Ryan Alexander

Aug 20, 2024 | orthotown.com | Kyle Patton |Ken Alexander |Ryan Alexander |Chad Foster

Articles by Kyle Patton When Dr. Erin Fraundorf set out on her own, she did so with careful, intentional planning to create an experience—with luxury, style and technology at every turn. In our exclusive Q&A, she shares insights and advice on how orthodontists can plan and execute opening a new practice (or improve an existing office), the extra behind-the-scenes work she did to make her dream practice a reality and much more.

Aug 20, 2024 | orthotown.com | Ken Alexander |Ryan Alexander

The profession of orthodontics has been very good to the vast majority of those who have purchased a private practice, but certainly no one wants to overpay for a business or discover after the sale that certain pitfalls were unaccounted for in the sales price. Transitions take a certain amount of hard work, patience and persistence. The value of an orthodontic practice is largely determined by just a few things, the most important being the company’s net adjusted profits.

Apr 26, 2024 | theleafchronicle.com | Ryan Alexander

Dr. Ryan Alexander is an addiction medicine specialist and is currently the medical director for substance use programming at the McNabb Center in Knoxville. Imagine that one of your family members suffered a stroke as a result of high blood pressure. It would be critical to start a blood pressure medication to prevent a recurrent stroke.

Aug 28, 2023 | knoxnews.com | Ryan Alexander

Recently, I have developed a numbness from hearing patients recount disturbing histories of trauma, abuse and pain. I work as an addiction medicine physician in East Tennessee for an organization that primarily serves the uninsured, unhoused and low-income populations. Nearly all my patients end up in my office because of fentanyl, reporting that it is the easiest, most accessible and most economical reprieve from the intense challenges in their everyday lives.