Dr. J. Ratoff: Consultant General and Respiratory Physician, Epsom & St. Helier NHS Trust. General respiratory problems, interstitial lung disease and sarcoidosis, obstructive sleep apnoea, lung cancer, COPD and asthma.
Clinics: Alternate Thursday afternoons
Dr. Ratoff qualified from King’s College Hospital Medical School, London in 1994. His early training led to membership of the Royal College of Physicians and then specialist training in Respiratory and General Medicine, in the South Thames region. During this period Dr. Ratoff completed clinical research towards his PhD thesis entitled: Airway T-cell Pathology in smoking, severe asthma and COPD. Sub-specialty training posts were held at St. George’s (airway intervention and intensive care) and Royal Brompton Hospitals (cystic fibrosis and interstitial lung disease), London. Dr. Ratoff was appointed Consultant General and Respiratory Physician at Epsom and St. Helier NHS Trust in 2009.
Dr. Ratoff has developed specialist interests in interstitial lung disease and sarcoidosis, obstructive sleep apnoea, lung cancer, COPD and asthma, pleural disease, non-invasive ventilation, fibre-optic and rigid bronchoscopy, respiratory critical care medicine and medical education. He is a clinical supervisor, a tutor on MRCP PACES and clinical skills courses and continues to collaborate in research studies. Data from his thesis and other projects continues to be published and presented at international meetings.
Dr. Ratoff is married to Jill, a Burns and ICU nurse, and has three children (Kate, Abigail and William). On occasion they have been known to spend some time together! His interests include music, cinema, reading, skiing and tennis.