Services & Procedures

Our mission is to provide the highest level of care in order to better serve our patients.

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Ratner is an Attending Physician at the following hospitals:

• St. Francis Hospital, Roslyn
• Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola
• North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset
• Mercy Medical Center, Rockville Centre
• Franklin Hospital Medical Center, Valley Stream

Should you require hospitalization or needed procedures, we will be able to refer you to the physician best qualified to care for your problem. To do this, we remain independent of any hospital, hospital system or insurance company entity. We can also arrange transfers from other hospitals to one of the hospitals with which we are affiliated, as necessary.

Conditions We Treat

We specialize in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the following common conditions, as well as less common disorders:

Hypertension	Angina/Chest pain
Lipid Disorders (Cholesterol)	Heart Failure
Arrhythmias (Irregular heart beats)	Heart Valve Disorders
Heart Attacks	Vascular Diseases
Coronary artery disease/Ischemic Heart Disease	Heart Murmurs

In-Office Services

Consultation	Chest X-ray
Preoperative Medical Evaluation	Pacemaker and Defibrillator monitoring
Electrocardiogram (EKG)	Coumadin monitoring
Ambulatory ECG (Holter monitor)	Heart failure monitoring
Event Recording (for diagnosis of difficult-to-detect problems)

Services That Are Coming Soon

Weight Management Program	Heart Failure Management
Center for Women's Heart Health	Pay-It-Forward Program

Diagnostic Testing

Our facility is certified by nationally recognized accreditation agencies for echocardiographic and nuclear testing.

Stress Testing

Venous Doppler studies of the legs	Echocardiography (at rest or stress)
Arterial Doppler studies of the legs	Carotid Doppler studies

Nuclear Testing

Thallium stress testing	MUGA scans
Non-exercise stress testing (pharmacologic stress testing)	Cardiolite stress testing