Ms Lorna Ryan

Lorna Ryan is a Registered Clinical Nutritionist, Nutritional Therapy and Lifestyle Medicine Practitioner, specialising in Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes (EDS) and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder (HSD). She has undertaken extensive training and has significant experience in working with Hypermobility and EDS, and is considered an expert in the field internationally. Lorna is a member of the London Hypermobility Network, part of the internationally recognised Ehlers-Danlos Society Centres and Networks of Excellence programme, committed to delivering expertise in EDS and HSD care as part of a multidisciplinary expert team. She is the Chair of the Diet and Nutrition Working Group of the International Consortium on EDS and HSD and has been dedicated to improving dietary care for the hypermobility and EDS population through research, education, and public speaking. Lorna is also the clinical lead and facilitator for EDS ECHO Nutrition 2023 with the Ehlers-Danlos Society's Project ECHO, an international programme she developed as the first clinician training programme on nutrition for HSD and EDS. In 2018, Lorna established her international and dedicated HSD/EDS clinic to support those living with the many co-morbidities of HSD and EDS. The clinic specialises in managing symptoms related to gastrointestinal manifestations and autonomic involvement. Lorna’s expertise in EDS stems from her personal experience living with hEDS and its co-morbidities, giving her a deep understanding and strong desire to help others live well with HSD and EDS. Working with Lorna:  Adults - Lorna is excepting new client enquires & clinician referrals to support adults internationally including USA & Canada.  Children - Lorna excepts new client enquires & clinican referrals to support adolescents 12yrs+ who are under ongoing pediatric care internationally.  Lorna is an exepert on & specialises in the following areas:  • Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrom (hEDS)  • Ehlers-Danlos Syndroms (EDS) including all substypes.  • Hypermobile Spectrum disorders (HSD)  • Co- Morbidities of hEDS/EDS including: • Gastrointestinal concerns, Postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS), Mast Cell • Activation Syndrome (MCAS), Chronic Faitgue  • Connective Tissue Disorders  • Hypermobile Dancers health 

"Evidence-based care tailored to each patient — taking the time to explain options and shared decisions."

1. 2011–2017
   MD · Medicine and Surgery

   UAB Barcelona (GB)

2. 2017–2021
   Residency · Nutritionist

   UAB Barcelona (GB)

3. 2021–2022
   Fellowship · Subspecialty training

   Royal Marsden London, UK

1. 2021-09–2022-08
   Junior consultant

   UAB Barcelona Teaching Hospital — Nutritionist

1. 1 Choose a slot
2. 2 Brief pre-consult form
3. 3 Consultation
4. 4 Follow-up note & plan

Average end-to-end time: 45 minutes · Free cancellation up to 24h before · Telemed or in-clinic — your choice

h-index: 15 · i10: 8

Selected publications

1. European registry analysis of Nutritionist outcomes

   Ms Lorna Ryan, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2025

   DOI: 10.8195/euroclin.2025.0 · cited by 120

2. Outcomes of Nutritionist in adults — a multi-centre cohort

   Ms Lorna Ryan, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2024

   DOI: 10.5975/euroclin.2024.1 · cited by 186

3. European registry analysis of Nutritionist outcomes

   Ms Lorna Ryan, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2023

   DOI: 10.5262/euroclin.2023.2 · cited by 44

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