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Kelsey Cook

Kelsey Cook, Pharm.D., BCPS

Clinical Assistant Professor

Department: Pharmacy Education and Practice
Business Phone: (904) 244-9876
Business Email: kelsey.cook@ufl.edu
CV: View Curriculum Vitae

About Kelsey Cook

Kelsey Cook, Pharm.D., received her B.S. from the University of Maryland and her Pharm.D. from the University of North Carolina. She completed a PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency at Dell Seton Medical Center in Austin, Texas and a PGY2 Clinical Pharmacogenomics Residency at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. Dr. Cook joined the University of Florida College of Pharmacy, Jacksonville campus as a Clinical Assistant Professor in the department of pharmacotherapy and translational research in 2019 and transitioned to the department of pharmacy education and practice in 2024. In her role, she supports the implementation of pharmacogenomics at Nemours Children’s Health. Dr. Cook is a board-certified pharmacotherapy specialist. Her research interests include clinical implementation of pharmacogenomics and pharmacogenomics in pediatrics. ​

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught
2019-2024
PHA5163L Prac Skills Lab III
2021
PHA6935 Selected Topics in Pharmacy
2021-2025
PHA5164L Prof Skills Lab Iv
2021,2024-2025
PHA5166L Prof Skills Lab Vi
2024-2025
PHA5789C Patient Care 7

Board Certifications

  • Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS)
    Board of Pharmacy Specialties

Clinical Profile

Clinical Pharmacogenomics Specialist at Nemours Children’s Health.

Research Profile

Areas of Interest
  • Pharmacogenomics

Publications

Academic Articles
2025
The Pharmacogenomics Global Research Network Implementation Working Group: global collaboration to advance pharmacogenetic implementation.
Pharmacogenetics and genomics. 35(1):1-11 [DOI] 10.1097/FPC.0000000000000547. [PMID] 39485373.
PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2023
Comparison of variants in TPMT and NUDT15 between sequencing and genotyping methods in a multistate pediatric institution.
Clinical and translational science. 16(8):1352-1358 [DOI] 10.1111/cts.13539. [PMID] 37415296.
1 citation · PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2022
Development of a Campus-Wide Community Service Initiative during a Pandemic.
Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland). 10(3) [DOI] 10.3390/pharmacy10030047. [PMID] 35645326.
PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2022
Implementing a pragmatic clinical trial to tailor opioids for acute pain on behalf of the IGNITE ADOPT PGx investigators.
Clinical and translational science. 15(10):2479-2492 [DOI] 10.1111/cts.13376. [PMID] 35899435.
8 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2021
Competency-Based Clinical Pharmacogenomics Activities During an Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE)
Journal of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy. 4:60-70 [DOI] 10.1002/jac5.1363.
Publisher’s Site
2021
How to Integrate CYP2D6 Phenoconversion Into Clinical Pharmacogenetics: A Tutorial.
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics. 110(3):677-687 [DOI] 10.1002/cpt.2354. [PMID] 34231197.
45 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2021
Impact of the CYP2C19*17 Allele on Outcomes in Patients Receiving Genotype-Guided Antiplatelet Therapy After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics. 109(3):705-715 [DOI] 10.1002/cpt.2039. [PMID] 32897581.
30 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2021
Key Considerations for Selecting a Genomic Decision Support Platform for Implementing Pharmacogenomics.
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics. 110(3):555-558 [DOI] 10.1002/cpt.2328. [PMID] 34254671.
6 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2020
Design and Early Implementation Successes and Challenges of a Pharmacogenetics Consult Clinic.
Journal of clinical medicine. 9(7) [DOI] 10.3390/jcm9072274. [PMID] 32708920.
29 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2020
Development of Customizable Implementation Guides to Support Clinical Adoption of Pharmacogenomics: Experiences of the Implementing GeNomics In pracTicE (IGNITE) Network.
Pharmacogenomics and personalized medicine. 13:217-226 [DOI] 10.2147/PGPM.S241599. [PMID] 32765043.
12 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2020
How to Transition from Single-Gene Pharmacogenetic Testing to Preemptive Panel-Based Testing: A Tutorial.
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics. 108(3):557-565 [DOI] 10.1002/cpt.1912. [PMID] 32460360.
25 citations · PubMed · Publisher’s Site
2020
Implementation of Pharmacogenomics Across Practice Settings
Pharmacogenomics: Foundations, Competencies, and the Pharmacists' Patient Care Process.

Education

PGY2 Clinical Pharmacogenomics Residency
2019 · University of Florida College of Pharmacy, Gainesville, FL
PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency
2018 · Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas, Austin, TX
Pharm.D.
2017 · University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy, Chapel Hill, NC
B.S. Biology
2012 · University of Maryland, College Park, MD

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(904) 244-9876
Emails:
Business:
kelsey.cook@ufl.edu
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
PO Box 100486
 GAINESVILLE FL 32610
Business Street:
580 W 8TH ST
 JACKSONVILLE FL 32209