Katharine E. McCarthy, Pharm.D., BCACP

About Me

Kate McCarthy serves as a clinical pharmacist for the rheumatology clinic assisting with medication therapy management. She is a preceptor for APPE students and PGY1 residents in the community pharmacy residency program, offering experiences in immunology/rheumatology specialty areas as well as rese...

Kate McCarthy serves as a clinical pharmacist for the rheumatology clinic assisting with medication therapy management. She is a preceptor for APPE students and PGY1 residents in the community pharmacy residency program, offering experiences in immunology/rheumatology specialty areas as well as research experiences.

Certified Specialties

Ambulatory Care Pharmacy - Board of Pharmacy Specialties

Credentials

Residency & Fellowship

ASHP Accredited Community Pharmacy Residency
UR Medicine, Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY 2013 - 2014

Education

PharmD | Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Doctor of Pharmacy. 2013

Bachelor of Science | Cornell University. Human Biology Health and Society. 2008

Awards

Institute for Innovatin Education (IIE) Team Based Care Symposium. 2017

Publications

Journal Articles

Identification and Characterization of a High-Need, High-Cost Group Among Hospitalized Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.

Anandarajah A, Thirukumaran C, McCarthy K, McMahon S, Feng C, Ritchlin C

Arthritis care & research.. 2022 April 74 (4):648-655. Epub 02/15/2022.

Evaluation of a Hepatitis C Patient Management Program at a University Specialty Pharmacy.

Zaepfel M, Cristofaro L, Trawinski A, McCarthy K, Rightmier E, Khadem T

The Annals of pharmacotherapy.. 2017 April 51 (4):307-314. Epub 12/16/2016.

Choline intake, plasma riboflavin, and the phosphatidylethanolamine N-methyltransferase G5465A genotype predict plasma homocysteine in folate-deplete Mexican-American men with the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase 677TT genotype.

Caudill MA, Dellschaft N, Solis C, Hinkis S, Ivanov AA, Nash-Barboza S, Randall KE, Jackson B, Solomita GN, Vermeylen F

The Journal of nutrition.. 2009 April 139 (4):727-33. Epub 02/11/2009.

Books

Ambulatory Care Self-Assessment Program (ACSAP) Book 1:Endocrinology and Rheumatology (2021)

Chapter: Interactive Case: REMS in Rheumatology

Authors: Katharine McCarthy

Publisher: ACCP 2021

Firestein & Kelley's Textbook of Rheumatology (2020)

Chapter: Anti-Cytokine Therapy

Authors: Katharine McCarthy, Arthur Kavanaugh, Christopher Ritchlin

Publisher: Elsevier 2020

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