Ramon was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil but moved to the United States in 2001. Prior to pursuing medicine, he worked as a corporate financial analyst. Ramon and his wife, Lindsey, can often be found spending time with friends, hiking with their two huskies, Kai and Alaska, riding motorcycles, scuba diving, playing music, suffering through bad Cleveland Cavaliers games or attempting to perfect their latte art. Ramon also enjoys playing volleyball, soccer, and basketball as well as snowboarding. He is a photographer, videographer and multi-instrument musician.

With regard to medicine, Ramon is currently most interested in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology and particularly solid tumors as well as the long-term implications of cancer treatment.