Teaching
PHAR 761 Therapeutics II: Infectious Diseases. Second year fall semester Pharm.D. course taught with clinical faculty. I teach on the pathophysiology of infectious diseases and content related to the medicinal chemistry and pharmacology of antimicrobial drugs.
Topics taught in this course include:
- Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacology of Antimicrobial Drugs
- Pathophysiology of Drug-induced Reactions
- Skin/Skin Structure Infections
- Bone and Joint Infections
- Intraabdominal Infections
- Gastrointestinal Infections
- Urinary Tract Infections
- Sexually Transmitted Infections
- Herpesvirus Infections: HSV, VZV, EBV, CMV, KSHV
- CNS Infections: Meningitis and Encephalitis
- Infective Endocarditis
- Bacteremia and Sepsis
- Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
- Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
- Mycobacterial Infections: TB, MAC, Leprosy
- Systemic Mycoses
- Opportunistic Illnesses in Immunocompromised Patients
- HIV and AIDS
- Viral Hepatitis
- Parasitic Infections
- Vector-borne Infections
PHAR 641 Therapeutics I (OTC). First year Pharm.D. curriculum course taught every spring semester. In this team-taught course with clinical faculty, I teach the pathophysiology and pharmacology content related to illnesses that are treated with non-prescription therapies.
Topics taught in this course include:
- Pathophysiology of Headaches, Fever and Skeletomuscular Injury
- Pharmacology of Analgesics
- Pathophysiology of Heartburn, Dyspepsia, Constipation, Diarrhea, Nausea and Vomiting
- Pharmacology of H1 and H2 Blockers, PPIs, Antacids, Loperamide and Laxatives
- Pathophysiology of Cough, Colds and Allergic Rhinitis
- Pharmacology of Antihistamines, Decongestants, Expectorants, Antitussives and Mast Cell Stabilizers
- Pathophysiology of Dermatitis and Eczema
- Pharmacology of Topical Agents for Dermatitis and Eczema
PHAR 542 Immunology and Microbiology. First year Pharm.D. curriculum course taught every fall semester. In this team-taught course, I teach on content related to medical microbiology.
Topics taught in this course include:
- Taxonomy and Classification Schemes of Bacteria
- Laboratory Techniques for the Diagnosis of Infection: Biochemical, NAAT/PCR, ELISA, Fluorescent Antibodies
- Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing and Antibiograms
- Gram-positive, Gram-negative and Atypical Bacteria that Cause Diseases in Humans
- DNA and RNA Viruses that Cause Human Disease
- Yeast and Molds that Cause Human Disease
- Protozoa that Cause Human Disease
- Helminths that Cause Human Disease
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