Clinical Pharmacist Specialist, Infectious Diseases
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Christo L. Cimino, PharmD, BCIDP is a Clinical Pharmacist Specialist in Infectious Diseases at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. His current area of practice is antimicrobial therapy in the ambulatory setting, with a focus on outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT). He initiated formalized OPAT services at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in November 2015 and at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in March of 2020. As of fall 2021, he also serves as the program director for the PGY2 Infectious Diseases pharmacy residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
His interests within infectious diseases include mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance, the use of technology as an adjunct for improving patient safety for those receiving OPAT, and antimicrobial use in special populations. He has published multiple reviews on optimizing antimicrobial use in the outpatient setting.