- ABOUT ME
- AREAS OF FOCUS
- EDUCATION & LEADERSHIP
- LOCATIONS & HOSPITALS
- NEWS & PUBLICATIONS
Dr. Best believes that being able to work both in pulmonology and in critical care medicine provides a great variety of opportunities. He loves to teach both trainees and his patients.
Dr. Best enjoys working with a patient to find what is BEST for them, rather than just pressing forward with a treatment.
Dr. Best is a huge music lover. His first degree was in music and he tries to stay involved as much as he can, whether playing guitar, going to live performances, or just listening to music with friends.
Outside of work, Dr. Best loves to cook and enjoy the outdoors, especially cycling, running, and hiking. He has also become a decent woodworker and enjoys building things for himself and others.
Other Activities
Member, American Thoracic Society
Member, American College of Chest Physicians
Member, American College of Physicians
Member, American Medical Association
Areas of Focus
Pulmonary Hypertension
Critical Care
Lung Nodules and Masses
Bronchoscopy
Unexplained Dyspnea (Shortness of Breath)
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Fellowship, Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME, 2022
Residency, Internal Medicine, Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME, 2018
MD, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, 2015
BS, Biology, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, CO, 2011
BA, Music, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 2004
BOARD CERTIFICATION
Critical Care Medicine
Pulmonary Medicine
Internal Medicine
HONORS
Peter Bates Teaching Award, 2021
Locations
Hospitals Served
- Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center
- Providence St. Vincent Medical Center
Publications
Shijing Jia, Yizhuo Wang, Melissa H Ross, Jonathan B Zuckerman, Susan Murray, MeiLan K Han, Shannon E Cahalan, Blair E Lenhan, Ryan N Best, Jennifer L Taylor-Cousar, Richard H Simon, Linda J Fitzgerald, Jonathan P Troost, Suman L Sood, Alex H Gifford. Association between CFTR modulators and changes in iron deficiency markers in cystic fibrosis. Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, Volume 23, Issue 5, 2024, Pages 878-884, ISSN 1569-1993.
Letter to the Editor: Addiction is a disease, not a character flaw, Portland Press Herald, 2019.