Melody Ryan - Pharm.D.

Dr. Ryan's practice site is the Neurology Ambulatory Care Clinic at the Lexington Veteran Affairs Medical Center. She teaches throughout the curriculum and coordinates the Nonprescription Products and Supplies and the Neurosciences block of Integrated Therapeutics. She alsoprecepts Pharm.D. students, pharmacy practice residents and psychiatry speciality residents in the Neurology Ambulatory Care and Neurology In-patient services.

Selected Honors

• Women of Achievement Award from the A.B. Chandler Medical Center (1999)
• Pharmacy Council on Stroke Prevention and Coronary Artery Disease Distinguished Person of the Year Award (1998)
• Outstanding Pharm.D. Graduate (1993)

Teaching Activities

• Coordinator, Nonprescription Pharmaceuticals and Supplies
• Coordinator, Integrated Therapuetics - Neurology
• Coordinator, Geriatric Pharmacy Pathway
• Preceptor, Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience
• Preceptor, Pharmacy Practice and Psychiatry Specialty Residency

Selected Publications/Presentations

• Ryan M, Butler JS, Romanelli F, Smith KM. The relationship of board certification to financial and professional benefits for pharmacy practice faculty. Journal of Pharmacy Teaching 2006; 12: 107-16.
• Ryan M. Multiple Sclerosis in Chisholm MA, Schwinghammer TL, Wells BG, et al., eds. Pharmacotherapy Essentials. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2006. In press.
• Jones MD, Ryan M, Miles MV, Tang PH, Fakhoury TA, deGrauw TJ, Baumann RJ. Stability of salivary concentrations of the newer antiepileptic drugs in the postal system. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring 2005; 27: 576-9.
• Ryan M. Epilepsy in Book 5. Chronic Illnesses. Pharmacotherapy Self Assessment Program 5th ed. American College of Clinical Pharmacy: 2005.
• Botts S, Ryan M, Coffey G. Drug-induced psychiatric diseases: depression in Tisdale JE, Miller DA, eds. Drug-Induced Diseases: Prevention, Detection, and Management. American Society of Health-System Pharmacists; 2005.
• Daugherty KK, Butler JS, Mattingly M, Ryan M. Factors leading patients to discontinue multiple sclerosis therapies.Journal of the American Pharmacists Association 2005; 45: 371-5.
• Daugherty KK, Ryan M, Slevin JT. Essential tremor treated with topiramate: a case series.Hospital Pharmacy 2004; 39: 772-5.
• Ryan M. Neurology in Updates in Therapeutics: The Pharmacotherapy Preparatory Course, 2004 ed. American College of Clinical Pharmacy: 2004.
• Ryan M. Childhood epilepsy and febrile seizures in Kuhn RJ, ed. Pediatric Pharmacotherapy, 4th ed. 2004.
• Miles MV, Tang P, Ryan M, Grim SA, Fakhoury TA, Strawsburg RH, DeGrauw T, Baumann RJ.Feasibility and limitations of oxcarbazepine monitoring using salivary monohydroxycarbamazepine (MHD). Therapeutic Drug Monitoring 2004; 26: 300-4.