Steve Ryan, PhD, is a former A-Fib patient, a noted healthcare educator and advocate for patients with Atrial Fibrillation. He is editor of Atrial Fibrillation: Resources for Patients (www.A-Fib.com), and author of the book, Beat Your A-Fib: The Essential Guide to Finding Your Cure (www.BeatYourA-Fib.com).
Dr. Ryan had his first A- Fib attack in the January 1997. After numerous failed drug therapies, two unsuccessful right atria ablations, and much frustration, he educated himself about Atrial Fibrillation through an exhaustive search of medical literature and interviews with medical experts.
In April 1998 he was cured by Drs. Pierre Jaïs and Michel Haïssaguerre of the… French Bordeaux group (Hôpital Cardiologique du Haut-Lévêque, France) through a relatively new procedure at the time called Focal Catheter Ablation (now called “pulmonary vein Isolation”).
So grateful for his cure, he pledged to help other A-Fib patients find their cure, too. In 2002, he started his website, Atrial Fibrillation: Resources for Patients (www.A Fib.com) a source of well-researched, unbiased information on current and emerging treatments, resources and medical research―all written in plain language for the non-medical reader. Every month tens of thousands of A-Fib patients and their families visit A-Fib.com seeking hope and guidance. Healthcare professionals around the world refer their patients to www.A-Fib.com.
Dr. Steve Ryan earned a Ph.D. in Educational Communications from the Ohio State University, and for many years taught film and television courses at the college level. He and his wife, Patti, live in Malibu, California, USA.