Melody Ryan
Melody Ryan, PharmD, MPH, BCPS, CGP, FCCP, is an associate professor at the University of Kentucky Colleges of Pharmacy and Medicine. During pharmacy school, Dr. Ryan, developed an interest in the treatment of neurological disease states, leading her to pursue postgraduate training in the field of neurology. Currently Dr. Ryan conducts a weekly outpatient clinic, just like physicians and other health-care-providers, at the Veterans Association Medical Center in Lexington, Kentucky, where she sees approximately 4-7 neurology patients with disorders such as epilepsy, stroke, and Parkinson’s disease.
During these sessions, Dr. Ryan discusses and reviews all medications, including vaccinations, natural products, and non-prescription medications with her patients. Additionally, she reviews the patient’s status, then changes, adjusts, or re-orders medications to better manage or treat the neurological condition. She also orders and interprets laboratory tests for monitoring of these medications. Serving her patients with their best interest in mind, one message, Dr. Ryan would like the public to know is "Your pharmacist is your ally in care".
