Maya Campara
Clinical Associate Professor, College of Medicine - Surgery
Clinical Associate Professor, College of Pharmacy - Pharmacy Practice
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Overview:
Current Appointment Effort:
60% Patient care (direct patient care and experiential student/resident training)
25% Administrative
5% Teaching (course coordination, classroom lectures and recitations)
5% Research and scholarly activity
5% Public and professional service
Teaching and Supervision
PDAT 4: Immunology/Respiratory (PHAR 504), 8/25/2025 – 12/5/2025
PDAT 4: Immunology/Respiratory (PHAR 504), 8/25/2025 – 12/5/2025
Pre-Transplant (PMPR 390), 8/25/2025 – 12/5/2025
PMPR 347 Advanced Transplant Therapeutics (PMPR347), 1/6/2025 – 5/2/2025
PDAT 4: Immunology/Respiratory (PHAR 504), 8/26/2024 – 12/6/2024
PDAT 4: Immunology/Respiratory (PHAR 504), 8/26/2024 – 12/6/2024
PMPR 390: Spec Project in Pharm Pract (PMPR 390), 8/26/2024 – 12/6/2024
PDAT 4: Immunology/Respiratory (PHAR 504), 8/26/2024 – 12/6/2024
PHAR601 Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience – Ambulatory Care (PHAR601), 5/20/2024 – 4/30/2025
Selected Grants
CTA: A Phase 2, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo- Controlled Study to Assess the Safety, Efficacy, and Tolerability of ARGX-117 in Improving Allograft Function in Recipients..., argenx BV., 10/25/2024 - 9/1/2026, Obligated Amount: $443666; Anticipated Amount: $443666
STUDY2020-1250: TruGraf® Long-term Clinical Outcomes Study, Transplant Genomics Inc.., 5/4/2020 - Present, No Obligated Amount Set; No Anticipated Amount Set
STUDY2019-0321: A pilot 12 month, randomized, controlled trial of curcumin in kidney transplant recipients, UIC College/Departmental/Internal funds., 5/6/2019 - Present, No Obligated Amount Set; No Anticipated Amount Set
STUDY2019-1045: HOPE in Action Prospective Multicenter, Clinical Trial of HIV+ Deceased Donor Kidney Transplants for HIV+ Recipients, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Division of AIDS, NIH., 5/6/2019 - Present, No Obligated Amount Set; No Anticipated Amount Set
STUDY2019-1046: HOPE in Action Prospective Multicenter, Clinical Trial of HIV+ Deceased Donor Liver Transplants for HIV+ Recipients, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Division of AIDS, NIH., 5/6/2019 - Present, No Obligated Amount Set; No Anticipated Amount Set
STUDY2019-1450: Evaluation of Patient Outcomes from the Kidney Allograft Outcomes Allosure Registry (KOAR), CareDx Inc.., 5/6/2019 - Present, No Obligated Amount Set; No Anticipated Amount Set
STUDY2018-1490: (sIRB) APOL1 Long-Term Kidney Transplantation Outcomes Network (APOLLO) (Wake Forest University - IRB00051561), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Division of AIDS, NIH., 5/14/2018 - Present, No Obligated Amount Set; No Anticipated Amount Set
Discharge Medication Procurement and Education After Kidney Transplantation Survey., 2017 - 2018, No Obligated Amount Set; No Anticipated Amount Set
Astagraf XL® to Understand the Impact of Immunosuppression on De Novo DSA Development and Chronic Immune Activation in Kidney Transplantation (ASTOUND), Astellas Pharma US., 2016 - 2017, No Obligated Amount Set; No Anticipated Amount Set
Selected Publications
Pulver, Mark, Campara, Maya, Dabbas, Walaa, Alvarez, Jorge Almario, Pierce, Dana. (2025). Outcomes of Concentrated Furosemide Infusions on Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation Rates in Kidney Transplant Recipients. Progress in Transplantation, 35, (3), 172-177. doi:10.1177/15269248251349757.
Pierce, D, Yu, C, Alaniz, J, Kortan, E, Valdepenas, B, Campara, M, Naik, R, Hajjiri, Z, Gallon, L, Benedetti, E, Tzvetanov, I. (2025). Comparison of Immunosuppression Regimens on Outcomes of High KDPI Allograft Recipients. American Journal of Transplantation, 25, (8), s650. doi:10.1016/j.ajt.2025.07.1518.
★ Lichvar, Alicia B, Patel, Alisha, Pierce, Dana, Gimbar, Renee Petzel, Tzvetanov, Ivo, Benedetti, Enrico, Campara, Maya. (2021). Factors Influencing Emergency Department Utilization and Hospital Re-Admissions in a Predominantly Obese, Racially Diverse Urban Renal Transplant Population. Progress in Transplantation, 31, (1), 72-79. doi:10.1177/1526924820978596.
★ Campara, Maya, Lourenco, Laura M, Melaragno, Jennifer I, Kaiser, Tiffany E. (2021). Implications for body weight extremes in solid organ transplantation. Pharmacotherapy The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy, 41, (1), 44-58. doi:10.1002/phar.2493.
★ Contributors to the C4 Article (Appendix 1), . (2020). C4 article: Challenges and solutions to appropriate and timely medication access in transplantation in the United States.. Am J Transplant, 20, (2), 362-376. doi:10.1111/ajt.15732.
★ Potter, Lisa, Lushin, Erin N, Hofmeyer, Brooke, Ensor, Christopher, Wilson, Nikita, Tremblay, Simon, Campara, Maya, Community of Practice, the American Society of Transplantation Transplant Pharmacy. (2019). Discharge medication procurement and education after kidney transplantation. Clinical Transplantation, 33, (8), e13627. doi:10.1111/ctr.13627.
★ Spaggiari, Mario, Di Bella, Caterina, Di Cocco, Pierpaolo, Campara, Maya, Galen, Kelly, Gheza, Federico, Oberholzer, Jose, Benedetti, Enrico, Tzvetanov, Ivo. (2018). Pancreas Transplantation From Pediatric Donors: A Single-Center Experience.. Transplantation, 102, (10), 1732-1739. doi:10.1097/TP.0000000000002208.
★ West-Thielke, P, Progar, K, Campara, M, Jasiak, N, Gallon, L, Tang, I, Spaggiari, M, Tzvetanov, I, Benedetti, E. (2018). Eculizumab for Prevention of Antibody-Mediated Rejection in Blood Group-Incompatible Renal Transplantation. Transplantation Proceedings, 50, (1), 66-69. doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2017.12.015.
★ Spaggiari, Mario, Bissing, Martha, Campara, Maya, Yeh, Chun-Chieh, Tzvetanov, Ivo, Jeon, Hoonbae, Benedetti, Enrico. (2017). Pancreas Transplantation From Pediatric Donors. Transplantation, 101, (10), 2484-2491. doi:10.1097/tp.0000000000001736.
Professional Leadership
Solid Organ Transplant (SOT) Preparatory Course, American College of Clinical Pharmacy, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, 3/3/2025 - 6/27/2025
ACCP Credentials: Fellowship (FCCP) Committee, American College of Clinical Pharmacy, 10/14/2024 - Present
Exam Item Writer, Board of Pharmacy Specialties, 7/1/2024 - 9/15/2024
Solid Organ Transplant (SOT) Preparatory Course, American College of Clinical Pharmacy, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, 3/4/2024 - 6/28/2024
ACCP/ASHP Solid Organ Transplant Board Certification Review Course, American College of Clinical Pharmacy, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, 2/5/2024 - 6/30/2024
ACCP/ASHP Solid Organ Transplant Board Certification Review Course, American College of Clinical Pharmacy, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, 4/3/2023 - 9/22/2023
ACCP Credentials: Fellowship (FCCP) Committee, 5/16/2022 - Present
ACCP/ASHP Solid Organ Transplant Board Certification Review Course, American College of Clinical Pharmacy, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, 2/1/2022 - 6/15/2022
ACCP/ASHP Solid Organ Transplant Board Certification Review Course, American College of Clinical Pharmacy, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, 2/1/2020 - 6/30/2021
ACCP / ASHP Solid Organ Transplant Board Certification Review Course Outline, American College of Clinical Pharmacy, 8/1/2019 - 4/30/2021
Notable Honors
2025, 2024 Clinical Practice Award, University of Illinois at Chicago
2024, Pharmacotherapy Editor’s Choice Award, Pharmacotherapy Inc.
2022, Top Cited Article of 2022, John Wiley & Sons (United States)
2022, Top Downloaded Article of 2022, John Wiley & Sons (United States)
★ 2020, UI Health CARE Award, University of Illinois Hospital
★ 2019, Fellow of the American Society of Transplantation (FAST), American Society of Transplantation
★ 2018, Fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (FCCP), American College of Clinical Pharmacy
★ 2018, Teaching Recognition Award, University of Illinois at Chicago
★ 2018, Lecturer of the Year Award - Class of 2020, University of Illinois at Chicago
Education
Degrees:
Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, United States, 2007
Bachelor of Science, Loyola University Chicago, United States, 2002
Bachelor of Arts, Loyola University Chicago, United States, 2002
Postgraduate Training:
ASHP Accredited Specialty Residency / Solid Organ Transplant, University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System, United States, 2008
ASHP Accredited Pharmacy Practice Residency, University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System, United States, 2007
Licensures and Certifications
Illinois Pharmacist, State of Illinois, 1/1/2006 - Present
Licensed Pharmacist, American Pharmacists Association Immunization, 1/1/2006 - Present
Certification, Basic First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, 2006 - Present
Certification, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, 1/1/2006 - 1/1/2014
Board Certification, Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist, 2010 - Present
Professional Memberships
★ IM/TR PRN, 8/1/2009 - Present
★ Illinois Transplant Pharmacist Association (ITPA), 2008 - Present