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Rob DiDomenico

Center Affiliate, Center for Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomic Research (CPR)

College of Pharmacy

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  • Center Affiliate, Center for Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomic Research (CPR)
    College of Pharmacy
  • Associate Professor with tenure
    College of Pharmacy - Pharmacy Practice
  • Associate Head, Faculty Affairs & Strategic Initiatives
    Pharmacy Practice
  • (312)996-1342 (Work)
  • (312)996-0379 (Fax)
  • University of Illinois at Chicago, Pharmacy Practice, 833 S. Wood St. (M/C 886), Chicago, IL, 60612, United States

BIO

Dr. DiDomenico, Pharm.D., FCCP, FHFSA, FACC is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice, a member of the Center for Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomic Research at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), and Cardiovascular Clinical Pharmacist at the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System with a practice site in inpatient cardiology. He has also served as Residency Program Director for the UIC PGY2 Cardiology Pharmacy residency, mentoring 10 residents in this program between 2008 - 2020. Dr. DiDomenico received his PharmD (1996) and completed three years of post-doctoral training (Pharmacy Practice Residency, 1997; Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy Fellowship, 1999) at UIC.

He has authored more than 140 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and abstracts on topics related to cardiovascular pharmacotherapy and has gained national recognition as a key opinion leader in the areas of heart failure, anticoagulation, and coronary artery disease. He serves as Assistant Editor for DiPiro's Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach, Associate Editor for the Journal of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy, and was a member of the editorial board for Circulation: Heart Failure.

 

He is also an active member of several organizations, including serving on the inaugural Specialty Council on Cardiology for the Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS). His organizational engagement has earned him fellowship designation in the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (FCCP), American College of Cardiology (FACC), and the Heart Failure Society of America (FHFSA).

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS CHICAGO APPOINTMENTS

  • Clinical Associate
    University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Pharmacy - Pharmacy Practice, Chicago, United States1 Jan 1996 - 1 Jan 1999
  • Clinical Assistant Professor
    University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Pharmacy - Pharmacy Practice, Chicago, United States1 Jan 1999 - 1 Jan 2006
  • Center Affiliate, Center for Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomic Research (CPR)
    University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Pharmacy, Chicago, United States1 Jan 2003
  • Clinical Assistant Professor
    University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Chicago, United States1 Jan 2004 - 1 Jan 2005
  • Clinical Associate Professor
    University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Pharmacy - Pharmacy Practice, Chicago, United States1 Jan 2006 - 1 Jan 2015
  • Curricular Team Leader
    University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Pharmacy, Chicago, United States1 Jan 2010 - 1 Jan 2017
  • Clinical Professor
    University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Pharmacy - Pharmacy Practice, Chicago, United States1 Jan 2015 - 1 Jan 2017
  • Associate Professor with tenure
    University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Pharmacy - Pharmacy Practice, Chicago, United States1 Jan 2017
  • Assistant Head, Faculty Affairs & Strategic Initiatives
    University of Illinois at Chicago, Pharmacy Practice, Chicago, United States16 Apr 2020 - 15 Aug 2023
  • Associate Head, Faculty Affairs & Strategic Initiatives
    University of Illinois Chicago, Pharmacy Practice, Chicago, United States16 Aug 2023

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Team Leader, Critical Care Pharmacotherapy
    University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System, United States1 Jan 2003 - 1 Jan 2008

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Specialist in Poison Information
    Illinois Poison Control Center/Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council/Rush Medical Center1 Jan 1997 - 30 Jun 1999
  • Cardiovascular Clinical Pharmacist
    University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System, Department of Hospital Pharmacy Services1 Jan 1999

DEGREES

  • Pre-Pharmacy Studies
    University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, United States1989 - 1992
  • Doctor of Pharmacy (with Honors)
    University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Pharmacy, Chicago, United States1992 - 1996

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Basic Life Support Provider
    American Heart Association1996
  • Acute Cardiac Life Support Provider
    American Heart Association (Chgo), Chicago1996
  • Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist
    Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties2015 - 2022
  • Added Qualifications in Cardiology
    Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties2015 - 2022
  • Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery
    American Pharmacists Association2020

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

  • Pharmacy Practice Residency
    University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Pharmacy, Chicago, United States1996 - 1997
    Residency
  • Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy Fellowship
    University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Pharmacy, Chicago, United States1997 - 1999
    Residency