Dr. Ginny Ryan, MD

About Dr. Ryan

Dr. Ryan is Division Chief of Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility at UW Medicine and a Professor in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at the University of Washington School of Medicine. She joined the faculty in October 2020, after serving on the University of Iowa faculty from 2006 to 2020. She works with cisgender and transgender patients as well as those undergoing cancer treatment.

She received a BS with Distinction from Cornell University in 1995 and her MD from Washington University School of Medicine in 1999. She completed a residency in obstetrics and gynecology in 2003 and a fellowship in reproductive endocrinology and infertility in 2006, both at the University of Iowa. She completed a master's degree in bioethics with a focus on reproductive bioethics through the Medical College of Wisconsin.

She is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology (2005) and reproductive endocrinology (2009) by the American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology. She established a reproductive endocrinology and infertility clinic at the Iowa City VA Hospital, and she led a funded VA research grant from 2015 to 2020 on how sexual assault and combat-related trauma affect fertility and reproductive health in Veterans. Her recent projects include comprehensive reproductive care for veterans and oncofertility education.