Thomas Ratliff, MD

Roles
Medical Oncology / Hematology
Specialty
Gastrointestinal Cancer
Locations
Park Avenue Campus
6005 Park Avenue
Memphis TN 901.692.9600
East Campus
7945 Wolf River Boulevard
Germantown TN 38138 901.683.0055

About Me

Dr. Thomas Ratliff is as a Medical Oncologist and Hematologist at West Cancer Center & Research Institute. His medical career began in the U.S. Military, where he served as a decorated Lieutenant Colonel and practicing Medical Oncologist and Hematologist in the United States Air Force. Following the completion of his service, Dr. Ratliff relocated to Memphis, where he served as the Chief Medical Officer at Boston Baskin Cancer Foundation before founding the Ratliff-Verrier Cancer Clinic with his co-founder, Dr. Carmel Verrier.  A former member of the NCCN Panel on Kidney Cancer, he is board certified in Medical Oncology and Hematology by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

Education & Training

  • Bachelor of Science, Biology, Texas A & M University (Magna Cum Laude), College Station, Texas
  • Doctor of Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas
  • Internship, Internal Medicine, Wilford Hall U.S. Air Force Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas
  • Residency, Internal Medicine, Wilford Hall U.S. Air Force Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas
  • Fellowship, Hematology/ Medical Oncology, Wilford Hall U.S. Air Force Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas

Awards

  • Meritorious Service Medical, United States Air Force
  • The Dr. A. Brian Robinson Staff Humanitarian of the Year, Kessler Medical Center, 1997 – 1998
  • Physician’s Recognition Award, American Medical Association, 2000
  • Physician Leadership Award, St. Francis Hospital – Bartlett, 2010

 

Research and Publications