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Deanna McDanel, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP

Clinical Associate Professor

Introduction

Dr. McDanel is a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy and a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Ambulatory Care at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC). Dr. McDanel obtained this position after graduating with PharmD degree from the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy in 2001. Dr. McDanel subsequently completed an ASHP-Accredited Specialized Residency in Primary Care at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in 2002. She has been a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist since 2004 and a Board Certified Ambulatory Care Pharmacist since 2012. She also is the Program Director of the PGY2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residency at UIHC. Her current clinical practice sites include the Anticoagulation and Drug Allergy.

Current Positions

  • Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Ambulatory Care
  • Clinical Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Science
  • Clinical Associate Professor of Internal Medicine

Education

  • PharmD, University of Iowa College of Pharmacy, Iowa City, Iowa
  • Primary Care Specialized Pharmacy Residency, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics

Selected Awards & Honors

  • You Make a Difference Award, UIHC Department of Pharmaceutical Care
  • Excellence in Innovation Award, Iowa Pharmacy Association - Upsher-Smith and The National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations (NASPA)
  • Grand Council Deputy Certificate of Excellence, Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity, Inc.
  • Grand Council Deputy Certificate of Excellence, Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity, Inc.
  • Grand Council Deputy Certificate of Excellence, Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity, Inc.
  • Grand Council Deputy Certificate of Excellence, Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity, Inc.
  • Grand Council Deputy Outstanding Achievement Award, Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity, Inc.
  • Genesis Alumni Award, University of Iowa College of Pharmacy
  • Grand Council Deputy Certificate of Excellence, Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity, Inc.
  • Teacher of the Year for the Class of 2018, The University of Iowa College of Pharmacy

Professional Memberships

  • American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology - Allied Health Member (AAAAI)
  • Iowa Pharmacy Association (IPA)
  • American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP)
  • American Society of Health-System Pharmacy (ASHP)
  • Rho Chi Honor Society
  • Phi Lambda Sigma National Leadership Society
  • Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity, Inc.

Research Interests

  • Anticoagulation Management and Quality Improvements
  • Drug Allergy

Selected Publications

  • Schneider B, Percival K, Rhinehart A, Frye J, McDanel D, Bebout K, Weiner L, Auerbach S, Dowden A, Ince D, Kinn P. Assessing the Safety of Increased Outpatient Cephalosporin Use Following the Modification of Penicillin Allergy Cross-Reactivity Alerts​. Accepted – Pending Publication in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. January 2025.
  • Godfrey K, McDanel D, Percival K, Bowdler NC, Santillan D, and Dowden AM. Screening for Penicillin Allergy in Obstetric Patients to Optimize Guideline Directed Therapy. Submitted to American Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology. December 2024.
  • Chow TG, McDanel DL, Turner NA, Copaesco AM. Non-Allergist Delabeling – Should Penicillin Allergy Delabeling Only be Performed by Allergists? Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice. Online December 24, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaip.2024.11.028
  • Smith TL, Votroubek N, Weber TM, Schultz JL, McDanel DL. Current Use of Antiplatelet Agents for Stable Coronary Artery Disease among Patients on Chronic Warfarin Therapy. Journal of the Iowa Pharmacy Association Sep.Oct.Nov.Dec 2024;LXXIX(3);18-23.
  • Wheeler SE, Kiser K, Lipari M, Majerczyk D, Pritchard I, Bansal S, McDanel D. Perceptions and Outcomes of a Nationwide Remote Pharmacy Mentorship Program. Journal of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy 2024;7(10):1012-1019. http://doi.org/10.1002/jac5.2001
  • Godfrey K and McDanel D. Are You Up for the Challenge? Updates on Beta-Lactam Allergies. ACCP Ambulatory Care Practice Research Network Blog; October 2023. https://buff.ly/46swEjO
  • Wheeler SE, McDanel D, Kiser K, Majerczyk D, Nguyen JH, Crannage EF, Smith T, Lipari M. PRN Opinion Paper - Essential Elements for a Nationwide Remote Pharmacy Trainee Mentoring Program: An Opinion of the Ambulatory Care Practice and Research Network of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy. Journal of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy. January 2024. http://doi.org/10.1002/jac5.1919
  • Schultz J, Horner KE, McDanel DL, Miller ML, Beranek RL, Jacobsen RB, Sly NJ, Miller AC, Mascardo LA. Comparing Clinical Outcomes of a Pharmacist-Managed Diabetes Clinic to Usual Physician-Based Care. Journal of Pharmacy Practice 2018;31(3);268-71.
  • Lee, J. C., Horner, K. E., Krummel, M. & McDanel, D. (2018). Clinical and Financial Outcomes Evaluation of Multimodal Pharmacist Warfarin Management of a Statewide Urban and Rural Population. (Vols. 31). (2), pp. 150-56. Journal of Pharmacy Practice.
  • McDanel, D., Azar, A., Dowden, A., Murray-Bainer, S., Noiseux, N., Willenborg, M., Clark, C., Callaghan, J. & Haleem, A. (2017). Screening for Beta-Lactam Allergy in Joint Arthroplasty Patients to Improve Surgical Prophylaxis Practice. pp. 1-8. Journal of Arthroplasty. DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2017.01.012. PMID: 28236547.