


David F. Ratliff MD, FAAOS
Curriculum Vitae
Dr. David Ratliff is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with subspecialty training and certification in hand and upper extremity surgery. He treats patients of all ages for problems of the hand, wrist, elbow, and shoulder.
Practice Experience
- Orthopaedic Surgeon, Hand and Upper Extremity
Modern Orthopaedics of New Jersey
Wayne, NJ, 2020-present - Advanced Orthopedics and Hand Surgery Institute
Wayne, NJ, 2015-2019 - Northtowns Orthopedics
Buffalo, NY, 2011-2015
Academic Appointment
Assistant professor in the Department of Orthopedics at the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Board Certifications
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Board Certified 2013 - Subspecialty Certificate in Surgery of the Hand
2015
Licenses
- New Jersey – 2015
- New York– 2011
Education
- BS in Environmental Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Minors in Biology and History
Cambridge, MA, 1999 - Doctor of Medicine
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Bronx, NY, 2005
Medical Training
- Residency in Orthopaedic Surgery
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Bronx, NY, 2005-2010 - Upper Extremity Surgery Fellowship
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh,PA, 2010 – 2011
Professional Memberships
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery
- American Society for Surgery of the Hand
- American Association for Hand Surgery
- New Jersey Orthopaedic Society
- New Jersey Doctor Patient Alliance
Surgical Privileges
- St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center
- Chilton Medical Center
- Valley Hospital
- St. Clare’s Hospital
Presentation
- Hand surgery travel club annual meeting – Handemonium
- “Dorsal approach to the wrist” Sonoma, CA June 2016
- “Decision making” Aspen, CO Feb 2018
- Buffalo Therapy symposium “Common Hand Problems”
Buffalo General Hospital, Buffalo, NY; Nov 2013 - Ratliff DF, Imbriglia JE. Results of flap use for recurrent Dupuytren’s contracture.
ASSH annual meeting 2011 E-Poster Presentation - Kenmore Mercy Hospital Medical Grand Rounds
- “Common Hand Problems” Nov 2011
- “Thumb Arthritis” Feb 2013
- Green MC, Haller DJ, Yaghoobian A, Ratliff D, Banffy M, Hannon M, Nandi S, Hardin JA, Cobelli NJ.
The role of peripheral dendritic cells in periprosthetic osteolysis. Abstract presented at American College of Rheumatology conference 2006
Publications
- Ratliff D, Hardin JA. Dendritic cells in rheumatoid arthritis.
Keio Medical Journal: Antibodies and Autoimmunity. 51-57. 2003.