Azita H Talasaz, PharmD, PhD, BCPS, BCCP

About Azita H Talasaz, PharmD, PhD, BCPS, BCCP

Dr. Talasaz is an Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and currently practices as Clinical Pharmacist in the Critical Care Unit at NewYork Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center.

Before moving to the US, she was a Tenured Professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy at Tehran University of Medical Sciences and a Cardiology Pharmacist in Tehran Heart Center – the referral center for cardiovascular disease in Iran. She completed her Experimental Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy Research Fellowship at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) then transitioned into the Research Faculty at VCU in Richmond, VA. She is an active researcher in cardiovascular pharmacotherapy, and has published over 110 peer-reviewed manuscripts, primarily focusing on the antithrombotic agents and management of patients with acute cardiovascular diseases. Dr. Talasaz is a Cardiology Pharmacy Specialty Council Member (Board of Pharmacy Specialists) and Council on Clinical Cardiology Clinical Pharmacology Committee Member (American Heart Association). She is a fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP), American College of Cardiology (ACC), American Heart Association (AHA) and Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA).

Education & Training

Residency

Doctoral Degree