Dr. Patricia McDonough Ryan
Elected 2018
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Resident of Darien
Parent (Class of 2018, 2021)
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center - Ph.D.
Cornell University - B.S.
Cornell University - B.S.
Vision Committee: Learning
Dr. Tricia McDonough Ryan is a specialist in pediatric clinical neuroscience. She works part-time on medical staff at Gaylord Specialty Hospital in the Center for Brain Health and her clinical practice focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric traumatic brain injury, stroke, toxicities and other diseases and trauma effecting neurodevelopment. Tricia’s areas of research have included grants in neurocognitive and family systems functioning in mild to severe traumatic brain injury, the neurodevelopmental late effects of radiation therapy in pediatric brain tumors and the neurobehavioral effects of lead exposure.
Tricia and her husband, Jack, are passionate about social justice initiatives and she is involved with pediatric medical outreach teams to underdeveloped countries, American Red Cross, and refugee resettlement to the US.
Tricia and Jack live in Darien along with Jackson (SLS ’18) and LePing (SLS ’21). Their oldest son Patrick works in Boston (Elon ’17). 
St. Luke’s School is a secular (non-religious), private school in New Canaan, CT for grades 5 through 12 serving over 35 towns in Connecticut and New York. Our exceptional academics and diverse co-educational community foster students’ intellectual and ethical development and prepare them for top colleges. St. Luke’s Center for Leadership builds the commitment to serve and the confidence to lead.
