Clinical Specialist Infectious Diseases
University Medical Center of Southern Nevada
Disclosure(s): AbbVie Inc.: Advisor/Consultant, Honoraria; Basilea Pharamceutica: Advisor/Consultant; La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company: Honoraria; Merck: Advisor/Consultant, Honoraria; Shionogi, Inc: Honoraria
Kimberly D. Leuthner, PharmD, FIDSA is the Infectious Disease Clinical Specialist at University Medical Center of Southern Nevada (UMCSN). Dr. Leuthner received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of New Mexico College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Albuquerque, NM in 2002. She went on to complete an ASHP-accredited general pharmacy practice residency at tUMCSN in Las Vegas, NV, and an ACCP-recognized Infectious Disease Pharmacotherapy fellowship at Wayne State University in Detroit, MI, focusing on antibiotic resistance. Her research has been presented at the International Conference of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), Making a Difference in Infectious Diseases (MAD-ID), and Infectious Disease Week (IDWeek). During her tenure, she developed the institutional antimicrobial stewardship program, along with precepting pharmacy residents and students. In 2010 she received one of the first certifications in Antimicrobial Stewardship offered through Making A Difference in Infectious Diseases (MAD-ID). Her continued leadership in hospital and city wide antimicrobial activities have resulted in repeated invitations for participation in the annual Association for Professionals in Infection Control (APIC) Chapter 35 annual meeting in Las Vegas and other academic conferences locally, nationally and in 2017 internationally. She continues her other duties with the infectious disease rounding service, along with teaching and mentoring. In 2013, Dr. Leuthner was awarded the Roseman University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Preceptor of the year award. She is a member of the Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA), Southern Nevada Infectious Disease Society (SNIDS), the American Society of Microbiology (ASM), and American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP). In 2016 Dr. Leuthner was nominated for and awarded Fellow of the Infectious Disease Society of America (FIDSA) – the first pharmacist in the state of Nevada to receive this recognition.