Ryan Ekmark

Meet Ryan Ekmark, State of Infusion’s founder and CEO. Ryan has been in healthcare since 2003 and an RN since 2010. His extensive medical experiences include more than two decades in the fast paced Emergency Room, critical care in the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit and patient care in Pre/Post-Op. As of 2023,Ryan, the “hydration sensation”, estimates he has started over 25,000 IV’s, adding more everyday. His favorite part of nursing is client education. Ryan says his main focus is, “ensuring every patient I come in contact with feels like they are my top priority, being comfortable and well informed, I also enjoy bringing a little humor to healthcare, it helps them relax.” 

Ryan is a Christian, husband, father and proud native Texan, putting his family's roots down in Frisco back in 2012. Ryan loves spending time with his beautiful wife, Jennifer and their 3 active sons. They are an avid outdoor family who love anything involving the mountains, beach or competition…they are very competitive with each other! Him and his wife love to travel together. Ryan’s passions include snowboarding with his sons, mountain biking, family time and making reclaimed wood art for clients. Ryan can be found year round on the sidelines of his kids baseball and football games. 

Ryan says, “State of Infusion was founded to make a difference. To be able to do healthcare the right way, not the fast way. Educating patients and taking the time to understand and address their concerns. Not being rushed due to the demands of a large hospital means we can take the duration of our visit to fully explain procedures, processes and different treatments that would be beneficial.”

Dr. Chris

Dr. Chris is an established and highly-skilled anesthesiologist who truly loves his work. His focus on excellence and his fun and compassionate approach make the client experience positive and rewarding.

He obtained his medical degree at the University of Utah, then completed his surgical internship at the University of Arizona in Tucson, and his anesthesiology residency at UT Southwestern in Dallas in 2013.

Since then he has founded and developed a successful private practice, served as Team Lead for OB Anesthesia at Methodist Richardson where he was frequently requested by coworkers to provide their personal anesthesia care. As the Policy and Guidelines Committee Chairman, he helped develop new policies to improve patient experience and outcomes. He has been the Medical Director at a pain clinic, provided general and regional anesthesia care to orthopedic patients, and was voted “Physician of the Month” by Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano Day Surgical Services for outstanding patient care.

Dr. Chris was selected as the exclusive anesthesia provider for endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) when the procedure was introduced to Methodist Richardson, and was selected to provide anesthesia for the first aortic valvuloplasty at Methodist Richardson.

Away from the office, Dr. Chris is a family man and active in the community. He and Mindy have five wonderful children who keep their lives adventurous and busy, with swimming, scouts, band, choir, orchestra, and church activities. He is an experienced chauffer and cheerleader for all his children’s events. He volunteers as a youth leader at his church, and as Assistant Scout Master for his children’s scout troop. He also enjoys good barbeque, camping, racing RC cars with his kids, and attempting to stay fit at the gym.

He is thrilled to be partnered with his great friend, Ryan, in improving the lives of clients by providing the benefits of outstanding IV infusions.