Dermot Ryan is a retired GP with over 30 years experience in the UK 30 of which were as a full time GP.. His interest in Asthma (hence inhalers) commenced in 1985. He was twice chair of the Primary Care Respiratory Medicine (then GPIAG) and to the establishment of the first chair in Primary Care Respiratory Medicine at the University of Aberdeen. He was a founding member of the International Primary Care Respiratory Group of which he is a director. His other position is Honorary Clinical Research Fellow, Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh and Director, IPCRG. He has authored or co-authored over 200 publications in peer reviewed journals.
