Scott J. Ratner, M.D. has been in the practice of medicine for 31 years, the last 25 in Cardiology. He has been certified by the American Board of Cardiovascular Diseases and the American Board of Internal Medicine, as well as by the Subspecialty Boards of Critical Care Medicine and Nuclear Cardiology.

Dr. Ratner is currently on the staff of St. Francis Hospital's Heart Center, North Shore University Hospital at Manhasset, North Shore University - Franklin Hospital Medical Center and Mercy Medical Center.

Trained at Columbia-Presyterian Medical Center in New York, Dr. Ratner remained on the faculty as an Assistant Professor of Medicine for several years while working in New York City. He is the author of several dozen articles in prestigious medical journals and was a professional medical writer. In addition, he has held numerous hospital and faculty positions during his career.

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Education

B.S., Chemistry, Magna cum laude
Brooklyn College, 1976

M.D., cum laude
State University of New York –
Downstate Medical Center, 1979

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Internship and Residency
The Presbyterian Hospital
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
New York, New York
1979-1982

Fellow, Critical Care Medicine
Department of Anesthesiology
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
1984-1985

Fellow, Division of Cardiology
The Presbyterian Hospital
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
1982-1984

Fellow, Division of Cardiology
Nuclear Cardiology and Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
1984-1985

Visiting Fellow
Columbia University
College of Physicians and Surgeons
July, 1979 - June, 1985

Instructor, Department of Medicine
New York University
School of Medicine
1993 - 1997

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Columbia University
College of Physicians and Surgeons
July, 1985 - June, 1989

Attending Physician for Procedures
Coronary Care Unit
The Presbyterian Hospital
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
July, 1984 - June, 1985

Assistant Attending Physician
Division of Cardiology
St. Luke's - Roosevelt Hospital Center
New York, New York
July, 1985 - June, 1988

Associate Director, Medical-Surgical Intensive Care Unit
St. Luke's Hospital Center
New York, New York
July, 1986 - June, 1988

Assistant Attending Physician
The Presbyterian Hospital
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
New York, New York
July, 1988 - June, 1989

Attending Physician, Division of Cardiology
Franklin Hospital Center of the North Shore Health System
Valley Stream, New York
1989 - present

Attending Physician, Division of Cardiology
South Nassau Communities Hospital
Oceanside, New York
1997 - 2004

Supervising Physician-in-Charge
Emergency Services, Area B
The Presbyterian Hospital
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
July, 1983 - June, 1985

Associate Director, Nuclear Cardiology
St. Luke's Hospital Center
New York, New York
July, 1985 - June, 1988

Director, Critical Care Unit
The Allen Pavilion of The Presbyterian Hospital Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
New York, New York
July, 1988 - June, 1989

Attending Physician, Division of Cardiology
The Heart Center of St. Francis Hospital
Roslyn, New York
1989 - present

Attending Physician, Division of Cardiology
North Shore University Hospital at Manhasset
Manhasset, New York
1992 - present

Attending Physician, Division of Cardiology
Mercy Medical Center
Rockville Centre, New York
2000 - present

Director, Nassau Cardiac Imaging
Valley Stream, New York
1989 - 1997

Distinguished Clinical Teacher
Medical Service
St. Luke's Hospital Center
New York, New York
1988

Executive Committee
Department of Nuclear Medicine
St. Luke's Hospital Center
New York, New York
1985 - 1988

Medical Board,
Clinical Chiefs Committee
The Allen Pavilion of Presbyterian Hospital
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
New York, New York
1988 - 1989

Quality Assurance Committee
The Allen Pavilion of Presbyterian Hospital
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
New York, New York
1988 - 1989

Medical Mortality Committee
Franklin Hospital Medical Center
Valley Stream, New York
1994 - 1997

Mortality Review Committee
St. Francis Hospital Center
Roslyn, New York
1997 - present

Internship Selection Committee
The Presbyterian Hospital
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
New York, New York
1988 - 1989

Patient Care Committee
The Allen Pavilion of Presbyterian Hospital
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
New York, New York
1988 - 1989

Continuing Medical Education Committee
Franklin Hospital Medical Center
Valley Stream, New York
1989 - 1994

Mortality Review Committee
North Shore University Hospital at Manhaasset Manhasset, New York
1996-1999

Chairman, Research Committee and Institutional Review Board
Franklin Hospital Medical Center
Valley Stream, New York
1997 - present

Mentor,
Summer Student Fellowship Program
Franklin Hospital Medical Center
Valley Stream, New York

Lecturer,
Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Franklin Hospital Medical Center
Valley Stream, New York

Lecturer, Grand Rounds
Department of Medicine
South Nassau Communities Hospital
Oceanside, New York
1993, 1996

Mentor, Brooklyn College B.A.-M.D. Program

Lecturer, Grand Rounds
Department of Medicine
Franklin Hospital Medical Center
Valley Stream, New York
Several occasions, 1989 - 2000

Phi Beta Kappa

American Heart Association

Fellow, American College of Cardiology

Fellow, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology

Alpha Omega Alpha

Fellow, American College of Physicians

Fellow, Society of Critical Care Medicine