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Buffington to Receive Award

April 26, 2009

ATLANTA — Daniel E. Buffington, Pharm.D. ’87, M.B.A. ’95, President and CEO of Clinical Pharmacology Services, Inc. will be presented with the College's Distinguished Alumnus Award. The Distinguished Alumni Award is the highest award presented to an alumnus who has achieved recognition for academic, scientific or leadership contributions in science, business, public service or otherwise, and who has shown exemplary support and service to the community and to the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.

Dr. Buffington, a Clearwater native, is a graduate of Mercer's Doctor of Pharmacy and Master of Business Administration programs.  He completed his clinical practice residency and clinical pharmacology research fellowship at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Ga. He is nationally recognized as a clinician, clinical researcher, and educator who is committed to improving patient care through optimizing medication use.

Dr. Buffington's company, Clinical Pharmacology Services, is a unique clinical pharmacology specialty practice that assists patients in managing chronic or high-risk medications by coordinating medications with the patient and their physician. The practice has grown significantly from a local consult service to a full-spectrum health care consulting practice with expertise in patient care, clinical research, and health education consulting. he has also developed two additional specialty consulting groups: Conexus Health, which is a medical education firm, and Pharmacology Experts, which provides expert testimony on pharmacology issues, including medical malpractice, toxicology, criminal and product liability.

Dr. Buffington has been active with several national pharmacy organizations: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), American Pharmacists Association (APhA), and the American College of Clinical Pharmacy. In 2008, Dr. Buffington was awarded the APhA Pinnacle Individual Award for Career Achievement for his demonstration of exceptional leadership in enhancing health care quality and medication use, and the ASHP Award of Excellence for his work to develop payment models that will appropriately reimburse pharmacists for their therapy-management services.