Monazzah Akbar Sarwar
Clinical Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Practice
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Spec Project in Pharm Pract (PMPR 390), 8/21/2023 – 12/1/2023
PHAR 412 Community Pharmacy, 1/25/2023 – 1/25/2023
PMPR 362 Clinical Aspects of Diabetes Mellitus, 11/16/2022 – 11/16/2022
Spec Project in Pharm Pract (PMPR 390), 8/22/2022 – 12/2/2022
Undergrad Resrch Pharm Pract (PMPR 380), 8/22/2022 – 12/2/2022
PHAR 412 -Student pharmacist role in Community Pharmacy, 1/12/2022 – 1/12/2022
PHAR 411 Otic and Ophthalmic Drug Dispensing, 11/16/2021 – 11/16/2021
PMPR 362 – Neuropathy and Retinal Diabetes, 11/10/2021 – 11/10/2021
Undergrad Resrch Pharm Pract (PMPR 380), 1/11/2021 – 4/30/2021
Selected Grants
A Phase I/II Randomized Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind, Single-Center, Tolerability And Preliminary Efficacy Clinical Trial Of Recombinant Human Deoxyribonuclease (Rhdnase) Eye Drops In Patients With Ocular Graft-Vs.-Host Disease, Genentech Foundation for Biomedical Sciences., 6/3/2019 - 7/10/2020, No Obligated Amount Set; No Anticipated Amount Set
Dr. Lim's study - EEI pharmacy to compound as needed based on patient randomization, Dr. Jennifer Lim Brimonidine study., 4/1/2019 - 9/21/2022, No Obligated Amount Set; No Anticipated Amount Set
borad-spectrum immunomodulatory eye drop to treat patients with severe dry eye (Dr. Sandeep Jain's grant), National Institutes of Health., Date Not Set - Present, No Obligated Amount Set; No Anticipated Amount Set
Selected Publications
★ Katz, Eitan A, Sunshine, Sarah, Mun, Christine, Sarwar, Monazzah, Surenkhuu, Bayasgalan, Pradeep, Anubhav, Jain, Sandeep. (2022). Combinatorial therapy with immunosuppressive, immunomodulatory and tear substitute eyedrops (“Triple Play”) in Recalcitrant Immunological Ocular Surface Diseases. The Ocular Surface, 23, 1-11. doi:10.1016/j.jtos.2021.11.002.
Surenkhuu, Bayasgalan, Mun, Christine, Atassi, Nour, Dhall, Nikhil, Mun, Jessica, Berek, Caitlin, Kim, Christian, Sarwar, Monazzah Akbar, Pradeep, Anubhav, Jain, Sandeep. (2021). Recombinant Deoxyribonuclease I (DNase) Eye Drops for Ocular Graft vs Hosts Disease (oGVHD): Results of a Randomized Clinical Trial. INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, 62, (8).
★ Kwon, J, Surenkhuu, B, Raju, I, Atassi, N, Mun, J, Chen, YF, Sarwar, MA, Rosenblatt, M, Pradeep, A, An, S, Dhall, N, Mun, C, Jain, S. (2020). Pathological consequences of anti-citrullinated protein antibodies in tear fluid and therapeutic potential of pooled human immune globulin-eye drops in dry eye disease. Ocular Surface, 18, (1), 80-97. doi:10.1016/j.jtos.2019.10.004.
Professional Leadership
West Campus Flu Clinic, Taylor St/EEI Pharmacy, 9/9/2022 - 9/9/2022
Ambulatory Care Network, 4/7/2022 - 5/31/2023
COVID vaccine testing and challenge desensitizations, 2/1/2021 - 4/30/2021
Formulate leucovorin eye drops, 12/28/2020 - 12/28/2020
Transition to EPIC, 9/12/2020 - 4/30/2021
Working through work stoppage in Sept overlapping with Go-live with EPIC, 9/11/2020 - 9/25/2020
Ophthalmology resident and fellow orientation, 7/16/2020 - Present
Assisting University of Maryland set-up GvHD clinic, 7/1/2020 - 12/30/2020
Amb Care Policy and Procedure Comm, 6/1/2020 - Present
Notable Honors
2022, Best Encore poster presentation, Illinois Council of Health-System Pharmacists (ICHP)
Licensures and Certifications
BCSCP, BPS, Date Not Set - Present
Selected Presentations
Nagelli, Anitha, Akbar Sarwar, Monazzah, Godwin, Christina. (2022 September 15). Hello! This is pharmacy, what is your emergency.... ICHP Annual Meeting 2022. Chicago.