Dr Silke Ryan
| Phone: | 087 173 1220 |
| Fax: | (01) 263 8177 |
| Email: | sryan@svhg.ie |
| Address: | Suite 9 1st Floor St Vincent's Private Hospital Merrion Road Dublin 4 |
| Hours: | Tuesday 12:30-16:15 |
Speciality
Respiratory Medicine
Subspeciality Expertise
COPD, Sleep Apnoea, Narcolepsy
Dr Silke Ryan is a Consultant in Respiratory and Sleep Medicine at St. Vincent’s Hospital Dublin and Associate Professor at University College Dublin. She graduated in medicine from the University of Jena, Germany in 1998, received her MD by thesis in 1999 and was awarded her PhD degree from UCD in 2006. Dr Ryan has a special interest in sleep disorders and is an internationally renowned expert in respiratory sleep disorders such as obstructive or central sleep apnoea. Her primary research interest includes the broad subject of cardiovascular disease mechanisms of obstructive sleep apnoea and pathophysiological responses to intermittent hypoxia. Her research has been widely published and her achievements to date have been recognized by numerous invitations to speak at international conferences and by receiving multiple international awards.
Training
Undergraduate: Medicine, University of Jena/Germany, 1998
Postgraduate: Respiratory/General Internal Medicine, RCPI, completed 2010
Current Memberships
European Respiratory Society
American Thoracic Society
Irish Thoracic Society
Irish Sleep Society
Qualifications
MD (1999), PhD (2006), MRCPI (2003)
