Dr. Ryder received her ScB in Biology from Brown University and her MD from Tufts University School of Medicine. She returned to Brown for her internship and residency in General Surgery, followed by a fellowship year at Rhode Island Hospital in Minimally Invasive Surgery. She currently practices at both The Miriam Hospital and the Providence VA Medical Center and serves as Co-Director of the Student Core Clerkship in Surgery.
| Dressler JA, Ryder BA, Monteiro K, Cheschi E, Connolly M, Miner TJ, Harrington DT. "Tweet"-format reflective writing: A hidden needs assessment?." The American Journal of Surgery, 2018. |
| Dressler JA, Ryder BA, Connolly M, Blais MD, Miner TJ, Harrington DT. "Tweet"-Format Writing Is an Effective Tool for Medical Student Reflection." Journal of Surgical Education, vol. 75, no. 5, 2018, pp. 1206-1210. |
| Giorgi, Marcoandrea, Ryder, Beth A., Chong, Tec, Malek, Junaid, Sangisetty, Suma, Roye, Gary Dean, Stafford, Todd, Vithiananthan, Sivamainthan. "Safety of Retrievable Inferior Vena Cava Filter Placements in High-Risk Bariatric Surgery Patients." Bariatric Surgical Practice and Patient Care, 2018. |
| Bond, Dale S., Raynor, Hollie A., Thomas, J. Graham, Unick, Jessica, Webster, Jennifer, Ryder, Beth, Vithiananthan, Sivamainthan. "Greater Adherence to Recommended Morning Physical Activity is Associated With Greater Total Intervention-Related Physical Activity Changes in Bariatric Surgery Patients." Journal of Physical Activity and Health, vol. 14, no. 6, 2017, pp. 492-498. |
| Day, K.M., Schwartz, T.M., Rao, V., Khokhar, M.T., Miner, T.J., Harrington, D.T., Ryder, B.A. "Medical student clerkship performance and career selection after a junior medical student surgical mentorship program." The American Journal of Surgery, vol. 211, no. 2, 2016, pp. 431-436. |
| Bond DS, Vithiananthan S, Thomas JG, Trautvetter J, Unick JL, Jakicic JM, Pohl D, Ryder BA, Roye GD, Sax HC, Wing RR. "Bari-Active: a randomized controlled trial of a preoperative intervention to increase physical activity in bariatric surgery patients." Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, vol. 11, no. 1, 2015, pp. 169-77. |
| Bond, Dale S., Thomas, J. Graham, King, Wendy C., Vithiananthan, Sivamainthan, Trautvetter, Jennifer, Unick, Jessica L., Ryder, Beth A., Pohl, Dieter, Roye, G. Dean, Sax, Harry C., Wing, Rena R. "Exercise improves quality of life in bariatric surgery candidates: Results from theBari-Activetrial." Obesity, vol. 23, no. 3, 2015, pp. 536-542. |
| Drolet BC, Sangisetty S, Mulvaney PM, Ryder BA, Cioffi WG. "A mentorship-based preclinical elective increases exposure, confidence, and interest in surgery." The American Journal of Surgery, vol. 207, no. 2, 2014, pp. 179-86. |
| Kuritzky AM, Ryder BA, Ng T. "Long-term survival outcomes of Video-assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) lobectomy after transitioning from open lobectomy." Annals of Surgical Oncology, vol. 20, no. 8, 2013, pp. 2734-40. |
| Unick JL, Bond DS, Jakicic JM, Vithiananthan S, Ryder BA, Roye GD, Pohl D, Trautvetter J, Wing RR. "Comparison of two objective monitors for assessing physical activity and sedentary behaviors in bariatric surgery patients." Obesity Surgery, vol. 22, no. 3, 2012, pp. 347-52. |
| Leahey TM, Bond DS, Raynor H, Roye D, Vithiananthan S, Ryder BA, Sax HC, Wing RR. "Effects of bariatric surgery on food cravings: do food cravings and the consumption of craved foods "normalize" after surgery?." Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, vol. 8, no. 1, 2012, pp. 84-91. |
| Ng T, Ryder BA, Chern H, Sellke FW, Machan JT, Harrington DT, Cioffi WG. "Leukocyte-depleted blood transfusion is associated with decreased survival in resected early-stage lung cancer." The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, vol. 143, no. 4, 2012, pp. 815-9. |
| Thomas, J. Graham, Bond, Dale S., Ryder, Beth A., Leahey, Tricia M., Vithiananthan, Siva, Roye, G. Dean, Wing, Rena R. "Ecological momentary assessment of recommended postoperative eating and activity behaviors." Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, vol. 7, no. 2, 2011, pp. 206-212. |
| Bond, Dale S., Thomas, J. Graham, Ryder, Beth A., Vithiananthan, Sivamainthan, Pohl, Dieter, Wing, Rena R. "Ecological Momentary Assessment of the Relationship between Intention and Physical Activity Behavior in Bariatric Surgery Patients." International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, vol. 20, no. 1, 2011, pp. 82-7. |
| Bond, Dale S., Wing, Rena R., Vithiananthan, Sivamainthan, Sax, Harry C., Roye, G. Dean, Ryder, Beth A., Pohl, Dieter, Giovanni, Jeannine. "Significant resolution of female sexual dysfunction after bariatric surgery." Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, vol. 7, no. 1, 2011, pp. 1-7. |
| Ng T, Ryder BA, Machan JT, Cioffi WG. "Decreasing the incidence of prolonged air leak after right upper lobectomy with the anterior fissureless technique." The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, vol. 139, no. 4, 2010, pp. 1007-11. |
| Abodeely AA, Cheah YL, Ryder BA, Aidlen JT, Luks FI. "Eliminating the effects of paradoxic imaging during laparoscopic surgery." Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques, vol. 20, no. 1, 2010, pp. 31-4. |
| Bond, Dale S., Unick, Jessica L., Jakicic, John M., Vithiananthan, Sivamainthan, Pohl, Dieter, Roye, G. Dean, Ryder, Beth A., Sax, Harry C., Giovanni, Jeannine, Wing, Rena R. "Objective assessment of time spent being sedentary in bariatric surgery candidates." Obesity Surgery, vol. 21, no. 6, 2010, pp. 811-4. |
| Bond, Dale S., Jakicic, John M., Vithiananthan, Sivamainthan, Thomas, J. Graham, Leahey, Tricia M., Sax, Harry C., Pohl, Dieter, Roye, G.D., Ryder, Beth A., Wing, Rena R. "Objective quantification of physical activity in bariatric surgery candidates and normal-weight controls." Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, vol. 6, no. 1, 2010, pp. 72-8. |
| Bond, Dale S., Jakicic, John M., Unick, Jessica L., Vithiananthan, Sivamainthan, Pohl, Dieter, Roye, G. Dean, Ryder, Beth A., Sax, Harry C., Wing, Rena R. "Pre- to postoperative physical activity changes in bariatric surgery patients: self report vs. objective measures." Obesity, vol. 18, no. 12, 2010, pp. 2395-7. |
| Bond D, Leahey TM, Vithiananthan S, Ryder B. "Bariatric surgery for severe obesity: the role of patient behavior." Medicine and health, Rhode Island, vol. 92, no. 2, 2009, pp. 58-60. |
| Bond, Dale S., Raynor, Hollie A., Vithiananthan, Sivamainthan, Sax, Harry C., Pohl, Dieter, Roye, G. D., Ryder, Beth A., Wing, Rena R. "Differences in Salivary Habituation to a Taste Stimulus in Bariatric Surgery Candidates and Normal-Weight Controls." Obesity Surgery, vol. 19, no. 7, 2009, pp. 873-8. |
| Bond, Dale S., Vithiananthan, Siva, Leahey, Tricia M., Thomas, J. Graham, Sax, Harry C., Pohl, Dieter, Ryder, Beth A., Roye, G. Dean, Giovanni, Jeannine, Wing, Rena R. "Prevalence and degree of sexual dysfunction in a sample of women seeking bariatric surgery." Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, vol. 5, no. 6, 2009, pp. 698-704. |
| Prendergast CJ, Ryder BA, Abodeely A, Muratore CS, Crawford GP, Luks FI. "Surgical performance with head-mounted displays in laparoscopic surgery." Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques, vol. 19 Suppl 1, 2009, pp. S237-40. |
| Ng T, Ryder BA, Maziak DE, Shamji FM. "Thoracoscopic approach for the treatment of postpneumonectomy syndrome." The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, vol. 88, no. 3, 2009, pp. 1015-8. |
| Schaberg FJ Jr, Prinz RA, Chen EL, Caceres A, Chi DS, Ryder BA, Ng T, Santi Aragona M, Wotkowicz C, Libertino JA. "Incidental findings at surgery--part 2. In brief." Current problems in surgery, vol. 45, no. 6, 2008, pp. 384-5. |
| Schaberg FJ Jr, Prinz RA, Chen EL, Caceres A, Chi DS, Ryder BA, Ng T, Santi Aragona M, Wotkowicz C, Libertino JA. "Incidental findings at surgery-part 2." Current problems in surgery, vol. 45, no. 6, 2008, pp. 388-439. |
| Ng T, Ryder BA, Maziak DE, Shamji FM. "Treatment of postpneumonectomy empyema with debridement followed by continuous antibiotic irrigation." Journal of the American College of Surgeons, vol. 206, no. 3, 2008, pp. 1178-83. |
| Harrington DT, Roye GD, Ryder BA, Miner TJ, Richardson P, Cioffi WG. "A time-cost analysis of teaching a laparoscopic entero-enterostomy." Journal of Surgical Education, vol. 64, no. 6, 2007, pp. 342-5. |
| Pellish R, Ryder B, Habr F. "An unusual complication: postcolonoscopy appendicitis." Endoscopy, vol. 39 Suppl 1, 2007, pp. E138. |
| Ng T, Ryder BA. "Evolution to video-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomy after training: initial results of the first 30 patients." Journal of the American College of Surgeons, vol. 203, no. 4, 2006, pp. 551-7. |
| Iannitti DA, Coburn NG, Somberg J, Ryder BA, Monchik J, Cioffi WG. "Use of the round ligament of the liver to decrease pancreatic fistulas: a novel technique." Journal of the American College of Surgeons, vol. 203, no. 6, 2006, pp. 857-64. |
| Year | Degree | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | MD | Tufts University |
| 1995 | ScB | Brown University |
Outstanding Intern Award, Department of Surgery, Alpert Medical School (2000)
Dean's Teaching Excellence Award, Alpert Medical School (2001, 2008-10, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2021)
Outstanding Teaching Faculty Award, Department of Surgery, Alpert Medical School (2007)
Commencement Marshall for Invited Guests, Alpert Medical School (2009)
Faculty Award, Alpert Medical School (2015, 2018, 2019, 2021)
Student Accessibility Services Access Ambassador Award, Brown University (2023)
American College of Surgeons, Fellow
American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
Association for Surgical Education
Providence Surgical Society
New England Surgical Society
Co-director, Surgery Core Clerkship, Alpert Medical School (Biol 3900)
Director, Surgery LIC Clerkship (Biol 3915)
