Cathrine McKenzie

Dr. Cathrine McKenzie is an Associate Professor in Critical Care Pharmacology and Honorary Consultant Pharmacist in Critical Care at the University of Southampton. She leads the ESICM ICU Pharmacy group and serves as Editor-in-Chief of the journal Critical Illness. Her research focuses on medication optimization in critical illness, including sedation protocols, drug dosing in ICU, and antimicrobial stewardship. She has received multiple awards, including the UKCPA Critical Care Pharmacy Award (2017) and the Fellowship of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (2012). Dr. McKenzie actively collaborates on NIHR-funded projects and has supervised PhD students like Muhammad Ashraful Mumin.

Key research initiatives include the NIHR Senior Clinical Practitioner Research Award and the A2B randomized clinical trial on α₂ agonists. Her work spans optimizing ICU pharmacotherapy, reducing over-sedation, and improving outcomes for critically ill patients. External roles include speaking engagements on topics like drug dosing during kidney replacement therapy and critical care pharmacy practices.

• Grants: NIHR SCPRA Award, NIHR BRC Award, Wessex ARC Initiative
• Advising: One current PhD student; involvement in PROTECTED-UK and DELTA-ICU studies
• Labs/Teams: Lead of ESICM ICU Pharmacy Group; collaborates with University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust