NEOUCOM | Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy

Richard Kasmer, Pharm.D., J.D.
Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Northeastern Ohio Universities
College of Pharmacy
4209 St. Rt. 44, P.O. Box 95
Rootstown, Ohio 44272-0095
Phone: (330) 325-6473
Fax: (330) 325-5930
Email: rkasmer@neoucom.edu

Dr. Richard Kasmer is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at NEOUCOM. Dr. Kasmer earned his Doctor of Pharmacy degree (Pharm.D.) from Creighton University in Omaha, NE in 1981, completed a post-doctorate residency training program in Ambulatory Care at the VA Medical Center in Kansas City, MO in 1982 and earned his Juris Doctor degree (J.D.) from Cleveland State University Marshall College of Law in Cleveland, OH in 1992.

He has 7 peer-reviewed research articles and 33 abstracts and presentations at regional and national meetings. Dr. Kasmer is a frequent invited lecturer on the topics of Pharmacy Law, Nursing Law and healthcare-related issues.

Education:

1992	Law, J.D., Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH
1982	Resident, Postdoctoral Residency in Ambulatory Care, VA Medical Center, Kansas City, MO
1981	Pharmacy, Pharm.D., Creighton University, Omaha, NE

Professional Experience:

2006–present	Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Pharmacy, Rootstown, OH
2000–present	President & CEO Ohio Law CE, Medina, OH
1999–2000	Vice President & General Manager Network Research Division, West Pharmaceutical Services, Cleveland, OH
1990–1999	Vice President & Director of Clinical Operations Collaborative Clinical Research, Inc., Cleveland, OH
1982–1990	Clinical Pharmacist in Ambulatory Care VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH

Graduate Faculty Status:

Pharmacy Law, Ethics & Professionalism

Publications:

Kasmer RJ, McPherson MA. Pharmacy counseling service: educating the educators. VA Practitioner 1984;1:69-73.

Kasmer RJ, Walker N, Hurlburt F, Rotter G, Shlaes DM, Hostetler C. Sterility of preloaded insulin syringes. Am J Inf Control 1986;14:180-3.

Kasmer RJ, Jones M. Diltiazem - nifedipine - digoxin interaction. Drug Intell Clin Pharm 1987;20:985-6.

Kasmer RJ, Green JA, Nara AR, Chawla AK, Fleming GM. Comparable steady-state bioavailability between two preparations of conventional release procainamide hydrochloride. Drug Intell Clin Pharm 1987;21:183-6.

Kasmer RJ, Hoisington LM, Yukniewicz S. Home parenteral antibiotic therapy: program design and implementation. Home Healthcare Nurse 1987;5:12-18.

Kasmer RJ, Hoisington LM, Yukniewicz S. Home parenteral antibiotic therapy: drug preparation and administration considerations. Home Healthcare Nurse 1987;5:19-29.

Jarvis RC, Green JA, Nara AR, Pospisil R, Kasmer RJ. Effects of food ingestion on hemodynamics in chronic congestive heart failure. Crit Care Med 1988;16:491-9.

Munger MA, Jarvis RC, Nair R, Kasmer RJ, Nara AR, Green JA. Elucidation of the nifedipine-quinidine interaction. Clin Pharmacol Ther 1989;45:411-6.

Hassan E, Green JA, Nara AR, Jarvis RC, Kasmer RJ, Pospisil R. Continuous monitoring of mixed venous oxygen saturation as an indicator of pharmacologic intervention. Chest 1989;95:406-9.

Kasmer RJ, Cutler RE, Jarvis R, Munger MA, Hricik D, Nara A, Goldberg P, Green JA. Single dose effects of ibopamine on renal function in patients with congestive heart failure. Br J Clin Pharmacol 1990;30:485-9.

Munger MA, Benotti J, Green JA, Jarvis RC, Nara AR, McCue JE, Kasmer RJ. Assessment of hemodynamic tolerance from a 24 hour, intravenous infusion of fenoldopam mesylate in congestive heart failure. Am J Cardiol 1990;65:206-210.

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