Ryan Ballard is a CRNA on the Anesthesiology team at Samaritan. His interest in anesthesia came from a fascination with physiology, pathology and pharmacology and how they all work together to influence the human body.

Ryan enjoys helping patients feel comfortable and safe during some of life’s most vulnerable moments: whether it be surgery or delivering a child, he enjoys it all. He values clear communication and treating every patient as if they are family.

Returning to Moses Lake and Samaritan has been a full circle experience and a privilege for Ryan; he was raised in Mose Lake and gets to give back to the town that shaped him.

When he isn’t providing care in the hospital, Ryan enjoys spending time with his wife and three daughters, both on the lake in the summers and the mountains in the winters.