Graduate Students
SRUTHI ADIMADHYAM, Master’s Degree Student
Program Advisor: Glen T. Schumock, Pharm D., MBA, FCCP
E-mail: sadima2@uic.edu
Education:
B.
Pharmacy, Osmania University, India, 2009
Research
Interests:
Pharmacoepidemiology,
pharmacoeconomics and outcomes research
Other
Experiences:
Research
Assistant, Center for Pharmacoeconomic Research, 2011 – present; Vice
President, UIC ISPOR Student Chapter, 2010 – 2011; Pharmacy Administration
Representative (alternate), Graduate Student Council, 2010 – 2011; Graduate
Teaching Assistant, UIC Department of Pharmacy Administration, 2009-2011; Trainee,
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Hyderabad, 2008
Abstracts/Presentations:
Galanter W, Walton S, Falck S, Rosencranz H, Adimadhyam S. Using computerized physician order entry of anti-hypertensive medications to connect indications with prescribing and improve problem list documentation. ISPOR 16th Annual International Meeting, Baltimore, MD, May 2011
Adimadhyam S, Stubbings JA .Evolution of Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies and impetus for class wide opioid analgesic REMS. Midwest Social and Administrative Conference, Iowa City, IA. July 2010
SACHEETA BATHIJA, Master’s Degree Student
Program Advisor: Surrey Walton, Ph.D.
E-mail: sbathi2@uic.edu
Education:
B. Pharmacy. Mumbai
University, India, 2009
Research Interests:
Health disparities, comparative
effectiveness research, pharmacoeconomics and outcomes research
Other Experiences:
Graduate Research Assistant, UIC College of Pharmacy,
2010-present; UIC Student Chapter Secretary for
International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research, 2010-2011;
UIC Graduate Student Council Representative, 2010-2011; Graduate Teaching Assistant, UIC Department of Pharmacy Administration,
2009-2010; Indian Pharmaceutical Association Students forum, public healthcare
team, 2007-2009
Poster:
Nutescu E, Sharp L, Bathija S,
Dotiwala Z, Cavallari L, Schumock G, Meltzer D, Fitzgibbon M.
Factors that influence adoption of anticoagulation self monitoring in
underserved minority patients. Anticoagulation Forum 11th National
Conference, Boston, May 5-8, 2011
WEI-HAN
(Wendy) Cheng, Doctoral Student
Program Advisor: Surrey M. Walton, Ph.D.
E-mail: wcheng24@uic.edu
Education and Training:
B.S. Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan,
2003-2007;
M.S. Pharmacology: Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, National
Cheng-Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, 2007-2009
Research Interests:
Pharmacoeconomics and health outcomes
research
Other Experiences:
Graduate Teaching Assistant, UIC College of
Pharmacy, 2010~present; Clinical Research Associate, Novonordisk Pharma
(Taiwan) Ltd., 2009-2010
KIBUM KIM, PhD Student
E-mail: kkim204@uic.edu
Program Advisor: TBD
Education:
B. Pharmacy, Catholic
University of Daegu, Kyeongbuk, South Korea(Republic of Korea), 2006;
M.S. Pharmacy, Catholic University of Daegu, Kyeongbuk, South Korea, 2008
Research
Interests:
Pharmacoeconomics
and Quality Adjusted Life Years Research Other experiences:
Other
Experiences:
Pharmacist,
Medipharm Keunsarang Pharmacy, Daegu, South Korea, 2008 – 2011; Teaching
Assistant, College of Pharmacy, Catholic University of Daegu, 2006 – 2008;
Research Assistant, Clinical Pharmacy Lab, College of Pharmacy, Catholic University
of Daegu 2006 – 2008
YASH JALUNDHWALA, Doctoral Degree Student
Program Advisor: Nicholas G. Popovich , Ph.D.
Email: yjalun2@uic.edu
Education:
B. Pharm, University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India, 2007
MS, Pharmacy Administration, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, USA, 2010
Research Interests:
Pharmacoeconomics; outcomes research; public health, pharmacy marketing and pharmacy management, pharmacy education and survey research methods
Other experiences:
Graduate Research Assistant, UIC, 2008 - present; Health Economics and Outcomes Research Intern, Pharmerit International, May-July 2011; Graduate Teaching Assistant, UIC; Treasurer, Graduate Student Council, UIC; President, UIC-ISPOR Student Chapter 2010 - 2011
Presentations:
Jalundhwala YJ, Shaw JW, Pickard AS, Walton S, Busschbach J. Impact of severity differences on logical inconsistencies in values for EQ-5D Health States. Poster presentation at the 15th ISPOR Annual International Meeting, Atlanta, USA. May 2010
Jalundhwala YJ, Shaw JW, Pickard AS, Walton S, Busschbach J. Logical Inconsistencies in EQ – 5D Health State Valuations: Evidence from a Dutch Rating Scale Saturation. Poster presentation at the 26th EuroQol Annual Plenary meeting at Paris, France. Sep 2009
Jalundhwala YJ*, Shaw JW, Demirtas H, Muramoto ML, Ranger-Moore J, Leischow SJ. Adjustment for Selection Bias Due to Missing Data in Smoking Cessation Trials. Oral presentation at 14th World Conference on Tobacco or Health at Mumbai, India. Mar 2009
Publications:
Huynh T, Jalundhwala YJ, Subramanium V. Hazardous Drugs: Maintaining standards of safe pharmacy practice. Pharmacy Practice News. 2010:37(12):4
FANG-JU (IRENE) LIN, Doctoral Candidate
Program Advisors: A. Simon Pickard, Ph.D.; Todd A. Lee, PharmD, Ph.D.
E-mail: flin6@uic.edu
Education:
B.S., Pharmacy, National Taiwan University, 1997-2001; M.S., Clinical
Pharmacy, National Taiwan University, 2001-2003
Research Interests:
Pharmacoepidemiology, Comparative Effectiveness Research, Medication
Safety, Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes
Research
Other Experiences:
Graduate Research Assistant,
UIC College of Pharmacy, 2009-present; Intern, Global Health Economics and
Outcomes Research, Abbott Laboratories, May-Aug, 2010; Graduate Teaching Assistant,
UIC College of Pharmacy, 2008-2009; Preceptor of Pharmacy Practice,
Graduate Institute of Clinical Pharmacy, National Taiwan University, 2004-2006;
Advanced Practice Pharmacy Specialist (Critical Care/ Surgery), National Taiwan
University Hospital, 2004-2006; Pharmacist, National Taiwan University
Hospital, 2003-2007
Publications:
Galanter WL, Thambi M, Rosencranz
H, Shah B, Falck S, Lin FJ, Nutescu E, Lambert
B. Effects of clinical decision support
on venous thromboembolism risk assessment, prophylaxis and prevention at a
university teaching hospital. Am J Health-Syst Pharm 2010;67:1265-73
Abstracts/ Presentations:
Lin FJ, Bhor M, Hass S, Perry R, Kay S. Impact of cognitive impairment on functioning, medical resource
utilization, adherence and health-related quality of life in patients with
schizophrenia. 16th Annual International Meeting of the
International Society of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research, Baltimore,
MD, May 2011
Rao S, Lin FJ, Ojo O, Patel V, Yu S, Zhan L, Touchette DR. A decision modeling approach to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of prasugrel versus clopidogrel in patients with planned percutaneous coronary intervention. 16th Annual International Meeting of the International Society of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research, Baltimore, MD, May 2011
Yu S, Galanter W, Lin FJ, Lambert B. Evaluation of clinical laboratory-pharmacy linkage decision support in the use of potassium supplements. 16th Annual International Meeting of the International Society of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research, Baltimore, MD, May 2011
Harvey PD, Bowie CR, Bhor M, Lin FJ, Hass SL, Perry R, Kay S. Concordance between physicians’ and patients’ ratings of cognitive impairments and functioning associated with schizophrenia. 13th International Congress on Schizophrenia Research, Colorado Springs, CO, Apr 2011
Wilke CT, Lin FJ, Lee TA, Lambert BL, Joo MJ, Pickard AS. Variability in measurement of medication exposure in pharmacoepidemiologic studies of COPD. 26th International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology and Therapeutic Risk Management, Brighton, UK, Aug 2010
Lin CH, Wu RM, Lin FJ. The role of dopamine metabolizing enzymes-COMT and MAO-B genotype polymorphism in the occurrence of L-dopa related motor complications. J Clin Neurosci 2004; 11(Suppl): S13
BEENISH MANZOOR, Doctoral Student
Program Advisor: Surrey M. Walton, Ph.D.
Email: bmanzo2@uic.edu
Education:
B.A., Economics & B.S., Biology (Minor, Chemistry), Loyola University Chicago, 2004; Master of Public Health, Benedictine University, 2006
Research Interests:
Pharmacoepidemiology, pharmacoeconomics and health outcomes research, pharmaceutical policy, and pharmacy education
Other Experiences:
Five years of work experience in the public health and pharmacy arenas. Former experience with the American Lung Association, and currently working at the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) in the Continuing Education Provider Accreditation Program.
Publications:
Manzoor B. ACPE’s QA Process for Pharmacy Technician CE. ACPE Update. 2009;7(1). 2009
Presentations:
Manzoor B, Travlos D. How the CPE Rubric Guides Field Reviewers and Writing ACPE Reports. ACPE’s 14th Conference on Continuing Pharmacy Education, Cambridge, MA, Sept. 22-25th, 2011
Manzoor B, Travlos D. Preparing the Content of the CPE Activity. ACPE’s 13th Conference on Continuing Pharmacy Education, St. Louis, MO, October 5-8th, 2009
Manzoor B, Travlos D. ACPE’s Three Types of CPE Activities and Objectives. ACPE’s 13th Conference on Continuing Pharmacy Education, St. Louis, MO, October 5-8th, 2009
Manzoor B, Travlos D. ACPE Update: Continuing Pharmacy Education. Pharmacy Technician Educator’s Council Annual Meeting, Austin, TX, July 10-13th, 2008
HARI PATEL, Master’s Degree Student
Program Advisor: TBD
E-mail: hpatel64@uic.edu
Education:
B.S. Biology, Lewis University, 2007; Pharm.D., University of
Illinois at Chicago, 2011
Research Interests:
Pharmacoeconomics and Health Outcomes Research
Other Experiences:
Graduate Teaching Assistant, UIC Department of Pharmacy
Administration; AMCP/FMCP/Pfizer Intern 2009; Pharmacy Extern, UIC Medical
Center 2008 - 201.
PANKAJ A. PATEL, Doctoral Student
Program Advisor: TBD
Email: ppate88@uic.edu
Education:
Pharm.D., University of Illinois at Chicago,
2000; M.S., University of Southern California, 2002
Research Interests:
Health economics and outcomes research
Other experiences:
Senior Director, GE Healthcare, 2007-present; Assistant Director, TAP
Pharmaceuticals, 2005-2007; Co-Director, UIC-TAP Pharmacoeconomics Fellowship,
2005-2007; Associate Director, AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, 2002-2005; Research
Fellow, University of Southern California, 2000-2002
Publications (selected):
Wittkowsky AK, Boccuzzi SJ, Le K, Wogen J,
Wygant G, Patel PA, Hauch O. Frequency of concurrent use of warfarin
with potentially interacting medications. Pharmacotherapy
2004;24(12):1668-1674
Meyer JW, Schultz J, O’Donnell JC, Patel PA, Sasane RM. Patterns and effectiveness of lipid-lowering therapies in a managed care environment. Value in Health 2005;8(5):601-612
Sarawate C, Patel PA, Schumacher HR, Yang W, Brewer KK, Bakst AW. Serum urate levels and gout flares: analysis from managed care data. Journal of Clinical Rheumatology 2006;12(2):61-65
Marcus P, Oppenheimer E, Katz LM, Doyle JJ, Patel PA. Use of nebulized inhaled corticosteroids among older adult patients: an assessment of outcomes. Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology 2006;96:736-743
Sarawate CS, Brewer KK, Yang W, Patel PA, Schumacher HR, Saag KG, Bakst AW. Gout medication treatment patterns and adherence to standards of care from a managed care perspective. Mayo Clinic Proceedings July 2006;81(7):925-934
McLaughlin T, Leibman CW, Patel PA, Camargo CA. Risk of recurrent emergency department visits or hospitalizations in children with asthma receiving nebulized budesonide inhalation suspension compared with other asthma medications. Current Medical Research & Opinion .2007;23(6):1319-1328
Wu E, Patel PA, Yu AP, Mody RR, Cahill KE, Tang J, Krishnan E. Health care costs of gout patients in an elderly population. Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy. 2008;14(2):164-175
Halpern R, Fuldeore MJ, Mody RR, Patel PA, Mikuls TR. The effect of serum urate on gout flares and their associated costs: an administrative claims analysis. Journal of Clinical Rheumatology 2009;15:3-7
Halpern R, Mody RR, Fuldeore MJ, Patel PA, Mikuls TR. The impact of noncompliance with urate-lowering drug on serum urate and gout-related healthcare costs: an administrative claims analysis. Current Medical Research & Opinion. 2009;25:1711-1719
Patel PA, Ernst, F, Gunnarsson C. Evaluation of hospital complications and costs associated with using ultrasound guidance during thoracentesis procedures. Journal of Clinical Ultrasound. 2011:In press
VARDHAMAN A. PATEL, Doctoral Student
Program Advisor: Surrey M. Walton, PhD
Email: vpatel61@uic.edu
Education:
Bachelor of Pharmacy, University of Pune, India, 2006; M.S.
Pharmacy Administration, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, USA, 2008
Research Interests:
Pharmacoeconomics and pharmacoepidemiology
Other Experiences:
President, ISPOR Student Chapter at UIC, 2011-2012; Teaching
Assistant, UIC College of Pharmacy, 2008-2011; Graduate student instructor,
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, 2006-2007; Secretary, ISPOR Student
Chapter at USP, 2006-2007; Training in Quality Analysis and Microbiological
Department at Alembic Limited, India, 2004
Posters:
Rao S, Lin FJ, Ojo O, Patel V, Yu S, Zhan L, Touchette DR. A
decision modeling approach to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of prasugrel vs
clopidogrel in patients with planned percutaneous coronary intervention. ISPOR
16th Annual International meeting, Baltimore, MD, May 2011
Patel V, Touchette DR, Yang Y, Nutescu E, Kim K, Vidanovic V, Galanter W. Cost-effectiveness of strategies for diagnosing heparin-induced thrombocytopenia. ISPOR 15th Annual International meeting, Atlanta, GA, May 2010
Patel V, Shaw JW, Leischow SJ, Ranger-Moore J, Muramoto M. Effect of nicotine gum price on medication acquisition and smoking cessation in an over-the-counter setting. ISPOR 15th Annual International meeting, Atlanta, GA, May 2010
Patel V, McGhan W. Cost-effectiveness of noninvasive magnetic resonance direct thrombus imaging and ultrasonography for diagnosing distal deep vein thrombosis. ISPOR 15th Annual International meeting, Atlanta, GA, May 2010
Patel VA, McGhan WF. Cost-Effectiveness of Different Diagnostic Strategies for Deep Vein Thrombosis. ISPOR 13th Annual International Meeting, Toronto, ON, Canada. May 2008
Patel VA, McGhan WF. Cost Comparison of Different Drugs for Deep Vein Thrombosis Prophylaxis during Abdominal Surgery. ISPOR 12th Annual International Meeting, Arlington, VA, USA. May 2007
JENNIFER C. SAMP, Master’s Degree Student
Program Advisor: A. Simon Pickard, Ph.D.
E-mail: samp@uic.edu
Education:
B.A. Speech Communications (Minor, Chemistry), University of Illinois at
Champaign-Urbana, 2007; PharmD, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2011
Research Interests:
Pharmacoeconomics
and Health Outcomes Research, Health Policy Research
Other Experiences:
Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research Fellow, Center for
Pharmacoeconomic Research, UIC/ Takeda Pharmaceuticals (July 2011 – Present); Intern,
Drug Information Group and Prior Authorization Department, UIC (2008- 2011); Teaching
Assistant, Pharmaceutical Marketing, UIC (2010);Research Assistant, Utilization
of Medicare Part D, UIC (2009);Intern, Clinical Trial Registration &
Results Disclosure, Takeda Pharmaceuticals (2009)
Abstracts/ Presentations:
Bavad D, Chung S, Patel C. & Samp J. A Pharmaceutical Marketing
Class's Value Proposition for Ampyra, AMCP Educational Conference, St. Louis,
MO, October 2010
Samp J, & Wojenski D. Determining Use and Knowledge of Medicare Part D
and Low Income Subsidy (LIS) in an Underserved, Low-Income Population, American
Pharmacists Association Annual Meeting & Exposition. Washington, DC, March 2010.
GARIMA SHARMA, Master’s Degree Students
Program Advisor: TBD
Email: gsharm2@uic.edu
Education:
B.Pharmacy, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore, India 2010
Research
Interests:
Health services research, health disparities, pharmaceutical health policy, and
medication management and safety
Other
Experiences:
Graduate Teaching Assistant, UIC Department of Pharmacy Administration,
2011-present; Industrial Training, AstraZeneca India Private Limited,
Bangalore, India
Posters:
Mulani I, Sharma G. Adult
Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs): An Emerging Trend for the treatment of
Osteoarthritis (OA)”, 1st Indian Pharmaceutical Association-Student’s
Conference, Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Aug 2009
Raikar D, Sharma G, Palkar MB. “Assessment of the Pattern of NSAID Prescription, Sale and Use in the Hubli-Dharwad region”, 52nd IPA Convention, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India, Mar 2010
SHENGSHENG (SYLVIA) YU, Doctoral Candidate
Program Advisor: Bruce L. Lambert, Ph.D.
E-mail: syu24@uic.edu
Education and Training:
B.S. Pharmacy, College
of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China,
2002-2006; Intensive Training Program of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Chu
Kochen Honors College, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China,
2004-2006; M.S. Pharmacy: Pharmacy Administration, University of Illinois at
Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2006-2009
Research Interests:
Pharmacoepidemiology;
drug safety; health outcomes research; pharmaceutical marketing and market
research
Other Experiences:
Program for Excellence
in Science Award, the American Association for the Advancement of Science
(AAAS), 2009-2011; Global Health Outcomes Internship, Eli Lilly & Co.,
June-August, 2010; UIC Student Chapter President-Elect, International Society
For Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR), 2009-2010; New Product
Analysis Internship, Astellas Pharma., May-August, 2009; Member, UIC Phi
Chapter, Rho Chi Pharmacy Honor Society, 2008; ; UIC Student Chapter Secretary,
ISPOR, 2007-2008; Departmental representative, UIC Graduate Student Council,
2007-2008
Posters and
Abstracts:
Yu S, Shaw JW, Crawford SY, Groo V. Impact of
cardiovascular disease risk on the association between dietary supplement use
and attempted weight loss in the US adult population. American Heart
Association Scientific Sessions 2009, Orlando, FL, November 14-18, 2009.
(Poster presentation) [Circulation. 2009; 120:S488]
Yu S, Shaw JW, Crawford SY, Groo V. Confounding Effect of Age in the Association of Cardiovascular Risk and Dietary Supplement Use among US Adults. International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research 15th Annual International Meeting, Atlanta, GA, May 15-19, 2010. (Best Student Podium Presentation Award)
Yu S, Galanter W, Lin FJ, Lambert B. Evaluation of Clinical Laboratory-pharmacy Linkage Decision Support in the use of Potassium Supplements. International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research 16th Annual International Meeting, Baltimore, MD, May 21-25, 2011. (Podium presentation)
Publications:
Silberstein SD, Marmura
MJ, Shaw JW, Yu S. Headache prophylaxis with BoNTA: patient
characteristics. Headache. 2009; 50(1): 63-70.
Shaw JW, Pickard AS, Yu S, Chen SJ, Iannacchione VG, Johnson JA, Coons SJ. A median model for predicting United States population-based EQ-5D health state preferences. Value in Health. 2009; 13(2): 278-288.
Yu S, Galanter W, DiDomenico R, Borkowsky S, Schiff G, Lambert BL. Selection of drug-laboratory result pairs for an inpatient asynchronous alert program: results of a Delphi survey. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2011 Mar 1; 68(5): 407-14.