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Erika Ernst, PharmD

Associate Professor

Current Positions

  • Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Science

Education

  • Palomar Community College, San Marcos, California, United States
  • PharmD in Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States
  • Residency in Pharmacy Practice, University of Southern California, School of Pharmacy, Los Angeles, California, United States
  • Fellowship in Infectious Disease Pharmacy Practice, University of California, San Francisco, School of Pharmacy, San Francisco, California, United States

Selected Awards & Honors

  • Collegiate Teacher of the Year Award, University of Iowa College of Pharmacy
  • Improving our Workplace Award (IOWA), University of Iowa
  • Teacher of the Year, P2, University of Iowa College of Pharmacy

Selected Publications

  • D Karkow, B Ford, B Hoff, E Ernst. (2017) Impact of an Antimicrobial Stewardship Bundle of Rapid Identification of Methicillin Susceptibility and Active Intervention on Treatment of Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia. Open forum infectious diseases 4 (suppl_1), S495-S495.
  • Suzuki, Hiroyuki; Perencevich, Eli N; Goto, Michihiko; Alexander, Bruce; Nair, Rajeshwari; Puig-Asensio, Mireia; Ernst, Erika; Livorsi, Daniel J; (2020) A Comprehensive Assessment of Carbapenem Use across 90 Veterans Health Administration Hospitals with Defined Stewardship Strategies for Carbapenems. Open Forum Infectious Diseases.7(1):S108.
  • Ernst, Erika J. (2019) Implementation of Current Event Assignments to Engage Students and Enhance Public Health and Infectious Diseases Awareness in a Doctor of Pharmacy Program. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 6 (2):S890 
  • Wang, Yiqing; Zhou, Zhen; Broder, Jonathan; Woods, Robyn; Orchard, Suzanne G; Wolfe, Rory; Ernst, Erika J; Ryan, Joanne; Ernst, Michael E; Chan, Andrew T. (2024) Antibiotic Use and Subsequent Cognitive Decline and Dementia Risk in Older Adults. Neurology 104:e210129. doi:10.1212/WNL.0000000000210129
  • Wang, Yiqing; Zhou, Zhen; Broder, Jonathan; Woods, Robyn; Orchard, Suzanne G; Wolfe, Rory; Ernst, Erika J; Ryan, Joanne; Ernst, Michael E; Chan, Andrew T. (2024) Antibiotic Use and Subsequent Cognitive Decline and Dementia Risk in Older Adults. Gastroenterology 166 (5)S6-7.
  • Goedken, A., Foster, K. & Ernst, E. J. (2023). Urinary tract infection frequency and prescription prophylaxis in females and males with recurrent urinary tract infection. Pathogens 12 (2) 170. DOI: 10.3390/pathogens12020170.
  • Bauman, J. L., Haines, S. T., Ernst, E. J., Parker, R. B., Phillips, B. B. & Zillich, A. J. (2022). Improving the quality of clinical pharmacy practice research. (Vols. 5). (4), pp. 386-387. Journal of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy. DOI: doi.org/10.1002/jac5.1615.
  • Suzuki, H., Perencevich, E., Goto, M., Alexander, B., Nair, R., Puig-Asensio, M., Ernst, E. & Livorsi, D. J. (2021). A comprehensive assessment of carbapenem use across 90 Veterans Health Administration hospitals with defined stewardship strategies for carbapenems. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 76 (5) 1358-1365. DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkab008.
  • Brownell, L. E., Adamsick, M. L., McCreary, E. K., Vanderloo, J. P., Ernst, E. J., Jackson, E. R. & Schulz, L. T. (2020). Clinical Outcomes and Economic Impact of Oritavancin for Gram-Positive Infections: A Single Academic Medical Center Health System Experience. Drugs - real world outcomes 7 (Suppl 1) 13-19. DOI: 10.1007/s40801-020-00192-w. PMID: 32592120. PMCID: PMC7334320.