Ryan R. Nash, MD was born and raised in Texas. He graduated from Texas State University in 1997 and attended medical school at the University of Texas Medical School in Houston. He completed his internal Medicine residency and served as chief medical resident at UT. While in Houston Dr. Nash served on the Memorial Hermann Hospital Ethics Committee and participated in medical ethics education for the medical school. In 2005 he moved to Birmingham and completed a fellowship in Palliative Medicine at UAB. Upon completion of his fellowship Dr. Nash became the medical director of the Balm of Gilead Palliative Care Center at Cooper Green Mercy Hospital. He also served as Chief of Staff and Chair of the Ethics Committee for the Jefferson County Healthcare System and Cooper Green Mercy Hospital for 2007-2008. While at Cooper Green, Dr. Nash received recognition for outstanding community service from Highlands UMC, was named as a Top 40 under 40 honoree by the Birmingham Business Journal, and saw the healthcare system through a very successful Joint Commission visit. In 2009 Dr. Nash returned to UAB full-time to concentrate efforts on education in palliative medicine, clinical ethics, and medical humanities.

Dr. Nash is active in his community through his church and other charitable organizations. He also enjoys singing with Opera Birmingham and other performing groups. He is the proud husband of Sarah and father to four girls.