
Scott Ryals, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Email: scott.ryals@medicine.ufl.edu
TEL: 352.273.8737
FAX: 352.627.4383
Degree/Program |
Institution |
Field/Specialty |
BS | Emory University | Biology |
MD | Tulane University | Medicine |
Residency | University of Florida | Internal Medicine |
Chief Resident | University of Florida | Internal Medicine |
Fellowship | University of Florida | Sleep Medicine |
Clinical / Research Interests:
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- Complex Sleep Apnea
- Narcolepsy
- Idiopathic Hypersomnia
- Parasomnias
- Restless legs syndrome
- Periodic limb movement disorder
Professional Societies:
- American Academy of Sleep Medicine
- American Medical Association
Certifications and Licensure:
- American Board of Internal Medicine – Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine – Sleep Medicine
- State of Florida Medical License
Honors and Awards:
- 2019 Exemplary Teacher – UF College of Medicine
- Excellence in Patient Satisfaction Award – Top Decile Patient Satisfaction Performer – UF Health Physicians – 2018
- Most Outstanding Research Award – Classification of Hypopneas (Obstructive vs. Central) Using Chest Wall EMG – UF Department of Medicine 2017 Celebration of Research
- Chief Resident Award – American College of Physicians, Florida Chapter – 2014
Publications:
- Ryals S, McCullough L, Wagner M, Berry R, Dibra M. A case of treatment-emergent central sleep apnea? J Clin Sleep Med. 2020;16(2):331-334. PMID 31992427.
- Berry RB, Ryals S, Dibra M, Wagner MH. Use of a transformed ECG signal to detect respiratory effort during apnea. J Clin Sleep Med. 2019;15(7):991-998. PMID 31383237.
- Sharma S, Hadigal S, Wagner MH, Ryals S, Berry RB. Patient with a new parasomnia. J Clin Sleep Med. 2019;15(6):929-930. PMID 31138391.
- Hadigal S, Sharma S, Wagner MH, Ryals S, Berry RB. Sudden improvement in PAP download indices without treatment change. J Clin Sleep Med. 2019;15(5):791-793. PMID 31053218.
- Esteves AR, Raza W, Ryals S, Collins WO, Ching J, Wagner M, Berry R. Sleepy preteen after upper airway surgery. J Clin Sleep Med. 2019;15(2):359-361. PMID 30736886.
- Dibra, MN, Berry RB, Wagner MH, Ryals SM. Roving Eye Movements. J Clin Sleep Med. 2018;14(10):1809-1810. PMID 30353826.
- Wagner MH, Berry RB, Reyez-Estevez A, Raza W, Ryals S. A Patient With Suspicious Desaturations at Sleep Onset. J Clin Sleep Med. 2018;14(8):1435-1436. PMID 30092903.
- Berry RB, Ryals S, Wagner MH. Use of chest wall EMG to classify hypopneas as obstructive or central. J Clin Sleep Med. 2018;14(5):725-733. PMID 29734977.
- Berry RB, Ryals S, Wagner MH. Confusing signals during a positive airway pressure titration. J Clin Sleep Med. 2017;13(12):1483-1485. PMID 29117889.
- Turpen K, Thornbury A, Wagner M, Berry RB, Barretto J, Williams R, Ryals S. A patient with rapidly progressing early-onset dementia and insomnia. J Clin Sleep Med. 2017;13(11):1363-1364. PMID 28992835.
- Ryals S & Berry RB. (2017) Sleep in Medical Disorders and Special Populations. In Avidan, A. (Ed.), Review of Sleep Medicine Fourth Edition (622-632). Philadelphia: Elsevier. ISBN-13: 978-0323462167.
- Berry RB, Ryals S, Girdhar A, Wagner MH. Use of chest wall electromyography to detect respiratory effort during polysomnography. J Clin Sleep Med 2016;12(9):1239-1244. PMID 27306391.
- Ryals SM and Berry RB (2015). The Man Who Stopped Breathing: A Methodical Approach. In Olson EJ, Winkelman JW, editors; for the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. Case Book of Sleep Medicine, 2nd ed. Darien, IL: American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 2015. ISBN-13: 978-0965722032.
- Girdhar A, Berry RB, Ryals S, Beck E, Wagner M. A young man running out of treatment options. J Clin Sleep Med 2015;11(10)1239-1242. PMID 26156953.
- Ryals S, Berry RB, Girdhar A, Wagner M. Second opinion: does this patient really have narcolepsy? J Clin Sleep Med 2015;11(7)831-833. PMID 25845890.