Ratner Scott J MD

Ratner Scott J MD is a cardiology practice in Elmont, NY, located on Franklin Ave in Franklin Square. The practice is dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular diseases, offering care in a comfortable and friendly setting. Its services cover both in-office evaluation and ongoing heart monitoring, including consultations, preoperative medical evaluations, electrocardiograms (EKG), ambulatory ECG with Holter monitoring, event recording for hard-to-detect problems, mobile cardiac telemetry, pacemaker and defibrillator monitoring, and Coumadin/INR monitoring. The practice treats hypertension, lipid disorders such as cholesterol, arrhythmias and irregular heartbeats, heart attacks, coronary artery disease and ischemic heart disease, angina and chest pain, heart failure, heart valve disorders, vascular diseases, and heart murmurs. It holds a rating of 4.20 based on customer reviews.

The practice is led by Dr. Scott J. Ratner, who has been in the practice of medicine for more than 30 years. He is 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. He trained at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in New York, where he completed an internship and residency and later fellowships in cardiology and critical care medicine, and he remained on the faculty as an Assistant Professor of Medicine for several years. He is the author of several dozen articles in medical journals and worked as a professional medical writer. He is an Attending Physician at St. Francis Hospital in Roslyn, NYU Langone Long Island Hospital, North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, and Long Island Jewish Medical Center at Valley Stream. The practice remains independent of any hospital, hospital system or insurance company, and can refer patients to the physician best qualified to care for a problem or arrange transfers between hospitals when needed.

The practice's staff includes a receptionist, an office manager, a senior medical assistant, and an ultrasound technologist. Its stated mission is to partner with patients and their other physicians so they can make the best decisions for their health, and to address individual needs in a warm and caring environment.

For patients in and around Elmont, the practice pairs more than three decades of cardiology experience with in-office testing and monitoring for conditions ranging from hypertension and cholesterol disorders to heart failure and arrhythmias.