David M. Jacobs PharmD, PhD
David M. Jacobs
PharmD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Division of Outcomes and Practice Advancement
Department of Pharmacy Practice
Specialty/Research Focus
Health Services Research; Implementation Science; Public Health
Professional Summary:
I am trained as a PharmD, pharmacy practice researcher, and PhD health services researcher with an integrated focus on patient-centered outcomes, implementation science, and pharmacoepidemiology. Our interdisciplinary research emphasizes Team Science and collaborative research strategies. Our research has focused on expanding the role of pharmacists in the delivery of care services including health-related social needs and care transition programs. A key component has also been the practical use of electronic health records and administrative databases to evaluate medication use, adverse effects and utilization. Our work is funded through federal (NIH, CMS, CDC), private foundation, and industry sources.
Our current research has three main areas of focus:
1) Applying implementation science towards integrating pharmacy care services that improve patient safety and care quality,
2) Economic and outcomes analyses supporting pharmacy services and programs,
3) Use of large data sets and comparative effectiveness research to evaluate and predict outcomes of acute and chronic medications.
We welcome working with and mentoring students and postdocs in our lab.
Member of Team Alice, an interprofessional initiative to protect older adults from medication related harm.
Education and Training:
- PhD, Epidemiology, University at Buffalo School of Public Health and Health Professions (2018)
- Fellowship, Clinical Pharmacokinetics Laboratory (2014)
- Residency, Universtiy of Houston College of Pharmacy (2013)
- Residency, University of Toledo Medical Center (2012)
- PharmD, Pharmacy, University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (2011)
- BS, Chemistry, Binghamton University (2007)
Employment:
- Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Practice, University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy (2018-present)
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Practice, University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy (2014–2018)
Awards and Honors:
- University at Buffalo Exceptional Scholar Award - Young Investigator (2023)
- Research & Scholarship Award, Department of Pharmacy Practice, UB School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (2022)
- Researcher of the Year (2022)
- Faculty Research Award, Department of Pharmacy Practice, UB School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (2019)
- Saxon Graham Award for Academic Excellence in Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo (2019)
- Presentation Merit Award Semifinalist, Annual Meeting of the American Pharmacists Association (2019)
- Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health, University at Buffalo (2018)
- Holger Schunemann Award for Graduate Student Research, Epidemiology and Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo (2018)
- International Society of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research Travel Grant (2015)
- Shining Star Award, University of Toledo (2011)
- Mylan Pharmaceutical Inc., Excellence in Pharmacy Award (2011)
- American Assoication of Colleges of Pharmacy - Wal Mart Scholarship (2010)
Professional Memberships:
- Loan Repayment Program Ambassador, Division of Loan Repayment, National Institutes of Health (2018–present)
- International Society of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (2016–present)
- Society of Infectious Disease Pharmacists (2012–present)
- American College of Clinical Pharmacy (2011–present)
- American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (2010–present)
Presentations:
- "A systematic review on the impact of antifungal stewardship interventions in the United States" Annual meeting of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (2018)
- "Adjuvant β-lactam therapy combined with vancomycin for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteremia: Does β-lactam class matter." Annual Meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2018)
- "Proton pump inhibitors and risk of acute and chronic kidney disease: a retrospective cohort study" Annual meeting of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (2018)
- "Characterization of candiduria treatment: a multi-institutional study." 57th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (2017)
- "Risk factors for healthcare utilization among patients discharged on outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy." 57th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ASM Microbe), (2017)
- "Changing Epidemiology of Pneumococcal Meningitis in the United States, 2008-2013." Annual meeting of the International Society of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (2017)
- "The utility of procalcitonin to support clinical decision making in critically ill pediatric patients." 54th Annual Meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2016)
- "Incidence and outcomes of S. aureus pneumonia among hospitalized patients in the United States, 2009 – 2012." International Society of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (2016)
- "Early beta-lactam therapy combined with standard therapy for methicillin-resistant S. aureus bloodstream infections compared to standard therapy alone: a multicenter, restrospective, propensity-matched analysis." 55th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, (2015)
- "Shifts in incidence and mortality of ESKAPE septicemia among US hospitalized patients from 2008-2012" 55th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (2015)
- "Triple antibiotic combinations for the treatment of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE): an outcomes based systematic review." 55th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, (2015)
- "Current attitudes and perceptions of dual PharmD/MBA degree program students: a qualitative analysis." Annual meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (2015)
- "Impact of a master of business administration (MBA) degree on the career of a pharmacists." Annual meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (2015)
- "Clinical comparison of full course intravenous or abbreviated oral antibiotics in hospitalized patients with MRSA skin and soft tissue infections." Annual meeting of the International Society of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research, (2015)
- "Evaluation of bleeding outcomes linked to new oral anticoagulants: a review of the FDA adverse event reporting system." Annual meeting of the International Society of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (2015)
- "Analysis of an enhanced medication letter initiative within a Medicaid retrospective drug utilization program" Annual meeting of the American Pharmacists Association (2015)
- "Effectiveness of a mailed letter intervention to address potentially inappropriate psychiatric medication use with a Medicaid fee-for service population" Annual meeting of the American Pharmacists Association (2015)
- "Antibiotic polytherapy against multidrug-resistant, KPC-2 producing Enterobacter infections: case series and systematic review" Annual meeting of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (2014)
- "Comparison of weight and metabolic profiles in patients treated with an oral mimetic of the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass effect" Annual meeting of the American Gastroenterological Association at Digestive Disease Week (2014)
- "Host factors for Candida colonization in critically ill patients" 53rd Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (2013)