Meet our Physician

Ryan Forbess, MD

Ryan Forbess grew up in McKenzie, Tennessee and completed his undergraduate education at the University of Tennessee. He worked as a mental health specialist at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center starting in 2000. He then realized his passion for family medical care and went on to pursue his medical degree from St. Matthew’s University School of Medicine in Grand Cayman.

He completed his residency in family medicine at the University of Oklahoma, where he was the chief resident of his program.  Dr. Forbess has also served as a professor in the Physician Assistant program at Bethel University. In 2015, he began working for South Baldwin Medical Center, and in 2016, he became the Chief of Medicine. He has been serving as the sole attending physician of South Baldwin Medical Group’s clinic in Orange Beach, AL since 2016. He decided to continue serving Orange Beach by opening his own practice in 2022.

Ryan Forbess enjoys surfing, SEC football, golf, traveling, hunting, boating, and fishing. He resides with his family in Orange Beach with his wife, Toni, and his three children: Scarlett, Knox, and Reed, who are 3, 5, and 6 years old. He and his wife were immediately drawn to Orange Beach after their very first visit and have decided to make it their forever home.