Barbara Zarowitz

Biography

Dr. Zarowitz is self-employed as an independent consultant striving to advance geriatric pharmacotherapy solutions. In her current capacity, she has academic affiliations with Wayne State University, the University of Michigan Colleges of Pharmacy, and the Lamy Center on Aging at the University of Maryland where she participates in research and clinical program development for aging adults and their families. Barbara serves as a clinical expert for Curavi Health, a subsidiary of UPMC in Pittsburgh, and Think Research in Toronto, Canada.

Previously, Dr. Zarowitz was Vice-President, Pharmacy Care Management at Henry Ford Health System; Vice-President and Chief Clinical Office at Omnicare, Inc; Chief Clinical Officer, Long-term Care for CVS Health. She created clinical programs for Omnicare, Inc.- subsequently a CVS Health Company, and developed strategies and tactics to manage drug utilization, including disease management and formulary management to optimize clinical outcomes. Omnicare provided care for 1.4 million older adults living in long-term care facilities.

She is Board Certified in Pharmacotherapy (BCPS) and Geriatric Pharmacotherapy (BCGP) and is a Fellow of the Society of Critical Care Medicine, American College of Clinical Pharmacy and American Society of Consultant Pharmacists.

She has published 10 chapters, 125 peer-reviewed articles; 120 abstracts, editorials, letters and columns. Nationally and internationally, she has presented 75 original research papers and 76 invited lectures. She has been honored with 11 Leadership, Research, Teaching, and Practice awards.

Barbara is a past president of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy, a founding member of the Pharmacotherapy Specialty Council, and recipient of the ACCP Research Award.