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Sam Harirforoosh, PharmD., Ph.D is Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at East Tennessee State University, Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy.  He coordinates and teaches Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacogenomics and teaches portions of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics course. 

Dr. Harirforoosh received his Doctor of Pharmacy from Tehran University of Medical Sciences (Tehran, Iran) in 1991, and his Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences (Pharmacokinetics) in 2005 from the University of Alberta (Edmonton, Canada).  He served as a research assistant and a postdoctoral fellow at the Pulmonary Research Group, University of Alberta from June 2005 to May 2006.  He is also a registered pharmacist with the Alberta College of Pharmacists.

Dr. Harirforoosh is a member of American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists, American College of Clinical Pharmacology, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, and Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences.

EDUCATION
 

  • 2000-2005 - Ph.D., Pharmaceutical Sciences (Pharmacokinetics), University of Alberta
  • 1986-1991 - Pharm.D., Tehran University of Medical Sciences

     

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
 

2007 - Present Assistant Professor
Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy
East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, TN
 
2005 - 2006 Research Assistant/Post-doctoral Fellow
Pulmonary Research Group
Department of Medicine
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
 
2001- 2003 Teaching Assistant (Pharmaceutics)
Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science
 University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
 


       PHARMACY EXPERIENCE
 

2001 - 2007 Pharmacist
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
 
1991 - 1998 Pharmacist
Iran
 

       

RESEARCH INTERESTS

                       

  • Renal Effects of NSAIDs
  • Effect of Diseases on Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Drugs
  • Pharmacokinetics/Pharmacodynamics Modeling

        PUBLICATIONS

Harirforoosh S, Fleckenstein L, Mahajan P, Aruoma OI, Huang Y, Moridani M. The importance of including topics related to pharmacogenetics, pharmacogenomics and medical genetics in pharmacy curriculum. Am J Pharm Educ (In Press).
 

Harirforoosh S, Jamali F. Effect of inflammation on kidney function and pharmacokinetics of COX-2 selective nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs rofecoxib and meloxicam. J Appl Toxicol 2008; 28(7):829-838.
 

Harirforoosh S, Aghazadeh-Habashi A, Jamali F. Extent of renal effect of cyclo-oxygenase-2-selective inhibitors is pharmacokinetic dependent. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol 2006; 33(10):917-924.
 

Harirforoosh S, Jamali F. Effect of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs with varying extent of COX-2-COX-1 selectivity on urinary sodium and potassium excretion in the rat. Can J Physiol Pharmacol 2005; 83(1):85-90.

 
 
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