Philip Grgurich, PharmD, MBA, BCCCP, FCCM
Professor of Pharmacy Practice
School
School of Pharmacy
Department
Pharmacy Practice
Office Location
White 340
Boston
About
Dr. Phil Grgurich, PharmD, MBA, BCCP, FCCM, is a Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at Lahey Hospital in Burlington, Massachusetts. He maintains a practice site in the medical ICU, where he collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to provide pharmacotherapy services and precept pharmacy students and residents.
Dr. Grgurich co-coordinates the Clinical Pharmacokinetics course and teaches Virology and Advanced Therapeutics. He has co-authored textbook chapters and scholarly manuscripts and regularly presents at national critical care conferences. His research collaborations with students focus on critical care topics, including pain, agitation, and delirium management, sepsis, antimicrobial stewardship, alcohol withdrawal, and vasoactive agents.
Outside of his professional work, Dr. Grgurich enjoys running, traveling, and spending time with his family, including his three children.
Education
- PharmD and MBA - Drake University 2006
- PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston 2007
- PGY2 Critical Care Residency - Boston Medical Center 2008
Research Interests
- Management of pain, agitation, and delirium in mechanically ventilated patients
- Sepsis
- Antimicrobial stewardship in critical care
- Alcohol withdrawal
- Vasoactive agent utilization
Featured Affiliations
Society of Critical Care Medicine
WebsiteAmerican Associate of Colleges of Pharmacy
WebsiteEducation
- PharmD and MBA - Drake University 2006
- PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston 2007
- PGY2 Critical Care Residency - Boston Medical Center 2008
Research Interests
- Management of pain, agitation, and delirium in mechanically ventilated patients
- Sepsis
- Antimicrobial stewardship in critical care
- Alcohol withdrawal
- Vasoactive agent utilization
Publications
Peer reviewed articles
- Salah J, Grgurich PE, Nault K, et al. (2020). Identification of risk factors for hypertension and tachycardia at dexmedetomidine discontinuation.Journal of Critical Care. 59:81-85.
- Hammond DA, Alexander K, Rech MA, et al (4). (2019). Professional benefits of a web-based journal club for critical care residents and their mentors. Am J Pharm Educ. 83(7):1520-27.
- Stratton M, Grgurich PE, Heim K, et al. (2018). Feasibility of a collaborative, prospective interdisciplinary review and pharmacy-based dispensing process for prothrombin complex concentrate. Ann Pharmacother. 52(5):454-461.
- Sen S, Grgurich P, Tulolo A, et al. (2017). A Symptom-Triggered Benzodiazepine Protocol Utilizing SAS and CIWA-Ar Scoring for the Treatment of Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome in the Critically Ill. Ann Pharmacother. 51(2):101-110.
- Set J., O'Gara E., Grgurich P., Lancaster J, Lei Y, et al. (2016). Evaluation of Initial Antimicrobial Management in Patients with Community-Acquired and Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia at a Tertiary, Teaching Hospital. Journal of Academic Hospital Medicine, 8. Retrieved from https://mospace.umsystem.edu/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10355/65841/AmericanJournalOf HospitalMedicine2016V8Iss1Set.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=y.
- Lancaster JW, Grgurich PE. (2014). Impact of student pharmacists on the medication reconciliation process in high-risk hospitalized general medicine patients. Am J Pharm Educ. 78(2):34.
- Dargin J, Dhokarh R, & Grgurich PE. (2013). The use of vasoactive agents in the management of circulatory shock. EM Critical Care. Retrieved from https://www.ebmedicine.net/ topics.php?paction=showTopic&topic_id=384.
- Grgurich PE, Hudcova J, Lei Y, et al. (2013). Diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia: controversies and working toward a gold standard. Curr Opin Infect Dis.26(2):140-50.
- Grgurich PE, Hudcova J, Lei Y, et al. (2012). Management and prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia caused by multidrug-resistant pathogens. Expert Rev Respir Med.6(5):533-55.
- Alroumi F, Sarwar A, Grgurich PE, et al. (2012). Strategies for prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia: Bundles, devices, and medications for improved patient outcomes. Hospital Practice.40(1):81-92.
- Howell MD, Novack V, Grgurich P, et al. (2010). Iatrogenic gastric acid suppression and the risk of nosocomial Clostridium difficile infection.Arch Intern Med.170(9): 784-90.
- Roberts R, Barletta J, Fong J, et al (14). (2009). Incidence of propofol-related infusion syndrome in critically ill adults: A prospective multicenter study. Critical Care.13(5): R169.
Book chapters
- Moukhachen O, Grgurich PE. Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke. In Koda-Kimble & Young’s Applied Therapeutics: The Clinical Use of Drugs, 12th Edition.
- Grgurich PE, Marshall J, Wong A. Care of the Critically Ill. In Koda-Kimble & Young’s Applied Therapeutics: The Clinical Use of Drugs, 12th Edition.
- Moukhachen O, Grgurich PE. Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke. Book chapter in: Koda-Kimble & Young’s Applied Therapeutics: The Clinical Use of Drugs, 11th Edition.
- Hafermann M, Grgurich PE, & Marshall J. Care of the Critically Ill. Book chapter in: Koda-Kimble & Young’s Applied Therapeutics: The Clinical Use of Drugs, 11th Edition.
- Craven DE, Grgurich PE, & Balaguera H. Hospital-Acquired and Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia. Book chapter in: Jarvis, Bennett & Brachman’s Hospital Infection, 6th Edition.
Honors & Awards
- MCPHS Faculty Scholarship Showcase Award: Discovery & Creative Work 2023
- MCPHS Faculty Scholarship Showcase Award: Teaching& Learning 2023
- Fellow, American College of Critical Care Medicine 2023
- MCPHS Dean's Service Award 2019-2020
- Nominee, MCPHS University Trustees‚ Award for Teaching Excellence 2017-2018
- Faculty Preceptor of the Year, MCPHS School of Pharmacy 2012-2013