American Diabetes Association’s Ratner Joins Virta as Chief Medical Officer

Virta Health has appointed Robert Ratner to serve as its chief medical officer. He was most recently the chief scientific & medical officer for the American Diabetes Association. Ratner is also a professor of medicine at Georgetown University Medical School. San Francisco-based Virta has developed software for diabetes patients that provides nutrition information, counseling, and coaching to encourages behavioral changes that “reverse” the course of their disease.

Author: Frank Vinluan

Xconomy Editor Frank Vinluan is a business journalist with experience covering technology and life sciences. Based in Raleigh, he was a staff writer at the Triangle Business Journal covering technology, biotechnology and energy before joining MedCityNews.com as North Carolina bureau chief. Prior to moving to North Carolina’s Research Triangle in 2007 he held business reporting positions at The Des Moines Register and The Seattle Times.