Michael Ramsay, MD

President - Baylor Research Institute

Michael Ramsay was born in Dublin, Ireland and graduated from the London Hospital Medical College, London University.  He has held the position of Chief of Service for the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, Texas since 1989.  He also serves that facility as Co-Medical Director of Operating Room Services and is a member of the Medical Center's Board of Trustees. 

As President of the Baylor Research Institute, Dr. Ramsay oversees an organization that provides cohesive and coordinated research efforts for eight Baylor Health Care System medical centers, with over 450 active protocols.  Additionally, he serves as the Associate Editor of Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings, a quarterly Baylor research journal. Finally, he is a Clinical Professor with the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management for the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.

As a practicing anesthesiologist, Dr. Ramsay's provides anesthesia services in the following areas: major organ transplantation, including liver, heart, kidney, and lung, as well as cardiothoracic, vascular, neonatal, pediatric, and neurosurgical procedures.  He has authored more than 100 peer-reviewed manuscripts, and 9 chapters in texts. He is the author of the Ramsay Sedation Scale, a measurement designed for interpreting the depth of sedation for patients in the critical care unit.  He is currently involved in 10 clinical research projects in which he is the principle investigator.