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Joel C. Marrs, Pharm.D., BCPS, CLS

Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacy

Mailing address:
University of Colorado Denver School of Pharmacy
Department of Clinical Pharmacy
C238-L15, Academic Office 1
12631 E. 17th Avenue, Room L15-1408
Aurora, CO 80045

Telephone:
Voice: 303-724-5780
Fax: 303-724-0971
E-Mail: joel.marrs@ucdenver.edu

Training and Education:
Pharm.D., Butler University (2004)
Pharmacy Practice Residency (PGY1), Mount Carmel Medical Center (2004-2005)
Family Medicine Specialty Residency (PGY2), University of Colorado Denver (2005-2006)
American College of Clinical Pharmacy Heart Failure Traineeship (2008)

Certifications and Fellowships:
Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (2005)
Clinical Lipid Specialist and Diplomate of the Accreditation Council for Clinical Lipidology (2008)

Clinical Activities:
Practice site: Dr. Marrs is a clinical pharmacy specialist in internal medicine at the Gipson Eastside Family Health Center, one of the Denver Health Community Health Clinics. At this clinic site, Dr. Marrs provides pharmacotherapy consultations that include pharmacotherapy recommendations with a specific focus on cardiovascular and metabolic pharmacotherapy, patient education, and patient follow-up post hospital discharge. Specific areas of clinical expertise include cardiovascular pharmacotherapy (CAD, hypertension, dyslipidemia, heart failure), type 2 diabetes, and respiratory disease (asthma, COPD).

Scholarly Activities:
Dr. Marrs participates in research and other scholarly endeavors focused on cardiovascular and metabolic pharmacotherapy. Recent and ongoing research is in the area of optimizing CV risk reduction pharmacotherapy and improving goal attainment rates. He has also published pharmacotherapy review articles and textbook chapters related to these and other contemporary pharmacotherapy topics.

Professional Service:
Dr. Marrs is the chair-elect of the ACCP Adult Medicine Practice & Research Network (PRN) and a active member of the ASHP Council on Therapeutics.  He has a strong professional interest in the expansion of teaching certificate programs/academic training for post-graduate pharmacy residents.

Teaching:
Co-coordinator:
P2 Professional Skills Development (spring semester)
Lecturing/Facilitation:
Integrated Organ Systems III/IV (fall semester): Cardiovascular anatomy, chronic stable angina, integrated cardiovascular cases

Recent Publications

Last updated: 10/28/09