Joshua David Niznik PharmD, PhD

Joshua David Niznik, PharmD, PhD, is an assistant professor with a joint appointment in the Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy and in the Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine at the UNC School of Medicine. Dr. Niznik is a geriatric health services researcher with clinical training in the pharmaceutical sciences. He received his PharmD and PhD from the University of Pittsburgh and worked as a pharmacist with UPMC Magee-Women’s Hospital and as a researcher with the VA Pittsburgh Health System.

His research interests are focused on evaluating the quality of medications in older adults to improve the safety of medication use in this population. Dr. Niznik is the recipient of several notable research awards, including the American Geriatrics Society’s 2018 Scientist-in-Training and Best Paper in Health Services and Policy Research awards. He currently serves as a facilitator in the School’s Patient Care Experience II course and serves as a research mentor for PharmD Students in the Research and Scholarship in Pharmacy (RASP) elective. He also works with medical students as part of the UNC Medical Student Training in Aging Research (MSTAR) program.