Boston University
Lt Col (Dr.) J. Brett Ryan is currently a Dental Public Health resident at Boston University. His current research focuses on the oral health of veterans, as well as how the oral health of active duty servicemembers impacts operational readiness. Dr. Ryan has had a wide range of assignments and experiences that have included dental practice in both the military and as a solo private practice owner. Immediately previous to his residency, Dr. Ryan was the Chief of Exercises and Training for Air Force ground medical operations where he also qualified as a medical war planner. He was also part of the team that coordinated the Air Force Medical Service response to COVID-19, including the deployment of medical forces to civilian hospitals. He has been assigned overseas twice, the United Kingdom and Italy, where at the latter he was oversaw dental lab operations for over 5000 Air Force beneficiaries across southern Europe. Other experiences with the Air Force include graduating from an AEGD-1 program where he was Chief Resident. Dr. Ryan is a graduate of the Medical College of Georgia (currently known as the University of Augusta) in Augusta, GA, and completed his B.S. in Biology at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, GA. Though educated in Georgia, he originally hails from Upstate New York, where he had a dental practice, and hopes to settle down again (someday) with his family and a pair of basset hounds.