MD FRCPI FAAD

Assistant Clinical Professor, University College Dublin

Professor Ryan is a Consultant Dermatologist at the Institute of Dermatologists and Blackrock Clinic, and is an Associate Clinical Professor at University College Dublin. She co-founded the Institute of Dermatologists in 2019 with Prof Nicola Ralph. Prof Ryan attained a first class honours medical degree at University College Dublin where she graduated first place in her medical class. She commenced her training as a Dermatology Specialist Registrar at St. Vincent's Hospital and completed a dermatology residency and research fellowship at the esteemed Baylor Dermatology Residency program in Dallas, Texas. She remained on faculty in Dallas as Clinical Associate Professor of Dermatology for the Texas A+M Health Science Center and Vice Chair of the Department of Dermatology at Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas.

Professor Ryan has published a textbook on psoriasis, 7 book chapters, an encyclopedia chapter, and over 70 articles in peer-reviewed medical journals, including first author articles in JAMA and The Lancet. She regularly presents at international dermatology conferences. She has conducted both scientific and clinical research in psoriasis and other inflammatory dermatological conditions and was the Principal Investigator for drug trials in psoriasis and eczema at the Menter Dermatology Research Institute, Dallas, Texas. She was nominated as a “Rising Star” in Dermatology by Superdoctors in the United States.

Professor Ryan specialises in medical and cosmetic dermatology. Her main areas of medical dermatological interest include psoriasis, acne, rosacea, atopic dermatitis (eczema), and hair loss. Professor Ryan has formal expert training in Cosmetic Dermatology and was the director of Cosmetic Dermatology training at Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas. She has vast experience in the field of cosmetic procedural dermatology and offers a broad range of dermatological procedures, including anti-wrinkle injections, dermal fillers and laser procedures to treat a variety of skin concerns, such as photo-ageing, volume loss, skin discolouration, acne scarring, surgical scarring, rosacea, broken veins, stretch marks and excessive sweating.

Professor Ryan has a considerable interest in medical education, particularly with regard to psoriasis education and melanoma awareness. She was appointed as a councillor of the International Psoriasis Council, and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology, a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians Ireland, and a member of the British Association of Dermatologists, the Irish Association of Dermatologists and the British Cosmetic Dermatology Group.

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