Background
Dr. Elizabeth Ratchford is an associate professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her areas of clinical expertise include vascular medicine. Dr. Ratchford serves as the director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Vascular Medicine.
Dr. Ratchford received her M.D. from the Yale University School of Medicine. She completed her residency at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University.
Her research interests include peripheral artery disease, fibromuscular dysplasia, and cardiovascular disease prevention among firefighters.
Dr. Ratchford has been recognized by several honors, including the Merck Book Award from Yale University School of Medicine in 2000. She serves on the executive board of the Society for Vascular Medicine as Secretary and Chair of the Membership Committee and serves on the editorial board of the journal Vascular Medicine as co-editor of the Patient Page Section.