Doctor's Bio
Dr. Jonathan Ratcliff, MD, is an emergency medicine physician who cares for patients at Grady with a wide range of urgent and life-threatening illnesses and injuries. He has a particular interest in traumatic brain injury (TBI) and the care of critically ill patients.
Board Certifications
American Board of Emergency Medicine
Affiliations
Emory
Education & Training
- Medical School: Emory University School of Medicine
- Residency: University Hospital
Fellowships
University of Cincinnati
Awards and Honors
- W. Brian Gibler Resident Research Award, University of Cincinnati Department of Emergency Medicine, Cincinnati, OH (2012)
- Chief Resident, University of Cincinnati, Department of Emergency Medicine, Cincinnati, OH (2011 – 2012)
Locations and Directions
Grady Memorial Hospital
OPEN 24 HOURS
Visiting hours are from 8 a.m. – 10:30 p.m. daily
Publications
- Enhancing Care for Critically Ill Patients Boarding in the Emergency Department: A 360° Evaluation of an Emergency Medicine Critical Care Fellow Model.
Patel DM, Strickler SS, Moran TP, Madden L, Hockstein M, Maberry D, Rasheed M, Nugent K, Tekwani S, Ratcliff JJ, Moore B
Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open. 2026;7(4):100444.
PMID: 42388903 - A pilot study to assess the safety and feasibility of a wearable communication device in mechanically ventilated critically ill patients.
Sadan O, Ratcliff JJ, Samuels OB, Hall AJ
Journal of critical care. 2026;
PMID: 40946530 - Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Early Minimally Invasive Removal of Intracerebral Hemorrhage.
Hanmer J, Arnold J, Hall A, Ratcliff JJ, Allen JW, Frankel M, Wright DW, Barrow DL, Pradilla G, Smith KJ,
Stroke. 2025;56(7):1799-1806.
PMID: 40276867 - Trial of Early Minimally Invasive Removal of Intracerebral Hemorrhage.
Pradilla G, Ratcliff JJ, Hall AJ, Saville BR, Allen JW, Paulon G, McGlothlin A, Lewis RJ, Fitzgerald M, Caveney AF, Li XT, Bain M, Gomes J, Jankowitz B, Zenonos G, Molyneaux BJ, Davies J, Siddiqui A, Chicoine MR, Keyrouz SG, Grossberg JA, Shah MV, Singh R, Bohnstedt BN, Frankel M, Wright DW, Barrow DL, ,
The New England journal of medicine. 2024;390(14):1277-1289.
PMID: 38598795 - Early Minimally Invasive Removal of Intracerebral Hemorrhage (ENRICH): Study protocol for a multi-centered two-arm randomized adaptive trial.
Ratcliff JJ, Hall AJ, Porto E, Saville BR, Lewis RJ, Allen JW, Frankel M, Wright DW, Barrow DL, Pradilla G
Frontiers in neurology. 2023;
PMID: 37006503 - Application of the RE-AIM Framework for the Pediatric Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Evaluation and Management Intervention: A Study Protocol for Program Evaluation.
Tucker PW, Bull R, Hall A, Moran TP, Jain S, Sathian U, Simon HK, Gioia GA, Ratcliff JJ, Wright DW
Frontiers in public health. 2021;
PMID: 35252108 - The Prognostic Value of Quantitative EEG in Patients Undergoing Mechanical Thrombectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke.
Dickey AS, Mitsias PD, Olango WM, Agan MC, Roche WP, Thomas JR, Rodrigues GM, Frankel MR, Ratcliff JJ, Nogueira RG, Haussen DC, Karakis I
Journal of clinical neurophysiology : official publication of the American Electroencephalographic Society. 2022;39(4):276-282.
PMID: 32804879 - A prospective cross-sectional study examining the documented evaluation of patients at high risk for mild traumatic brain injury.
Zalesky CC, Moran TP, Koval RR, Usher J, Ratcliff JJ, Wu D, Wright DW
The American journal of emergency medicine. 2021;
PMID: 32165070 - Concussion Care in the Emergency Department: A Prospective Observational Brief Report.
Koval RR, Zalesky CC, Moran TP, Moore JC, Ratcliff JJ, Wu DT, Wright DW
Annals of emergency medicine. 2020;75(4):483-490.
PMID: 31685254 - A Comparison of Satisfaction With Life and the Glasgow Outcome Scale-Extended After Traumatic Brain Injury: An Analysis of the TRACK-TBI Pilot Study.
Kreitzer NP, Hart K, Lindsell CJ, Manley GT, Dikmen SS, Ratcliff JJ, Yue JK, Adeoye OM
The Journal of head trauma rehabilitation. 2019;34(3):E10-E17.
PMID: 30499935
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