Curriculum Vita
YOUSIF ABDU ASIRI
May, 2008
TITLE Dean, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Associate Professor of Hospital and Clinical Pharmacy
ADDRESS Department of Clinical Pharmacy
College of Pharmacy, King Saud University
P. O. Box 2457, Riyadh 11451, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Off. Ph. 966-1-4677730 or 966-1-4677489
Fax. No. 966-1-4676383 or 467-7458
E-mail:
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INTERESTS Poison Control and Prevention. Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) and its relation to Pharmacy. Pharmacoepidemiology, Drug Success and Drug Failure Factors, Prescribing and Clinical Decision-Making, Application of Statistics in Pharmaceutical Science, Hospital Pharmacy issues.
EDUCATION
1998 Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Department of Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy, University of Pacific, Stockton, California, United States of America. Dissertation: “Pharmacokinetic Modeling of Vancomycin in Children, Pre-Adolescent and Adolescent Patients: Development, Assessment and Application”.
Advisor: Paul Williams, Pharm.D., M.S.
1992-1993 Course of study at Pharmacy Health Care Administration. Pharmacy Health Care Administration Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America.
1991 Master of Science in Hospital Pharmacy
Pharmacy Practice Division, School of Pharmacy, The University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America. Thesis: “Patterns of Anticoagulant Therapy Monitoring in Ambulatory
Cardiology Patients at a University Medical Center”.
Advisor: William Sawyer, M.S., FASHP
1991 Pharmacy Practice Residency (General Hospital Pharmacy
Residency). The University of North Carolina Hospitals (North
Carolina Memorial Hospital), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America.
EDUCATION (Cont'd)
1987 Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy
College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
ADMISTERATIVE APPOINTMENTS
2007- Present Dean,
College of Pharmacy, King Saud University,
Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
2004- 2007 Vice-Dean for Academic Affairs
College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh,
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
2001-2004 Vice-Dean for Administrative Affairs
College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh,
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Dec., 2003- March, 2004 Acting Vice-Dean for Academic Affairs
College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh,
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
2007-Present Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy.
Clinical Pharmacy Department, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University,
Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
2008-Present Hounary Professor, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Boston, MA, United States of America.
1998-2006 Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy.
Clinical Pharmacy Department, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
1987-1988 Teaching Assistant
Clinical Pharmacy Department, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University,
Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2007-Present Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy.
Clinical Pharmacy Department, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University,
Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
1998-2006 Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy.
Clinical Pharmacy Department, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
1994 -1998 Substitute Teaching Assistant.
Department of Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy, University of the Pacific (UOP), Stockton, California, United States of America.
Jan., 95 – May, 95 Intern at Regional Poison Center at the University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacrament, California, United States of America.
Feb., 95- April, 95 Intern at Central California Regional Poison Control Center (CCRPCC), Fresno, California, United States of America.
April, 95 – May, 95 Intern at San Francisco and Bay Area Poison Control Center, University of California, San Francisco, California, United States of America.
Aug., 88 – Aug. 89 Internship at Pharmacy Department, The University of North Carolina Hospitals, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America.
1990-1991 Pharmacy Resident. The University of North Carolina Hospitals, University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
America.
1987-1988 Teaching Assistant.
Clinical Pharmacy Department, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
1987 Senior student research project on the Saudi Plant, “HAMADA ELEIGANS,” Family: CHINOPEDIACEA.
May-July, 1985 Pharmacy Intern
Military Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
May-July, 1984 Pharmacy Intern
Jead Hospital, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
PRESENTATIONS
April, 2008 Obstacles and Opportunities in Pharmacy Education at King Saud University. The first International Pharmacy Conference at Military Hospital in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
March, 2008 Pharmacy Education at King Saud University: Past, Present and Future. Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Boston, MA, United States of America.
March, 2008 Workshop on "Poisoning Management: an Overview fore Health care Professionals". Dubai International Pharmaceutical & Technologies Conference and Exhibition (DUPHAT 2008). Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Sept., 2007 The Second Round Table Discussion of Global Pharmacy Education. The 67th Annual Congress of the International Pharmaceutical Federation. Beijing, China
June, 2007 Poisoning Management: an Overview fore Healthcare Professionals. The 1st Annual Pharmacy Day. Alyamamah Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. .
Dec., 2005 Attitudes Towards Using Herbal Products Among Saudi
Population in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The 9th International Pharmaceutical Science Conference & Exhibition, 17-21 December, 2005, King Saud University, College of Pharmacy, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Dec., 2005 Obstacles and Opportunities of Pharmacy Education at Colleges of Pharmacy in the Middle East. The 9th International Pharmaceutical Science Conference & Exhibition, 17-21 December, 2005, King Saud University, College of Pharmacy, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Nov., 2005 General Management of Poisoning. The 2nd Annual Pharmacist Day : A New Era in Pharmacy Practice, 16-17 November, 2005, Security Forces Hospitals, Riyadh Saudi Arabia.
Nov., 2005 workshop on "poison Management: Stepwise Approach to save lives". The 2nd Annual Pharmacist Day : A New Era in Pharmacy Practice, 16-17 November, 2005, Security Forces Hospitals, Riyadh Saudi Arabia.
Oct., 2005 Complementary and Alternative Medicine: History and Types. King Fahd Cultural Center. Ministry of Cultural and Information. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Sept., 2005 Opportunities and Obstacles in Pharmacy Education in the Middle East. World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences 2005. 65th Congress of FIP. 2-8 September 2005. Cairo, Egypt.
Sept., 2005 The complementary role of pharmaceutical Care and Clinical Pharmacy. Pharmaceutical Care : Notion and Implementation symposium. Saudi Pharmaceutical Society, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
PRESENTATIONS (Cont’d)
Mar., 2005 Basic and practical Biostatistics for Pharmacists. Workshop in Pharmacy: A Profession in Transition. King Fisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Mar., 2005 Automation in Pharmacy: A New Challenge for Pharmacists. Dubai International Pharmaceutical & Technologies Conference and Exhibition (DUPHAT 2005). Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
June, 2004 The impact of pharmacists on medication safety: the administration prospective. 1st Annual Pharmacist Day. Security Forces Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Mar., 2004 Herbal, Alternative and Complementary Medicine: a new challenge for Pharmacists. Dubai International Pharmaceutical & Technologies Conference and Exhibition (DUPHAT 2004). Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Jan., 2004 An Overview of Poisoning Management. The Annual Symposium of Common Hajj Diseases. Directorate of Health Affairs at Holly Makkah, Hera General Hospital, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Dec., 2003 Current Pharmacy Education at King Saud University (KSA) and Future needs. New Trends in Pharmacy and Pharmacy Education. First International Conference at the Faculty of Pharmacy-University of Saint-Joseph, Beirut, Lebanon.
Dec., 2003 Natural Therapeutic Products of Herbal Origin. New Trends in Pharmacy and Pharmacy Education. First International Conference at the Faculty of Pharmacy-University of Saint-Joseph, Beirut, Lebanon
Oct., 2003 Pharmacy Education at King Saud University (KSA), Past, Present, and Future. 6th Pharmaceutical International Conference - Pharmacy Profession Towards Patient Care – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Oct., 2002 Evidence-Based Medicine: A New Challenge for Pharmacists. The 3rd KFMMC International Pharmacy Conference. Ministry of Defense and general Aviation, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
Oct., 2002 Herbal, Alternative and complementary Medicine: A New Challenge for Pharmacists. King Fisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Sept., 2002 Principles and methods of Conducting Pharmacoeconomic study. Clinical Trials: A Scientific Pathway to Better Patient Care. King Fisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Sept., 2002 Herbal References for Drug Information Specialists. The first Arab International Alternative Medicine Symposium and Exhibition. Beirut, Lebanon.
PRESENTATIONS (Cont’d)
May, 2002 Update on Herbal References for Drug Information Specialists. International Symposium on Complementary & Alternative Medicine. King Fisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
May, 2002 Misuse of medications and herbs, King Fisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
May, 2001 Herbal References for Drug Information Specialists. International Symposium on Complementary & Alternative Medicine. North Area Armed Farces Hospital, Hafr Albaten, Saudi Arabia.
Oct. 2000 Medication Errors: Reasons and Way of Prevention. Quality Control week, Dallah Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Oct., 2000 Pharmacist Role in Establishing Clinical Pharmacy Services. The 1st scientific symposium of private hospitals pharmacists : pharmacist Role In Private Hospitals. Insurance Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
May., 2000 Food Poisoning In Summer Season: Reasons And Ways of Preventions. Chamber of Commerce and Industry at Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
April, 2000 Current Pharmacy Education and Prospective Needs. The International Pharmaceutical Care Conference: Back to the Future, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Oct., 1999 Residency Programs: Shaping up the future of Pharmacy Practice in
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The 5th International Saudi Pharmacy
Conference, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Oct., 1999 Understanding Biostatistics: An Overview of the Basics to Interpret
Medical Literature. The 5th International Saudi Pharmacy Conference,
Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
June, 1999 Drug Information Centers VS. Poison Control Centers Which Way Should
We Go? Security Forces Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
May, 1999 Fundamentals of Drug Information Center, Al Nour Specialist Hospital,
Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
May, 1999 Drug Information Center vs. Poison Control Center, Al Nour Specialist
Hospital, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Mar., 1997 Pediatric Considerations in therapeutic drug monitoring. School of
Pharmacy, University of Pacific, Stockton, California, United States of
America.
PRESENTATIONS (Cont’d)
Oct., 1996 Prediction error analysis in drug modeling. School of Pharmacy,
University of Pacific, Stockton, California, United States of America.
Feb., 1995 Drug Modeling Process. School of Pharmacy, University of Pacific,
Stockton, California, United States of America.
Feb, 1994 Anticoagulation Therapy in Cardiology Patients. School of Pharmacy,
University of Pacific. Stockton, California, United States of America.
Oct., 1991 Anticoagulation Therapy at the University of North Carolina Hospital.
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America.
Nov, 1991 Pharmacy education in Saudi Arabia: A comparison with the USA system.
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America.
Mar, 1991 Patterns of Anticoagulant Therapy Monitoring in Cardiology Patients
Clinic A University Medical Center. Southern Eastern Resident Meeting,
University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America.
April, 1991 Problems In Pharmacy Practice (pearls presentation). School of Pharmacy,
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North
Carolina, United States of America.
Mar. , 1990 The Future of Pharmacy In Saudi Arabia. North Carolina Society of
Hospital Pharmacists. Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America.
Sept., 1989 Clinical Pharmacy Education in Saudi Arabia. School of Pharmacy, The
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina,
United States of America.
Nov., 1988 Practice of Pharmacy In Saudi Arabia. School of Pharmacy, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America.
PUBLICATIONS
Asiri Y, Bawazir S.A. Alkhamis K, et al. Stability of Extemporaneously Prepared Sprinolactone Suspensions in Saudi Hospitals. Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal 2001; 9(2): 106-112. / 1.Al-Majid A A, Daba MH, Asiri YA, Al-Shabana OA, Mostafa AA. Thymoquinone-induced relaxation of guinea-pig isolated trachea. Research Communication of Molecular Toxicology 2001;110(5-6):333-45. / 2.
Khaled A. Khaled, Asiri, Y. El-Said Y. Bioavailability Study of Liqsolid hydrochlorthiazide tablets in Beagle Dogs. International Journal of Pharmaceutics;2001;222:1-6. / 3.
BadrAddin M.H. Alhadiya, Fathalla Belal, Yousif A. Asiri, and Othman A. Gubara. Analytical Profile of Spironolactone. Analytical Profiles of Drugs Substances and Excipients. Editor: Harry G. Britton, Academic Press, New York, Vol. 29, 2002. / 4.
Yousif A. Asiri. Preparation, In-vivo and In-vivo Characterization of Gliclazide/ Hydroxypropyl β -CD Complexes and Correlation with Hypoglycemic Effect. Arab Journal for Pharmaceutical Science; 2003;2(6):41-56. / 5.
Yousif A. Asiri. Purchasing and Inventory Control in Community Pharmacies
in Riyadh City, Saudi Arabia. Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal. 2004; 12(2- 3):96-106. / 6.
Al-Suwayeh S.A. El Tahir K.E. H, Gubara O.A., Asiri Y.A., Al-Hadiya B.M.H. and Al-Khamis K.I. In Vitro Evaluation and In Vivo Pharmacodynaic studies of Spironolactone Suppositories Administered in Rats. Arab Journal for Pharmaceutical Science; 2004;2(9):11-24. / 7.
Al-Majid A A, Al-Yahya A.A., Yousif A. Asiri, Al-Gonaiah M.A., Mostafa A. M. Nimesulide Prevents Oxidative stress Damage following Transient Forebrain Ischemia in the Rat Hippocampus. Research Communication of Molecular Pathology and Pharmacology. 2004;115-116. / 8.
Y.A.Asiri, M.S.Alsaid, K.I.Al-Khamis, et. Al., Comparative bioavailability study of cefixime (equivalent to 100 mg/5ml) suspension (Winex s Suprax) in healthy male volunteers. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 2005;43(10):499-504. / 9.
Yousif A. Asiri. Lead Toxicity of an Infant from home made remedy. Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal. 2006;14: 132 – 135. / 10.
Yousif A. Asiri, Mohammed N. Al-Arifi, Mohammed S. Al-Sultan, and Othman A. Gubara. Evaluation of drug and poison information center in Saudi Arabia during the period of 2000 - 2002. Saudi Medical Journal 2007;28 (4): 717 – 9. / 11.
Yousif A. Asiri, Mohammed J.S.Al-Yamani. Issues with generic drugs in Saudi Arabia. Annals of Saudi Medicine 2006; 26 (3): 183 (editorial). / 12.
ِAl-Jazairi AS, Al-Agil AA, Asiri YA, Al-Kholi TA, Akhras NS, Horanieh BK. The impact of clinical pharmacist in a cardiac-surgery intensive care unit. Saudi Medical Journal 2008;29 (2): 277 – 81. / 13.
AWARDS AND HONORS
2008 Hounory Professor, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Boston, MA, United States of America.
1991 Rho Chi Pharmacy Honorary, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America.
1995 Rho Chi Pharmacy Honorary, University of the Pacific, Stockton California, United States of America.
1987 Supervised group from College of Pharmacy touring Janssen
Pharmaceutical in Belgium and Beecham Pharmaceutical in United
Kingdom.
1986 Invitation to visit Janssen Pharmaceutica in Belgium and Beecham