Dr. Pedro T. Ramirez is Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecologic at Houston Methodist Hospital.  He has published a total of 309 manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals, including the New England Journal of Medicine and has published a total of 19 book chapters. In addition, he is the Editor for the textbook titled Principles of Gynecologic Oncology Surgery.  Dr. Ramirez is also the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Gynecological Cancer.   He is also Co-Editor of a textbook published in 2022 titled The ERAS Society Handbook for Obstetrics & Gynecology. Most recently, Dr. Ramirez was made member of the IDEAL Council at Oxford University in England.  In this role, he collaborates with leaders in the field of surgical research on developing strategies to integrate innovative surgical tools to the standard of care practice in patients with gynecological cancers.