Dr. James M. Hollands, Pharm.D., is an associate professor of clinical pharmacy at Saint Joseph's University. His clinical practice site is in intensive care units at Cooper University Hospital in Camden, N.J.
Dr. Hollands earned his Doctor of Pharmacy degree with a double major in psychology from Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, P.A.. He pursued his post-graduate training at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, M.O., where he completed both his pharmacy practice and critical care specialty residencies. After returning to Pennsylvania, he pursued a master’s degree in organizational development and leadership at Saint Joseph’s University.
For over eight years, Dr. Hollands was the clinical pharmacist for the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit and Cardiac Procedure Center at Barnes Jewish Hospital. During that time, he was actively involved with research, scholarship, and hospital committee service as well as education of residents and students. In 2008, he was appointed the residency program director for the PGY2 critical care residency at Barnes Jewish Hospital.
Dr. Hollands is an active member of American College of Clinical Pharmacy, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, and Society of Critical Care Medicine, as well as numerous regional organizations. He is on the editorial board for Annals of Pharmacotherapy and an expert guest surveyor for PGY2 critical care residency accreditation surveys for ASHP. His research interests include anticoagulation, antiplatelet therapy, medication dosing in obesity, acute coronary syndromes, psychometric assessments, advanced cardiac life support, shock, and hemodynamics. He is a board-certified pharmacotherapy specialist.