Skip to Main Content
Yale School of Medicine
YSM Home

INFORMATION FOR

Elena Ratner, MD, MBA

Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences
DownloadHi-Res Photo

Are You a Patient?

View this doctor's clinical profile on the Yale Medicine website for information about the services we offer and making an appointment.

View Doctor Profile

Additional Titles

Co-Chief, Section of Gynecologic Oncology

Contact Info

Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences

PO Box 208063

New Haven, CT 06520-8063

United States

About

Titles

Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences

Co-Chief, Section of Gynecologic Oncology

Biography

Elena Ratner, MD, MBA, is a Professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences at Yale University School of Medicine. Dr. Ratner is a Board Certified Gynecologic Oncologist with special interests in chemotherapy-targeted drug development, patient quality of life programs, and early cancer detection. She is the current co-director of Discovery To Cure, director of Discovery to Cure Early Ovarian Cancer Detection program, and a founder and director of the Sexuality, Intimacy and Menopause cancer survivorship program.

Her expertise is cytoreductive surgery for patients with advanced ovarian cancer, minimally invasive procedures (advanced laparoscopy and robotics) for patients with gynecologic malignancies or complex benign gynecologic conditions, robotic fertility sparing surgery for young patients with cancer. Dr. Ratner's laboratory is working on new targeted drugs for ovarian cancer in order to provide patients with truly personalized care. Her work additionally focuses on reversing chemotherapy resistance in ovarian and uterine cancers.

Dr. Ratner is a recipient of multiple clinical and teaching awards, including the 2015 Yale Cancer Center Award for Clinical Excellence.

Appointments

Other Departments & Organizations

Education & Training

MBA
Yale University School of Management (2021)
Fellowship
Yale University School of Medicine (2010)
Residency
Yale-New Haven Hospital (2007)
MD
State University of NY Medical College (2003)
BS
Barnard College - Columbia University, Premedical Studies (1998)

Research

Overview

Dr. Ratner's laboratory is working on new targeted drugs for ovarian cancer in order to provide patients with truly personalized care. Her work additionally focuses on reversing chemotherapy resistance in ovarian and uterine cancers.

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Elena Ratner's published research.

Publications

2024

See All Publications

Clinical Trials

Current Trials

See All Current Clinical Trials

Clinical Care

Overview

Elena Ratner, MD, is a gynecologic oncologist specializing in ovarian malignancies. An advocate for cancer survivors, she is also co-founder and director of the Yale Medicine Sexual, Intimacy and Menopause Program (SIMS), one of the first programs in the country to focus on supporting cancer survivors coping with issues that may not be discussed in the other clinical settings.

More than 22,000 American women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer each year. As a clinician working with these patients, Dr. Ratner stresses the importance of social networks during treatment, and helps facilitate one-on-one mentoring for those currently receiving treatment and those who have completed treatment. “We want these women to receive personal attention from somebody who has gone through this treatment before,” she says. “It is so important for women who need to know that they are not alone in this fight.”

Dr. Ratner is an associate professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences at Yale School of Medicine. Her clinical research focuses on new targeted drugs for ovarian cancer that will provide truly personalized care, and on reversing chemotherapy resistance in ovarian and uterine cancers. She also studies chemotherapy targeted drug development, quality-of-life programs for patients and early cancer detection. Dr. Ratner is a recipient of multiple awards, including the 2015 Yale Cancer Center Award for Clinical Excellence.

Clinical Specialties

Gynecologic Oncology

Fact Sheets

See All Fact Sheets On Yale Medicine

Board Certifications

  • Gynecologic Oncology

    Certification Organization
    AB of Obstetrics & Gynecology
    Original Certification Date
    2015

  • Obstetrics & Gynecology

    Certification Organization
    AB of Obstetrics & Gynecology
    Latest Certification Date
    2015
    Original Certification Date
    2012

Yale Medicine News

See All News On Yale Medicine

Are You a Patient?

View this doctor's clinical profile on the Yale Medicine website for information about the services we offer and making an appointment.

View Doctor Profile

Get In Touch

Contacts

Appointment Number
Clinical Inquiry Number
Clinic Fax Number
Mailing Address

Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences

PO Box 208063

New Haven, CT 06520-8063

United States

Locations

  • Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences

    Academic Office

    Farnam Memorial Building

    310 Cedar Street, Wing Gynecologic Oncology, Fl 3rd, Ste 328

    New Haven, CT 06510

    General Information

    203.785.7385

    Fax

    203.737.4377
    Get Directions

  • Patient Care Locations

    Are You a Patient? View this doctor's clinical profile on the Yale Medicine website for information about the services we offer and making an appointment.

    See Patient Care Locations

Events

Mar 202522Saturday