Matthew Wanat

Matthew Wanat serves as a Clinical Professor at the University of Houston College of Pharmacy, affiliated with the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research. He holds key roles as Program Director for the Fellowship in Academic Pharmacy and Assistant Director of The Prescription Drug Misuse Education and Research Center. Additionally, Wanat is a Critical Care Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center and a Clinical Instructor at Baylor College of Medicine.

• Doctor of Pharmacy, Northeastern Bouve College of Health Sciences
• PGY2 Critical Care Medicine Residency, The Methodist Hospital
• PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, The Methodist Hospital

Holding dual board certifications in pharmacotherapy and critical care, Wanat's research focuses on prescription drug misuse prevention, anticoagulation/cardiology, scholarship of teaching and learning, and postgraduate training. His recent publications span hemodynamic monitoring, pharmacy education, and opioid use in critical care. Wanat has received multiple honors, including the Rho Chi Society distinction and Teaching Excellence Awards from the University of Houston.

• Prescription drug misuse prevention
• Anticoagulation/cardiology
• Pharmacy education research
• Critical care pharmacotherapy
• Opioid use analysis
• Public health initiatives

Wanat has secured over $1M in grants through the University of Houston's 50 in 5 Awardee program and contributed to national presentations on opioid prescribing safety and cardiovascular pharmacology. He is actively involved in leadership roles at the Society of Critical Care Medicine-Texas Chapter and various academic committees.