
Margaret Ryan MD MPH
Occupational Medicine, Public Health & General Preventive Medicine
Medical Director of Defense Health Agency Pacific Region Immunization Healthcare Branch, San Diego, CA; Professor, UCSD Dept of Family Medicine and Public Health
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Naval Medical Center San DiegoSan Diego, CA 92134
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Education & Training
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences1995 - 1995
Uniformed Services University of the Health SciencesMPH, 1994 - 1994
National Capital ConsortiumInternship, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1991 - 1991
George Washington University School of MedicineMD, Awarded with distinction, 1990 - 1990
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health SciencesClass of 1990
Johns Hopkins UniversityBA, Biomedical Engineering, Awarded with university and departmental honors, 1986 - 1986
Certifications & Licensure
MD State Medical License 1991 - 2027
American Board of Preventive Medicine Occupational Medicine
American Board of Preventive Medicine Public Health & General Preventive Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Navy Meritorious Service Medal, upon retirement from active service in Navy 2011
- Vice Admiral R. Nelson Award for Career Achievement in Preventive Medicine 2011
- Walter L. Wilkins Award for Excellence in Navy Biomedical Research 2010
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Booster vaccinations protect shipboard personnel from COVID-19.Margaret Ryan, David Loran
Preventive Medicine Reports. 2022-06-01 - 1 citationsGrandmaternal Diethylstilbesterol and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children.Margaret A. K. Ryan, Besa Smith
JAMA Pediatrics. 2018-12-01 - 13 citationsPrescription Stimulants and PTSD Among U. S. Military Service MembersNancy F. Crum-Cianflone, Melissa A. Frasco, Richard F. Armenta, Christopher J. Phillips, Jaime L Horton
Journal of Traumatic Stress. 2015-11-04
Journal Articles
- Birth defects in infants born in 1998-2004 to men and women serving in the US military during the 1990-1991 Gulf War era.Bukowinski AT, DeScisciolo C, Conlin AMS, Ryan MAK, Sevick CJ, Smith TC, Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol
- Posttraumatic stress disorder and depression among US military health care professionals deployed in support of the operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.Jacobson IG, Horton JL, LeardMann CA, Ryan MAK, Boyko EJ, Wells TS, Smith B, Smith TC, J Trauma Stress
- Body building, energy, and weight loss supplements are associated with deployment and physical activity in U.S. military personnel.Jacobson IG, Horton JL, Smith B, Wells TS, Boyko EJ, Lieberman HR, Ryan MAK, Smith TC, Ann Epidemiol
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Press Mentions
Unlock Your Health by Getting VaccinatedSeptember 13th, 2024
Military Health System Marks 1-Year Anniversary for COVID VaccinationsDecember 14th, 2021
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Fellow
- Member
- Association of Military Surgeons of the United StatesMember
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