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 ...

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 ...

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.) ...

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.

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.

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.

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 ...