David S. Burgess, PharmD, FCCP, FIDP

Professor

Dr. David S. Burgess, a native of Mayfield, KY, is Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science. He earned a BS in biology and chemistry from Murray State University, a BS in Pharmacy from the University of Kentucky and his Pharm.D. from the Medical University of South Carolina. He completed a residency in Critical Care/Surgery and an Infectious Diseases Pharmacotherapy Fellowship at the Medical University of South Carolina.

Prior to joining the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy in September 2012, Dr. Burgess was at the University of Texas College of Pharmacy and University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio for 18 years In 2008, he was named Head of the Pharmacotherapy Division at the UT College of Pharmacy and the Director of the Pharmacotherapy Research and Education Center in the School of Medicine at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio.

Dr. Burgess has served on the Board of Directors as well as President-elect, President, and Past-President for the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists. He is a Fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (FCCP) and Fellow of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Academic Leadership Program. Dr. Burgess research interests lie in the area of infectious disease due to bacteria by focusing on understanding the mechanisms of resistance, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and outcomes of antibacterial pharmacotherapy. He has provided a vast number of presentations and authored numerous scientific publications. Dr. Burgess previously served as Chair of the Department of Pharmacy Practice & Science at UKCOP.

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