
Contact Information:
Harborview Medical Center
Division of Nephrology
Box 359606
325 Ninth Ave
Seattle, WA 98104
Phone: (206) 543-3792
Fax: (206) 685-8661
mjryan@u.washington.edu
Education and Training:
Nephrology Fellowship
(1991-93)
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Chief Medical Resident
(1989-90)
Providence Medical Center
Seattle, WA
Medicine Residency
(1987-89)
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Medical School
(1982-86)
University of Michigan Medical Center
Ann Arbor, MI
Site of Practice:
Harborview Medical Center
michael ryan, md
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology
Associate Dean for Curriculum, UW School of Medicine
Clinical Interests
- Acute renal failure
- Metabolic changes in ICU patients
Research Interests
- Vascular structure and function in arteriovenous fistula maturation
- Hemofiltration after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
Selected Publications:
Ryan MJ. Elevations in serum creatinine with RAAS blockade: Why isn't it a sign of kidney injury? Current Opinions in Nephrology Hypertensions. 2008 Sep:17(5):443-9.
Ryan MJ. Acute Renal Failure. Schmarschmidt B, ed. Pocket Medicine/Internal Medicine. Philadelphia: PocketMedicine.com, Inc., 2007.
Mazhar AR, Johnson RJ, Gillen D, Stivelman JC, Ryan MJ, Davis CL, Stehman-Breen CO. Risk factors and mortality associated with calciphylaxis in end-stage renal disease. Kidney Int 60:324-332, 2001.
Zivin JR, Gooley T, Zager RA, Ryan MJ. Hypocalcemia: a pervasive metabolic abnormality in the cirtically ill. Am J Kidney Dis 37:689-698, 2001.
Ryan MJ, Johnson G, Kirk J, Fuerstenberg SM, Zager RA, Torok-Storb B. HK-2: an immortalized proximal tubule epithelial cell line from adult human kidney. Kidney Int 45:48-57, 1994.
Awards
- Seattle's Top Doctors, Seattle Metropolitan Magazine, 2006
- Teacher Superior in Perpetuity, UW School of Medicine, 2006
- Distinguished Teaching Award, Basic Sciences, UW School of Medicine, 2005, 2006
- Nominee for 2005 Marvin Turck Award (excellence in teaching and patient care), 2005, 2006
- Elected to Alpha Omega Honor Medical Society, 2004
- Harborview CARES Award for Service Excellence, 2nd quarter, 2004
- Commencement Speaker for the UW School of Medicine Graduating Class of 2004
- Distinguished Teaching Award, Basic Sciences, UW School of Medicine, 2003, 2004
- Golden Apple Teaching Award, Fall 2003 Quarter
- Agaard Outstanding Teacher Award, UW School of Medicine, 2002
- Teacher of the Year Award, Providence Hospital, Seattle, WA, 1995
National Responsibilities
- Host/Presenter, Mini Medical School, UW TV (national broadcast), 2007