Biography

J. Michael Ritze

J. Michael Ritze

The John Birch Society

J. Michael Ritze, D.O., M.F.S.A., is a member of the National Council of The John Birch Society, and has been a Life Member since 1984. He joined the Society in 1980.

Dr. Ritze is a board-certified family physician and surgeon who earned his D.O. degree from Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1973. He later earned a Master of Forensic Science Administration, summa cum laude, from Oklahoma State University in 2005. His professional service has included Senior Aviation Medical Examiner, Air Traffic Control Examiner, and HIMS Examiner for the Federal Aviation Administration, as well as service as a State of Oklahoma medical examiner, child-abuse examiner, and Broken Arrow police physician. He has also served as a U.S. Army Medical Corps captain.

Dr. Ritze was a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, representing District 80, and has taught as an adjunct professor at Oklahoma State University and Northeastern Oklahoma State University. He has lectured extensively on forensic medicine and criminal justice and has served as an expert witness and consultant to law firms.

Dr. Ritze and his wife, Connie, live in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.

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