New faculty spotight: Sean Avedissian, Pharm.D.

Sean Avedissian, Pharm.D., is a new faculty member at UNMC.

• Name: Sean Avedissian, Pharm.D.
• Hometown: Duarte, Calif.
• New title and department at UNMC: Assistant professor, pharmacy practice

Research/professional interests:

• Pharmacokinetics;
• HIV/TB; and
• Antimicrobial stewardship.

How I fell in love with Omaha. People were very friendly are always willing to lend a helping hand.

Degrees:

• B.S., animal science, University of California, Davis
• Pharm.D., University of Southern California, Los Angeles
• M.Sc., Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill.

Memberships:

• Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists
• Infectious Diseases Society of America
• American College of Clinical Pharmacy

Three things people may not know about me:

• Huge Star Wars/Marvel fan.
• The Green Ranger (Tommy) was my first karate teacher.
• I just got a new puppy!