David H. Ryan, MD, FASAM, FACOG

Education and Training

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

Jul 2020 – Jun 2021
Fellowship ( ACGME), Addiction Medicine

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

Jul 2007 – Jun 2011
Residency (ACGME), Obstetrics and Gynecology

University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

Aug 2003 – May 2007
Doctor of Medicine

University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Jul 2016 – Jun 2017
Bachelor of Science, Zoology

Professional Experience

East Carolina University, Brody School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine Department of OB/GYN

Sep 2023 – Present
Clinical Assistant Professor

Responsibilities include:

• Provide inpatient addiction care through Psych C/L service
• Outpatient addiction care for substance use disorders
• NC STAR network leader for Eastern NC
• Outpatient general OB/GYN care through ECU Faculty Clinic

Walter B Jones Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Center, Greenville NC

Aug 2022 – Aug 2023
Medical Director

Responsibilities included:

• Clinician leader of the medical team (3 PAs and 1 MD), with responsibilities that included supervision, chart review, administrative responsibilities, and direct patient care
• Provided inpatient addiction and psychiatric care in an ASAM 3.5 recovery unit
• Provider at the WBJ Opioid Treatment Program

VCU Health System, Department of Psychiatry, Richmond VA

Jul 2022 – Jul 2022
Assistant Professor, Division of Addiction Medicine 

Responsibilities included: 

• Physician leader of the inpatient addiction consult team for patients at VCU Hospital
• Outpatient addiction care for substance use disorders
• Supervised and oriented NPs on both the inpatient and outpatient service lines
• Active in the education of medical students, residents, and fellows
• Presented lectures and Grand Rounds to multiple departments at VCU
• Faculty sponsor for a 4th year medical student elective in Addiction Medicine
• Provided care through an addiction clinic for perinatal women through VCU OB/GYN

Licensure, Certification, and Professional Affiliations

• Addiction Medicine Board, American Board of Preventive Medicine, 2022 – Present
• Obstetrics and Gynecology Board, American Board of OB/GYN, 2013 – Present
• North Carolina Medical License, 2011-00331, 2010 – Present
• Previously buprenorphine waivered with extensions, Dec 2016, May 2018, Aug 2021
• CrossFit Level 2 Trainer, Aug 2023 – Present

Clinical Practice

Addiction medicine physician, OB/GYN, and leader with 12+ years of total clinical experience. Credentials include completion of a one-year ACGME Addiction Medicine fellowship, and board certification in both OB/GYN and Addiction Medicine. Designated a Fellow of the American Society of Addiction Medicine and a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Responsibilities included direct patient care, leading clinical teams, supervision of advanced practice clinicians, and education of
students, residents, fellows, and attendings.

Selected Publications

• A Randomized Sexual Health Intervention for Women in Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder: Sex and Female Empowerment (SAFE) Increases Reproductive Knowledge and Contraceptive Self-Efficacy; Johnson E, Ryan D, O’Grady KE, Slaughter G, Hairston E, Martin CE, Andringa K, Ellerson RM, Jones HE; Journal of Addiction and Addictive Disorders, August 2023
• Reevaluation of Discriminatory and Threshold Levels for Serum β-hCG in Early Pregnancy; AnnaMarie Connolly, MD, David H. Ryan, MD, Alison Steube, MD, Honor Wolfe, MD; Obstetrics & Gynecology, January 2013