Gretchen Brophy named Neurocritical Care Society fellow
VCU School of Pharmacy professor Gretchen M. Brophy has been named a fellow of the Neurocritical Care Society.
Brophy is a professor of pharmacotherapy and outcomes science and neurosurgery. She will be recognized formally during the 12th Annual Neurocritical Care Society Meeting, which takes place Sept. 12-14 in Seattle. NCS fellowships are awarded based on contributions to the field of neurocritical care in program development, scholarship activity and leadership.
Her research and practice areas of expertise include neurocritical care, brain injury biomarkers and neuroprotective strategies. She has served as co-investigator for several National Institutes of Health and Department of Defense brain injury research grants, has authored numerous neurocritical care articles and book chapters, and has served as invited lecturer at national and international conferences.
Active in multiple professional organizations, she was elected to the Neurocritical Care Society Board of Directors in 2011 and has served as NCS Guideline Committee co-chair since then.
After receiving her Pharm.D. degree from the University of Arizona, Brophy completed a pharmacy practice and critical care specialty residency at the University of Kentucky. She is a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist and a fellow of the American College of Critical Care Medicine and the American College of Clinical Pharmacy.
In addition to being on faculty at VCU School of Pharmacy, she has established a pharmacy practice with VCU Medical Center’s Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit team. She also serves as preceptor for residents and students on neurocritical care rotations within the VCU Health System.
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