Our Team
Dr. Edgar Ramirez, DABAPM
Dr. Ramirez strives to create a new and innovative approach to treating patients who suffer from intense and chronic pain.
Recognized as a leader in the practice of Interventional Pain Management and frustrated by the current system that relies on opioids and prescription medications to mask a patient’s pain, Dr. Ramirez decided to create a new regimen of safe and effective minimally invasive, non-surgical procedures that get to the source of the pain.
Dr. Ramirez is Board Certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology, with a Pain Medicine sub-certification (Anesthesiology) from the University of Florida. Dr. Ramirez is a leader in all aspects of Interventional Pain Management, including Nerve Blocks, Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA), Percutaneous Decompression, SI Joint Fusions, MILD Procedure, Intracept Procedure, and Spinal Cord Stimulation.
A family man, Dr. Ramirez is a Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Gator fan and an avid boater. He was born and raised in Ft. Bragg, NC, and loves living and practicing medicine in Florida.
Maxx Ramirez, PA-C
Maxx is a board certified Physician Assistant. He was born in Okinawa, Japan and grew up in St. Louis, MO. He moved to Tampa in 2010 and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Sciences with a concentration in Biomedical Physics. After graduation from PA school, he began practicing orthopedic sports medicine in Gainesville, FL.
Maxx is passionate about continuing his education involving sports medicine and is regularly participating in advanced courses to sharpen his skills. He enjoys treating both acute injuries or ailments, as well as chronic pain. He knows that every patient is unique and therefore, treatment planning must be tailored to each individual patient.
In his spare time, he enjoys golf, pickleball, Gators football, Tampa Bay sports, working out, and spending time with his wife and children.
Dr. Grant Bower, PT
Born and raised in State College, Pennsylvania, Dr. Bower earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology at Penn State University and his Doctor of Physical Therapy degree at the University of Pittsburgh. During his undergraduate and graduate careers, Dr. Bower was a student-athlete in cross-country, track and field, and triathlon.
During Dr. Bower’s studies, he gained experience working in the UPMC medical system in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. There, he was exposed to a variety of orthopedic injuries and worked with several professional athletes. His clinical expertise includes treating orthopedic injuries of the spine, hip, and lower extremities, as well as running injuries. Since beginning his Physical Therapy career, he has become a certified manual therapist, as well as a board-certified orthopedic clinical specialist (OCS).
Since moving to Austin in 2018, Dr. Bower has engrossed himself in the running community. He is a member of the Austin marathon pacing team and paced the 3:20 group the last two years. When he isn’t working or running, Dr. Bower enjoys traveling, eating, and generally being active. Despite living a mostly healthy lifestyle, Dr. Bower does enjoy indulging in some of the local favorites such as Pinthouse Pizza, Whataburger, Taco Joint, and Lazarus Brewing. Some of his hobbies include competing in races, cycling, backpacking, watching Penn State football games (We Are!), and, of course, playing with his Alaskan Malamute, Rocky.
Benjamin Ragusa
Ben is born and raised from the great city we live in Tampa, FL. He earned his bachelor of science in Biological Health Sciences from the University of South Florida in 2021. Awhile, he pursued his certification in personal training where he became more knowledgeable of exercise therapy and rehab.
Ben assists Dr. Randy Matulka in many things which includes neuromuscular reeducation, soft tissue therapy, diagnostic imaging and more. He is interested in how the biomechanics are interconnected throughout the body. He hopes to use this experience to become a radiology technician and continue to help more people while furthering his career.
During his free time Ben likes going to the beach, gym, watching sports, playing golf and soccer.