GOLD Speakers

Pavel Prusakov, PharmD, BCPPS, BCIDP

• Speaker Type: Advancements in Neonatal Pharmacology Lecture Pack
• Country: United States of America

Biography:

Pavel graduated from Purdue University with a BS in Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology and Doctor of Pharmacy. He completed his general residency at Parkview Medical Center and Pediatric Residency at University of Chicago. He is a neonatal ICU (NICU) and antimicrobial stewardship program clinical pharmacist at Nationwide Children's Hospital (NCH) in Columbus, OH. Pavel precepts pharmacy residents and students from several colleges of pharmacy while also serving as a preceptor to international pharmacy scholars from Europe, Africa, and Middle East. He is currently involved in a multicenter study to investigate barriers, enablers and opportunities for implementing neonatal antibiotic stewardship in public and private hospitals in South Africa. He is also involved in implementation of neonatal antimicrobial stewardship programs in several hospitals in Lebanon. Pavel is the principal investigator on the study evaluating interventions to reduce antibiotic use among surgical patients in the NICU: The NO-More-AntibioticS and Resistance in Surgery (NO-MAS-R-S) Study.