Sheryl Zelenitsky is a professor of pharmacy with administrative experience as associate dean academic (2004-2011), associate dean research (2018), chair of the graduate program (2018-2021), and chair of the university discipline committee (2021-2024). She earned her doctorate of pharmacy (PharmD) at the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1991. She is committed to the integration of pharmacy education, research, and practice, and maintains an active pharmacy license with the College of Pharmacists of Manitoba. She specializes in antimicrobial pharmacotherapy, pharmacometrics, and dosing regimen optimization. Her research focuses on the treatment of high-risk populations such as the immunocompromised, critically ill, and those requiring renal replacement therapy or undergoing surgery. She is a member of numerous professional associations and has served as board chair of the Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists (CSHP) Foundation (2020-2021). In 2020, she was appointed to the Antimicrobial Resistance Commission of the International Pharmaceutical Federation. She has been awarded for excellence in research/innovation in assessment of competence by the Associations of Faculties of Pharmacy of Canada and the Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada (2018), and for excellence by the CSHP—Manitoba Branch (2018).
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
College of Pharmacy