Donna Ryan MD

Donna Ryan MD

Professor and the Associate Executive Director for Clinical Research at Pennington Biomedical Research Center

Donna Ryan, MD, graduated from the LSU School of Medicine in 1970. She is a Professor and the Associate Executive Director for Clinical Research at Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where she focuses on research in obesity prevention and treatment. Her research projects include LOSS (Louisiana Obese Subjects Study), a randomized comparison of obesity surgery and medical approaches for morbid obesity, Look AHEAD, a randomized comparison of an Intensive Lifestyle lntervention or Diabetes Support and Education in obese individuals with Type 2 Diabetes, as well as POUNDS LOST (Preventing Obesity Using Novel Dietary Strategies), a comparison of four diets of differing macronutrient content.

Publications

PubMed

LCRC Faculty

Asim Abdel-Mageed DVM PhD
Therapeutics & Diagnostics
Tulane University School of Medicine
Suresh K. Alahari PhD
Therapeutics & Diagnostics
LSU Health - New Orleans
Wayne L. Backes PhD
Tumor Biology
LSU Health - New Orleans
Victoria P. Belancio PhD
Genes & Environment
Tulane University School of Medicine
Earl "Nupsius" Benjamin-Robinson DrHSc CPH
Population Sciences
Louisiana Cancer Research Center
Tom Bishop PhD
Genes & Environment
Louisiana Tech University
David Blask MD PhD
Tumor Biology
Tulane University School of Medicine
Levon Bostanian PhD
Therapeutics & Diagnostics
Xavier University
J. Quincy Brown PhD
Therapeutics & Diagnostics
Tulane University School of Medicine