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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

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PMPR 390: Spec Project in Pharm Pract (PMPR 390), 1/8/2024 – 4/26/2024
PMPR347 Advanced Transplant Therapeutics (PMPR347), 1/8/2024 – 5/3/2024
PMPR 390 Spec Project in Pharm Pract (PMPR 390), 8/21/2023 – 12/1/2023
PHAR 504: PDAT IV Immunology/Respiratory (PHAR 504), 8/21/2023 – 12/1/2023
PHAR601 Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience – Ambulatory Care (PHAR601), 5/22/2023 – 4/30/2024
Spec Project in Pharm Pract (PMPR 390), 1/9/2023 – 4/28/2023
Spec Project in Pharm Pract (PMPR 390), 1/9/2023 – 4/28/2023
PMPR347 Advanced Transplant Therapeutics (PMPR347), 1/9/2023 – 4/30/2023
PHAR504 Principles of Drug Action and Therapeutics IV (PHAR504), 8/22/2022 – 12/8/2022

Selected Grants

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

A Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Prospective, Double-blind, Multicenter Phase 2/3 Study of the Efficacy and Safety of SANGUINATE ™ for Reduction of Delayed Graft Function in Recipients of a Donation after Brain Death Kidney Transplant, Prolong Pharmac., 2015 - 2017, No Obligated Amount Set; No Anticipated Amount Set

Selected Publications

Badowski, M, Perez, E, Campara, Maya. (2024). HIV and Transplantation. HIV Pharmacotherapy: Clinical Approaches & Applications. American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Inc.

Cocco, Pierpaolo Di, Spaggiari, Mario, Petrochenkov, Egor, Bencini, Giulia, Giulianotti, Pier Cristoforo, Fratti, Alberto, Tzvetanov, Ivo, Campara, Maya, Davis, Myriam, Dancy, Karen, Kittle, Haley, Angelos, Peter, Benedetti, Enrico. (2024). Parathyroid Allotransplantation: Report of Outcomes in 3 Patients. Transplantation Proceedings, 56, (1), 173-177. doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2023.11.025.

★ 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

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

2022, Publication of the Year Award, University of Illinois Chicago

★ 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

2015, Quality Project Poster Fare - Third Place Winner, University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System

2015, Preceptor of the Year Nominee Class of 2015, University of Illinois at Chicago

2014, Poster of Distinction - 2014 World Transplant Congress, World Transplant Congress

2011, Caught in the Act Recognition for Excellent Service - UIC Transplant Team, University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System

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
★ Tran Pharm Community Of Practice, 8/1/2007 - Present