Dr. Caitriona Ryan's Credentials

Accepting New Patients

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Biography

Dr Caitriona Ryan is Vice Chair of the Baylor dermatology residency program and is Clinical Associate Professor of Dermatology for the Texas A+M Health Science Center. Dr Ryan was born in Dublin, Ireland, and completed her medical degree in University College Dublin. She graduated first place in her medical class with a first class honor degree in June 2004. Following medical school, she completed an internal medicine residency at Beaumont Hospital in Dublin, followed by two years of dermatology training in the Irish national dermatology residency program. She was very involved in psoriasis research from an early stage in her dermatology career and accepted a one-year translational research fellowship at the Baylor Institute of Immunology Research. She recommenced her dermatology training at the Baylor dermatology residency program and graduated as chief resident in June 2014. Dr Ryan has published 40 articles in peer-reviewed medical journals, including seminal articles in JAMA and The Lancet, and has presented the findings of her research to highly-esteemed audiences at numerous national and international medical conferences. She is the primary author of two book chapters and a chapter on the genetics of psoriasis in Brenner’s Encyclopedia of Genetics. She frequently reviews manuscripts for esteemed dermatology research journals. The majority of her research to date has focused on the immunobiology of psoriasis and the pharmacogenomics of psoriasis therapy. She is a principal investigator for clinical trials and basic scientific research studies conducted at the Menter Dermatology Research Institute and the Baylor Institute of Immunology Research. Dr Ryan has a considerable interest in medical education. She is Vice Chair of the Baylor dermatology residency program and is a faculty advisor for dermatology for the Texas A+M Health Science Center, mentoring medical students who wish to pursue a career in dermatology. She is highly involved in patient education and is an editorial board member for the National Psoriasis Foundation, a patient support group. She has also lectured extensively on psoriasis management to community dermatologists nationally and internationally with the International Psoriasis Council and other continuing medical education programs. Dr Ryan also has a great dedication to dermatology care worldwide. In 2013, Dr. Ryan was a recipient of the American Academy of Dermatology Resident International Grant. She traveled to Gaborone, Botswana, where she spent a month as the sole public dermatologist for the country, treating adult and pediatric patients with tropical and HIV-related dermatologic conditions. Dr Ryan is a committee member of the International Affairs Committee of the Women’s Dermatological Society, and an active member of the American Academy of Dermatology and the Medical Dermatology Society. Her areas of clinical interest include: Psoriasis Atopic dermatitis (eczema) Contact Dermatitis Acne Lupus Skin cancer Cosmetic Dermatology – facial rejuvenation, neuromodulators (Botox®, Dysport®), injectable hyaluronic fillers (Voluma®, Juvaderm®, Perlane®, Restylane®), Sculptra®

Languages

• English

Education

• University College Dublin (Grad. 2004)

Other Specialties

• Dermatologist

Areas of Expertise

• Melanoma
• Contact dermatitis
• Eczema
• Lupus
• Seborrheic dermatitis
• Botox
• Acne
• Basal cell carcinoma
• Psoriasis
• Skin cancer