Program Faculty
Robert MacLaren, Pharm.D., FCCP, FCCM
Associate Professor
University of Colorado School of Pharmacy
Denver, Colorado
Robert MacLaren, Pharm.D., FCCP, FCCM, is Associate Professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy at the University of Colorado Denver School of Pharmacy in Aurora, Colorado. In addition, he is a clinical pharmacist in the medical intensive care unit at the University of Colorado Hospital, which is also located on the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora. Dr. MacLaren also serves as co-director of the critical care residency at the University of Colorado.
After completing his undergraduate degree in pharmacy at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, Dr. MacLaren earned his Doctor of Pharmacy degree at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City and completed a critical care specialty residency in Memphis at the University of Tennessee and Baptist Memorial Hospital. He worked for two years as a critical care specialist at the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre in Halifax, Canada, before joining the faculty at the University of Colorado.
Dr. MacLaren is a fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy and the Society of Critical Care Medicine. His clinical research interests include gastrointestinal motility dysfunction associated with critical illness and the use of intravenous glutamine as a supplement to parenteral nutrition. He conducts animal studies of acetaminophen toxicity and has been involved with outcomes research of pharmacologic therapies and the impact of pharmacists in the intensive care unit. He has authored several articles relating to the pharmacologic and nutritional therapies of critically ill patients and has been an invited speaker at national and international meetings.
Gretchen M. Brophy, Pharm.D., BCPS, FCCP, FCCM
Associate Professor of Pharmacy and Neurosurgery
Virginia Commonwealth University
Medical College of Virginia Campus
Richmond, Virginia
Gretchen M. Brophy, Pharm.D., BCPS, FCCP, FCCM, is Associate Professor of Pharmacy and Neurosurgery at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in Richmond, Virginia. In addition, she is the critical care pharmacist in the Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit (NSICU) at VCU Health System, Medical College of Virginia Campus.
After earning her Doctor of Pharmacy degree at the University of Arizona, Dr. Brophy completed pharmacy practice and critical care residencies at the University of Kentucky. She is a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist and fellow of the American College of Critical Care Medicine and the American College of Clinical Pharmacy.
Dr. Brophy is currently a co-investigator in traumatic brain injury biomarker studies sponsored by the National Institutes of Health and Department of Defense. Her research interests include neuroprotection, intracranial hemorrhage, acute ischemic stroke, and biokinetics.
Jeremy D. Flynn, Pharm.D., BCPS
Clinical Pharmacist Specialist
UK HealthCare-Pharmacy Services
Assistant Professor
Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science
University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy
Lexington, Kentucky
Jeremy D. Flynn, Pharm.D., BCPS, is Assistant Adjunct Professor of Pharmacy at the University of Kentucky (UK) College of Pharmacy Department of Pharmacy Practice in Lexington, Kentucky. He is also Assistant Adjunct Professor of Surgery at the UK College of Medicine. Dr. Flynn is a clinical pharmacy specialist in cardiothoracic surgery and critical care at the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center. He is actively involved with the critical care residency program at UKHealthcare.
Following completion of pharmacy practice and critical care residencies at UK, Dr. Flynn completed an ACCP Critical Care fellowship under the guidance of W. Scott Akers. Dr. Flynn has been active in the field of cardiovascular and critical care pharmacotherapy. His teaching, research, and patient care activities focus on the pharmacotherapeutic management of the cardiothoracic surgery and heart / lung transplant populations. Recent areas of research include an evaluation of antifibrinolytic therapy in cardiac surgery patients and the treatment and prevention of atrial arrhythmias following thoracic surgery. Dr. Flynn serves as a journal referee for Pharmacotherapy, The Annals of Pharmacotherapy, and Critical Care Medicine.