Dr. Thomas Gratzer is a board-certified psychiatrist with more than 30 years of experience in both general and forensic psychiatry in the Twin Cities, Minnesota. He has worked at several St. Paul and Minneapolis hospitals, including Regions Hospital, Psych Recovery, United Hospital, and Fairview University Medical Center. Dr. Gratzer balanced a heavy workload throughout his career, managing 100 weekly patient visits and conducting regular forensic evaluations.
Dr. Gratzer's professional achievements include his role as a Senior Forensic Psychiatrist at the Minnesota Security Hospital from 1995 to 2002. During this time, he also served as a consulting psychiatrist for the Minnesota Department of Corrections, providing care to youth in the Juvenile Detention Center from 1999 to 2015. Additionally, he was an attending psychiatrist at United Hospital, where he treated patients with severe mental health conditions from 1995 to 2016.
Dr. Gratzer held several leadership roles throughout his career, including serving as the medical staff president at St. Peter Regional Treatment Center in 1997. His academic involvement extended to his role as an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Minnesota Medical School, where he taught from 2002 to 2021. His teaching focused on educating psychiatry residents and medical students, and he shared his expertise across institutions such as the University of Manitoba and Rush-Presbyterian/St—Luke's Medical Center.
Dr. Thomas Gratzer is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Psychiatric Association and the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law. His active participation in these organizations reflects his commitment to advancing forensic psychiatry. He has also served on various committees, such as the Sex Offender Committee, focusing on criminal justice and mental health issues.
Outside of psychiatry, Dr. Gratzer has experience in computer science. In 1991, he won first prize at the Manitoba Science Fair for a computer program and participated in Prince Philip's International Science Fortnight in London. He co-authored a book on the TRS-80 computer, selling 10,000 copies, and contributed to developing VP-Info, a programming language for IBM PCs.
Dr. Thomas Gratzer has published numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals on topics related to forensic psychiatry and earned several research awards throughout his career. Even in retirement, he remains engaged in mental health advocacy, supporting his university's foundation through donations.
