Associate Chief Consultant for Clinical Pharmacy and Policy
Department of Veterans Affairs
La Jolla, California, United States
Dr. Morreale serves as the Associate Chief Consultant for Clinical Pharmacy and Policy for the Department of Veterans Affairs Pharmacy Benefits Management. Dr. Morreale has led multiple initiatives focused on organizing, standardizing and expanding the scope of clinical pharmacy practice. His accomplishments include creating the first VA pharmacoeconics and pharmacogenomics pharmacist positions, serving as a founding member of VA’s national formulary and PBM Outcomes research group, establishment of the first accredited oncology, pharmacoeconomics, pharmacogenomics, nephrology and clinical informatics residency programs in VA, and establishment of the national VA PBM Clinical Pharmacy Practice Office. This office has been responsible for significant changes in pharmacy practice in areas such as Primary Care, Mental Health, Antimicrobial Stewardship, Hepatitis C, Pain, Anticoagulation and more recently Substance Use Disorders.
Dr. Morreale is Board Certified in Pharmacotherapy and has external certifications in pharmacoeconomics, pharmacogenomics and complementary and alternative health. He has been the recipient of numerous professional recognitions and awards including being recognized as a Fellow of the American and California Society of Health Systems Pharmacists for his many contributions to the profession. He has also been recognized as an honorary member of the United States Public Health Service for his dedication to public health initiatives. He is a past recipient of the ASHP Best Practice Award, ASHP Literature award for innovation, VA Under-Secretary’s Innovation Award, JMCP Quality Reviewer Award for Accuracy and Thoroughness, Pharmacy Foundation of California Michelotti Public Health Prize, and most recently the AMCP Steven G. Avey Award and the APhA Distinguished Federal Pharmacist award which recognizes sustained, exemplary and distinguished service to the profession. Dr. Morreale has authored or co-authored over 100 peer review articles, served on editorial boards, and as reviewer, on a number of journals and has been actively involved in many pharmacy organizations both nationally and internationally.
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
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