Adam Ratner, MD, MPH is a Professor of Pediatrics and Microbiology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine and Director of the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital and Bellevue Hospital Center. Having cared for many patients during both the 2018-2019 measles outbreak and the COVID-19 pandemic, he has a particular interest in vaccine-preventable diseases that impact children and their families. Currently, Dr. Ratner is a member of the Committee on Infectious Diseases of the American Academy of Pediatrics, an associate editor at the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases, and an editor of the textbook Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. He lives in New York City with his wife and daughter and tries to spend as much time as possible within arm’s reach of his dog.

Dr. Ratner’s first book, Booster Shots: The Urgent Lessons of Measles and the Uncertain Future of Children’s Health, will be published by Avery Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House, in February 2025.