Ryan

Fritz

MD, MBA

Ryan Fritz, MD, MBA, is Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC). His professional interests include hospital operations, clinical education and career mentoring of medical students and residents. 

He was born and raised in New York. After graduating from the University of Virginia with a degree in systems engineering, he spent several years working in management consulting before pursuing a career in medicine. He attended Vanderbilt for medical school, business school, and emergency medicine residency, where he also served as chief resident and stayed on as faculty. 

Dr. Fritz and his wife Cristin spent two years in Colorado while she completed a pediatrics fellowship before they both eagerly returned to Nashville and VUMC, where she is a hospitalist at Monroe Carrell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt. 

When not working, he enjoys spending his time with Cristin and their dog Zoey. His personal interests include travel, cooking, skiing, photography, music, and college sports (go 'Hoos!).