Ryan was born and raised in Madison, Wisconsin. She then came to Nashville for the first time to complete her undergraduate degree in Neuroscience at Vanderbilt University (Anchor Down!). After college, she moved closer to home for medical school at the Medical College of Wisconsin. There, she discovered her love of caring for children and their families and her new goal of becoming a pediatrician.

Outside of medicine, Ryan likes going to barre classes, attending local trivia, playing board games, and watching sports and The Bachelor.