Dr. Robert Edward Ratner MD
Endocrinology-Diabetes | Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
110 Irving St Nw Suite 2a38 Washington DC, 20010About
Dr. Robert Ratner practices Endocrinology in Washington, DC. Dr. Ratner specializes in preventing, diagnosing, and treating diseases related to hormone imbalance, and the bodys glands in the endocrine system. Endocrinologists are trained and certified to treat a variety of conditions, including menopause, diabetes, infertility, and thyroid disorders, among many others. Dr. Ratner examines patients, determines means of testing, diagnoses, and decides the best treatment methods.
Education and Training
Baylor College of Medicine 1977
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Endocrinology and Metabolism
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Effect of physician specialty on outcomes in diabetic ketoacidosis.
- Controlling postprandial hyperglycemia.
- Impact of computer-generated personalized goals on HbA(1c).
- Glycemic control in the prevention of diabetic complications.
- Costs associated with the primary prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus in the diabetes prevention program.
- Combination oral agent and insulin therapy for type 2 diabetes mellitus.
- The roles of insulin resistance, hyperinsulinemia, and thiazolidinediones in cardiovascular disease.
- CLIA 1988: impact on diabetes care.
- Truth or consequences.
- The cost-effectiveness of lifestyle modification or metformin in preventing type 2 diabetes in adults with impaired glucose tolerance.
- Novel pharmacologic agents for type 2 diabetes.
- Managing people at high risk for diabetes.
- Achievement of American Diabetes Association clinical practice recommendations among U.S. adults with diabetes, 1999-2002: the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
- An update on the Diabetes Prevention Program.
- Long-term effects of exenatide therapy over 82 weeks on glycaemic control and weight in over-weight metformin-treated patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Fellowships
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Harvard Medical School
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