Institute: Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Biography
Ryan studied Medicine and then completed a Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. Following this he commenced Respiratory and General Internal Medicine training.
He is currently part the Experimental Human Pneumoccocal Challenge (EHPC) team with a particular focus on maintaining safety in higher risk groups undergoing pneumococcal challenge and investigating the use of novel exhaled diagnostic tests.
Key Publications
Ahmed R, Robinson R, Elsony A, Thomson R, Squire SB, Malmborg R, Burney P, Mortimer K. A comparison of smartphone and paper data-collection tools in the Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) study in Gezira state, Sudan. PLoS One 2018 13(3): e0193917
Ahmed R, Robinson R, Mortimer K. The epidemiology of non-Communicable respiratory disease in sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and North Africa. Malawi Med J 2017; 29(2):203-211
Banda H, Robinson R, Thomson R, Squire S, Mortimer K. The ‘Practical approach to lung health’ in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2016;20(4):552-559