UCSF

Lisa Kroon, PharmD

Department Chair and Professor
Department of Clinical Pharmacy
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Susan Merrell
[email protected]
Phone: +1 415 476-1687
Fax: +1 415 476-6632
533 Parnassus Avenue, Rm 501
San Francisco, CA 94143
United States

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Educational programs

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Executive Director, Medication Outcomes Center
Pharmacist, Diabetes Clinic

What I do

I am the Chair of the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and am responsible for setting the strategic direction, priorities, and goals for the department. Since 2020, I am the Assistant Chief Pharmacy Officer for Research, Education, and Clinical Services for the UCSF Health Pharmacy Enterprise. I continue to teach in the Doctor of Pharmacy curriculum. My research and practice efforts focus on evaluating the impact of pharmacist provider status and expanded scope of practice, diabetes therapeutics, tobacco cessation, and innovative practice models in the ambulatory and community pharmacy setting.

Departmental research area

clinical research

My research expertise

testing innovative pharmacist care programs in the ambulatory and community pharmacy setting, evaluating the impact of pharmacists’ expanded scope of practice and provider status, diabetes therapeutics, pharmacy-based smoking cessation services and interventions

Clinical expertise

adult diabetes, tobacco and smoking cessation

Degrees

PGY2, Hospital Pharmacy Administration Residency, University of California, San Francisco, 1996
PGY1, Pharmacy Practice Residency, University of California, San Francisco, 1995
PharmD, University of Michigan, 1994

Biography

Dr. Lisa Kroon is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Clinical Pharmacy in the School of Pharmacy at the University of California in San Francisco. Dr. Kroon received her Doctor of Pharmacy at the University of Michigan and then completed two years of residency at UCSF in pharmacy practice and hospital pharmacy administration. She has been a member of the UCSF faculty since 1996. In 2020, she was appointed the Assistant Chief Pharmacy Officer for Research, Education, and Clinical Services in the UCSF Health Pharmacy Enterprise. She practices in the UCSF Medical Center’s Adult Diabetes Clinic and Diabetes Teaching Center, where she cares for people with diabetes and chronic illnesses. She co-directs the Fontana Tobacco Treatment Center (www.ucsfhealth.org/tobaccotreatment). Her current research interests include evaluating the impact of pharmacist provider status and expanded scope of practice, diabetes therapeutics, tobacco cessation, and innovative practice models in the community pharmacy setting.

Research keywords

Patient Education as Topic, drug interactions, Cultural Characteristics, Commerce, Hypoglycemic Agents, smoking cessation, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Glucagon-Like Peptide 1, Insulin, Drug Prescriptions, drug delivery systems, Occult Blood, Immunization Programs, Injections, Subcutaneous, pharmacies

Licensure and certifications

Licentiate in Pharmacy, California, 1995
Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist, 1999
1. Class of ’23 joins ranks of pharmacy at White Coat Ceremony
2. School of Pharmacy serves as PPE distribution hub for community pharmacies
3. Update from the Dean: Eyeing a return
4. Update from the Dean: We are rising to the challenges presented by COVID-19
5. PharmD students organize PPE drives for hospitals to fight COVID-19
6. Update from the Dean – November 2019
7. Kroon named CSHP Pharmacist of the Year
8. Update from the Dean – May 2019
9. Study shows promise for hormonal contraception services in the community pharmacy setting
10. Update from the Dean – July 2018
11. The epic journey to better medicines
12. Update from the Dean – March 2018
13. Advanced practice pharmacists are ready
14. Kroon, Stebbins, and Clark offer guidance on hospital care
15. Class of 2020 student pharmacists don their white coats
16. Update from the Dean - Spring/Summer 2016
17. Kroon named Fellow of the American Pharmacists Association
18. Update from the Dean - Fall/Winter 2015
19. Update from the Dean - Fall/Winter 2014
20. Label warnings, antibiotic measurements, cancer therapies, and smoking interventions take top honors at annual seminar
21. Update from the Dean - Spring/Summer 2014
22. Update from the Dean - Fall 2013
23. Brodowy named director of UCSF Medication Outcomes Center
24. UCSF School of Pharmacy adopts broad recommendation on tobacco
25. Kroon named chair of the UCSF Department of Clinical Pharmacy
26. School to train Safeway pharmacists in smoking cessation counseling
27. Update from the Dean - Spring/Summer 2008
28. UCSF pharmacy faculty advocate for legislation banning tobacco sales in pharmacies
29. About Nobuhisa Shimba, and more news
30. About Deanna Kroetz, and more news
31. Health care providers to receive smoking cessation training
32. About Claire Lee, and more news
33. Pharmacist serves deaf and hard of hearing community
34. Giacomini featured in Time magazine, and more news
1. Apple for Teachers Award for Excellence in Teaching, UCSF School of Pharmacy, 2013
2. Advisor of the Year, Academy of Students of Pharmacy, UCSF Chapter, 2012
3. Outstanding Teacher of the Year, San Francisco Program, Long Award for Excellence in Teaching, UCSF School of Pharmacy, 2012
4. Best Practices Award, Academy of Pharmacy Educators, California Pharmacists Association, 2011
5. Apple for Teachers Award for Excellence in Teaching, UCSF School of Pharmacy, 2009-2010
6. Preceptor of the Year, Academy of Students of Pharmacy, UCSF Chapter, 2003-2004
7. Practioner Fellow, California Society of Health-System Pharmacists, 2002
8. Elected into Phi Lambda Sigma, an honorary pharmacy leadership society, Phi Lambda Sigma, 1998
9. Member, Rho Chi Pharmacy Honor Society, 1992

Publications

Christine Lin, Rebecca Strauss, Jenny Hong, Jeffrey G. Hamper, Emma Sew Hoy, Ann A. Lazar, Lisa Kroon. Impact of a pharmacist-administered long-acting injectable antipsychotic service in a supermarket-based community pharmacy on medication adherence. Journal of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy. 2019 Aug 1; 2(4):343-348.
Lu S, Rafie S, Hamper J, Strauss R, Kroon L. Characterizing pharmacist-prescribed hormonal contraception services and users in California and Oregon pharmacies. Contraception. 2019 04; 99(4):239-243.
Wilson L, Lin T, Wang L, Patel T, Tran D, Kim S, Dacey K, Yuen C, Kroon L, Brodowy B, Rodondi K. Evaluation of the ASCO Value Framework for Anticancer Drugs at an Academic Medical Center. J Manag Care Spec Pharm. 2017 Feb; 23(2):163-169.
Kroon LA, Corelli RL, Roth AP, Hudmon KS. Public perceptions of the ban on tobacco sales in San Francisco pharmacies. Tob Control. 2013 Nov; 22(6):369-71.
Nam S, Janson SL, Stotts NA, Chesla C, Kroon L. Effect of culturally tailored diabetes education in ethnic minorities with type 2 diabetes: a meta-analysis. J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2012 Nov-Dec; 27(6):505-18.
Wamsley M, Staves J, Kroon L, Topp K, Hossaini M, Newlin B, Lindsay C, O'Brien B. The impact of an interprofessional standardized patient exercise on attitudes toward working in interprofessional teams. J Interprof Care. 2012 Jan; 26(1):28-35.
Kroon L. An analysis of dosage volume for halfway doses in the Victoza Pen. J Diabetes Sci Technol. 2011 Nov 01; 5(6):1625-6.
Nam S, Chesla C, Stotts NA, Kroon L, Janson SL. Barriers to diabetes management: patient and provider factors. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2011 Jul; 93(1):1-9.
Jennifer Staves, Mehran Hossaini, Lisa Kroon, Caroline Lindsay, Barbara Newlin, Bridget O'Brien, Kimberly Topp, Maria Wamsley. Interprofessional Standardized Patient Exercise (ISPE): The Case of “Paul Harris”. MedEdPORTAL. 2011 Jan 1.
Nam S, Chesla C, Stotts NA, Kroon L, Janson SL. Factors associated with psychological insulin resistance in individuals with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2010 Aug; 33(8):1747-9.
Potter MB, Gildengorin G, Wang Y, Wu M, Kroon L. Comparative effectiveness of two pharmacy-based colorectal cancer screening interventions during an annual influenza vaccination campaign. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2010 Mar-Apr 1; 50(2):181-7.
Kroon L. An analysis of patient acceptance and safety of a prefilled insulin injection device. J Diabetes Sci Technol. 2009 Nov 01; 3(6):1439-41.
Janson SL, Cooke M, McGrath KW, Kroon LA, Robinson S, Baron RB. Improving chronic care of type 2 diabetes using teams of interprofessional learners. Acad Med. 2009 Nov; 84(11):1540-8.
Kroon L. Overview of insulin delivery pen devices. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2009 Sep-Oct; 49(5):e118-31.
Corelli RL, Fenlon CM, Kroon LA, Prokhorov AV, Hudmon KS. Evaluation of a train-the-trainer program for tobacco cessation. Am J Pharm Educ. 2007 Dec 15; 71(6):109.
Kroon LA. Drug interactions with smoking. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2007 Sep 15; 64(18):1917-21.
Kroon LA. Drug interactions and smoking: raising awareness for acute and critical care providers. Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am. 2006 Mar; 18(1):53-62, xii.
Irons BK, Kroon LA. Lipid management with statins in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Ann Pharmacother. 2005 Oct; 39(10):1714-9.
Corelli RL, Kroon LA, Chung EP, Sakamoto LM, Gundersen B, Fenlon CM, Hudmon KS. Statewide evaluation of a tobacco cessation curriculum for pharmacy students. Prev Med. 2005 Jun; 40(6):888-95.
Hudmon KS, Bardel K, Kroon LA, Fenlon CM, Corelli RL. Tobacco education in U.S. schools of pharmacy. Nicotine Tob Res. 2005 Apr; 7(2):225-32.
Hudmon KS, Kroon LA, Corelli RL, Saunders KC, Spitz MR, Bates TR, Liang D. Training future pharmacists at a minority educational institution: evaluation of the Rx for change tobacco cessation training program. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2004 Mar; 13(3):477-81.
Hudmon KS, Hemberger KK, Corelli RL, Kroon LA, Prokhorov AV. The pharmacist's role in smoking cessation counseling: perceptions of users of nonprescription nicotine replacement therapy. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2003 Sep-Oct; 43(5):573-82.
Hudmon KS, Corelli RL, Chung E, Gundersen B, Kroon LA, Sakamoto LM, Hemberger KK, Fenlon C, Prokhorov AV. Development and implementation of a tobacco cessation training program for students in the health professions. J Cancer Educ. 2003; 18(3):142-9.
Assemi M, Torres NM, Tsourounis C, Kroon LA, McCart GM. Assessment of an online consumer "Ask Your Pharmacist" service. Ann Pharmacother. 2002 May; 36(5):787-92.
Karen Suchanek Hudmon, Robin L. Corelli, Lisa A. Kroon, Marilyn Standifer Shreve, Alexander V. Prokhorov. Reducing Pulmonary Disease: The Pharmacist’s Role in Smoking Cessation. Journal of Pharmacy Practice. 2001 Apr 1; 14(2):143-159.
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