Department of Medicine

University of Pittsburgh

Division of Geriatric Medicine
3471 Fifth Ave
Kaufmann Medical Building,
Suite 500
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone: (412) 692-2360

Joseph T. Hanlon, PharmD, MS

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Professor of Medicine

Health Scientist

Office: 3471 Fifth Ave.
Kaufmann Building, Suite 500
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
 
Phone: 412-692-2364
Fax: 412-692-2370
E-mail: jth14@pitt.edu

Education
B.S. Pharmacy, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy, 1978
M.S. Pharmacy Practice, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 1981
PharmD Clinical Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 1990

Training
Residency in Pharmacy Practice, Moses H. Cone Hospital, Greensboro, NC, 1980
Post-Doctoral Training in Biometry, Duke University Medical School, 1992
Post-Doctoral Training in Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Univ. of North Carolina, 1992

Area of Specialization/Research Interest  
Pharmacoepidemiology - Racial differences in drug use in older adults;
drug-related geriatric syndromes
Health Services Research - measurement of drug-
related problems & interventions to prevent/reduce
them
 

Profile
Joseph T. Hanlon is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Geriatrics and Department of Pharmacy and Therapeutics at the University of Pittsburgh and a Health Scientist in the Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion and Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center at the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System. He was previously VFW Endowed Chair Pharmacotherapy for the Elderly in the School of Pharmacy at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Hanlon has been continuously funded as a researcher since 1987 in the areas of pharmacoepidemiology and health services interventions to improve drug therapy for the elderly. He also has been actively involved in mentoring the research activities of postgraduate students, fellows, and young faculty members. He serves on the editorial boards of two journals and is co-editor for the American Journal of Geriatric Pharmacotherapy. He is an active member of a number of professional organizations including ISPE, AGS, ACCP, GSA, ASCP, and ASHP.

Recent Grants
Title: Impact of CNS Polypharmacy on Geriatric Syndromes-The Health ABC Study
Role: PI
Amount: $99,856
Funding Agency: NIH
Start Year: 2006
End Year: 2009
Title: Pittsburgh Older Americans Independence Center
Role: Co-Investigator
Amount: 2% salary support
Funding Agency: NIH/NIA
Start Year: 2004
End Year: 2009
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