Colleen M. Ryan MD, FACS, is a Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School, and has 30 years of clinical experience in burn surgery at the Sumner Redstone Burn Center at the Massachusetts General Hospital and the Shriners Hospitals for Children - Boston.  Former co-Director of the Sumner Redstone Burn Center, Dr. Ryan's current clinical and research efforts are focused on improving the care and outcomes for people with burn injuries.  She serves as the Director for Burn Outcomes and in this role is defining the health needs of the new population of burn survivors, recognizing that the acute condition has evolved into a chronic phase that benefits from continued medical support.  Dr. Ryan has clinical experience in responding to several burn surge disasters including the 2003 Rhode Island Station Nightclub Fire.  She is Chairperson of the Organization and Delivery of Burn Care Committee of the American Burn Association and serves as the American Burn Association representative to Dr. Robert Kadlec, the US Department of Health and Human Services’ Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response and serves at the American Burn Association's seat on the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine's Forum on Medical Preparedness addressing response to burn disasters.  Dr. Ryan has authored over 250 publications including topics in burn prevention, burn management, burn outcomes and disaster response.  Dr. Ryan is a graduate of Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster PA, and Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, DC. She completed her Harvard surgical residency and fellowship at the New England Deaconess Hospital in Boston and the Hammersmith Hospital at the Royal Postgraduate Medical School in London, respectively.  Dr. Ryan continues to consult on patients at MGH at the request of partners and sees children with burn injuries at the Shriners Hospitals for Children-Boston.