Robert DiCenzo, Pharm.D., BCPS, FCCP, FAPhA
Associate Provost for Pharmacy Education
School
School of Pharmacy
Department
School of Pharmacy
Office Location
White 309
Boston
Office Phone Office Phone: 617.879.5020
About
Dr. Robert DiCenzo serves as Dean of the School of Pharmacy–Boston and Associate Provost for Pharmacy Education at MCPHS. He brings extensive academic and administrative leadership experience, having previously served as Dean of the School of Pharmacy at Shenandoah University, Interim Dean at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, and Chair of the Institutional Review Board at the University of Rochester Medical Center.
Dr. DiCenzo has secured research funding from federal agencies including NIAID/ACTG and NIDA, as well as from industry and professional organizations. An active leader in the profession, he has served as an APhA Trustee, President of the APhA–Academy of Pharmaceutical Research and Science, and Chair of the APhA Clinical Science Section. He has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications and book chapters and is the sole editor of two editions of The Clinical Pharmacist’s Guide to Biostatistics and Literature Evaluation. He has presented widely at state, national, and international conferences.
Education
- PharmD, Albany College of Pharmacy
- Fellowship in Antiretroviral Pharmacology and Pharmacometrics, University at Buffalo
- BS, Pharmacy, University at Buffalo
Research Interests
- Improving patient-centered pharmacy care through clinical translational research and practice
- Pharmacometrics of antiretroviral therapy
- Drug–drug and drug–herbal interactions
Education
- PharmD, Albany College of Pharmacy
- Fellowship in Antiretroviral Pharmacology and Pharmacometrics, University at Buffalo
- BS, Pharmacy, University at Buffalo
Research Interests
- Improving patient-centered pharmacy care through clinical translational research and practice
- Pharmacometrics of antiretroviral therapy
- Drug–drug and drug–herbal interactions
Publications
Awards
- Fellow of the American Pharmacists Association, Selected by the APhA – Academy of Pharmaceutical Research and Science in 2021.
- ACCP Bookstore Number 1 Top 10 Best Seller multiple months from 2015 - Present. Clinical Pharmacist’s Guide to Biostatistics and Literature Evaluation, Second Edition.
- New York State Chapter of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy Researcher of the Year, 2009.
- Fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy, Inducted on October 19, 2008.
- 2005 American College of Clinical Pharmacy Hematology/Oncology Investigator Development Research Award for the project entitled “Optimizing Adjuvant Chemotherapy in obese and overweight women,” June 2005.
- NYSCHP-Amgen Oncology Leadership Research Award for the project entitled “Optimal Breast Cancer Adjuvant Chemotherapy Dosing in Obese and Overweight Women,” April 2004.
- Top Abstract Award at the ASCPT 103rd Annual Meeting for the poster entitled “Once Daily Dosing (ODD) Algorithm for Gentamicin (G) in Neonates (NEO),” ASCPT 103rd Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, March 2002.
- TEVA Pharmaceuticals USA Outstanding Student Award, Albany College of Pharmacy, 1998.
- Experiential Education Award for Practice Excellence, Albany College of Pharmacy, 1998.
- Achievement Award for Medicinal Chemistry, University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy, 1988
- Rho Chi National Pharmaceutical Society, University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy, 1987