caregiving in the NICU
09/01/2022 - 08/31/2025 (Subcontract PI)
PI: Erika Gabriela (Gaby) Cordova Ramos, MD
University of Massachusetts Medical School / UMASS NIH NICHD


Implementation of NICU Social Determinants of Health Screening in Massachusetts
01/31/2023 - 06/30/2025 (Subcontract PI)
PI: Erika Gabriela (Gaby) Cordova Ramos, MD
Massachusetts Dept. of Public Health / DPH HHS CDC

The Effects of Poverty and Preterm Birth on Early Relational Health Among Low-income Parent-child Dyads
07/01/2022 - 06/30/2024 (Subcontract PI)
PI: Erika Gabriela (Gaby) Cordova Ramos, MD
Boston Children's Hospital Doris Duke Fdn


Mother’s Milk for Very Low Birth Weight Infants: A National Quality Improvement Approach
03/01/2020 - 02/28/2023 (PI)
W K Kellogg Fdtn



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  1. Cordova-Ramos EG, Miller E, Klawetter S. Supplemental Security Income for Low-Birth-Weight Infants-Addressing Gaps in Coverage. JAMA Pediatr. 2025 Feb 17. PMID: 39960688
     
  2. Cordova-Ramos EG, Kerr S, Kalluri NS, Ho T, Austad K, Drainoni ML, Parker MG. Communication Practices for Families With Languages Other Than English in US Neonatal Care Units. Hosp Pediatr. 2024 Sep 01; 14(9):e385-e390.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39143920
     
  3. Cordova-Ramos EG, Burke J, Sileo N, McGean M, Torrice V, Mantri S, Parker MG, Drainoni ML. "We Don't Want to Screen for the Sake of Screening": A Qualitative Evaluation of a Social Needs Screening and Referral Intervention in the NICU. J Perinat Neonatal Nurs. 2024 Jul-Sep 01; 38(3):271-279.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37773583; PMCID: PMC10972769; DOI: 10.1097/JPN.0000000000000766;
     
  4. Jones KC, Austad K, Silver S, Cordova-Ramos EG, Fantasia KL, Perez DC, Kremer K, Wilson S, Walkey A, Drainoni ML. Patient Perspectives of the Hospital Discharge Process: A Qualitative Study. J Patient Exp. 2023; 10:23743735231171564.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37151607; PMCID: PMC10159238; DOI: 10.1177/23743735231171564;
     
  5. Cordova-Ramos EG, Jain C, Torrice V, McGean M, Buitron de la Vega P, Burke J, Stickney D, Vinci RJ, Drainoni ML, Parker MG. Implementing Social Risk Screening and Referral to Resources in the NICU. Pediatrics. 2023 Apr 01; 151(4).View Related Profiles. PMID: 36919445; PMCID: PMC10797529; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2022-058975;
     
  6. Cordova-Ramos EG, Melvin P, Kalluri NS, Peña MM, Belfort MB, Parker MG. Association of Primary Language with Provision of Mother's Milk Among Very-Low-Birthweight Infants in Massachusetts. Breastfeed Med. 2023 Feb; 18(2):116-123. PMID: 36576788; PMCID: PMC9969892; DOI: 10.1089/bfm.2022.0150;
     
  7. Cordova-Ramos EG, Kerr S, Heeren T, Drainoni ML, Garg A, Parker MG. National Prevalence of Social Determinants of Health Screening Among US Neonatal Care Units. Hosp Pediatr. 2022 Dec 01; 12(12):1040-1047.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36317484; PMCID: PMC9814031; DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2022-006767;
     
  8. Cordova-Ramos EG, Brochier A, Tripodis Y, Garg A, Parker MG. Beyond income: material hardship and the health and healthcare of premature children. J Perinatol. 2023 Mar; 43(3):357-363.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36396743; PMCID: PMC9998339; DOI: 10.1038/s41372-022-01560-w;
     
  9. Kalluri NS, Melvin P, Belfort MB, Gupta M, Cordova-Ramos EG, Parker MG. Maternal language disparities in neonatal intensive care unit outcomes. J Perinatol. 2022 Jun; 42(6):723-729.View Related Profiles. PMID: 34716382
     
  10. Cordova-Ramos EG, Tripodis Y, Garg A, Kalluri NS, Flores G, Parker MG. Linguistic Disparities in Child Health and Presence of a Medical Home Among United States Latino Children. Acad Pediatr. 2022 Jul; 22(5):736-746.View Related Profiles. PMID: 34571252; PMCID: PMC8942870; DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2021.09.011;
     
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Primary language of mothers linked to continued breastfeeding opportunities during NICU hospitalization

Medical Xpress 1/4/2023

Less than a quarter of NICUs conduct social determinants of health screenings

Becker’s Hospital Review 12/30/2022

Few NICUs Regularly Screen for Social Determinants of Health

Physician's Weekly 12/29/2022

For Better Birth Outcomes, We Need to Prevent Housing Evictions

HealthCity 5/25/2021

Eviction Ups Risk of Low Infant Birth Weight and Prematurity

Medpage Today 3/1/2021
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