Lee Ratner, MD, PhD

Medical Oncologist

Lee Ratner

Appointment Options

Whether you’re seeking a new patient appointment or exploring treatment options and looking for a second opinion, our Siteman care coordinators are ready to assist you.

My Locations

Gary C. Werths Building at Siteman Cancer Center

Gary C. Werths Building at Siteman Cancer Center

On WashU Medicine Campus
4500 Forest Park Avenue, Saint Louis, MO 63108

Expertise & Training

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Washington University medical oncologist, Lee Ratner, MD, PhD, discusses what patients with Kaposi sarcoma, lymphoma, lung, anal or AIDS- related cancers can expect from their extended care team at Siteman Cancer Center. Learn more about Dr. Ratner: https://siteman.wustl.edu/doctor/ratner-lee/

Learn more about the Siteman Approach to Sarcoma: https://siteman.wustl.edu/treatment/cancer-types/sarcoma/our-approach/

Learn more about the Siteman Approach to Lymphoma: https://siteman.wustl.edu/treatment/cancer-types/lymphoma/our-approach/

Learn more about the Siteman Approach to Lung Cancer: https://siteman.wustl.edu/treatment/cancer-types/lung-cancer/our-approach/

Learn more about the Siteman Approach to Colorectal Cancer: https://siteman.wustl.edu/treatment/cancer-types/colorectal/our-approach/

Clinical Expertise

  • AIDs-related cancers, lymphoma, anal cancer, and Kaposi sarcoma

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

Board Certification

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

Training

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

Education

  • 1973: MA, Chemistry, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
  • 1979: MD/PhD, Yale University, New Haven, CT

Research & Selected Publications

Research Interest

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

Research Publications

Viral oncogenes drive biphenotypic lymphoproliferative malignancy in transgenic mice
Authors:

Rauch DA, Harding J, Joseph A, Ratner L

Journal & Year:

Sci Rep | 2025

Neoadjuvant BMS-813160, Nivolumab, Gemcitabine, and Nab-Paclitaxel for Patients with Pancreatic Cancer
Authors:

Grierson PM, Wolf C, Suresh R, one or more additional authors omitted Ratner L, one or more additional authors omitted Lim KH

Journal & Year:

Clin Cancer Res | 2025

Role of the CTCF binding site in Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus-1 pathogenesis
Authors:

Joseph A, Cheng X, Harding J, one or more additional authors omitted Ratner L

Journal & Year:

PLoS Pathog | 2025

Single-Cell Transcriptomic Analysis of Kaposi Sarcoma
Authors:

Rauch DA, Ramos PV, Khanfar M, one or more additional authors omitted Ratner L

Journal & Year:

PLoS Pathog | 2025

Integration of Clinical Trial Development in Hematology-Oncology Fellowship Training
Authors:

Auberle C, Wu N, Dipersio JF, Waqar SN, Ratner L

Journal & Year:

Acad Med | 2025

HTLV-1 infected T cells cause bone loss via small extracellular vesicles
Authors:

Pokhrel NK, Panfil AR, Habib H, one or more additional authors omitted Ratner L, one or more additional authors omitted Veis DJ

Journal & Year:

J Extracell Vesicles | 2024

Role of the CTCF Binding Site in Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus-1 Pathogenesis
Authors:

Joseph A, Cheng X, Harding J, one or more additional authors omitted Ratner L

Journal & Year:

bioRxiv | 2024

Single-Cell Transcriptomic Analysis of Kaposi Sarcoma
Authors:

Rauch DA, Ramos PV, Khanfar M, one or more additional authors omitted Ratner L

Journal & Year:

bioRxiv | 2024