Faculty
Joseph Saseen, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCACP, FASHP, FCCP Activity Chair
Professor, Departments of Clinical Pharmacy and Family Medicine
Vice-Chair, Department of Clinical Pharmacy
University of Colorado School of Pharmacy
Aurora, Colorado
Joseph Saseen, Pharm.D., is Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Family Medicine, and Vice-Chair of the Department of Clinical Pharmacy at the University of Colorado. He is Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in family medicine, Director of the PGY2 Ambulatory Care residency program and is a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS) and Board Certified Ambulatory Care Pharmacist (BCACP).
Dr. Saseen received his Bachelor of Science degree in pharmacy and his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University at Buffalo. He completed a fellowship in ambulatory care research at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center.
At the University of Colorado, Dr. Saseen participates in research related to the pharmacotherapy of chronic diseases (e.g., hypertension, dyslipidemia) and program grants related to the expansion of ambulatory care clinical services.
Dr. Saseen is a Fellow of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, American College of Clinical Pharmacy, and National Lipid Association. He is a past member and Chair of the Board of Pharmacy Specialties and is a board member of the National Lipid Association. He has several publications related to the pharmacotherapy of cardiovascular and was recipient of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy 2014 Education Award and the American Associations of Colleges of Pharmacy 2016 Teaching Innovations.
Kim K. Birtcher, Pharm.D, M.S., BCPS-AQ Cardiology, CLS, CDE, AACC, FNLA
Professor
University of Houston College of Pharmacy
Clinical Pharmacist
Kelsey-Seybold Clinic
Houston, Texas
Kim K. Birtcher, Pharm.D. is Clinical Professor at the University of Houston College of Pharmacy and clinical pharmacist at the Kelsey-Seybold Cardiology Clinic in Houston.
Dr. Birtcher received her Bachelor of Science degree in pharmacy and Master of Science degree in pharmacy administration from the University of Texas at Austin. She received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Florida.
As a clinical pharmacist at the Kelsey-Seybold Cardiology Clinic in Houston, Texas, she is responsible for treating patients at the Secondary Prevention Lipid Clinic. Her teaching and research interests are in cardiovascular risk reduction and quality improvement initiatives.
Dr. Birtcher is a board certified pharmacotherapy specialist with additional qualifications in cardiology, a certified diabetes educator, and a clinical lipid specialist. She is an Associate of the American College of Cardiology (AACC) and a fellow of the National Lipid Association (FNLA). Dr. Birtcher is active in the American College of Cardiology (ACC), serving as the Co-Chair for the Cardiovascular Team Section’s Working Group for Clinical Pharmacists. She is a member of the ACC/AHA Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines and the past Co-Chair of the LDL: Address the Risk Initiative launched by the ACC.
