Dr. Steve Ryan was born and raised in Northern California and is proud to call Contra Costa County home. Dr. Ryan attended Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, where he received his degree in biochemistry. Dr. Ryan then attended the University of the Pacific School of Dentistry in San Francisco, where he met his wife who was attending pharmacy school at UCSF.
During the practice of general dentistry for 6 years, Dr. Ryan developed an interest and passion for endodontic care. To provide the highest level of service for his patients, Dr. Ryan attended the University of Florida where he obtained his specialty training and Masters Degree in endodontics. Dr. Ryan is a Board Certified endodontist and a Diplomate of the Americal Board of Endodontics. Currently, only about twenty percent of endodontists have this distinction.
When not providing endodontic care, Dr. Ryan enjoys spending time with his family exploring and enjoying all that Contra Costa County and the surrounding areas have to offer. Dr. Ryan also enjoys writing childrens poetry, and is working with his sister on producing a book.
Dr. Ellie Shadmehr, a board certified endodontist since 2011 and assistant professor in the UCSF Endodontics Faculty, has joined our team this summer and patients have been raving about her care. Dr Ellie received her masters degree and endodontic certificate and earned her Advanced Endodontic Certificate from University at Buffalo before moving to California in 2018. Besides her prolific writing for dozens of peer-reviewed articles and books, Dr Ellie loves to spend her time outdoors hiking, running and traveling. Her social media presence in the dental world is well known. She loves to share her triumphs over challenging cases.
