Ramona Salins

Ramona Salins, also known as Dr. Ramona is the most recognizable member of the Medical Department of Survivor. A New Zealand native, she has been present whenever a contestant's health is compromised.

Prior to Survivor, Dr Ramona has worked for Mark Burnett in another reality show, Pirate Master. Aside from that, she has been an aid worker and traveled around the world to remote places such as Zimbabwe, Chile and the Himalayan mountains of India.

Dr Ramona first appear on Survivor: Fiji as a member of the Survivor Medical Team during the evacuation of Gary Stritesky. However, not until Survivor: Samoa she became the person in charge of the medical team which Dr. Ramona hand picked every one of them by herself.

Before the filming of the show, Dr Ramona would examines potential contestants in Los Angeles, and again a days before filming began to make sure the contestants are physically qualified to compete. As seen on the webshow "Life at Ponderosa", after the contestants were voted out, Dr Ramona can be seen waiting for them at the production camp next to the tribal council area to do a quick check, although in some season it is another member of the team.

In 2014, Dr Ramona retired from her job at Survivor to settled down with her husband and a baby daughter in Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia. She is now working at a local medical center.