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Stephanie M. Dwyer


Clinical Assistant Professor, College of Pharmacy - Pharmacy Practice
Clinical Pharmacist - Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System

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Chicago, IL, 60612

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Overview:
Dr. Dwyer Kaluzna is a Cardiovascular Clinical Pharmacist and Clinical Assistant Professor at UIC College of Pharmacy. She practices in the University of Illinois Hospital and is the primary pharmacist for the Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery services. She also serves as the Residency Program Director for the PGY2 Cardiology Pharmacy Residency Program. She completed her PharmD degree at UIC College of Pharmacy – Rockford campus in 2015. She subsequently completed a PGY1 Pharmacy Residency at Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center and a PGY2 Cardiology Pharmacy Residency at UIC.

Research Interests:
Acute and chronic heart failure
Transitions of care
Antithrombotic therapy following structural heart disease procedures
Triple antithrombotic therapy / antiplatelet and anticoagulant optimization in acute coronary syndromes
Acute and chronic coronary disease

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PMPR 359 Topics and Issues in Post-Graduate Training (PMPR 359), 4/3/2024 – 4/3/2024
PHAR 505 Principles of Drug Action and Therapeutics 5 (PHAR 505), 3/25/2024 – 4/11/2024
MDC 604 Block 4: Circulation and Respiration (MDC 604), 2/22/2024 – 2/27/2024
PMPR 359 Topics and Issues in Post-Graduate Training (PMPR 359), 11/16/2023 – 11/16/2023
PHAR 520 Clinical Applications (PHAR 520), 9/13/2023 – 9/20/2023
Topics and Issues in Post-Graduate Training (PMPR 359), 3/15/2023 – 3/15/2023
Principles of Drug Action and Therapeutics (PDAT 5) (PHAR 505), 3/14/2023 – 3/30/2023
IPPE Institutional/Hospital Direct Patient Care (PHAR 515), 1/16/2023 – 4/14/2023
Principles of Drug Action and Therapeutics (PDAT 10) (PHAR 510), 1/9/2023 – 1/27/2023

Selected Publications

Joglar, José A, Chung, Mina K, Armbruster, Anastasia L, Benjamin, Emelia J, Chyou, Janice Y, Cronin, Edmond M, Deswal, Anita, Eckhardt, Lee L, Goldberger, Zachary D, Gopinathannair, Rakesh, Gorenek, Bulent, Hess, Paul L, Hlatky, Mark, Hogan, Gail, Ibeh, Chinwe, Indik, Julia H, Kido, Kazuhiko, Kusumoto, Fred, Link, Mark S, Linta, Kathleen T, Marcus, Gregory M, McCarthy, Patrick M, Patel, Nimesh, Patton, Kristen K, Perez, Marco V, Piccini, Jonathan P, Russo, Andrea M, Sanders, Prashanthan, Streur, Megan M, Thomas, Kevin L, Times, Sabrina, Tisdale, James E, Valente, Anne Marie, Van Wagoner, David R. (2024). 2023 ACC/AHA/ACCP/HRS Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Atrial Fibrillation: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines. Circulation, 149, (1), e1-e156. doi:10.1161/cir.0000000000001193.

Rodriguez, Ryan, Kaluzna, Stephanie Dwyer. (2023). Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors and cardiovascular clinical outcomes in acute heart failure: A narrative review. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 80, (13), 818-826. doi:10.1093/ajhp/zxad061.

Dwyer, Stephanie. (2023). Cardiovascular Critical Care I. ACCP Updates in Therapeutics 2023: Critical Care Pharmacy Preparatory Review and Recertification Course.

Twing, Aamir H, Gokhale, Sanket, Slostad, Brody, Meyer, Jonathan, Simon, Erik, Dickens, Helena, Kaluzna, Stephanie D, Groo, Vicki, Kansal, Mayank, Shroff, Adhir, Groves, Elliott M. (2022). Impact of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Among Patients With Co-existing Mild to Moderate Mitral Regurgitation. The American Journal of Cardiology, 177, 84-89. doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2022.04.049.

Dwyer, Stephanie. (2022). Cardiovascular Critical Care I. ACCP Updates in Therapeutics 2022: Critical Care Pharmacy Preparatory Review and Recertification Course.

Dwyer, Stephanie, Gowen, Jaclynne. (2022). Antithrombotic Therapy in Cardiac Interventions. Pharmacotherapy Self-Assessment Program (PSAP), 2022 Book 1 – Cardiology. (pp. 83-111).

Posen, Andrew, Benken, Scott, Kaluzna, Stephanie Dwyer, Sabouni, Murrah, Miglo, Jane, Cai, Jiaqi, Gimbar, Renee Petzel. (2022). Poor guideline adherence in a real-world evaluation of hypertensive emergency management. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 51, 46-52. doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2021.09.073.

Kaluzna, Stephanie Dwyer, Benken, Scott T, Gimbar, Renee Petzel, DiDomenico, Robert J. (2020). Combating pharmacist burnout: A model for critical care clinical pharmacy faculty. JACCP JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CLINICAL PHARMACY, 3, (3), 655-662. doi:10.1002/jac5.1221.

Dwyer, Stephanie, Hieber, Robin. (2016). Mania possibly linked with bupropion for smoking cessation: A case report. Mental Health Clinician, 6, (6), 314-317. doi:10.9740/mhc.2016.11.314.

Professional Leadership

ACCP Cardiology PRN Student and Trainee Committee, American College of Clinical Pharmacy, 12/1/2021 - Present

ACC Pharmacist Poster Session Workgroup, American College of Cardiology, 6/1/2021 - Present

Education

Degrees:
Doctor of Pharmacy (Summa Cum Laude), University of Illinois at Chicago, United States, 2015
Bachelor of Science in Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, United States, 2011

Postgraduate Training:
ASHP Accredited Post Graduate Year 2 Cardiology Pharmacy Residency, University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System, United States, 2017
ASHP Accredited Post Graduate Year 1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, United States, 2016

Licensures and Certifications

Board-Certified Cardiology Pharmacy (BCCP), Board of Pharmacy Specialties, American Pharmacists Association, 5/20/2019 - Present