INTRODUCTION: Paul Hsiao,PharmD, Pharmacist Specialist, Santa Clara Valley Health & Hospital System, San Jose, California, USA

Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San Jose, California (2004)

**Introduction:Santa Clara Valley Health & Hospital System is located in the Silicon Valley, one of America's most dynamic and desirable places to live and work. Owned and operated by the County of Santa Clara, California Affiliated with Stanford University School of Medicine since 1970. The Health & Hospital System has 118,000 inpatient days per year and 580,000 outpatient visits. The Pharmacy Department has over 200 pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and support staff, plus on-site faculty of the University of the Pacific (UOP) School of Pharmacy and Pharm.D. students from both UOP and UCSf schools of Pharmacy. The Pharmacy Department has a collective operation budget of $78 million.

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Paul Hsiao, BS Pharm, PharmD, RPh

Pharmacist Specialist

P&T/Ambulatory Care/Pharmacy Purchasing Services

> Santa Clara Valley Health & Hospital System

Pharmacist Licensures

> 1.California Registered Pharmacist 1996-Present (Active)

> 2.State of Illinois-Registered Pharmacist 1993-Present (Active)

> 3.State of Nevada-Registered Pharmacist 1995-Present(Active)

Professional Experience:

> 1. Critical Care Coordinator/Clinical Pharmacist (Carle Foundation Hospital, Illinois, 1993-1996)

> 2. Clinical Pharmacist Specialist/Formulary Management/DUE/ADR Pharmacist(Alameda County Medical Center, Oakland, California, 1996-2001; Critical Care Pharmacist with Dr. Colin Fenney, ICU Director, 1997-2001, on ICU team; P&T Committee with Dr. Judith Wofsy, 1996-2001; Investigational Review Board, 1997-2001; Preceptor Family Practice Residency, Internal Medicine 1997-2001 (Biostatistics, Drug Evaluation, Formulary policy, Literature Review); Outstanding Medical Education Award, Department of Medicine, July 1999

Alameda County Medical Center is a teaching hospital with 3 campuses. Highland Hospital - 247 acute care beds, a 24-hour inpatient pharmacy and an outpatient pharmacy that fills 550 prescriptions a day. Fairmont - 193 beds SNF/rehab with inpatient and outpatient pharmacies. John George Psychiatric Pavilion - 119 bed Psych with an inpatient pharmacy.

> OFFICIAL ALAMEDA COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER NEWSLETTER (NOV. 2000)-Paul Hsiao, PharmD (Shining Stars)

> OFFICIAL ALAMEDA COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER NEWSLETTER (June. 2000)-Award Winning Program Combats Antibiotic Resistance LEADERS OF THE ANTIBIOTIC UTILIZATION COMMITTEE (L TO R) LARRY LAMBERT, MPH, SM., MICROBIOLOGY SUPERVISOR; PAUL HSIAO, PHARM D., PHARMACY; JUDITH WOFSY, MD., CHAIR, PHARMACY AND THERAPEUTICS COMMITTEE; ROGER PEEKS, MD, MEDICAL DIRECTOR; AND ROBERT MCCABE, MD., CHAIR, INFECTION CONTROL COMMITTEE.

Education: PharmD(Post-Baccalaureate Doctor of Pharmacy), College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

BS in Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota. Minneapolis

 Professional Membership: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (member since 1992)

Thumbnails of U of M pictures (by Chris Gregerson)

Recent Honor/recognition Drug Topics Pharmacist of the Year-Paul Hsiao,PharmD (9/7/2000)

O Mio Babbino Caro

In the depth of winter, I finally learned that there was within me an invincible summer. -- Author: Albert Camus

Paul Hsiao, BS Pharm, PharmD, RPh