Emily R. Hajjar, PharmD, BCPS, CGP

Contact Dr. Hajjar

901 Walnut Street
Suite 943
Philadelphia, PA 19107

(215) 503-8522
(215) 503.9052 fax

Education
PharmD, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Residency
University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York

Minneapolis VAMC, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Fellowship
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Certifications
Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties

Certified Geriatric Pharmacist

University Appointment
Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice

Research/Clinical Interests
Polypharmacy in the elderly

Publications

Most recent Peer-reviewed Publications

1. Chronic Disease Management: The Changing Landscape of Primary Care
2. Polypharmacy, Adverse Drug Reactions, and Geriatric Syndromes
3. Medication errors in the ambulatory elderly
4. Factors that influence the decision to staff a medical information booth at a medical meeting
5. Polypharmacy and health beliefs in older outpatients
6. Polypharmacy in elderly patients
7. Clinically important drug-disease interactions and their prevalence in older adults
8. Incidence and predictors of all and preventable adverse drug reactions in frail elderly persons after hospital stay
9. Unnecessary drug use in frail older people at hospital discharge
10. Potential drug-disease interactions in frail, hospitalized elderly veterans
11. Update on drug-related problems in the elderly
12. Adverse drug reaction risk factors in older outpatients
13. Geriatric pharmacotherapy updates