John Papadopoulos
Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Full-time
B.S., St. John's UniversityPharm.D., Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, LIU Pharmacy
john.papadopoulos@liu.edu
Description
Dr. Papadopoulos received his Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy from Saint John's University in 1993. He pursued his Doctor of Pharmacy degree at LIU Pharmacy where upon completion of the degree requirements he received the first Pharm.D. degree from the college in June of 1996. A passion for critical care pharmacotherapy propelled Dr. Papadopoulos to pursue and complete a specialized residency in critical care at the Medical University of South Carolina. Currently, he is an Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice at LIU Pharmacy. Dr. Papadopoulos is also the director of Pharmacotherapy – Division of Pharmacotherapy, a Critical Care Pharmacist, the Residency Program Director, and a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at the New York University Langone Medical Center.
Dr. Papadopoulos is a Fellow of Critical Care Medicine in the American College of Critical Care Medicine and is Board Certified in Nutrition Support Pharmacy.
His areas of interest include critical care pharmacotherapy, cardiology, infectious diseases, thromboembolic disorders, nutrition, neurology, and pulmonary disorders.
Dr. Papadopoulos has published a handbook and several articles in the area of critical care. His handbook is entitled "Pocket Guide to Critical Care Pharmacotherapy." Some of his published work includes "The Critical Care Pharmacist: An Essential Intensive Care Practitioner," "Pharmacological Management of Acute Arterial Atherothrombotic and Cardioembolic Cerebrovascular Accidents," "Utilization of a Glucagon Infusion in the Management of a Massive Nifedipine Overdose," and "Hematogenous Candidiasis in Critically-Ill Adult Patients -- Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Management."
Specialties
Critical Care
Publications
Co-editor, "Drug-Induced Complications in the Critically Ill Patient: A Guide for Recognition and Treatment"
Author, "A Pocket Guide to Critical Care Pharmacotherapy"
Co-author, "Common drug interactions leading to adverse drug events in the intensive care unit: Management and pharmacokinetic considerations," published in Critical Care Medicine
Co-author, "Antiepileptic Hypersensitivity Syndrome: A Review of Clinical Presentation, Pathophysiology, and Management," published in The New York State Journal of Health System Pharmacy
Co-author, "Multicenter Evaluation of Risk Factors for Aspergillosis in Patients Treated with Lipid Amphotericin B Products: Outcomes, Drug Utilization Parameters, and Benchmarking," published in Hospital Pharmacy
Co-author, "The Critical Care Pharmacist: An Essential Intensive Care Practitioner," published in Pharmacotherapy
Author, "Pharmacological Management of Acute Arterial Atherothrombotic and Cardioembolic Cerebrovascular Accidents, published in New York Health-system The Pharmacist
Co-author,"Utilization of a Glucagon Infusion in the Management of a Massive Nifedipine Overdose," published in The Journal of Emergency Medicine
Author, "Hematogenous Candidiasis in Critically Ill Adult Patients: Epidemiology, Risk Factors and Management," published in Journal of Pharmacy Practice
Honors/Awards
Recipient, 2012 Presidential Citation from the Society of Critical Care Medicine
Recipient, 2010 Presidential Citation from the Society of Critical Care Medicine
Recipient, 2007 Certificate of Achievement from the Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology section of the Society of Critical Care Medicine
Recipient, 2007 Presidential Citation from the Society of Critical Care Medicine
Recipient, 2006 Presidential Citation from the Society of Critical Care Medicine
Recipient, 2006 Certificate of Achievement from the Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology section of the Society of Critical Care Medicine
Recipient, 2005 Presidential Citation from the Society of Critical Care Medicine
Recipient, 2005, Certificate of Achievement from the Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology section of the Society of Critical Care Medicine
Recipient, 2004 Presidential Citation from the Society of Critical Care Medicine