Cathi Dennehy, PharmD
Professor
Clinical Pharmacy
School of Pharmacy
cathi.dennehy@ucsf.edu 415-476-2862
Dr. Dennehy is a Clinical Professor in the School of Pharmacy. She served as the residency program director to the first year Post Graduate Year 1 (PGY1) Residency Training Program for 16 years, from 2001-2017 and continues to enjoy mentoring students and residents in attaining their career goals.
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She is internationally known for her expertise in herbs and dietary supplements based on her publications, clinical research, affiliations, speaking engagements and health education. In the School of Pharmacy, she serves as theme director for gastrointestinal therapeutics. She is co-chair of the Interprofessional Core Classroom committee and school lead in IPE for the School of Pharmacy. Dr. Dennehy provides regular direct patient care in both the Anticoagualtion and the Transitions of Care clinics, where she also precepts students and residents.
Awards
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- UCSF Recognition Award - Joint Accreditation Interprofessional CE site visit, UCSF Continuing Education, 2023
- Deans Apple Teaching Award - Spring 2023, UCSF School of Pharmacy, 2023
- Dean's Apple Teaching Award - Spring 2022, UCSF School of Pharmacy, 2022
- 2 Dean's Apple Teaching Awards - Spring 2021 and Summer 2021, UCSF School of Pharmacy, 2021
- Excellence in Interprofessional Teaching Award, UCSF Program for Interprofessional Practice and Education/Haile Debas Academy of Medical Educators, 2020
- 4 Deans Apple Teaching Awards - Winter 2020, Spring 2020, Summer 2020, Fall 2020, UCSF School of Pharmacy, 2020
- 2 Dean's Apple Teaching Awards - Summer 2019 and Fall 2019, UCSF School of Pharmacy, 2019
- 2 Dean's Apple Teaching Award - 2 awards Summer 2018 and Winter 2018, UCSF School of Pharmacy, 2018
- Dean's Apple Teaching Award, UCSF School of Pharmacy, 2015-2016
- Dean's Apple Teaching Award, UCSF School of Pharmacy, 2013-2014
- Dean's Apple Teaching Award, UCSF School of Pharmacy, 2011-2012
- 2 Dean's Apple Teaching Award - 2 awards Fall 2010 and Spring 2010, UCSF School of Pharmacy, 2010-2011
- Dean's Apple Teaching Award, UCSF School of Pharmacy, 2008-2009
- Fellow, California Society of Health System Pharmacists, 2000-2001
- Course Coordinator of the year, Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine, 1997-1998
Education & Training
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- PGY2 Residency Hospital Administration Pharmacy University of California, San Francisco 1995
- PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency Pharmacy University of California, San Francisco 1994
- Pharm.D. Pharmacy University of California, San Francisco 1993
- Bachelor's Degree Pharmacology University of California, Santa Barbara 1989
Websites
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- UCSF Department of Clinical Pharmacy Profile (clinicalpharmacy.ucsf.edu)
Publications (64)
Top publication keywords:
Dietary SupplementsMidwiferyNurse-Patient RelationsMineralsMarketingHerb-Drug InteractionsTrace ElementsPlants, MedicinalCommunity Health CentersPlant PreparationsDrugs, Chinese HerbalNurse MidwivesVitaminsFatty Acids, Omega-3Phytotherapy
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Basic and Clinical Pharmacology,
Chapter on Botanicals ("Herbal Medications") and Nutritional Supplements. 2023 Dennehy C, Tsourounis C. -
Get the Residency. ASHP's Guide to Residency Interviews and Preparation
Chapter on Developing your Curriculum Vitae and Personal Statement 2023 Dennehy C, Caballero J. -
Basic and Clinical Pharmacology
Chapter on Botanicals and Nutritional Supplements 2022 Dennehy C, Tsourounis C -
Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs
Introductory Chapter on Alternative Medicine with focus on Herbs and Dietary Supplements 2022 Tsourounis C, Dennehy C. -
Online Marketing of Ephedra Weight Loss Supplements: Labeling and Marketing Compliance with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Ban on Ephedra.
Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) 2021 Lai S, Yu C, Dennehy CE, Tsourounis C, Lee KP
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Violation of US regulations regarding online marketing and sale of e-cigarettes: FDA warnings and retailer responses.
Tobacco control 2020 Nguyen H, Dennehy CE, Tsourounis C -
Sources of drug information in neonatal guidelines and low and middle income countries
International Journal of Pharmacy Practice 2019 Japs K, Dennehy C, Stofella S, Faldasz J, Bress J. -
Basic and Clinical Pharmacology
Chapter on Botanicals and Nutritional Supplements 2019 Dennehy C, Tsourounis C -
Get the Residency: ASHP's Guide to Residency Interviews and Preparation
Chapter on Developing your Curriculum Vitae and Personal Statement 2019 Dennehy C, Caballero J -
Teaching interprofessional collaborative care skills using a blended learning approach.
Journal of Interprofessional Education & Practice 2017 Angel K. Chen, Cathi Dennehy, Amber Fitzsimmons, Susan Hyde, Kirby Lee, Josette Rivera, Rebecca Shunk, Maria Wamsley -
Basic and Clinical Pharmacology
Chapter on Botanicals and Nutritional Supplements 2017 Dennehy C, Tsourounis C -
Handbook of Non Prescription Drugs
Alternative Medicine with a focus on herbs and dietary supplements 2017 Tsourounis C, Dennehy C -
Chinese Herb Use by Patients at a San Francisco Chinatown Public Health Center.
Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) 2016 Hsu O, Tsourounis C, Chan LL, Dennehy C -
Basic and Clinical Pharmacology
Chapter on Botanicals and Nutritional Supplements. 2014 Dennehy C, Tsourounis C -
Handbook of Non Prescription Drugs
Alternative medicine with a focus on herbs and dietary supplements 2014 Tsourounis C, Dennehy C -
Get the Residency: ASHP's Guide to Residency Interviews and Preparation
New Chapter on Developing your Curriculum Vitae and Personal Statement. 2012 Dennehy C, Caballero J. -
Omega-3 fatty acids and ginger in maternal health: pharmacology, efficacy, and safety.
Journal of midwifery & women's health 2011 Dennehy C -
Emergency department management of patients on warfarin therapy.
Annals of emergency medicine 2011 Meeker E, Dennehy CE, Weber EJ, Kayser SR -
Basic and Clinical Pharmacology
Chapter on Botanicals and Nutritional Supplements 2011 Dennehy C, Tsourounis C. -
Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs
Introductory Chapter on Alternative Medicine with focus on Herbs and Dietary Supplements. 2011 Tsourounis C, Dennehy C. -
The use of herbs by california midwives.
Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing : JOGNN 2010 Dennehy C, Tsourounis C, Bui L, King TL -
A review of select vitamins and minerals used by postmenopausal women.
Maturitas 2010 Dennehy C, Tsourounis C -
ASHP's PharmPrep: Case Based Board Review
Botanicals 2010 Dennehy C -
Applied Therapeutics: The Clinical Use of Drugs
Chapter on Herbs and Nutritional Supplements. 2009 Dennehy C, Tsouournis C -
Handbook of Non Prescription Drugs
New Chapter on Alternative Medicine: Focus on Herb and Dietary Supplements 2008 Tsourounis C, Dennehy C -
Comment: Community identification of natural health product-drug interactions.
The Annals of pharmacotherapy 2007 Dennehy C -
Emergency department management of pediatric asthma at a university teaching hospital.
The Annals of pharmacotherapy 2007 Ly CD, Dennehy CE -
ASHP's Pharm Prep: Case-Based Board Review,
Botanicals 2007 Dennehy C -
Basic and Clinical Pharmacology,
Chapter on Botanicals ("Herbal Medications") and Nutritional Supplements. 2007 Dennehy C, Tsourounis C -
The use of herbs and dietary supplements in gynecology: an evidence-based review.
Journal of midwifery & women's health 2006 Dennehy CE -
Analysis of ephedra-free labeled dietary supplements sold in the San Francisco Bay area in 2003.
Journal of herbal pharmacotherapy 2006 Tam JW, Dennehy CE, Ko R, Tsourounis C -
Evaluation of herbal dietary supplements marketed on the internet for recreational use.
The Annals of pharmacotherapy 2005 Dennehy CE, Tsourounis C, Miller AE -
Dietary supplement-related adverse events reported to the California Poison Control System.
American journal of health-system pharmacy : AJHP : official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists 2005 Dennehy CE, Tsourounis C, Horn AJ -
Bitter Melon: An On-line Continuing Education Module for the Natural Standard Research Collaboration
https://naturalmedicines.therapeuticresearch.com/ 2005 Glickman P, Gabardi S, Szapary P, Smith M, Dennehy C, Kroll D, Sollars D, Basch S, Hashmi S, Basch E, Ulbricht C. -
Chapter on Herbs and Nutritional Supplements
Applied Therapeutics: The Clinical Use of Drugs 2005 Dennehy C, Tsourounis C -
Sweet Almond (Prunus amygdulus dulcis). On-line monograph for the Natural Standard Research Collaboration
https://naturalmedicines.therapeuticresearch.com/ 2005 Abrahamson W, Vora M, Dennehy C, Szapary P, Kroll D, Lieboviwtz R, Sollars D, Basch S, Ulbright C, Basch E. -
Use of Chinese herbal products in Oakland and San Francisco Chinatowns.
American journal of health-system pharmacy : AJHP : official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists 2004 Cheng J, Lee P, Li J, Dennehy CE, Tsourounis C -
Chapter on Botanicals ("Herbal Medications") and Nutritional Supplements
Basic and Clinical Pharmacology 2004 Dennehy C, Tsourounis C -
ASHP's Pharm Prep: Case-Based Board Review
Botanicals 2003 Dennehy C -
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.):a clinical decision support tool.
Journal of herbal pharmacotherapy 2003 Basch E, Ulbricht C, Harrison M, Sollars D, Smith M, Dennehy C, Szapary P -
Botanicals and dietary supplements in diabetic peripheral neuropathy.
The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice 2003 Halat KM, Dennehy CE -
Dietary supplements in diabetic peripheral neuropathy
J Amer Board Fam Practice 2003 Halat K, Dennehy C -
New Chapters on Contraception and Menopause Drug Pharmacology
Blueprints Notes and Cases: Pharmacology. 2003 Dennehy C -
Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Fish Oil, Alpha-linolenic acid
J Amer Nutr Assoc. 2003 Ulbricht C, Basch E, Axentsev S, Dennehy C, Smith M, Bent S, Szapary P, et al. -
Milk thistle for the treatment of liver disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
The American journal of medicine 2002 Jacobs BP, Dennehy C, Ramirez G, Sapp J, Lawrence VA -
Chapters on milk thistle and hawthorn
Evidence-Based Herbal Medicine 2002 Dennehy C -
Characterizing adverse events reported to the California Poison Control System on herbal remedies and dietary supplements: a pilot study.
Journal of herbal pharmacotherapy 2002 Yang S, Dennehy CE, Tsourounis C -
Dietary supplement use among menopausal women attending a San Francisco health conference.
Menopause (New York, N.Y.) 2002 Kam IW, Dennehy CE, Tsourounis C -
Horse Chestnut.
Journal of Herbal Pharmacotherapy 2002 Catherine Ulbricht, Natasha Tiffany, Heather Boon, Catherine Ulbricht, Ethan Basch, Steve Bent, E. P. Barrette, Michael Smith, David Sollars, Cathi Dennehy, Philippe Szapary -
Milk thistle for the treatment of acute and chronic liver disease: a systematic review
Am J Med. 2002 Jacobs, BP, Dennehy C, Ramirez G, Mulrow C, Sapp J, Lawrence V -
Botanicals in cardiovascular health.
Clinical obstetrics and gynecology 2001 Dennehy C -
A survey of dietary supplement use during pregnancy at an academic medical center.
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology 2001 Tsui B, Dennehy CE, Tsourounis C -
A survey of dietary supplement use inpregnancy at an Academic Medical Center
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2001 Tsui B, Dennehy C, Tsourounis C -
Botanicals
ASHP's Pharm Prep: Case-Based Board Review 2001 Dennehy C -
Need for additional, specific information in studies with echinacea
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 2001 Dennehy C -
Need for additional, specific information in studies with echinacea.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 2001 Dennehy C -
New Chapter on Botanicals ("Herbal Medications") and Nutritional Supplements
Basic and Clinical Pharmacology 2001 Dennehy C, Tsourounis C -
New chapter on Herbs and Nutritional Supplements
Applied Therapeutics: The Clinical Use of Drugs 2001 Dennehy C, Tsouournis C -
Milk thistle: effects on liver disease and cirrhosis and clinical adverse effects.
Evidence report/technology assessment (Summary) 2000 Mulrow C, Lawrence V, Jacobs B, Dennehy C, Sapp J, Ramirez G, Aguilar C, Montgomery K, Morbidoni L, Arterburn JM, Chiquette E, Harris M, Mullins D, Vickers A, Flora K -
A simple in vitro model to study the release kinetics of liposomal encapsulated material
Journal of Controlled Release 1998 Peschka R, Dennehy C, Szoka FC -
Increase in Number and Diversity of Clinical Interventions by PharmD Students Over a Clerkship Rotation.
American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education 1998 Cathi E. Dennehy, Lisa A. Kroon, Michelle Byrne, Mary Anne Koda-Kimble -
Increase in number and diversity of clinical interventions by Pharm.D. students over a clerkship rotation
Am J Pharm Education 1998 Dennehy C, Kroon L, Byrne M, Koda-Kimble M -
Characterizing pharmaceutical care throughout an academic health center
Hospital Pharmacy 1997 Kroon L, Dennehy C, Corelli R, Reisner-Keller L, Brethauer B, Koda-Kimble M. -
Drug-related illness in emergency department patients.
American journal of health-system pharmacy : AJHP : official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists 1996 Dennehy CE, Kishi DT, Louie C