Scope & Range of Services

Since 1985, Jerald H. Ratner, M.D. has served as an expert witness in numerous trials and depositions. His forensic experience has been equally balanced between plaintiff and defense, and has been fortified by expert witness work for the Board of Medicine and the American Psychiatric Association since 1993. Dr. Ratner’s work is timely and substantiated by highly credible resources including: extensive clinical experience with the totality of all psychiatric diagnoses and treatments; numerous Harvard seminars, over 20 years; and, other ongoing and current educational endeavors.

DIPLOMATE, AMERICAN BOARD OF PSYCHIATRY & NEUROLOGY
DIPLOMATE, AMERICAN BOARD OF FORENSIC MEDICINE
DIPLOMATE, NATIONAL BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS
FELLOW, AMERICAN BOARD OF FORENSIC EXAMINERS
FELLOW, PHILADEPHIA COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS
LIFE FELLOW, AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION

CURRICULUM VITAE

NAME:                             Jerald H. Ratner, M.D., L.F.A.P.A., F.P.C.P., F.A.A.I.M.,            F.A.B.F.E., D.A.B.F.M., D.A.B.P.N., D.C.P,

DATE OF BIRTH:           December 15, 1944

EDUCATION:

Residency in Psychiatry       1971-1974
                                          Philadelphia Psychiatric Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
                                          Chief Resident, 1973-1974

Rotating Internship in         
Medicine and Psychiatry     1970-1971
                                          Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, Connecticut

Medical School                  1966-1970
                                          Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
                                         
                                          Degree: M.D.
                                          Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society
                                          (Equivalent of Phi Beta Kappa)

Undergraduate                    1962-1966
                                          Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
                                         
                                          Degree: B.A.
                                          Magna cum Laude

LICENSING:                   Florida   (Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners)
                                          Connecticut (1974-2004)
                                          Pennsylvania (1971 - (currently inactive)

MEMBERSHIPS:           Harvard Medical School Postgraduate Association
                                          Neuroscience Education Institute
                                          Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry Academy
                                          American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law       
                                          American Bar Association
                                          American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
                                          American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology
                                          American College of Nutrition
                                          American College for Advancement of Medicine
                                          American Psychiatric Association
                                          American Society of Adolescent Psychiatry
                                          Florida Psychiatric Society
                                          American Association of Integrative Medicine

DIPLOMATE                  Diplomate, College of Physicians - 2001
STATUS                           Diplomate, American Board of Forensic Medicine - 1997
                                          Diplomate, American Board of Forensic Examiners - 1997
                                          Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology -
                                          (Board Certified Psychiatry) - 1980
                                         
EXPERIENCE:               

1985 - Present                   Forensic Psychiatry (50/50 Plaintiff/Defense) includes Medical         Records Review, Depositions and Court Testimony

1977 - Present                   Private Practice of Psychiatry including Inpatient and
                                          Outpatient Psychiatry

1975 - 1976                       Community Mental Health Centers - South County and
                                          Henderson Clinic

APPOINTMENTS:

1993 - Present                   Expert Witness, Board of Medicine
                                          (Formerly Department of Professional Regulation)

1995 - 1998                       Medical Director, Psychiatric Division
                                          Florida Home Health Care, Tamarac, Florida

1993 - 1996                       Medical Director, Geriatric Unit, The Retreat Psychiatric
                                          Hospital, Sunrise, Florida

1991 - 1992                       President, Medical Staff, The Retreat Psychiatric Hospital,
                                          Sunrise, Florida

1988 - 1991                       Medical Director, Adolescent Unit, The Retreat Psychiatric Hospital, Sunrise, Florida

1988 - 1990                       Chairman, Department of Psychiatry, Imperial Point                                    Medical Center, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

1989 - 1990                       Chairman, Geriatric Committee, Florida Medical Center,     Lauderdale Lakes, Florida

1984 - 1988                       Vice-Chairman, Department of Psychiatry, Imperial Point
                                          Medical Center, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

AWARDS:                        Fellow, American College of Forensic Examiners
                                         
                                          Listed in “Guide to America’s Top Psychiatrists” Consumers’          Research Council of America, Washington, D.C. - 2006

                                          Life Fellow, American Psychiatric Association (Highest       Commendation Awarded) - 2006

                                          Fellow, American Association of Integrative Medicine - 2005

                                          Listed in “Guide to America’s Top Psychiatrists”
                                          Consumers’ Research Council of America,
                                          Washington, D.C. - 2004-2005

                                          Fellow, American Psychiatric Association - 2004

                                          Listed in “Guide to Top Doctors” - Center for the Study
                                          of Services, Washington, D.C. - 2003

                                          Listed in “Guide to America’s Top Psychiatrists”
                                          Consumers’ Research Council of America,
                                          Washington, D.C. - 2002 -2003

                                          Elected to Strathmore’s “Who’s Who” - January 2002

                                          Listed in “Guide to Top Doctors” - Center for the Study of
                                          Services, Washington, D.C. - 2001
                                         
                                          Listed in “How to Find the Best Doctors” - First Edition
                                          Castle Connolly Guide - 2000

                                          Rated as one of the top Psychiatrists in South Florida by
                                          Peers in “South Florida Magazine” - 1997

                                          Honored as “Doctor of the Day”  Florida House of             Representatives - Tallahassee, Florida - April 1991

                                          Elected to “International Who’s Who in Medicine” 
                                          January 1986

                                          Fellow, College of Physicians of Philadelphia - 1984

                                          Elected to Marquis “Who’s Who” - April 1980

                                          Physician’s Recognition Award - Ongoing yearly - 1974

                                          Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners - 1971

                                          Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society (Equivalent to 
                                          Phi Beta Kappa) - 1970

HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS:

2001 - Present                   Health South Sunrise Rehab Hospital, Sunrise, Florida
                                          Active Staff

1993 - Present                   University Pavilion Hospital, Tamarac, Florida
                                          Active Staff

1975 - Present                   University Hospital, Tamarac, Florida
                                          Active Staff

1998 - 2000                       Florida Home Health Care, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
                                          Psychiatric Director

1991 - 1998                       Coral Ridge Psychiatric Hospital, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
                                          Active Staff

1988 - 2000                       The Retreat Hospital, Sunrise, Florida
                                          Active and Visiting Consultant Staff

1987 - 2000                       Coral Springs Medical Center, Coral Springs, Florida
                                          Active Staff

1985 - 1995                       Park Summit Nursing Home, Coral Springs, Florida
                                          Active Staff

1978 - 1980                       St. John’s Rehabilitation, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
                                          Active Staff

1975 - 2000                       Imperial Point Medical Center,  Ft.Lauderdale, Active Staff

1975 - 2000                       Boca Raton Community Hospital, Boca Raton, Florida        Visiting Consultant

1975 - 1999                       Florida Medical Center, Lauderdale Lakes, Florida
                                          Active and Courtesy Staff

PUBLICATIONS:            “Responses of Urban Pre-School Children to a
                                            Developmental Screening Test” Journal of Pediatrics:                                  November 1970, Volume 77, Number 5, Pages 775-781

                                          “Treatment of Panic and Anxiety Disorders” The Record
                                            (Official Publication of the  Broward County Medical
                                            Association) July/August 1989, Volume 41, Number 7/8,
                                            Pages 13-15

                                          “When is a Little Anxiety Too Much” - Vim & Vigor
                                            Magazine - Summer 1993, Page 63

POST-GRADUATE COURSES:
                                                                                                                                                                                                         
“Understanding Psychiatric Research” – Clearview CME Institute – Massachusetts – 4/07

“Directions in Psychiatry” – Saint Vincent’s Hospital – New York – 2/07

“Biological Therapies in Psychiatry” – University of Arizona College of Medicine –  Tucson – 12/06

“Psychopharmacology” – Harvard – Massachusetts – 10/06

 “Directions in Psychiatry” - Saint Vincent’s Hospital - New York - 01/06

“Stroke Care - Angiology” - University Hospital - Florida - 11/05

“Directions in Psychiatry” - Saint Vincent’s Hospital - New York - 02/05

“Quality of Healthcare” -     University Hospital - Florida - 11/04

“Psychopharmacology” - Harvard Medical School - Massachusetts - 10/04

“Directions in Psychiatry” - Saint Vincent’s Hospital -  New York - 03/04

“HIV/AIDS - Domestic Violence” - University Hospital - Florida - 11/03

“Prevention of Medical Errors” - University Hospital - Florida - 11/03

“Critical Breakthroughs for Psychiatry: Advancement of Depression Treatment”
  University of California (Irvine College of Medicine) - California -  06/03

“Modern Therapeutics” (Nephrology, Infectious Disease, Cardiology, Medication
  Safety) - University Hospital - Florida - 06/03

“Advanced Clinical Training Program in Mood Disorders and Psychoses” - Harvard                               
  Medical School - Massachusetts - 04/03

“Directions in Psychiatry” - Saint Vincent’s Hospital - New York - 02/03

“Critical Breakthroughs in Psychiatry: Antipsychotic - Related Movement Disorders:
  Limiting and Treating EPS/TD” - University of California (Irvine College of Medicine)  
  California - 12/02

“Psychopharmacology” - Harvard Medical School - Massachusetts - 10/02

“Bipolar Disorder: Treatment Updates” - University of California (Irvine College of
  Medicine) - California - 07/02

“Disease State Management (Arthritis, Diabetes Mellitus, Sepsis, Nuclear Cardiology,                                      
  Acute Coronary Syndrome)” - University Hospital - Florida - 06/02

“Certification Board for Nutrition Specialists” (Review Course) - American College for    
  Advancement in Medicine - Florida - 05/02

“Critical Breakthroughs in Psychiatry:  Pharmacodynamics: Clinical Implications of                  
  Receptor Sites and Binding Characteristics of Antipsychotics” - University of California
  (Irvine College of Medicine) - California - 03/02

“Treatment of Depressive Disorders in Older Patients” - Annenberg Center for Health     
  Sciences - Rancho Mirage, California - 03/02

“Novel Antipsychotic Medications:  Implications of Higher Dosing and Combinations” -  
  Arlington Heights, Illinois - 03/02

“Directions in Psychiatry” - Saint Vincent’s Hospital - New York - 02/02

“Special Considerations with Atypical Antipsychotics” - Saint Vincent’s Hospital -
 New York - 02/02

“Psychiatric Drug Alerts” - UMD - New Jersey - 02/02

“Critical Breakthroughs in Psychiatry: Antipsychotic Use in Children” -  Illinois - 09/01

“Primary Care Pathways” (Update in Cardiology, Endocrinology, Pulmonology and
  Neurology) - University Hospital - Florida - 06/01

“Critical Breakthroughs in Psychiatry - Weight Change and Antipsychotics” -                                
  Illinois - 06/01

“Critical Breakthroughs in Psychiatry: Cardiac Safety” -  Illinois - 05/01

“Psychiatric Drug Alerts” - UMD - New Jersey - 04/01

“Directions in Psychiatry” - St. Vincent’s Hospital - New York - 03/01

“Psychopharmacology” - Harvard Medical School - Massachusetts - 10/00

“Plants, Herbs & Vitamins in Medical Treatment” - University Hospital - Florida - 02/00

“Psychiatric Drug Alerts” - UMD - New Jersey - 11/99

“HIV” - University Hospital - Florida - 10/99

“Domestic Violence” - University Hospital - Florida - 05/99

“Direction in Psychiatry” - St. Vincent’s Hospital - New York - 03/99

“Psychiatric Drug Alerts” - UMD - New Jersey - 10/98

“Psychopharmacology” - Harvard Medical School - Massachusetts - 10/98

“Psychiatric Drug Alerts” - UMD - New Jersey - 06/98

“Alternative Medicine” - University Hospital - Florida - 03/98

“Psychiatric Drug Alerts” - UMD - New Jersey - 12/97

“Risk Management” -  Florida Board of Medicine - Florida - 12/97

“Directions in Psychiatry” - St. Vincent’s Hospital - New York - 12/97

“Cognitive Approaches to Anxiety Disorder, Panic and Phobias” - New England            
  Educational Institute - 10/97

“HIV” - University Hospital - Florida - 09/97

“Domestic Violence” - University Hospital - Florida - 09/97

“Preventative Medicine” - University Hospital - Florida - 09/97

“Directions in Psychiatry” - St. Vincent’s Hospital - New York - 07/97

“Wellness and Nutrition” - University Hospital - Florida - 06/97

“Anxiety Disorders” - University of Wisconsin Medical School - Wisconsin - 05/97

“Psychopharmacology” - Harvard Medical School - Massachusetts - 10/96

“New Antipsychotic Drugs” - St. Vincent’s Hospital - New York - 08/96

“Diagnosis and Treatment of Osteoporosis” - University Hospital - Florida - 03/96

“Directions in Psychiatry” - St. Vincent’s Hospital - New York - 12/95

“Risk Management” - Florida Board of Medicine - Florida - 12/95

“Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine” - Chicago - 11/95

“Update in General Medical Conditions for the C-L Psychiatrist” - (Includes               
  Hypertension, Coronary Artery Disease, Myocardial Infarctions, Multiple Sclerosis,
  Stroke, Fibromyalgia, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome,
  Lyme Disease) - Chicago - 11/95

“Domestic Violence” - Pompano Beach Medical Center - Florida - 10/95

“Directions in Psychiatry” - St. Vincent’s Hospital - New York - 08/95

“HIV” - Florida Medical Foundation - Florida - 06/95

“Changing Practice Patterns in Managed Care” - Hahnemann Hospital -                 
  Pennsylvania - 06/95

“Advances in Treatment in Refractory Depression” - American Psychiatric Association -          
  Washington, D.C. - 05/95

“Child Psychopharmacology” - American Psychiatric Association -                        
  Washington, D.C. - 05/95

“Certification - Florida Workers Compensation” - Florida Medical Foundation -          
  Florida - 04/95

“Geriatric Psychiatry” Harvard Medical School - Massachusetts - 03/94

“Risk Management” Florida Board of Medicine - Florida - 12/93

“Sleep” Coral Springs Medical Center - Florida - 11/93

“The Challenge of Managed Care” - Models of Short-Term Psychotherapy - New
  England Educational Institute - 10/93

“Insomnia” - Tufts University - Massachusetts - 10/93

“HIV” - Florida Medical Center - Florida - 10/93

“Psychotropic Drug Interactions of Clinical Relevance” - Coral Ridge Hospital - Florida -                               
  05/93

“Chemical Dependency” - Coral Ridge Hospital - Florida - 02/93

“Asthma” - Coral Springs Medical Center - Florida - 01/93

“Directions in Psychiatry” - St. Vincent’s Hospital - New York - 12/92

“Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy” - Coral Springs Medical Center - Florida - 10/92

“Psychopharmacology” - Harvard Medical School - Massachusetts - 10/92

“A Workshop on Clinical Hypnosis” - American Society of Clinical Hypnosis -
  New York - 08/92

“Internal Medicine and Neurology Essential to Psychiatric Practice” (Inclusive: Basic          
  Medical Care & Physical Diagnosis, Nephrology, Gastroenterology, Infectious Disease,
  Menopause, Pregnancy, Neurology, Dementia, Cardiovascular, Sleep, Thyroid,Terminal
  Illnesses, Obesity, Steroids, and Geriatric Medicine) - Harvard Medical School -
  Massachusetts - 06/92

“Workshop in Clinical Hypnosis”-New York Society of Clinical Hypnosis – New York – 11/91 

“HIV” – University of Miami – Florida – 10/91

“Risk Management” – Boca Raton Community Hospital – Florida – 09/91

“Depression” - Coral Springs Medical Center - Florida - 07/91

“Hyperlipidemia” - Coral Springs Medical Center - Florida - 06/91

“Introduction to Hypnosis in Psychiatry” - American Psychiatric Association -  
  Washington, D.C. - 05/91 

“The Technique of ECT” - Chicago Medical School - Illinois - 04/91

“Psychopharmacology” - Harvard Medical School - Massachusetts - 10/90

“International Psychiatric Symposium” - California - 09/90

“Co-Morbidity and Treatment Overlaps in Anxiety and Affective Disorders” - University  
  of Wisconsin Medical School - Wisconsin - 06/90

“The Depressed Patient in Family Practice” - Indiana - 04/90

“Coral Ridge Psychiatric Symposium” Coral Ridge Hospital - Florida - 03/90

“Recidivism and Treatment of Resistant Patients” - Imperial Point Hospital -         
  Florida - 03/90

“Human Papilloma Virus Infection” Coral Springs Medical Center - Florida - 02/90

“Directions in Psychiatry” St. Vincent’s Hospital - New York - 12/89

“Managing Difficult Children and Adolescents” - American Psychiatric Association -  
  Washington, D.C. - 05/89

“Cognitive Therapy: The Basics” - American Psychiatric Association -          
  Washington, D.C. - 05/89

“Psychiatric Treatment of Adolescents and Young Adults” - Harvard Medical School -
  Massachusetts - 04/89

“Risk Management” - Florida Medical Association - Florida - 03/89

“AIDS Update” - Northwest Regional Hospital - Florida - 02/89

“Directions in Psychiatry” - St. Vincent’s Hospital - New York - 12/88

“Prozac” - Imperial Point Hospital - Florida - 11/88

“Psychopharmacology” - Harvard Medical School - Massachusetts - 10/88

“World Psychiatric Association” - American Psychiatric Association -                    
  Washington, D.C. - 10/88

“Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale” - Imperial Point Hospital - Florida - 09/88

“Directions in Psychiatry” - St. Vincent’s Hospital - New York - 12/87

“ECT in High Risk Patients” - American Psychiatric Association -                    
  Washington D.C. - 05/87

“Advanced Topics in Psychopharmacology” - American Psychiatric Association -      
  Washington, D.C. - 05/87

“Geriatric Psychiatry: Diagnosis and Management” - American Psychiatric Association -    
  Washington, D.C. - 05/87

“Medical Risk Management” - Florida Board of Medicine - Florida - 04/87

“Economic Survival in the New Healthcare Environment” - American Psychiatric     
  Association - Washington, D.C. - 12/86

“Directions in Psychiatry” - St. Vincent’s Hospital - New York - 12/86

“Psychopharmacology” - Harvard Medical School - Massachusetts - 09/86

“Imaging Advances in Medicine” - University of South Florida College of Medicine -               
  Florida - 07/86

“MRI, CT, NMR in Clinical Practice” - University of South Florida College of
  Medicine - Florida - 07/86

“Psychiatry and Medicine: Their Association” - Imperial Point Hospital - Florida - 02/86

“Directions in Psychiatry” St. Vincent’s Hospital - New York - 12/85

“American Academy of Clinical Psychiatry” - California - 10/85

“Psychiatric/Medical Symposium” - Imperial Point Medical Center - Florida - 11/84

“International Symposium: Psychiatry - Psychoanalysis” - University of Montreal -  
  Canada - 09/84

“Contemporary Psychiatric Practice” - Harvard Medical School - Massachusetts - 03/83

“Directions in Psychiatry” - St. Vincent’s Hospital - New York - 01/81

“Psychopharmacology” - Harvard Medical School - Massachusetts - 12/80

“Directions in Psychiatry” - St. Vincent’s Hospital - New York - 01/79

“Psychoanalysis Reviewed and Updated” - American Psychiatric Association - California
  05/78

“Psychiatry” - Harvard Medical School - Massachusetts - 03/78

“Directions in Psychiatry” - The Institute of Pennsylvania Hospital - Philadelphia - 12/77

“Basic Neurology” - University of Miami - Florida - 02/77

“Recent Advances in Psychiatry” - Cook County Graduate School of Medicine - Illinois -   
  11/76

“Evaluation and Treatment of Marital Disharmony” - American Psychiatric Association -
  05/76

“Treatment of Sexual Dysfunctions” - American Psychiatric Association - 05/76

“Neurology” - University of Miami - Florida - 02/76

“Symposium on Family Therapy” - University of Miami - Florida - 12/75

“Psychotherapy and Drugs” - Temple University - Pennsylvania - 03/75

“Sex as Sin: Modifications on the Theory of Perversions” - University of Miami - Florida
  02/75

“Psychotherapy and Drugs” - Temple University - Pennsylvania - 03/74

“Conference on Depression” - Hahnemann and Friends Hospital - Pennsylvania - 11/73

TEACHING:

“Treatment Parameters of Atypical Antipsychotic Medications” - 03/01

“Treatment Parameters of Atypical Antipsychotic Medications” - 12/00

“ABC’s of Good Zzz’s” - 03/00

“Mood Stabilizers” - 09/99

“Treatment of Insomnia” - 03/99

“Critical Care Update” - 10/98

“Integral Approach to Sleep Management” - 10/98

“Treatment of Depression” - 08/98

“Treating the Patient with Mood & Anxiety Disorders: A Rational Treatment       
  Approach” - 07/98         

“The Treatment of Patients Suffering from Depression Following Acute Myocardial   
  Infarction” - 10/97

“Treatment of Anxiety and Phobias” - 09/97

“The Patient with Unexplained Somatic Symptoms: Managing Acute & Persistent    
  Anxiety” - 06/97

“Persistent Anxiety & Mixed Mood Disorders: Treatment Options for the Primary Care
  Physician” - 04/97

“The Diagnosis & Management of Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity” - 04/97

“Bipolar Disorder” - 04/97

“Managing the Sleep Status of the Primary Care Physician” - 04/97

“Panic & Anxiety” - 10/96

“Integrated Approach to Sleep Management” - 10/96

“New Discoveries in Depression” - 10/96

“How Are You Sleeping” - 03/96

“Treating Depression” - 03/96

“Coping with Strokes” - 06/93

“Depression:  The Role of the Primary Care Physician” - 03/93

“Depression:  The New Hope for an Old Disease” - 03/93

“Depression:  The Role of the General Practitioner & Family Practitioner” - 03/93

“Panic & Anxiety Disorders” - 07/92

“Treatment & Communication Strategies for the Depressed Patient” - 05/92

“Treatment Options for Depression” - 01/92

“Recognizing & Treating Depression” - 07/91

“Diagnosis & Management of Adolescent Patients” - 03/90 - 03/91 (Weekly)

“Psychological Aspects of the Critically Ill Patient” - 10/78

“Emotional and Social Needs of the CCU Patient” - 07/78

“Psychological Aspects of the Critically Ill Patient” - 10/77

“What Every Doctor Needs to Know About Drug Abuse” - 02/77

Various Lectures - Six to eight times per year since 1988 for the following
                                 Pharmaceutical Companies:

Eli Lilly, Astra Zeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Cephalon, Searle, Forrest, Glaxo-Wellcome, Upjohn, Pfizer, Abbott and Smith-Kline Beecham