Ryan  Suk

Dr. Ryan Suk (pronunciation: Rye-un Sook; pronouns: she/they) is a Health Economist and Decision Scientist by training, primarily focusing on addressing limited resources and cancer health inequity. Dr. Suk also serves as a Faculty Consultant for Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) at the Winship Center for Cancer Health Equity Research of Winship Cancer Institute. By leveraging real-world data and decision modeling for economic evaluation, she aims to focus on data-driven, community-engaged research to advance cancer health equity and improve healthcare efficiency.  

Dr. Suk’s research focuses on HPV-associated cancer prevention and control, and she is dedicated to tailoring efforts for under-recognized populations, including Asian American and LGBTQIA+ communities. She is especially interested in optimizing resources and their allocation by effectively and efficiently developing and implementing various decision support or navigation tools to enhance HPV-associated cancer prevention and control. Her research has been published in JAMA Health Forum, JAMA Network Open, JAMA Pediatrics, JNCI, LGBT Health, Journal of General Internal Medicine, and more. They are also passionate about mentoring and teaching, with a special focus on enhancing knowledge in health economics and decision science among students across diverse disciplines, including nursing and other clinical fields.

Dr. Suk received a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Korea University (Seoul, Korea), an MS in Economics from the University of Utah (Salt Lake City, Utah), and a PhD in Health Economics from The University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHealth) School of Public Health (Houston, Texas). Before joining Emory University, they served as an Assistant Professor at the University of Florida College of Pharmacy and at UTHealth School of Public Health.

Outside the academic sphere, they enjoy backyard birding & squirreling, as well as weight training. Dr. Suk is a Seoul (Korea) native.