Jennifer H. Pham
Clinical Associate Professor, Pharmacy Practice
Clinical Associate Professor, College of Medicine- Dept of Pediatrics
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Teaching and Supervision
Neurologic and Pediatric Disorders (PHAR 5888 Pharmacotherapy), 6/2/2026 – 6/30/2026
Pharmacotherapeutics II (PHR 5614), 2/9/2026 – 5/29/2026
Honors Seminar: A Decade of Pharmacy Experiences: From Pharmacy Student to Pharmacist in the Workforce (HON 201), 1/12/2026 – 4/30/2026
Advanced Disease Management (PHAR 510), 1/12/2026 – 5/8/2026
Advanced Disease Management (PHAR 510), 1/12/2026 – 5/8/2026
Critical Care (PMPR 430), 1/12/2026 – 5/8/2026
Pharmacotherapeutics I (PHR 5613), 10/13/2025 – 1/30/2026
Renal, Electrolytes & Nutrition (PHAR 503), 8/25/2025 – 12/5/2025
Clinical Pharmacotherapeutics, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacogenomics (PHAR 520), 8/25/2025 – 12/5/2025
Selected Grants
Evaluating the Association Between Opioid Non-tolerance and the Risk of Respiratory Depression as well as Non-fatal and Fatal Overdose in Pediatric Patients Prescribed OxyContin, Duke University., 5/7/2024 - 5/6/2027, Obligated Amount: $532369; Anticipated Amount: $250412
A Partially Blind, Randomized, Controlled, Parallel-Group Ranging Study to Determine the Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of AeroFactTM (SF-RI 1 surfactant for inhalation combined with a dedicated drug delivery system) in Preterm infants at Risk of Worsening Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Aerogen Inc., 1/9/2023 - 1/8/2024, Obligated Amount: $42406; No Anticipated Amount Set
Safety of Sildenafil in Premature Infants with Severe Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (SILDI-SAFE), Duke University., 9/15/2021 - 8/31/2025, Obligated Amount: $56000; Anticipated Amount: $56000
Phase III Randomized Double Blind, Parallel-Group, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of IBP-9414 in Premature Infants 500-1500 g Birth Weight in the Prevention of Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Infant Bacterial Therapeutics., 2020 - 2022, No Obligated Amount Set; No Anticipated Amount Set
A Phase 2b, Multicenter, Randomized, Open-label, Controlled, 3-Arm Study to Evaluate the Clinical Efficacy and Safety of SHP607 in Preventing Chronic Lung Disease Through 12 Months Corrected Age Compared to Standard Neonatal Care in Extremely Premature Infants, Shire/Takeda Pharmaceutical Company., 2019 - Present, Obligated Amount: $200000; No Anticipated Amount Set
A Nationally Representative Drug Utilization Study of OxyContin in Children Aged 17 Years and Younger, Purdue Pharma., 1/2019 - 5/2020, Obligated Amount: $5000; Anticipated Amount: $13000
Safety of Furosemide in Premature Infants at Risk of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development., 2017 - 2019, No Obligated Amount Set; No Anticipated Amount Set
Neonatal Indomethacin For Prevention Of Intraventricular Hemorrhage: A Study Of Plasma Concentrations, Pharmacogenomic Factors and Outcomes, Pediatric Pharmacy Advocacy Group (PPAG)., 10/1/2012 - 12/31/2014, Obligated Amount: $2000; Anticipated Amount: $2000
A Phase 2b/3, Multi-Center, Randomized, Double-Blind Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Pagibaximab Injection in Very Low Birth Weight Neonates for the Prevention of Staphylococcal Sepsis, Biosynexus., 3/2010 - 10/2011, No Obligated Amount Set; Anticipated Amount: $100000
Selected Publications
Ohler, kirsten, Pham, jennifer. (2026). Neonatal Critical Care. DiPiro’s Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach. (pp. 1-35). McGraw-Hill.
Kazanji, Noora, Max, Blake, Burgos, Rodrigo, Pham, Jennifer, Ford, Catherine. (2025). Third-Trimester HIV Viremia Treated with Long-Acting Cabotegravir and Rilpivirine: A Case Report. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 12, (10), 1-4. doi:10.1093/ofid/ofaf604.
Falzon, Sephorah, Galea, Nathalie, Pham, Jennifer T, Grech, Louise, Azzopardi, Lilian M. (2025). Implementation of a pharmaceutical care model within paediatric oncology.. Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice, 10781552251350553. doi:10.1177/10781552251350553.
Ohler, Kirsten, Pham, Jennifer. (2023). Pediatrics: Neonatal Critical Care. DiPiro’s Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach. (pp. 1-39). McGraw-Hill.
Pham, Jennifer, Ohler, kirsten. (2023). Neonatal Therapy. Applied Therapeutic: The Clinical Use of drugs. Wolters Kluwer.
Falzon, Sephorah, Galea, Nathalie, Calvagna, Victor, Pham, Jennifer T, Grech, Louise, Azzopardi, Lilian M. (2023). Development and use of an innovative Gap Finding Tool to create a Pharmaceutical Care Model within a paediatric oncology setting. Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice, 29, (1), 74-82. doi:10.1177/10781552211053249.
Pham, Jennifer T, Dahlgren, Allison F, Rasamimari, Phornphat. (2022). Recommendations for Diagnosis and Prevention of Cytomegalovirus-Associated Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Breast-Fed Preterm Infants.. The Journal of Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 27, (2), 180-191. doi:10.5863/1551-6776-27.2.180.
Vella, Janis, Attard Pizzuto, Maresca, Sammut Bartolo, Nicolette, Wirth, Francesca, Grech, Louise, Pham, Jennifer, Mactal Haaf, Christina, Lau, Alan, Serracino Inglott, Anthony, Azzopardi, Lilian M. (2021). A three-year post-graduate Doctorate in Pharmacy course incorporating professional, experiential and research activities: A collaborative innovative approach. MedEdPublish, 10, (1). doi:10.15694/mep.2021.000093.1.
Prusakov, Pavel, Goff, Debra A, Wozniak, Phillip S, Cassim, Azraa, Scipion, Catherine EA, Urzúa, Soledad, Ronchi, Andrea, Zeng, Lingkong, Ladipo-Ajayi, Oluwaseun, Aviles-Otero, Noelia, Udeigwe-Okeke, Chisom R, Melamed, Rimma, Silveira, Rita C, Auriti, Cinzia, Beltrán-Arroyave, Claudia, Zamora-Flores, Elena, Sanchez-Codez, Maria, Donkor, Eric S, Kekomäki, Satu, Mainini, Nicoletta, Trochez, Rosalba Vivas, Casey, Jamalyn, Graus, Juan M, Muller, Mallory, Singh, Sara, Loeffen, Yvette, Pérez, María Eulalia Tamayo, Ferreyra, Gloria Isabel, Lima-Rogel, Victoria, Perrone, Barbara, Izquierdo, Giannina, Cernada, María, Stoffella, Sylvia, Ekenze, Sebastian Okwuchukwu, de Alba-Romero, Concepción, Tzialla, Chryssoula, Pham, Jennifer T, Hosoi, Kenichiro, Consuegra, Magdalena Cecilia Calero, Betta, Pasqua, Hoyos, O Alvaro, Roilides, Emmanuel, Naranjo-Zuñiga, Gabriela, Oshiro, Makoto, Garay, Victor, Mondì, Vito, Mazzeo, Danila, Stahl, James A, Cantey, Joseph B, Monsalve, Juan Gonzalo Mesa, Normann, Erik, Landgrave, Lindsay C, Mazouri, Ali, Avila, Claudia Alarcón, Piersigilli, Fiammetta, Trujillo, Monica, Kolman, Sonya, Delgado, Verónica, Guzman, Veronica, Abdellatif, Mohamed, Monterrosa, Luis, Tina, Lucia Gabriella, Yunis, Khalid, Rodriguez, Marco Antonio Belzu, Le Saux, Nicole, Leonardi, Valentina, Porta, Alessandro, Latorre, Giuseppe, Nakanishi, Hidehiko, Meir, Michal, Manzoni, Paolo, Norero, Ximena, Hoyos, Angela, Arias, Diana, Sánchez, Rubén García, Medoro, Alexandra K, Sánchez, Pablo J, Group, for the Global NEO-ASP Study. (2021). A global point prevalence survey of antimicrobial use in neonatal intensive care units: The no-more-antibiotics and resistance (NO-MAS-R) study. EClinicalMedicine, 32, 100727. doi:10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.100727.
Professional Leadership
29th Annual Pediatric Pharmacy Association Meeting & 2020 Pediatric Pharmacy Conference, 4/29/2020 - 5/3/2020
Education Planning Committee, 4/27/2016 - Present
Notable Honors
2025, Best Poster Award, Illinois Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics (ICAAP) Annual Educational Conference
2025, Research Abstract Award Finalist, Pediatric Pharmacy Association (PPA)
2024, Best Original Research Award, Pediatric Pharmacy Association
2022, Employee of the Month, University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System
2021, ILPQC Babies Antibiotic Stewardship Improvement Collaborative (BASIC) Neonatal Initiative Outstanding Launch Award, Illinois Perinatal Quality Collaborative (ILPQC)
Education
Degrees:
Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, United States, 1994
Pre-Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, United States, 1990
Postgraduate Training:
ASHP Accredited Pediatric Specialty Residency, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy, United States, 1996
ASHP Accredited Pharmacy Practice Residency, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy, United States, 1995
Licensures and Certifications
Registered Pharmacist, Professional Licensure- Registered Pharmacist: State of Illinois, 1994 - Present
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Provider, American Heart Association, 1994 - 2000
Basic Cardiac Life Support & CPR Certification, American Heart Association, 1994 - Present
Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS, Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties, 1998 - Present
Board Certified Pediatric Pharmacist Specialist (BCPPS), Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties, 2015 - Present
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP), University of Illinois at Chicago, 2004 - 2011
Selected Presentations
Murphy, shannon, Jose, Julia, Schwartz, alan, Kruttiventi, Sowmya, Klimowski, Amanda, Pham, jennifer, Romano-Keeler, Joann. (2026 May 02). Impact of a Standardized Feeding Protocol on Postnatal Growth Outcomes in Infants with Birth Weights 1800 Grams. Digestive Disease Week (DDW) 2026. Chicago, Illinois USA.
Pham, J, Helwig, Jessica, Nguyen, Mya, Murphy, shannon, Briars, Leslie. (2026 April 26). Comparative Efficacy of RSV Prophylaxis in High-Risk Infants. Pediatric Academic Societies 97th Meeting. Boston, MA, USA.
Stickler, Luke, Asad, Ansul, Ohler, K, Pham, Jennifer, Carr, S. (2026 April 21). Negativity of Empiric Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Nares Tests in a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (USA). ESCMID (European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases) Global 2026. Munich, Germany.
Hanson, Travis, Pham, Jennifer, Ohler, Kirsten. (2026 April 11). Evaluation of Gentamicin in Neonates with Encephalopathy with or without Therapeutic Hypothermia. 2026 PediatRxCon35- Pediatric Pharmacy Association (PPA) 35th Annual Meeting. Arlington, United States.