Lana Dvorkin Camiel, PharmD, RPh
Professor of Center for Drug Information and Natural Products
School
School of Pharmacy
Department
Pharmacy Practice
Office Location
White 320
Boston
Office Phone Office Phone: 617.732.2915
About
Education
- Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences
- Doctor of Pharmacy, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences
- Pharmacy Practice Residency
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), Boston, MA
- Sage Mountain Herbal Apprenticeship with Rosemary Gladstar
Research Interests
- Natural Products
- Drug and Natural Product Information Resources print, electronic, web-based
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM), CAM in Pediatrics
- Ethnic plants
- Scholarship of Teaching
Featured Affiliations
International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP)
LinkAmerican Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
LinkAmerican Herbalists Guild
LinkEducation
- Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences
- Doctor of Pharmacy, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences
- Pharmacy Practice Residency
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), Boston, MA
- Sage Mountain Herbal Apprenticeship with Rosemary Gladstar
Research Interests
- Natural Products
- Drug and Natural Product Information Resources print, electronic, web-based
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM), CAM in Pediatrics
- Ethnic plants
- Scholarship of Teaching
Publications
- Dvorkin L, Whelan J, Timarac S. Harvesting the Best: Evaluation of Clinician Handbooks on Medicinal Herbs and Dietary Supplements. Journal of Medical Librarian Association. 94(4), October 2006: 442-E213
- Gardiner P, Dvorkin L. Prescribing to Children to Promote Adherence. Journal of American Academy of Family Physicians. June 2006
- Whelan J, Dvorkin L. Plants from Many Healing Landscapes: Gathering Information and Teaching Clinicians About the Cultural Use of Medicinal Herbs. Journal of Medical Librarian Association. 94(2) April 2006: 222-225
- Woolf AD, Gardiner P, Whelan J, Alpert H, Dvorkin L. Views of pediatric health care providers on the use of herbs & dietary supplements in children. Clin Pediatr 2005; 44: 579-587.
- Woolf AD, Alpert H, Whelan J, Dvorkin L, Gardiner P. Practitionerss confidence in discussing the use of herbs and dietary supplements in children. Pediatric Research 2004; 55 (4) Part 2 of 2: 192A
- Kostka-Rokosz MD, Dvorkin L, Couris RR. Selected Herbal Therapies: A Review of Safety. Nutrition Today. 2004; 39(5):1-12
- Dvorkin L, Gardiner P, Whelan J. Herbal Medicine Course Within Pharmacy Curriculum. Journal of Herbal Pharmacotherapy. 2004; 4(2): 47-58
- Gardiner P, Dvorkin L, Kemper KJ. Supplement use growing among children and adolescents. Pediatr Ann. 2004 Apr;33(4):227-32.
- Woolf AD, Gardiner P, Dvorkin-Camiel L, Maypole J, Western Herbs. Integrative Medicine for Children. May Loo, ed., W B Saunders Co., 2008
- Dvorkin-Camiel L, Whelan J. Tropical American Plants in Treatment of Infectious Diseases. Journal of Dietary Supplements, November 2008.
- Lapidus M, Kostka-Rokosz M, Dvorkin-Camiel L. Librarian-lead Tutorial for Enhancement of Pharmacy Students Information Searching Skills in Advanced Experiential Rotations. Medical Reference Services Quarterly, 2009, Volume 28, Issue 4.
Academic and Administrative Appointments
- Director, Applied Natural Products Programs
- Natural Products Division Coordinator
Awards and Honors
- Rho Chi National Pharmaceutical Honor Society
More Affiliations
- American Botanical Council
- United Plants Savers