Frank Ryan (doctor)

Francis Harry Ryan
Born	May 21, 1960(1960-05-21) Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
Died	August 16, 2010(2010-08-16) (aged 50) Malibu, California, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupation	Plastic surgeon

Francis Harry “Frank” Ryan (May 21, 1960 – August 16, 2010^[1]) was an American plastic surgeon. He was known for performing multiple plastic surgery procedures on celebrities, including Heidi Montag, Gene Simmons, Shannon Tweed, Shauna Sand, Adrianne Curry, Janice Dickinson and many others. He was also the founder of the non-profit foundation, The Bony Pony Ranch.

Background

Ryan was born in Toledo, Ohio, the son of Mary Kate Ryan (née Manion), a registered nurse, and Frank Harry Ryan, a bookkeeper, who died when his son was three years old. Ryan attended St. Francis de Sales High School, graduating in 1978.

From 1978 to 1982 he attended the University of Michigan. From 1982 to 1986 he attended Ohio State University's College of Medicine. He was board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. He went on to complete eight years of post-graduate surgical training at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, the University of Missouri and UCLA Medical Center. Ryan also participated in numerous fellowships, the first of which was a burn reconstruction fellowship at Shriners Hospital for Children.

In 1986, Ryan moved to Los Angeles. In 1990, he completed a UCLA Division of Plastic Surgery Research Fellowship that focused exclusively on breast augmentation. While at the UCLA Medical Center, Ryan was chosen for and completed the UCLA Division of Plastic Surgery’s Aesthetic Fellowship.^{[citation needed]}

In 1994, Ryan entered private practice in Beverly Hills. The following year, he performed one of the first plastic surgery “makeovers” on television, on TLC's The Operation. He founded The Bony Pony Ranch, a 26-acre (110,000 m²) site in Malibu which catered to inner city children and provided them an outdoor experience.^{[citation needed]}

Death

On August 16, 2010, around 4:30 p.m., Ryan drove his 1995 Jeep Wrangler off a cliff on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, California. The Jeep landed on rocks below and lifeguards initially tried to help him. Ryan was trapped in the vehicle and had major head injuries. His dog Jill was thrown out of the vehicle, but survived with some minor injuries, some of which included damaged paws.^[2] The Ventura County Fire Department tried hoisting Ryan using a helicopter, but the attempt was called off as he had already been pronounced dead at the scene.^[1][3] Ryan had just posted a picture of his dog, and tweeted, "Border collie Jill surveying the view from atop the sand dune".^[4] On October 21, 2010 the California Highway Patrol determined that an unsafe turn was the official cause of the car crash that killed the celebrity plastic surgeon.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} TMZ Death
2. ^ Huffington Post online, August 17, 2010.
3. ^ People.com and OTRC.com, August 17, 2010.
4. ^ Amy Ralph (2010-08-18). "Celeb doctor was tweeting about dog before fatal crash". San Francisco Chronicle. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/hottopics/detail?entry_id=70389&tsp=1. 

External links

• Official website
• Bony Pony Ranch website
• Dr. Frank Ryan affiliated website
• Dr. Frank Ryan products website
• IMDb profile
• Make Me Heal website
• final tweet, on twitpic
• Dog-Tweeting Not to Blame in Celeb Plastic Surgeon's Deadly Car Crash

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Name	Ryan, Francis Harry
Alternative names	Ryan, Frank
Short description	Plastic surgeon
Date of birth	1960-05-21
Place of birth	Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
Date of death	2010-08-16
Place of death	Malibu, California, U.S.