James Ryan, a dentist and maxillofacial surgeon in Germantown, Md., supplied drugs that led to a fatal overdose, police allege. He heads to trial this week.

Oral surgeon James Ryan, left, was found guilty of depraved-heart murder in Montgomery County, Md., in connection to the overdose death of Sarah Harris, right. (Photos from family and prosecutors.) ...

MD-based oral surgeon Dr. James Ryan found guilty in the death of his former patient and girlfriend from a drug overdose on drugs provided by him August 25, 2023 (Credit: Montgomery County State ...

James Dietrich: We never suggested that. … you can accept that James Ryan loved Sarah Harris … but it does not excuse all the other actions that he took that led to Sarah's — Sarah's death.

She weighed 83 pounds at the time of her death. Montgomery County Assistant State's Attorney Jennifer Harrison said Ryan was a skilled oral surgeon who knew how risky the drugs could be.

MD-based oral surgeon Dr. James Ryan found guilty in the death of his former patient and girlfriend from a drug overdose on drugs provided by him August 25, 2023 (Credit: Montgomery County State ...

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. — A 50-year-old Maryland dentist was convicted by a jury in the death of his 25-year-old girlfriend. Dr. James Ryan was charged with second-degree depraved heart murder ...