Dominick Panzera, MBA, PharmD

Dr. Dominick Panzera brings a strong foundation in acute care and internal medicine to Touro College of Pharmacy. He completed his postgraduate training at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY, where he served as Chief Resident, actively participating in clinical services, code response, and pharmacy-led initiatives to improve patient care.

His hospital-based experience spans internal medicine, cardiology, infectious diseases, and emergency medicine. He has presented research on anticoagulation and pharmacogenetics at national pharmacy conferences and co-authored peer-reviewed publications in both pharmaceutical sciences and clinical practice.

Dr. Panzera is passionate about teaching and mentoring. He has delivered targeted in-services to clinical teams on topics including stroke management, multimodal pain strategies, and antimicrobial stewardship. He has contributed to pharmacy education by teaching several didactic courses and holds both Leadership and Teaching Certificates from Touro University.

In his current role, he integrates real-world clinical experience into the classroom to prepare students for the complexities of modern pharmacy practice.

Clinical Specialty

Acute Care, Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Infectious Diseases, Emergency Medicine

Education

PGY-2, Internal Medicine Pharmacy Residency, Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, 2025
PGY-1, Pharmacy Practice Residency, Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, 2024
PharmD, Fairleigh Dickinson School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 2023
MBA, Fairleigh Dickinson School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 2023
BS, Biotechnology, Rutgers University, 2016

Areas of Expertise

Inpatient clinical pharmacy, anticoagulation, pharmacogenomics, antimicrobial stewardship

Honors and Awards

• Chief Pharmacy Resident, Wyckoff Heights Medical Center (2024–2025)
• ASHP Midyear Poster Presenter (2023, 2024)
• Leadership and Teaching Certificates, Touro University (2024)

Research

• Panzera D, Nielsen K, Sasson E. Evaluating the impact of clinical pharmacy services on time in therapeutic range in long-term warfarin patients: a retrospective cohort. Presented at: ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting; December 2024; New Orleans, LA.
• Ali A, Panzera D, Fazylov R, Jakubovics M, Blum S. Pharmacogenetic-based warfarin dosing in an urban indigent population: a feasibility study. Presented at: ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting; December 2024; New Orleans, LA.
• Panzera D, Sasson E. Direct oral anticoagulants treatment failure for venous thromboembolism in the setting of multiple thrombophilias. Presented at: ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting; December 2023; Anaheim, CA.

Recent Publications

• Patel BA, Pinto NDS, Gospodarek A, Kilgore B, Goswami K, Napoli WN, Desai J, Heo JH, Panzera D, Pollard D, Richardson D, Brower M, Richardson DD. On-line ion exchange liquid chromatography as a process analytical technology for monoclonal antibody characterization in continuous bioprocessing. Anal Chem. 2017;89(21):11357-11365. doi:10.1021/acs.analchem.7b02228
• Meers P, Liu C, Chen R, Bartos W, Davis J, Dziedzic N, Orciuolo J, Kutyla S, Pozo MJ, Mithrananda D, Panzera D, Wang S. Vesicular delivery of the antifungal antibiotics of Lysobacter enzymogenes bioRxiv. Preprint posted June 13, 2018. doi:10.1101/344838

Presentations:

• Panzera D. Taming pain: focus on multimodal and mechanistic pain models. Continuing education–style presentation. Wyckoff Heights Medical Center; Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, January 2025; Brooklyn, NY.
• Panzera D. Tenecteplase for acute ischemic stroke. In-service for nurses, pharmacists, and physicians. Wyckoff Heights Medical Center; January 2025; Brooklyn, NY.
• Panzera D. Ferric gluconate for IV infusion. Handout for nurses and medical residents. Wyckoff Heights Medical Center; July 2024; Brooklyn, NY.
• Panzera D. Necrotizing pancreatitis: a patient case. Wyckoff Heights Medical Center; January 2024; Brooklyn, NY.
• Panzera D. Methotrexate-induced thrombocytopenia: a patient case. Wyckoff Heights Medical Center; September 2023; Brooklyn, NY.
• Panzera D. Heparin administration on the BD Alaris pump. Handout for nurses and medical residents. Wyckoff Heights Medical Center; September 2023; Brooklyn, NY.

Professional Service

• Assessment Committee
• Co-Curriculum and Portfolios Committee
• Research Committee

Memberships and Affiliations

American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)
New York City Society of Health-System Pharmacists (NYCSHP)

Teaching Responsibilities

• PHPN 722 – Comprehensive Patient Care Management
• PHPN 682 – Pharmacotherapeutics II

Hobbies

Boxing, swimming, cooking and movies with his wife, exploring NYC’s food scenes.