Sandeep Devabhakthuni, PharmD, BCCP
Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Science
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy

Sandeep Devabhakthuni, PharmD, BCCP is an associate professor at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy and a clinical pharmacy specialist at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. He practices in the area of advanced heart failure and cardiac transplantation. He is also the Director of Postgraduate Training for the residency and fellowship programs at the University of Maryland.

Sandeep received his Bachelor of Engineering in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh School of Engineering in Pittsburgh, PA and Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy in Pittsburgh, PA. He then completed a PGY1 pharmacy practice residency at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD and a cardiology/critical care specialty residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pittsburgh, PA. He is a board-certified pharmacotherapy specialist in cardiology.

Sandeep’s practice and research interests include sedation practices in critically ill patients, appropriate use of cardiovascular medications, and postgraduate training. In 2015, he co-founded the Applied Therapeutics, Research, and Instruction at the University of Maryland (ATRIUM) collaborative, which is dedicated to managing patients with cardiovascular disease. He has published over 30 peer-reviewed articles and 3 book chapters as well as delivered over 40 national oral and poster presentations. He is a Past President of the Maryland Society of Health-System Pharmacy (MSHP) and Past Chair for the American Society of Health System Pharmacists’ Section of Inpatient Care Practitioners’ Educational Steering Committee. He has been awarded Pharmacist of the Year by MSHP in 2013, Preceptor of the Year in 2016, and Teacher of the Year by the Doctor of Pharmacy Classes of 2018 and 2020 at the University of Maryland.