Charles "Chuck" Ryan, MD Genitourinary Oncologist Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Charles J. Ryan, MD, is an internationally recognized genitourinary (GU) oncologist with expertise in the biology and treatment of and supportive care of all men with prostate cancer. Dr. Ryan earned a BA in Philosophy, magna cum laude, from Marquette University and graduated from the University of Wisconsin Medical School. He trained at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, and at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. As faculty at the University of California-San Francisco, he was named the Thomas Perkins Distinguished Professor in Cancer Research. He has received research funding from the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Defense Prostate Cancer Research Program, and the Prostate Cancer Foundation. Ryan has published over 200 articles and chapters in the world’s leading medical journals and is the author of the book The Virility Paradox: The Vast Influence of Testosterone on Our Bodies, Minds, and the World We Live In. Dr. Ryan is a past Chair of the National Cancer Institute’s GU Steering Committee’s Prostate Cancer Task Force. From 2018 to 2021 he served as Director of the Division of Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation at the University of Minnesota, where he was the BJ Kennedy Chair in Clinical Oncology. From 2021 to 2024 Ryan served as the CEO of the Prostate Cancer Foundation. He serves on the Scientific Oversight Committee of the Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials Consortium and is a member of the Advanced Prostate Cancer Consensus Conference. More from Charles Videos & Webinars Better Together: Health Equity Work Across the Prostate Cancer Community Leaders in prostate cancer explore collaborative solutions to address screening, diagnosis, treatment, and research disparities, emphasizing community empowerment and accountability across health organizations to eliminate inequities and uplift outcomes for all. Blog Posts Demystifying Clinical Trials with Dr. Charles Ryan Videos & Webinars Top 10 Things to Know About Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials Prostate cancer trial insights: Dr. Elisabeth Heath and Dr. Charles Ryan stress diversity for better treatments, tackling health disparities. View all
Charles J. Ryan, MD, is an internationally recognized genitourinary (GU) oncologist with expertise in the biology and treatment of and supportive care of all men with prostate cancer. Dr. Ryan earned a BA in Philosophy, magna cum laude, from Marquette University and graduated from the University of Wisconsin Medical School. He trained at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, and at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. As faculty at the University of California-San Francisco, he was named the Thomas Perkins Distinguished Professor in Cancer Research. He has received research funding from the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Defense Prostate Cancer Research Program, and the Prostate Cancer Foundation. Ryan has published over 200 articles and chapters in the world’s leading medical journals and is the author of the book The Virility Paradox: The Vast Influence of Testosterone on Our Bodies, Minds, and the World We Live In. Dr. Ryan is a past Chair of the National Cancer Institute’s GU Steering Committee’s Prostate Cancer Task Force. From 2018 to 2021 he served as Director of the Division of Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation at the University of Minnesota, where he was the BJ Kennedy Chair in Clinical Oncology. From 2021 to 2024 Ryan served as the CEO of the Prostate Cancer Foundation. He serves on the Scientific Oversight Committee of the Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials Consortium and is a member of the Advanced Prostate Cancer Consensus Conference.
More from Charles Videos & Webinars Better Together: Health Equity Work Across the Prostate Cancer Community Leaders in prostate cancer explore collaborative solutions to address screening, diagnosis, treatment, and research disparities, emphasizing community empowerment and accountability across health organizations to eliminate inequities and uplift outcomes for all. Blog Posts Demystifying Clinical Trials with Dr. Charles Ryan Videos & Webinars Top 10 Things to Know About Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials Prostate cancer trial insights: Dr. Elisabeth Heath and Dr. Charles Ryan stress diversity for better treatments, tackling health disparities. View all