
Veniamin Ratner, MD
Pediatrics, Newborn Medicine
About Me
Veniamin Ratner, MD, is an Associate Professor in the Division of Newborn Medicine in the Jack and Lucy Department of Pediatrics at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital. He received his medical degree from the Donetsk State Medical University, Ukraine and undertook postgraduate training in pediatric surgery in the Ukraine. Dr. Ratner completed his Pediatric residency training at Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow, New York and postgraduate training in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine at Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian at Columbia University Medical Center, in New York City.
Since completing his training, Dr. Ratner worked as Neonatologist in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of New York, where he played a leading role in the development of the neonatal cardiac intensive care service.
Dr. Ratner was a Medical Director of Neonatal ECMO and an essential member of the multidisciplinary team that was responsible for the management of newborns with difficult airways including cases requiring the Ex Utero Intrapartum Treatment procedure (EXIT) with the goal of establishing an airway while fetus remains supported by placental circulation.
In 2016, he joined the faculty at Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital. In 2019, he became the Director of Neonatal-Perinatal Fellowship Program as well as Medical Director of the Neonatal ECMO program. Dr. Ratner’s clinical areas of expertise include Mechanical Ventilation, Difficult Airway/EXIT Procedure, ECMO and Congenital Heart Disease.
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Position
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Morningside
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai West
About Me
Veniamin Ratner, MD, is an Associate Professor in the Division of Newborn Medicine in the Jack and Lucy Department of Pediatrics at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital. He received his medical degree from the Donetsk State Medical University, Ukraine and undertook postgraduate training in pediatric surgery in the Ukraine. Dr. Ratner completed his Pediatric residency training at Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow, New York and postgraduate training in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine at Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian at Columbia University Medical Center, in New York City.
Since completing his training, Dr. Ratner worked as Neonatologist in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of New York, where he played a leading role in the development of the neonatal cardiac intensive care service.
Dr. Ratner was a Medical Director of Neonatal ECMO and an essential member of the multidisciplinary team that was responsible for the management of newborns with difficult airways including cases requiring the Ex Utero Intrapartum Treatment procedure (EXIT) with the goal of establishing an airway while fetus remains supported by placental circulation.
In 2016, he joined the faculty at Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital. In 2019, he became the Director of Neonatal-Perinatal Fellowship Program as well as Medical Director of the Neonatal ECMO program. Dr. Ratner’s clinical areas of expertise include Mechanical Ventilation, Difficult Airway/EXIT Procedure, ECMO and Congenital Heart Disease.
Language
Position
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Morningside
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Mount Sinai West
Clinical Focus
- Mechanical Ventilation
Education
MD, M. Gorky Donetsk National Medical University
Residency, Pediatrics
Nassau County Medical Center
Fellowship, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of NY-Presbyterian
Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics
Awards
2010
John M. Driscoll, Jr. Scholar Award
Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian at Columbia University Medical Center
2005
The Milton Singer Memorial Fellowship Award
Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian at Columbia University Medical Center
2004
The Milton Singer Memorial Fellowship Award
Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian at Columbia University Medical Center
1999
The Beth Seaton Outstanding Resident of the Year Award
Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, New York
Research
Dr. Ratner's research interest focuses on assessing the role of bioenergetics failure in the development of chronic lung disease in neonates. He established three neonatal murine models of chronic lung disease. His work has been supported by The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
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Publications
Selected Publications
- Duration of continuous positive airway pressure: associations with length of stay and oral feeding patterns in a level IV neonatal intensive care unit. Caroline Massarelli, Andrea Weintraub, Douglas Bush, Veniamin Ratner, Courtney Juliano. Journal of Perinatology
- Fetal volvulus presenting with In utero bilious emesis: A case report. Felix Richter, Vanessa Eddy-Abrams, Harsha K. Garg, Peter S. Midulla, Veniamin Ratner. Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
- Rapid simulator-based training for heart rate assessment in the newborn. Evelyne Magali St. John Sutton, Emily Polidoro, Veniamin Ratner, Scarlett McKinsey, Alan Groves. Resuscitation
Industry Relationships
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Dr. Ratner has not yet completed reporting of Industry relationships.
Mount Sinai's faculty policies relating to faculty collaboration with industry are posted on our website. Patients may wish to ask their physician about the activities they perform for companies.
Physicians and scientists on the faculty of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai often interact with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology companies, and other outside entities to improve patient care, develop new therapies and achieve scientific breakthroughs. In order to promote an ethical and transparent environment for conducting research, providing clinical care and teaching, Mount Sinai requires that salaried faculty inform the School of their outside financial relationships.
Dr. Ratner has not yet completed reporting of Industry relationships.
Mount Sinai's faculty policies relating to faculty collaboration with industry are posted on our website. Patients may wish to ask their physician about the activities they perform for companies.