Department of Pharmacy Practice

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Robert J. Didomenico

 Robert J. Didomenico Robert J. DiDomenico, PharmD
Clinical Associate Professor
Pharmacy Practice
Email rdidom1@uic.edu
Phone 312-996-0898 x1#
Fax 312-996-0379
Office 353 CSB, MC886
US Mail 833 South Wood Street, RM164 MC886, Chicago, IL 60612

Research Interests
Dr. DiDomenico's practice and research interests focus on guideline-driven pharmacotherapy for acute decompensated heart failure, acute coronary syndromes, and acute arrhythmias, promoting cost-effective, evidence-based use of drug therapy for these indications. Additionally, Dr. DiDomenico is interested in the use of technology to improve medication use. He has lectured nationally and has several publications related to these topics.

Education
1999 Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy Fellowship, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
1997 Pharmacy Practice Residency, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
1996 Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

Current UIC Appointments
2008 to present Co-Chair, Cardiovascular Quality Improvement Committee, University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago
2008 to present Chair, Educational Policy Committee, College of Pharmacy
2007 to present Curricular Team Leader, College of Pharmacy
2006 to present Clinical Associate Professor, College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice
2004 to present Clinical Assistant Professor, College of Medicine, Section of Cardiology
2003 to present Affiliate Faculty, Center for Pharmacoeconomic Research (CPR), College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice

Representative Publications
  1. Cavallari LH. DiDomenico RJ. Chapter 4: Ischemic Heart Disease. In: Katz M, Matthias K, Chisholm-Burns MA, eds. Pharmacotherapy Principles & Practice Study Guide: A Case Based Care Plan Approach. Chicago: McGraw-Hill. [In Press].
  2. DiDomenico RJ.,Cardiovascular Drugs: Inotropic Drugs. Smith KM, Riche DM, Henyan NN, eds. Handbook of Clinical Drug Data, 11th ed. Chicago: McGraw-Hill, 2010.
  3. DiDomenico RJ., Cardiovascular Drugs: Nitrates. In Smith KM, Riche DM, Henyan NN, eds. Handbook of Clinical Drug Data, 11th ed. Chicago: McGraw-Hill, 2010.
  4. Cavallari LH., DiDomenico RJ. Chapter 4: Ischemic Heart Disease, 2nd ed. In: Chisholm-Burns MA, Wells BG, Schwinghammer TL, Malone PM, Kolesar JM, Rotschafer JC, Dipiro JT, eds. Pharmacotherapy Principles & Practice. Chicago: McGraw-Hill, 2010.
  5. DiDomenico RJ, Cavallari LH. Chapter 6: Chronic Stable Angina. . In: Crouch MA, ed. Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy: A Point of Care Guide. Bethesda: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, 2010.
  6. >DiDomenico RJ, Kondos GT, Dickens C. Trends in heart failure readmissions, risk-stratification, and nonadherence. Circ Heart Fail [letter; In press].
  7. DiDomenico RJ, RJ, Perez A, Eyrich HM, Fontana DR, Kondos GT, Schumock GT. Treatment Guidelines for Acute Decompensated Heart Failure Associated with Improved Outcomes. Ann Pharmacother. 2008;42:327-33. Epub 2008 Feb. 26. PMID: 18303142.
  8. Vats V.,DiDomenico RJ, Wojtynek J, Theobald J, Schumock GT. Acute Decompensated Heart Failure Pharmacotherapy Survey. Ann Pharmacother. 2007;41:562-7. Epub 2007 Mar. 20. PMID: 17374618.
  9. Desai SS, Massad MG, DiDomenico RJ, Abdelhady K, Hanhan Z, Lele H, Snow NJ, Geha AS. Recent Developments in Antithrombotic Therapy: Will Sodium Warfarin Be a Drug of the Past? Rec Patents Cardiovasc Drug Disc. 2006;1:307-16. PMID: 18221095.
  10. Bauman JL, DiDomenico RJ, Viana M, Fitch M. A Simple Method of Determining the Dose of Digoxin for Heart Failure in the Modern Era. Arch Intern Med 2006;166:2539-45. PMID: 17159022.
  11. Bauman JL, DiDomenico RJ, Galanter WL. Etiology, Manifestations, Treatment, and Prevention of Digoxin Toxicity in the Modern Era. Am J Cardiovasc Drugs 2006;6:77-86. PMID: 16555861.
  12. DiDomenico RJ, RJ, Massad MG, Kpodonu J, Navarro RA, Geha A. Use of Recombinant Activated Factor VII For Bleeding Following Operations Requiring Cardiopulmonary Bypass. Chest 2005;127:1828-35. PMID: 15888865.
  13. Galanter WL, DiDomenico RJ, Polikaitis A. A Trial of Automated Decision Support Alerts for Contraindicated Medications Using Computerized Physician Order Entry. J Am Med Inforn Assoc 2005;12:269-74. Epub 2005 Jan. 31. PMID: 15684124.
  14. DiDomenico RJ, Massad MG. Pharmacologic Strategies to Prevent Atrial Fibrillation after Open-Heart Surgery. Ann Thorac Surg 2005;79:728-40. PMID: 15680883.

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