Habibur Rahman, PharmD, BCPS

Education

• PGY-2 Pharmacy Residency, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, St. Margaret Bloomfield-Garfield Family Health Center
• Faculty Development Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh & UPMC St. Margaret Hospital
• PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency,  University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, St. Margaret Hospital
• Doctor of Pharmacy, The State University of New York at Buffalo School of Pharmacy

Accreditations/Associations

• Society of Teachers of Family Medicine
• American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)
• American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP)

Honors/Awards

• Exceptional Resident Educator Award, UPMC & University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy
• Resident of Distinction, UPMC & St. Margaret Residency and Fellowship Graduation
• Chief of Policy, Pharmacy Resident, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, St. Margaret Hospital

Certifications

• Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist
• American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support

Research 

• Rahman, H., Pickering, A., Lin, H., Vancomycin vs. Non-Vancomycin Agents for MRSA Bacteremia, 2021-2022.
• Rahman, H., Castelli, G., Pickering, A., Outpatient Antibiotic Appropriateness After Emergency Department Visits within Three Family Health Centers, 2022-2023.

Publications/Presentations

• Rahman, H., Sprando, A., Thompson, T., Friedlander, M. In overweight adult patients with type 2 diabetes, is tirzepatide as effective for weight loss compared to existing glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists? Family Physicians Inquiry Network, Help Desk Answers. Submitted for initial review, February 2023.
• Rahman, H., Pickering, A., Lin, H., Vancomycin vs. Non-Vancomycin Agents for MRSA Bacteremia. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy Resident Edition. Manuscript in process, December 2022.
• Rahman, H., Rizkalla, J., Taylor, A., Frazier, WT., Are Beta-Blockers Safe to Use in Patients with Cocaine Associated Cardiotoxicity? Family Physicians Inquiry Network, Help Desk Answers. September 2022.
• Rahman, H., Vonoprazan vs. Lansoprazole in Erosive Esophagitis. UPMC St. Margaret Medical Decision-Making Curriculum Series; Pittsburgh, PA. January 2023
• Rahman, H., Parkinson Disease and Adjuvant Treatment. UPMC St. Margaret Geriatric Medicine Core Curriculum - Post Graduate Journal Club; Pittsburgh, PA. August 2022
• Rahman, H., O’Rourke, K., Rizkalla, J., Tucci-Herron, J., Clinical Debate: Vancomycin vs. Fidaxomicin for Non-Fulminant Clostridium Difficile Infections. UPMC St. Margaret Medical Decision-Making Curriculum Series; Pittsburgh, PA. May 2022