Case Study Faculty
Sarah A. Spinler, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS (AQ Cardiology)
Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sarah A. Spinler, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS, is Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and residency program director in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmacy Administration at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. She is also an adjunct faculty member in the Cardiovascular Division in the Department of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Spinler received her Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Pharmacy degrees from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. She completed a pharmacy residency and fellowship in cardiovascular critical care pharmacy at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and she is a board-certified pharmacotherapy specialist with added qualifications in cardiology. She serves as a preceptor to pharmacy students, PGY1 and PGY2 cardiology pharmacy practice residents, and performs clinical research at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania coronary intensive care unit.
Dr. Spinler was a member of the steering committee for the CRUSADE Registry, a national quality improvement initiative designed to increase the practice of evidence-based medicine for patients hospitalized with acute coronary syndrome. She has authored more than 100 research articles, reviews, and book chapters in the area of antithrombotic therapy, and in 2004 she was awarded the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Award for Sustained Contributions to the Literature of Pharmacy Practice. Dr. Spinler serves on the editorial boards of several biomedical journals, including The Annals of Pharmacotherapy, Pharmacotherapy, and American Journal of Managed Care.
Dr. Spinler was appointed to the Council of Experts for the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) for a five-year term beginning in 2005, serving as the chair of USP's Cardiology Expert Committee. As USP Expert Committee Chair, she also serves on the Medicare Model Guidelines Committee. She is a fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) and served as a Regent of ACCP between 2004 and 2007. Dr. Spinler is also a member of ASHP.
Zachary A. Stacy, Pharm.D., BCPS
Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice
St. Louis College of Pharmacy
St. Louis, Missouri
Zachary A. Stacy, Pharm.D., BCPS, is Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice at the St. Louis College of Pharmacy. Dr. Stacy earned his Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry and biology from Blackburn College and his Masters in Chemistry degree from Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville. He then went on to complete his Doctor of Pharmacy degree at the St. Louis College of Pharmacy and a specialty residency in internal medicine at St. Luke's Hospital in Chesterfield, Missouri. He is a board-certified pharmacotherapy specialist.
Dr. Stacy's didactic responsibilities include ischemic heart disease, hyperlipidemia, acute coronary syndrome, heart failure, peripheral arterial disease, and venous thromboembolism. His primary research interests include prevention of venous thromboembolism and peripheral arterial disease. He also maintains a clinical practice on the internal medicine and cardiology services at St. Luke's Hospital in Chesterfield.
Toby C. Trujillo, Pharm.D., BCPS (AQ Cardiology)
Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
University of Colorado Denver – School of Pharmacy
Clinical Coordinator
University of Colorado Hospital
Denver, Colorado
Toby C. Trujillo, Pharm.D., BCPS, is Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy at the University of Colorado, School of Pharmacy in Aurora, Colorado. He also serves as Clinical Coordinator, as well as a Clinical Specialist in cardiovascular pharmacotherapy and anticoagulation, at the University of Colorado Hospital.
Dr. Trujillo earned his Bachelor of Science degree in biochemistry from the University of California Davis and his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of California San Francisco, where he also completed a residency in pharmacy practice. Dr. Trujillo completed a fellowship in cardiovascular pharmacotherapy at the University of Arizona.
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