Demetra Antimisiaris PharmD, BCGP, FASCP

Demetra Antimisiaris is an Associate Professor who joined the University of Louisville School of Public Health and Information Science in August of 2019. Dr. Antimisiaris started at U of L in 2007 from the private sector, to lead the Polypharmacy Initiative, which became the UofL Frazier Polypharmacy and Medication Management Program in 2016. The Frazier Polypharmacy Program is dedicated to education, research, and public awareness regarding polypharmacy. Dr. Antimisiaris was educated at the University of California at Davis and the University of the Pacific, where she graduated with a degree in clinical pharmacy (Doctor of Pharmacy or PharmD).

Then, she completed a clinical pharmacy residency in Geriatric Pharmacotherapy at the VA Sepulveda (Los Angeles), a UCLA-affiliated, interdisciplinary Geriatric Training Program (1989). She worked as a Consultant Pharmacist after graduating from residency, where she reviewed nursing home (long-term care) charts for medication use optimization as mandated by federal law. Dr. Antimisiaris attributes her ability to assess medication use appropriateness to lessons learned from the dedicated staff who care for older persons in long-term care as well as the VA-UCLA training program, which was a trailblazing program supported by the VA and the Reynolds Foundation.

The Reynolds Foundation and VA programs produced many leaders in the field. Dr. Antimisiaris also serves as Assistant Dean for Continuing Education and Professional Development and has a part-time appointment in the U of L School of Medicine, Department of Neurology. Her research interests center on multi-stakeholder decision-making regarding medication use.