Ryan R. Nash, MD

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Ryan R. Nash, MD
Assistant Professor
CH19 219
1530 3rd Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35294-2041
Voice: 205.975.8197
Fax: 205.975.8173
Email: rnash@uab.edu

Profile

Ryan R. Nash, MD was born and raised in Texas. He graduated from Texas State University in 1997 and attended medical school at the University of Texas Medical School in Houston. He completed his internal Medicine residency and served as chief medical resident at UT. While in Houston Dr. Nash served on the Memorial Hermann Hospital Ethics Committee and participated in medical ethics education for the medical school. In 2005 he moved to Birmingham and completed a fellowship in Palliative Medicine at UAB. Upon completion of his fellowship Dr. Nash became the medical director of the Balm of Gilead Palliative Care Center at Cooper Green Mercy Hospital. He also served as Chief of Staff and Chair of the Ethics Committee for the Jefferson County Healthcare System and Cooper Green Mercy Hospital for 2007-2008. While at Cooper Green, Dr. Nash received recognition for outstanding community service from Highlands UMC, was named as a Top 40 under 40 honoree by the Birmingham Business Journal, and saw the healthcare system through a very successful Joint Commission visit. In 2009 Dr. Nash returned to UAB full-time to concentrate efforts on education in palliative medicine, clinical ethics, and medical humanities.

Dr. Nash is active in his community through his church and other charitable organizations. He also enjoys singing with Opera Birmingham and other performing groups. He is the proud husband of Sarah and father to four girls.

Professional Memberships

American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
American College of Physicians
American Society of Bioethics and Humanities
Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity

Clinical/Research Interests

Palliative Medicine, Medical and Clinical Ethics, Medical Humanities, Medical Education, Patient/Doctor Relationship, Communication, Professionalism

Publications

Nash, R.R. The Case of Ann. Ethics & Medicine 25 no. 2 (Summer 2009).