Yaman Kaakeh, Pharm.D., BCPS Clinical Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice Phone: (765) 494-8173 E-mail: kaakehy@purdue.edu Full directory listing

Education

Research

Dr. Kaakeh's clinical practice focuses primarily in the areas of internal medicine and surgery, and involves didactic and experiential education for Doctor of Pharmacy students. Her major clinical practice areas of interest include the appropriate use of cardiovascular medications, anti-infectives, pain medications, and the provision of nutrition support. Dr. Kaakeh is a member of the American Society of Health System Pharmacists, American Pharmacists Association, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, and the American College of Clinical Pharmacy. In 2007, Dr. Kaakeh was granted certification by the Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties as a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist. Dr. Kaakeh is a 2009 recipient of the Purdue Teaching for Tomorrow Award. In 2009, the American Society for Health-System Pharmacy Foundation also presented the annual Pharmacy Practice Research Award to Dr. Kaakeh for an outstanding contribution to the biomedical literature that is relevant to pharmacy practice in hospitals and health systems.

Interests

• Medication safety
• Development and assessment of international pharmacy programs

Representative Publications

Kaakeh Y, Abel SR. Visual Disturbances. In: Tisdale JE, Miller DA, eds. Drug-Induced Diseases: Prevention, Detection, and Management. 2nd ed. American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, 2009. (In press)

Kaakeh Y, Stumpf J. Treatment of Selective Mutism with Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors. Pharmacotherapy. 2008 Feb; 28(2):214-224.

Kaakeh Y, Phan H, De Smet B, Pasko DA, Glenn DK, Stevenson JG. Enhanced Photoemission Spectroscopy for Verification of High-Risk I.V. Medications. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy. 2008 Jan 1; 65(1):49-54.