College of Pharmacy

Other Information About the College

Contact Information/Who's Who
Faculty
About The Profession
About The College
Accreditation

Contact Information

Office of the Dean:
141 Science and Research 2

713-743-1300

Office of Admissions:
122 Science and Research 2
713-743-1239

Associate Dean for Administration:
141 Science and Research 2
713-743-1262

Associate Dean for Practice Programs:
431 Pharmacy Building - Texas Medical Center

713-795-8338

Assistant Dean for Academic and Student Affairs:
122 Science and Research 2

713-743-1298

Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences:
521 Science and Research 2
713-743-1222

Clinical Sciences and Administration:
318 Pharmacy Building - Texas Medical Center

713-795-8380

Internet Address:
http: www.uh.edu/pharmacy/

Dean: Sunny E. Ohia, Ph.D., University of Glasgow, United Kingdom

Executive Vice-Dean for Research: Mustafa F. Lokhandwala, Ph.D., University of Houston

Associate Dean for Administration: Shara L. Zatopek, M.A., Houston Baptist University

Associate Dean for Practice Programs: Ray Hammond, Pharm.D., University of Tennessee

Assistant Dean for Academic and Student Affairs: Andrea Smesny, Pharm.D., University of Houston

Director of Assessment: Julilanna Szilagyi, Ph.D., Ohio State University

Assistant Director of Assessment: Catherine Hatfield., Pharm.D., University of Texas at Austin

Director of Communications: David Chip Lambert, B.S., Sam Houston State University

Director of Counseling & Advising: Barbara Lewis, M.A.M.F.C., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; Licensed Professional Counselor

College Business Manager: Charles Henry

Faculty

Professors:
Rajender Aparasu, David Baskin (Research), Carl W. Driever (Emeritus), Joseph Eichberg, Kenneth L. Euler (Emeritus), Donald A. Fox (Adjunct), Vishnu Das Gupta, Ming Hu, Bhagavan S. Jandhyala (Emeritus), Yuen-Sum Vincent Lau, Thomas L. Lemke (Emeritus), Mustafa F. Lokhandwala, Isaac D. Montoya (Clinical), Sunny E. Ohia, Carlos H. Pedemonte, Randall A. Prince, Ke-he Ruan

Associate Professors:
Karim Alkadhi, Kimberly Birtcher (Clinical), Richard Bond, Gary G. Cacciatore (Adjunct Clinical), Diana Shu-Lian Chow, Elizabeth Coyle (Clinical), Douglas C. Eikenburg, James Essien, Ray Hammond (Clinical), J. David Hayes (Clinical), Michael Lee Johnson, Brian Knoll, Russell Lewis, Stephen Pass (Clinical), Sujit S. Sansgiry, Lynn A. Simpson (Clinical), Julianna E. Szilagyi, Louis Williams, Shara Zatopek (Clinical)

Assistant Professors:
Mohammad Asghar (Research), Anees Banday (Research), Malavosklish Liz Bikram, Heidi H. Bragg (Clinical), Hua Chen, Stephanie Mallow Corbett, Riad Efendi (Research), Kevin W. Garey, Romi Ghose, Catherine Hatfield (Clinical), Tahir Hussain, Barbara Lewis (Clinical), James T. McCarty (Adjunct Clinical), Nancy Ordonez (Clinical), Samina Salim (Research), Lindsay Schwarz (Visiting), Jeffrey T. Sherer (Clinical), Andrea Smesny (Clinical), Vincent Tam, David Wallace (Clinical), Jessica White (Clinical), May Woo (Clinical), Rosa Fei-Wen Yeh

Lecturers:
Lena Malacoff, Aditi Marwaha

The Profession

The College of Pharmacy, established in 1947, prepares students to enter into the practice of pharmacy and to function as professionals and informed citizens in a changing health care system and to assume important roles as drug information specialists and primary care providers.

Upon graduation, the new professional utilizes a foundation of skills in administrative, biological, clinical, and pharmaceutical sciences to take an active role in contemporary pharmacy practice--shaping policies and the future directions of the profession. Career options in pharmacy are virtually unlimited. From community to hospital practice, from home care to nuclear pharmacy, from clinical practice to basic science research in the pharmaceutical industry, pharmacists participate in areas that provide patient care and unravel the mysteries of human health. Employment opportunities are also available in academia. Pharmacists educate health care professionals, undergraduate and graduate students, and patients in institutions and communities throughout the world.

Pharmacists are responsible for supervising the drug distribution process, selecting appropriate drug therapies, determining drug dosages and routes of administration, and monitoring therapeutic outcomes. Working with other health care providers--physicians, nurses, veterinarians, and dentists--pharmacists complement the health care system by providing pharmaceutical care.

The College

Students at the College of Pharmacy have at their disposal virtually every resource and opportunity they need to acquire a first-class education in pharmacy.

In the college's facility on the University of Houston campus, an Education Technology Center provides advanced hardware and specialized software for class work and research needs.

For study and research needs, students can take advantage of the college's specialized library. The library offers thousands of volumes and more than 165 journal subscriptions.

In the college's second facility in the world-renowned Texas Medical Center, the students have the opportunity to train with physicians, medical students and members of our clinical faculty.

In addition to faculty/staff offices, research laboratories, computer center, and classrooms, the building houses the Contemporary Pharmacy Practice Laboratory (CPPL). In the CPPL, students learn techniques in pharmaceutical care by role-playing situations they would experience as pharmacists.

The Sterile Products Laboratory teaches students the latest aseptic methods of drug formulation and preparation, especially for use in hospitals and home care.

Accreditation

The College of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education and holds membership in the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy.

Last updated:
Thursday, October 25, 2007 - 11:30 AM