Meet the Pediatric Specialty Care Providers

Pediatric Clinical Update | February 2023

Ezequiel Roberto Borgia, MD, Pediatric Rheumatologist

Ezequiel Roberto Borgia, MD

How old were you when you felt the call to become a doctor?

Since I was a teenager around 12 years old

Who or what inspires you and why?

The fact that I could help and make a little bit of difference in some people's life made me pursue medicine as a career.

Dog or cat?

Dog!

Coffee or tea?

Coffee 

Cavs, Guardians or Browns?

Cavs

Favorite book (outside of medical journals)?

Blindness by José Saramago

People would be surprised to know that I …

I have been to 25 countries and counting!

Ashley Ramos, PhD, Pediatric Psychologist, UH Rainbow Allergy/Immunology/Rheumatology

How old were you when you felt the call to become a psychologist?

I first learned about clinical psychology from a course in college. Through the course I was able to work with children with anxiety and depression and I knew from that point forward that I wanted to become a pediatric psychologist.

Ashley Ramos, PhD

Who or what inspires you and why?

Much of my inspiration comes from my family, my dedicated colleagues and my patients!

Dog or cat?

Dogs - We have a cavapoo named Ruby.

Coffee or tea?

Plain tea with a dash of sugar is my daily morning drink.

Cavs, Guardians or Browns?

Go Gaurdians!

Favorite book (outside of medical journals)?

My favorite books are mindless escapes by authors like Emily Griffin, Sophie Kinsella, and Coleen Hoover.

People would be surprised to know that I …

People would be surprised to know that I was born and raised in the Cleveland area but this is my first time living here since 2007!