Christopher Edwards, PharmD

Christopher Edwards, PharmD, is an associate professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice at the University of Arizona R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy. He also serves as the director of emergency clinical pharmacotherapy for the Department of Emergency Medicine at the College of Medicine. Edwards maintains an active clinical practice in the emergency department at Banner – University Medical Center Tucson, where he has worked as an emergency medicine pharmacy specialist for more than 15 years.

Edwards has written dozens of peer-reviewed papers and book chapters. He is the co-editor of the textbook "Basic Skills in Interpreting Laboratory Values" and the lead editor of the upcoming textbook "Foundations of Emergency Medicine Pharmacotherapy." He also serves as the deputy editor-in-chief for the Journal of Acute Care Pharmacotherapy. His dedication to education has earned him several awards for classroom and bedside teaching.

Edwards has held numerous leadership roles in professional pharmacy and medical organizations. He was the inaugural chair of the Board of Pharmacy Specialties Council on Emergency Medicine and currently serves on its Council on Pain Management. Additionally, he is a technical editor for the American Board of Emergency Medicine Key Advances program, which helps board-certified emergency physicians maintain their clinical certifications.

For the past five years, Edwards has represented Arizona as a delegate to the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists House of Delegates. His other service includes roles on the society's Committee on Nominations for the Section of Clinical Specialists and Scientists and as a member-at-large for the board of the Society of Emergency Medicine Pharmacists. He previously served as the president of the Arizona state affiliate chapter of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists and chaired the national society's Council on Education and Workforce Development.