The History of Excellence. Stability. Peak Performance.
Ryan is a Human Biologist interested in athletic and personal enhancement whose personal mission is to provide his client with accurate, up to date, and neutral information associated with peak biological performance, individualized healthcare, accident prevention, personalized medicine and overall well-being. Born and raised as a Roman Catholic from Broadview Heights, Ohio- Ryan earned his Bachelor of Science in biology from The University of South Carolina Aiken. He was awarded the Magellan Scholar award for his research on “Sugar Metabolism and Markers of Obesity” which pointed him in the direction of Graduate Education at Albany Medical College and then Medical Education at The American University of Antigua. After a research venture in Washington, DC introduced Ryan to qEEG technology and internationally accredited performance, physiology and human behavior profiling tools Ryan withdrew from medical school to undergo personalized education from The Institute for Human Biology while starting Ohio Peak Performance Neuro SPA. The goal is to enhance the knowledge & tools currently available to the medical and healthcare fields from the vantage point of Human Biology.
My CV
Personal Experience
April 2024 - Present
NowMedia Television & NowMedia Radio
Contributor & Host
Contributing Guest on "Power CEO's" & "Vital Signs" shows hosted by Jen Gaudet.
Broadcasting 24 Hours a day, 7 days a week NowMedia Television offers the bilingual business leader the latest news, cutting technology content, and business information designed to keep them up to date in real-time, providing them tactical knowledge and know-how on how to thrive in business.
December 2023- Present
The International Caregivers Association
VP of Science & Technology
The International Caregivers Association (ICA) was founded in 2009 by Dr. Ethelle Lord, who realized there was a major systemic problem in dementia care after dedicating over 20 years as a caregiver for her husband. What started as Dr. Lord’s vision grew into a global coalition of compassionate change agents committed to implementing the groundbreaking Transactional Dementia Intelligence (TDI) Model. This revolutionary new paradigm puts compassion and partnership at the center of care. After grieving the loss of her husband in June 2020, Dr. Lord was inspired to re-evaluate ICA’s direction. She saw an opportunity to draw from her intimate caregiving journey and create an innovative model that would overhaul the status quo.
The TDI Model represents the culmination of Dr. Lord’s professional pedigree and personal insights gained from walking alongside her husband each step of his dementia journey. Her doctorate in Organizational Leadership also informs ICA's systemic, team-based approach. Our Mission We envision a world where dementia patients and families receive specialized, dignified care focused on understanding and preserving personhood.
Our mission is to transform standards of care by training staff in the TDI Model’s compassion-centered techniques. We bridge communication gaps through formalized partnerships between patients, caregivers, and coaching teams. At The ICA, we aim to change perceptions, improve training, and spread implementation of the TDI Model. We advocate for the over 55 million people living with dementia globally.
Our goal is to fill the gaps in traditional dementia care models with a holistic new framework centered on compassion, partnership and humanity.
April 2022 - February 2024
K-Enterprises
Director & Ambassador to The United States
K Enterprises is a United Nations partner, that works with our partners and diverse teams in order to provide practical solutions that tackle sustainable development issues, with an understanding of present challenges to help customers meet current and future demands. We provide primary to tertiary sector solutions for governments, businesses, NGOs, and individual customer needs with a focus on modernisation, security, and infrastructure development. We're your international trade organisation with a unique culture. We offer Environmental, Social, and Governance support, access to finance technologies and we work closely with our partners to build a better future, together. We offer holistic solutions for all industries whilst focusing on the sustainability agenda without compromise.
March 2023 - Present
Volunteer, Management Executive
Prison DOC, INC. (The Prison Dr.) is a 501(c)(3) organization for Delinquency Prevention (I21) by Myron Fountaine. We help empower at-risk youth by providing the tools and support they need to raise the bar and not spend a lifetime behind them. We also help reduce the recidivism rate by employing ex-offenders and providing them with resources to get back on their feet so that they STAY OUT of prison. Our mentorship programs help re-direct children, teens, and young adults who are heading down the wrong path. We give them the knowledge and support they need to live up to their greatness and not spend a single day behind bars. We provide resources, classes, and support for families of at-risk youth to help them raise good members of society. Our intervention and mentorship programs not only keep at-risk youth from going to prison, they also keep ex-offenders from returning to prison. The Prison Dr. helps reduce the recidivism rate by employing (heavily vetted & non-violent) ex-offenders and providing them with the resources they need to smoothly transition back into society.
Nov 2021 - Mar 2022
Global Counter-Terrorism Institute
Program Advisor - Student Services Department
The Global Counter-Terrorism Institute and Foundation stand at the forefront of international efforts to combat terrorism, providing an unparalleled blend of educational programs, research initiatives, and strategic partnerships. Dedicated to cultivating a deep understanding of terrorism and counter-terrorism strategies, the Institute equips professionals, policymakers, and scholars with the knowledge and tools necessary to address the complexities of global security challenges. Through its comprehensive approach, combining practical insights with academic rigor, the Global CT Institute and Foundation foster an informed, resilient community committed to safeguarding societies and promoting peace worldwide.
April 2018- February 2021
MedXPrime
Advisor: Brahma Sharma
Certified Trainer
The era of ‘Personalized Medicine’ has now come. It allows your physician to understand from your specific DNA profile what medications will work best. It’s called ‘pharmacogenetic testing’ or PGT. No more trial and error prescribing, no longer having the danger of Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs) which put over 2 million people annually in the hospital and cause over 100,000 deaths each year. Now doctors can have the knowledge to avoid these issues. Personalized Medicine helps doctors to individualize drug therapy, decrease adverse drug reactions, and increase the effectiveness of treatment plans. In other words: “Right Information, Right Drug, Right Dose, Right from the beginning.”
2015-Present
Institute for Human Biology, Surrey BC
PI: Martin Gremlich & Ryan Stoffko
Human Biologist
We developed a functional, pilot sleep study that accurately quantifies bioergonomic factors that inform our client on the importance of sleep quality to human health, supports anxiety and stress relief, aides in reducing blood pressure, plays a major role in PTSD and traumatic brain injury recovery, boosts the immune system, and enhances metabolism by promoting homeostasis and biological peak performance.
2015
American University of Antigua Summer Research
Howard University, Washington DC
PI: Richard Millis PhD & Vernon Bond PhD
Medical Student
The summer research opportunity exposed AUACOM medical students toqEEG technology and NeuroFeedBack technology applications. The lab is physiology based, so the introductory-experiments consisted of breathing techniques and monitoring changes in brainwave patterns, at site-specific locations.
2012- 2013
Albany Medical College, Albany NY
Department of Cell Biology and Cancer Research
Graduate Student
The Liu Lab studies the effects of mRNA localization on cell migration. My project involved the functional significance of mRNA localization of actin nucleators, in particular mDia, via confocal microscopy, FISH, and FRETimaging.
2011-2012
Albany Medical College, Albany NY
Department of Cell Biology and Cancer Research
Graduate Student
The Avram Lab had tumor immunology research interests. The project I worked on involved MEF2 and examining the maturation of hematopoietic stem cells and other mature immune cells in various tissue samples via flow cytometry.
2010-2011
University of South Carolina Aiken, Aiken SC
Undergraduate Research
The research project was a correlative study examining the effects dietary sugars and exercise had on markers of obesity, heart disease, and metabolism.
Clinical Experience
Metro Health Medical System Cleveland, OH 2014
Cardiology Observer
Albany Medical Center Albany, NY 2013
Shannon Comley-Sood, DO, Endocrinologist
Assistant
Albany Medical Center Albany, NY 2013
Jason Cohen, DO, Emergency Medicine
Assistant
Carolina Musculoskeletal Institute Aiken, SC 2010-2011
Richard Massie, M.D, Orthopedic Surgeon, Sports Medicine
Assistant
Carolina Musculoskeletal Institute Aiken, SC 2010-2011
Ty Carter, M.D, Orthopedic Surgeon, Spinal Surgeon
Assistant
Publications and Presentations
Journal of Brain Disorders and Therapy- Vol. 7. September 2018. Human Biology, Personalized Medicine and Individualized Healthcare: Assessing, Quantifying, Understanding & Addressing Sleep, Performance & Health Status in the Information ERA.
AUA Grand Round Case Presentation. 2013 - Presentation Lead- Acute Pyelonephritis Case.
Stoffko, R., N Pinkney & M Vieyra. 2011. The effects of sucrose, high fructose corn syrup and exercise on markers of obesity and heart disease in rats. Bulletin of the South Carolina Academy of Science, Orangeburg, SC.
Pinkney, N., R Stoffko & M Vieyra. 2011. The role of exercise in decreasing the characteristics of obesity associated with a diet rich in sugar. Bulletin of the South Carolina Academy of Science, Orangeburg, SC.
Honors and Awards
Alignable 2018 Small Business Person Of The Year - Staten Island
University of South Carolina Magellan Scholar Award 2011
USCA Dean’s List 2007-2009
Peach Belt Presidential Scholar 2007-2008
Peach Belt Silver Scholar 2008-2009
Class of 2007 Rawlings Mid-Atlantic Top Pitching Prospect 2006
Grants
USC Research Foundation Magellan Scholar Award 1/11-5/11
Project Title: Diet and Obesity in Rats: The Effects of Sucrose, High Fructose Corn Syrup and Exercise on Increases in Weight, Body Fat Composition, Triglycerides and Blood Glucose Levels.
Service and Leadership
AUA Farmers’ Market 1/14-2015
As Med-1 President, I worked with the rest of the Med-1 council and Dr. LeBaron to establish an avenue for AUA students to have easy access to organic produce. This project is important to AUA and the Antigua and Barbuda community, because it stimulates the economy by helping local farmers while integrating AUA with the community, and this integration allows our students to act as healthy role models that can educate the community on preventative aspects of healthcare.
AUA Student Government Association 12/13-2014
Executive Vice President
While entering my second semester, I was elected to the SGA Executive Board. I was acting E-Board President, during a time of curriculum and front office transition. AUA is a very progressive school, and we were making SGA a progressive entity within the school and local community, that has the best interest of AUA and the student body as the top priority.
AUA Med-1 White Coat Committee 2013
President
I was selected by the AUA Dean of Students to sit as President of the White Coat Committee to help plan, troubleshoot and execute a professional, formal event for my fellow Med-1 students and their families.
AUA Student Government Association 2013-2014
Med 1 Class President
Cedar Creek Church 3/2013
Water Missions joint mission team to Stann Creek Belize
I went to Belize with members of Cedar Creek Church to assist in building a church in the village of Seine Bight, Belize. We also made daily trips to the small, village of Bella Vista to help tutor children in math, reading and English.
Regina Healthcenter Volunteer 2004-2007
Regina Health Center provides holistic health care services in a unique setting for people seeking a faith-based environment. My mother was very involved coordinating raffles and fundraising events and I helped entertain the elderly patients, build/shop for supplies for the fundraisers, and any needed landscaping to maintain the sisters’ multiple gardens.
Benedictine Key Club 2004-2007
BHS Key Club is a service committee that helps assist and serve the community surrounding Cleveland Benedictine High School. My class interacted with autistic children from the Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital and St. Vincent's during our school lunch hour and study halls.
Look Up To Cleveland 2005- 2006
Benedictine Class of 2007 Representative
Look Up To Cleveland is a leadership development and diversity awareness program for Greater Cleveland’s outstanding high school students. Representatives are selected during their junior year to develop and enhance student leadership skills while fostering an appreciation for the Northeast Ohio community. We were then given a neighborhood in the Greater Cleveland Region, a realistic budget, and asked to brainstorm on how we can improve every aspect of the assigned neighborhood.
HOBY O’Brian Youth Leadership Seminar Spring 2006
Alumni Volunteer
I returned to the HOBY leadership seminar as a group-leader volunteer. My responsibility consisted of leading a group of ten to fifteen ambassadors through a variety of ice-breaking activities, service activities, professional panel discussions, and led small-group reflections of the professional panels.
Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Seminar Spring 2005
Ambassador Benedictine Class of 2007 Representative/Ambassador
HOBY is a youth leadership, service and innovation seminar run by previous HOBY alumni that includes one representative from each high school, within a specified region.
Extracurricular Activities
Kickboxing, Muay-Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Mixed Martial Arts
Benedictine Baseball, Basketball and Football 2004-2007
Education and Training
Institute for Human Biology 2015-Present
NewMind Academy 2016
American University of Antigua College of Medicine 2013-2015
Albany Medical College 2011-2013
Department of Cell Biology and Cancer Research
USCA Study Abroad Program
Spanish Studies
University of South Carolina Aiken 2007- 2011
Department of Biology and Geology
B.S. Biology
Benedictine High School 2003-2007
Cleveland, Ohio
H.S. Diploma
Assumption Academy 1994-2003
Broadview Heights, Ohio