Melissa Thompson Bastin, PharmD, BS, BCPS
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice & Science, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Education:
- Received PharmD training at the Medical University of South Carolina
- Completed post graduate training in hospital pharmacy (PGY1), and specialized training in Critical Care (PGY2), at the University of Kentucky, followed by obtaining board certification in pharmacotherapy
- Currently a PhD candidate in Clinical and Translational Sciences through the College of Medicine at the University of Kentucky
Experience:
- Dr. Thompson Bastin is a MICU critical care pharmacy specialist and Assistant Professor of Pharmacy at the University of Kentucky Medical Center
- Serves on multiple national and international committees related to the improvement of critical illness outcomes
Areas of Interest:
- Her current research involves pharmacokinetic monitoring of beta-lactam antibiotics and development of novel AKI prediction models in critically ill septic patients