Vice Chair and Chief Pharmaceutical Officer, Retired
Department of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Germantown, Tennessee, United States
Dr. Greene has recently retired from the position of Chief Pharmaceutical Officer and Vice-Chair in the Department of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences after more than 15 years of affiliation at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. In this role he was responsible for the functions and personnel which comprise the Pharmaceutical Services division of the department – supporting all medication-related care and clinical research involving St. Jude patients. He also retains an appointment as Professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science within the UT College of Pharmacy, continuing an affiliation which has existed for 40 years.
Dr. Greene received his Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and his Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) from the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy, then completed residency training at Duke University Hospital. From 1982 through 1991 he worked with Baptist Hospitals in Memphis as a Clinical Pharmacist, developing significant roles in clinical pharmacy practice. Following this, he served as the leader for clinical pharmacy services at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, serving with corporate leadership for the final 2 years of his 15-year tenure with this health system. Throughout this time he was actively involved in both student and resident pharmacist training. In 2007, Bill joined St. Jude and continued his strong interests in clinical pharmacy services and their impact, medication safety, and performance improvement related to medication therapy.
Bill has been engaged throughout his career in regional and national professional organizations including Tennessee Pharmacists Association, Tennessee Society of Health System Pharmacists, ACCP, ASHP, FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, and Board of Pharmacy Specialties. He has served in multiple appointed and elected professional leadership roles, and has received a number of professional awards and recognitions.
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
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