ASCPT Member of the Month

Dr. Derendorf

The ASCPT Member of the Month is a forum to recognize and thank a member of ASCPT who has supported the Society's endeavors. Each month on its web site, ASCPT highlights one member who has gone above and beyond the call of duty! We also highlight the Member of the Month, along with two other members, in each issue of Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics. We hope you will enjoy learning about fellow members and as always, encourage your participation in Society events and activities.

ASCPT is proud to recognize Dr. Derendorf as the August Member of the Month. 

Dr. Derendorf is a Distinguished Professor and Chairman of the Department of Pharmaceutics at the University of Florida College of Pharmacy in Gainesville, FL. He has been a member of ASCPT for over 25 years.

He has published over 330 scientific publications and six textbooks in English and German. In looking at the future of the discipline, he identifies the current climate: “our field is called upon by the general society to find ways to facilitate the availability of innovative, efficacious and safe new medicines at an affordable cost. In some cases, public expectations have become unrealistic and proper education is needed. The current picture is not pretty -- the pharmaceutical industry is currently undergoing some down-sizing and is not always presented in the media in the most positive light. Many universities are facing drastic budget cuts, and Clinical Pharmacology Training Programs have become an exception for most medical schools. The FDA is under criticism from patients, advocacy groups and Congress for both not approving fast enough or approving too early. Drug therapy is becoming more complex as we learn new things about our medicines and identify ways to use them optimally for each individual patient.” 

In order to meet these challenges, he encourages colleagues to “combine our strengths and work together. I am confident that within our field we have the intellectual horsepower to forge ahead and meet the challenge as pivotal players to positively impact drug therapy.”

Thank you, Dr. Derendorf, for your valuable leadership and continued commitment to ASCPT and the discipline of clinical pharmacology!

Previous Members of the Month:

July 2009 - Saskia N. de Wildt, MSc, MD, PhD
June 2009 - Dhanesh Gupta, MD, PhD
May 2009 - Barry Mangum, PharmD
April 2009 - Michael J. Avram, PhD
March 2009 - Judith K. Jones, MD, PhD
February 2009 - Carmen Terzic, MD, PhD
January 2009 - Peter Honig, MD, MPH
December 2008 - Dr. Issam Zineh, PharmD
November 2008 - Sean Hennessy, PharmD, PhD
October 2008 - Michelle Rudek, PharmD, PhD
September 2008 - Candace Y.W. Lee, MD, PhD, FRCPC, FACC, FACP
August 2008 - Kathryn Momary, PharmD, BCPS
July 2008 - Nancy Lass, MD
June 2008 - Stephen P. Spielberg, MD, PhD
May 2008 - Joseph S. Bertino, Jr., PharmD
April 2008 - Theresa Ann Barry Shapiro, MD, PhD
March 2008 - John Thomas Callaghan, MD, PhD
February 2008 - Laura P. James, MD
January 2008 - Robert J. Noveck, MD, PhD, FCP
December 2007 - Walter Kraft, MD, MS, FACP
November 2007 - J. Steven Leeder, PharmD, PhD
October 2007 - John A. Wagner, MD, PhD
September 2007 - Susan Abdel-Rahman, PharmD
August 2007 - Zeruesenay Desta, PhD
July 2007 - Kathleen A. Neville, MD
June 2007 - Charles V. Grudzinskas, PhD
May 2007 - Christine Haller, MD
April 2007 - Rose Kovelesky, RPh, PhD
March 2007 - Jean D. Gray, MD, FRCPC
February 2007 - Albert W. Dreisbach, MD
January 2007 - Lu Amy Sun, MD, PhD
December 2006 - Anne N. Nafziger, MD, MHS
November 2006 - Jane E. Freedman, MD
October 2006 - Gary D. Novack, PhD
September 2006 - Sander Vinks, PharmD, PhD
August 2006 - Deanna Kroetz, PhD
July 2006 - Craig W. Hendrix, MD
June 2006 - Richard L. Lalonde, PharmD
May 2006 - Andrea Gaedigk, PhD
April 2006 - Julie A. Johnson, PharmD
March 2006 - Scott A. Waldman, MD, PhD, FCP
February 2006 - Joann Data, MD, PhD
January 2006 - Patricia Slattum, PharmD, PhD.
December 2005 - Arthur J Atkinson Jr., MD
November 2005 - Raymond J. Hohl, M.D., Ph.D.
September/October 2005 - Richard Weinshilboum, MD
June 2005 - John Vincent, MD, PhD
April 2005 - Jason D. Morrow, MD
March 2005 - Kathleen Uhl, MD
February 2005 - Gregory L. Kearns, PharmD, PhD
December 2004 - Patrick K. Noonan, PhD
November 2004 - Aziz Karim, PhD