Texas A&M University BS in Biology – 5/83, Magna Cum Laude
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION:
1983 - 1987
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School M.D. – 6/87
POST GRADUATE TRAINING:
6/87 – 6/88
Internship: Internal Medicine, Completed 6/88 Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center Lackland AFB, Texas
7/87 – 6/90
Residency: Internal Medicine, Completed 6/90 Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center Lackland AFB, Texas
7/90 – 6/93
Fellowship: Hematology / Medical Oncology Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center Lackland AFB, Texas, Completed 6/93
MILITARY SERVICE:
6/87 – 6/99
Lieutenant Colonel, United States Air Force, Kessler AFB, Mississippi Internist, Hematology & Oncology - 7 years, Instructor, Internist, Oncology - 5 years Current Status – Inactive
HONORS/ AWARDS: Air Force Longevity Service Award with 2 devices Air Force Training Ribbon National Defense Service Medal Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with 1 device Meritorious Service Medal The Dr. A. Brian Robinson Staff Humanitarian of the Year, 1997 – 1998 Kessler Medical Center Physicians Recognition Award from AMA, 2000
BOARD CERTIFICATION:
1994
American Board of Internal Medicine, Hematology (132394)
1993
American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology (132394)
1990
American Board of Internal Medicine (132394)
2000
Re-certified, American Board of Internal Medicine (132394)
2003
Re-certified, American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology (132394)
2004
Re-certified, American Board of Internal Medicine, Hematology (132394)
SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS:
Member, American Society of Hematology
Member, American Society of Clinical Oncology
Member, American Medical Association
Member, American College of Physicians - American Society of Internal Medicine
LICENSURE:
Date Issued
Status
Expiration Date
Tennessee – #MD31689
5/19/99
Active
10/31/12
Mississippi – #14362
6/5/95
Active
6/30/12
Texas – #H4635
12/6/88
Active
5/31/13
Arkansas – #E-3185
2/8/02
Active
10/31/11
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
4/24/99 – 5/24/01
Instructor in ACLS – Military Training Network
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Advanced Cardiac Life Support Provider
1987 – 1993
Instructor, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Current
Assistant Professor, The University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center
PRACTICE / PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
7/99 – Present
Boston Baskin Cancer Group, P.L.C./ University of Tennessee Cancer Institute 7945 Wolf River Road, Suite 300, Germantown, TN 38138 7680 Airways, Southaven, MS 38671 2996 Kate Bond Road, Suite 100, Bartlett, TN 38133
PRIOR POSITIONS:
1993 – 1999
Chief, Medical Oncology/Hematology
Chief from 1997 – 1999
Keesler Medical Center Keesler AFB, Mississippi
12/95 – 5/99
Oncologist-Hematologist (part-time) Coast Oncology/Hematology, PA Biloxi, Mississippi
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIPS: Keesler Medical Center, MS (past) Cancer Activities Committee, Presiding Officer Institutional Review Board, Chairman Residency Education Committee
Saint Francis Hospital, Memphis, TN Cancer Committee, Chairman Secretary of Medical Staff 2005-2006
Saint Francis Hospital, Bartlett, TN President-elect of Medical Staff 2007-2008 Credentials Committee Bylaws Committee, Chairman Governing Board
HOSPITAL / CLINICAL APPOINTMENTS:
Affiliation
Start Date
Methodist Extended Care Hospital 225 South Claybrook Memphis, TN 38104
Courtesy
4/99
Methodist Healthcare 1265 Union Avenue Memphis, TN 38104
Courtesy
8/99
Saint Francis Hospital 5959 Park Avenue Memphis, TN 38119-5750
Active
9/99
HealthSouth Rehab Hospital 1282 Union Avenue Memphis, TN 38104
Consulting
12/99
Baptist DeSoto Hospital 7601 Southcrest Parkway Southaven, MS 38671
Active
1/00
Delta Medical Center 3000 Getwell Road Memphis, TN 38118
UT Bowld Hospital 951 Court Avenue Memphis, TN 38103
Courtesy
12/7/01
Regional Medical Center 877 Jefferson Avenue Memphis, TN 38103
Courtesy/ Consulting
8/01
Baptist Memorial Restorative Care Hospital 6019 Walnut Grove Rd., 1 West Memphis, TN 38120
Active
9/01
Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett
Active
4/04
PRESENTATIONS:
“Comparison of Two Methods for Measuring QTc During Atrial Fibrillation”, Society of Air Force Physicians (SAFP Meeting )ACP Sponsored), March 1989, Washington D.C. (Oral Presentation).
“Busulfan-induced Seizures in Bone Marrow Transplant Patients”, SAFP Meeting (ACP Sponsored), March 1990. San Antonio TX (Oral Presentation)
“Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplantation for Hematologic Malignancies in Patients over Age 45,” 1992 Keystone Symposium of Bone Marrow Transplantation. January 1992, Keystone CO (Poster Presentation).
“Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplantation for Hematologic Malignancies in Patients over Age 45,” SAFP Meeting (ACP Sponsored), March 1992, San Antonio TX (Oral Presentation).
“Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplantation for Hematologic Malignancies in Patients over Age 45,” San Antonio Oncology Symposium, September 1992, San Antonio TX (Poster Presentation)
“Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplantation for Hematologic Malignancies in Patients age 40 and Over,” American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting, December 1992, Anaheim CA (Poster Presentation).
“Lymphomas of the Mucosal-Associated Lymphoid Tissue (MALTOMA)”, SAFP Meeting (ACP Sponsored), March 1993, St. Louis, MO.
ABSTRACTS:
Paulino, JJ, Jaslowski, AJ, and Ratliff, TW. “A Case of Untreated Nodular Lymphocyte-Predominant Hodgkin’s Disease with Progression to Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma”. SAFP Meeting (ACP Sponsored), March 1996, San Antonio TX.
Prieto, R, Ratliff, TW, Jaslowski, AJ and Reilly, PA. “A Case of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia L3 with t(8;14)der(13)t(1;13) Developing Thirteen Years after Chemotherapy for Hodgkin’s Disease”. SAFP Meeting (ACP Sponsored), March 1996, San Antonio TX.
Jaslowski, AJ, Ratliff, TW, Thomas, AW, Thomason, RW, Heston, L, and Miller, G. “Treatment of an HIV Negative Patient with Primary Effusion Lymphoma”. Blood Vol 88, No.10, Suppl:192b, part 2, 1996.
Pucharich, FJ, Jaslowski, AJ, Ratliff, TW, Thomas, AW, Thomason, RW. “A Case Report of Symptomatic Extramedullary Hematopoiesis Occurring in the Pleural Space”. SAFP Meeting (ACP Sponsored), March 1997, Dayton OH
Crommett, JW, Jaslowski, AJ, Ratliff, TW. “Acquired Factor X Deficiency Due to Primary Systemic Amyloidosis Presenting as Gross Hematuria”. SAFP Meeting (ACP Sponsored), March 1997, Dayton OH
Fico, DB, Ratliff, TW, Jaslowski, AJ, Thomas, AW. “The Use of Splenectomy in Low Grade Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma”. SAFP Meeting (ACP Sponsored), March 1997, Dayton OH
Paulino, JJ, Jaslowski, AJ, Ratliff, TW, Thomas, AW, Thomason, RW. “Treatment of an HIV Negative Patient with Primary Effusion Lymphoma”. SAFP Meeting (ACP Sponsored), March 1997, Dayton OH
Koselak, DE, Ratliff, TW, Jaslowski, AJ, Thomas, AW. “A Case of Metastatic Neuroendocrine Carcinoma Presenting as Cyclical Abdominal Pain”. SAFP Meeting (ACP Sponsored), March 1997, Dayton OH
Paulino, JJ, Jaslowski, AJ, Ratliff, TW, Thomas, AW, Thomason, RW. “Treatment of an HIV Negative Patient with Primary Effusion Lymphoma”. ACP Meeting, March 1997, Philadelphia, PA (Poster Presentation).
Amato, J, Ratliff, T, Thomas, A, LoCicero, R,. “Neutropenic Fever in Cancer Patients at Keesler Medical Center”. SAFP Meeting (ACP Sponsored), March 1998, San Antonio, TX.
Fico, D, Ratliff, T, Thomas, A, LoCicero, R, Jaslowski, A. “Infectious and Thrombotic Morbidity Associated with Long-Term Use of Venous Access Devices in Cancer Patients”. SAFP Meeting (ACP Sponsored), March 1998, San Antonio, TX.
Huiet, F, Ratliff, T, Thomas, A, LoCicero, R, Johnson, M. “Hydroxyurea-Induced Leg Ulceration in Two Patients with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia”. SAFP Meeting (ACP Sponsored), March 1999, Berkeley, CA.
Heller, B, Ratliff, T, Thomas, A, LoCicero, R. “Adenocarcinoma in the Bone Marrow in Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance”. SAFP Meeting (ACP Sponsored), March 1999, Berkeley, CA.
Campbell, M, Thomas, A, Ratliff, T, LoCicero, R. “ False-positive HCG Levels in a Patient with Seminoma”. SAFP Meeting (ACP Sponsored), March 1999, Berkeley, CA.
King, J, Ratliff, T, LoCicero, R, Thomas, A. “Frequency and Significance of Bone Marrow Cytogenic Abnormalities in the Evaluation of Peripheral Blood Cytopenias”. SAFP Meeting (ACP Sponsored), March 1999, Berkeley, CA.
Geoghagan, J, Ratliff, T, Thomas, A, LoCicero, R. “Extranodal Diffuse Large Cell T-Cell Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Recurring as Foot Ulceration”. SAFP Meeting (ACP Sponsored), March 1999, Berkeley, CA.
