Heather Dee Dell'orfano PharmD, CACP, CPPS, BCPS

Heather Dell’Orfano is the Medication Safety Officer at Brigham and Women’s Hospital where she focuses on the tracking, monitoring, and identification of adverse drug events as well as the development of process, technology and educational solutions designed to minimize or mitigate the incidence of medication errors. Additionally, Heather works with several multidisciplinary committees dedicated to the development and maintenance of safe medication practices.

Previously, Heather spent 12 years working with inpatient cardiology teams, both in critical and non-critical care, where her role was the clinical expert on medication optimization for cardiac patients. Additionally, she has been involved in several research projects that have been aimed at improving patient care and safety.

Heather received her PharmD from Purdue University in 2001 and holds academic appointments at Purdue University, Northeastern University and Massachusetts College of Pharmacy. She also has specialty training as a Board-Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS) with Added Qualifications in Cardiology, and is a Certified Professional in Patient Safety (CPPS) as well as a Certified Anticoagulation Care Provider (CACP).