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Pharmacy Practice & Science Dept.
Location
Lee T. Todd, Jr. Bldg, Room 227
Phone
859-257-5202
Email
val.adams@uky.edu

Dr. Adams is on the faculty of the College of Pharmacy and is a member of the Lucille Parker Markey Cancer Center, which serves as his clinical practice site. As director of the hematology/oncology residency program, he has trained four residents and maintains an active research lab. Dr. Adams received his bachelor of science degree in pharmacy from the University of Utah and a doctor of pharmacy degree from the University of Texas at Austin, jointly with the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. He completed a residency in hematology/oncology at the Audie L. Murphy Memorial V.A. Hospital in San Antonio, Texas. He then completed a two-year fellowship in immunology and transplantation at the University of Florida. Following the completion of the fellowship, he joined the University of Kentucky faculty in 1996. Research interests: topoisomerase I inhibitors and topoisomerase expression, chemotherapy-induced toxicity, and supportive care issues, including pain control and nutritional effects on chemotherapy outcomes.

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Expertise

  • Lung Cancer
  • Bladder Cancer
  • Kidney Cancer
  • Skin Cancer

Positions

  • College Faculty

  • Clinical Pharmacist, UK Markey Cancer Center

Education

  • Bachelor of Science, University of Utah
  • Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Texas at Austin