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This week Kitty and Dr. Fallon will interview Thomas White, clinical transplant pharmacist with Our Lady of Lourdes Health System.  Listener’s are invited to call in with their questions and comments. Tuesday Evening 8:00PM ~ 9:00PM (EST) Cruisin 92.1 FM~WVLT, streaming live on the web at www.wvlt.com Call In: 856-696-0092

Thomas White, PharmD

Tom White serves as the Clinical Transplant Pharmacist at Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center.  He attended the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers University, where he received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree in May 2008 and graduated with honors.  Tom wrapped up his 6^th year of student rotations at Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center and decided to stay on staff post grad as a staff pharmacist.  He recently accepted the Clinical Transplant Pharmacist position in September 2008.  Tom also has experience in retail pharmacy as well as drug research.

Tom’s current responsibilities as a transplant pharmacist include educating patients about their medication regimen, answering any medication-related questions patients might have, as well as drug-drug and drug-food interaction monitoring.  He is able to perform these duties while patients are in-house or while they are outpatients at the transplant center.

Outside of practicing pharmacy, Tom enjoys rooting for his favorite Philadelphia sports teams as well as playing golf and playing his guitar.

Photo Above:  Thomas White, PharmD