Lee Ratner, MD, PhD

Lee Ratner, MD, PhD

Medical Oncologist

Primary Academic Title

Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Professor of Oncology, Division of Oncology, and Co-Director, Sections of Molecular Oncology and Medical Oncology, WashU Medicine

Clinical Expertise

AIDs-related cancers, lymphoma, anal cancer, Kaposi sarcoma, lung cancer, pancreatic cancer

Research Interest

Pathogenesis of human retroviruses, including human T cell leukemia viruses and human immunodeficiency viruses; diagnosis and treatment of AIDS-associated malignancies.

Education

  • 1973: MA, Chemistry, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
  • 1979: MD/PhD, Molecular Biochemistry and Biophysics, Yale University, New Haven, Conn.

Training

  • 1979 - 1982: Resident, Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
  • 1982 - 1985: Postdoctoral Fellow, Medical Oncology, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD

Board Certification

  • 1982: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
  • 1985: American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology

Selected Research Publications

Neoadjuvant BMS-813160, Nivolumab, Gemcitabine, and Nab-Paclitaxel for Patients with Pancreatic Cancer.
  • Grierson PM, Wolf C, Suresh R, [...] Ratner L, [...] Lim KH
  • Clin Cancer Res 2025
Role of the CTCF binding site in Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus-1 pathogenesis.
  • Joseph A, Cheng X, Harding J, [...] Ratner L
  • PLoS Pathog 2025
Single-Cell Transcriptomic Analysis of Kaposi Sarcoma.
  • Rauch DA, Ramos PV, Khanfar M, [...] Ratner L
  • PLoS Pathog 2025
Integration of Clinical Trial Development in Hematology-Oncology Fellowship Training.
  • Auberle C, Wu N, Dipersio JF, Waqar SN, Ratner L
  • Acad Med 2025
HTLV-1 infected T cells cause bone loss via small extracellular vesicles.
  • Pokhrel NK, Panfil AR, Habib H, [...] Ratner L, [...] Veis DJ
  • J Extracell Vesicles 2024
Role of the CTCF Binding Site in Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus-1 Pathogenesis.
  • Joseph A, Cheng X, Harding J, [...] Ratner L
  • bioRxiv 2024
Single-Cell Transcriptomic Analysis of Kaposi Sarcoma.
  • Rauch DA, Ramos PV, Khanfar M, [...] Ratner L
  • bioRxiv 2024

Contact Information

  • Gary C. Werths Building at Siteman Cancer Center

    4500 Forest Park Avenue
    Saint Louis, MO 63108

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