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Heather Nyman

Associate Professor (Clinical)

CONTACT

  • L. S. Skaggs Pharmacy Institute, Room 4769
  • Phone: (801) 587-9594
  • Pager: (801) 339-6936
  • Fax: (801) 587-7923
  • Email: Heather.Nyman@hsc.utah.edu

Education

  • PGY1 Residency, University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2004 – 2005.
  • Doctor of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2000 – 2004.
  • Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Brigham Young University, 1994 – 2000.

Other Certifications

  • Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist, 2007

Clinical Practice and Research Interests

  • Nephrology, including management of anemia of chronic kidney disease and measures of kidney function for drug dosing

Positions Held

  • Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice (Clinical), University of Utah College of Pharmacy Department of Pharmacotherapy, July 2018 - present.
  • Clinical Pharmacist, Adult Acute Internal Medicine, University of Utah Hospital, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2013 – present.
  • Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice (Clinical), University of Utah College of Pharmacy Department of Pharmacotherapy, 2011 - July 2018.
  • Clinical Pharmacist, Adult Acute Internal Medicine, VA Salt Lake City Health Care System, 2011 – 2013.
  • Clinical Pharmacist, Dialysis, University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2005 - 2011.

Publications

    • LaFleur J, Bress AP, Esker S, Knippenberg K, Crook J, Nyman H, Bedimo R, Tebas P, Rosenblatt L. Brief report: tenofovir-associated nephrotoxicity among a US national cohort of HIV-infected veterans: risk modification by concomitant antiretrovirals. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2018;77:325-330.
    • Nyman H, Pippitt K, Hansen A, Gunning K. Bone disease in patients with kidney disease: A tricky interplay. J Fam Pract. 2016;65:608-608, 610-612.
    • Nyman HA. Renal dosing in high-risk populations. J Inf Nurs 2015;38:210-215.
    • Stephens S, Nyman H, Shane-McWhorter L. Assessing and treating hepatic encephalopathy in the older patient. Consult Pharm. 2012;27:797-802.
    • Nyman HA, Dowling TC, Hudson JQ, St. Peter WL, Joy MS, Nolin TD. “Comparative evaluation of the Cockcroft-Gault equation and the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) study equation for drug dosing: an opinion of the Nephrology Practice and Research Network of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy.”  Pharmacotherapy 2011;31:1130-1144.
    • Hudson JQ, Nyman HA. “Use of estimated glomerular filtration rate for drug dosing in the chronic kidney disease patient.” Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens 2011;20:482-491.
    • Nyman HA, Jorgenson JA, Slawson MA. “Workplace contamination with antineoplastic agents in a new cancer hospital using a closed-system drug transfer device.” Hosp Pharm 2007;42:219-225.
    • Utah Society of Health System Pharmacists
    • American College of Clinical Pharmacy
    • Rho Chi Pharmacy Honor Society