Eljim Tesoro, PharmD, BCPS

	Eljim Tesoro, PharmD, BCPS Clinical Associate Professor Hospital Pharmacy Department of Pharmacy Practice
	Email	etesoro@uic.edu
	Phone	312-355-1415
	Fax	312-996-0379
	Office	349 CSB
	US Mail	833 S. Wood St., RM 164 MC886 Chicago, IL 60612

Research Interests

Dr. Tesoro's areas of interest include nosocomial infections in the ICU, neuroprotection and acute CNS
injury, and stroke.

Education
1999	Critical Care fellowship , Virginia Commonwealth university / Medical College of Virginia
1997	Pharmacy Practice Residency , University of Illinois at Chicago
1996	Doctor of Pharmacy, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California
1991	Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland

Current UIC Appointments

2004 to present	Director, Critical Care Residency, College of Pharmacy and Medical Center
2002 to present	Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice
1999 to present	Clinical Pharmacist, Department of Neurosurgery

Representative Publications

Roitberg B, Kennedy O, Hanjani S, Mucksavage JJ, Tesoro EP. Human recombinant factor VII for emergency reversal of coagulopathy in neurosurgical patients: a retrospective, comparative study. Neurosurgery 2005;57:832-6.
Slavin KV, Tesoro EP, Mucksavage JJ. The treatment of cancer pain. Drugs of Today, 2004; 40 (3): 235-245.
Tesoro EP, Jung R, Martin SJ, Pendland SL*. In Vitro Activity of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia: Single versus Combination Agents. J Appl Res 2003; 3:168-172.
Brophy GM, Tesoro EP, Schrote GL, Garnett WR. Pharmacist impact on posttraumatic seizure prophylaxis in patients with head injury. Pharmacotherapy, 2002; 22(2): 251-5.
Brophy GM, Tesoro EP, Tang Z, Karnes HT, Doppenberg E, Bullock MR. Using Brain Microdialysis to Detect Drug Penetration in Severe Brain Injury Patients (Abstract). 31st Critical Care Congress, San Diego, California, January 27, 2002.

Department of Pharmacy Practice