Kangho Suh, PharmD, PhD, received the New Investigator Award from the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) for his grant proposal titled "The Impact of Pharmacists Using Electronic Alerts on Patient Outcomes in D-AKI." According to AACP, start-up funding is given with the award, to "provide a foundation for future scholarly endeavors and continued extramural funding success."
Suh is the principal investigator with Sandra Kane-Gill, PharmD, MS, FCCM, FCCP, as his mentor and co-investigator. The project will assess pharmacists' use of clinical decision support systems for drug-induced AKI (D-AKI) and how this use impacts short and long-term kidney-related health outcomes.
Suh is an Assistant Professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, where he specializes in Health Economics & Outcomes Research within the Department of Pharmacy and Therapeutics.