Introduction

My name is Doctor Ralph Ryback and I would like to introduce myself.

I am a board certified Harvard trained psychiatrist with an internship in medicine. Growing up in Detroit, it was easier for me to build a sports car from the ground up, other than the motor, during my first year of medical school. Throughout my career I have been involved in scientific research, teaching, publishing and psychiatric practice.

Some of my past professional endeavors include participating in the Man Orbiting Laboratory studies at the School of Aerospace Medicine, beginning the first alcoholism and drug abuse treatment program at the Harvard Hospitals, being a visiting scientist and intramural researcher at the National Institutes of Health, a founding member of a managed health care system, consultant to NBA and NHL teams, developing a patent with Johnson and Johnson for the treatment of psoriasis, serving as medical director of several different adolescent programs in Adventist Health Care Systems, and most recently being medical director of "The Willough at Naples" in Naples, Florida.