Maria Emanuel Ryan, DDS, PhD

Maria Emanuel Ryan, DDS, PhD

Dr. Maria Emanuel Ryan, a 1989 Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine graduate, is a professor in the Department of Oral Biology and Pathology at the School of Dental Medicine at State University of New York at Stony Brook, and a member of the medical staff at University Hospital. She also serves as the director of clinical research.

Dr. Ryan received her specialty training in periodontics at the University of Connecticut Health Center, and her PhD in oral biology at Stony Brook. She is actively involved in teaching, practice, and research at the School of Dental Medicine. She serves on several scientific, dental, and medical advisory boards.

In 1996, Dr. Ryan was the recipient of the New Dentist Leadership Award from the Dental Society of the State of New York. She also received an achievement award from the American Dental Association in 1997, followed by induction into the Long Island Academy of Odontology in 1999 and the honor society Omicron Kappa Upsilon in 2003. Dr. Ryan is a nationally and internationally known speaker and author and has published more than 75 original scholarly works. Her research is funded by the National Institutes of Health, private foundations, and industrial sources. She holds several US patents based on her work at the University.

Dr. Ryan has appeared on CNN, America's Health Network, NBC, ABC, and NPR to discuss newly emerging therapeutics and the need for early detection of periodontal disease and oral cancer. She is currently the president of the Long Island Chapter of American Association for Dental Research, a council member of the American Association for Dental Research, and a member of the American and International Academies of Periodontology.