Mailing address:
University of Colorado School of Pharmacy
Mail Stop C238
12850 E. Montview Blvd. V20-2128
Aurora, CO 80045
Office Location:
Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Building (V20)
Second Floor
Room 2128
Contact:
Voice: 303-724-5780
Fax: 303-724-0971
E-Mail: joel.marrs@ucdenver.edu
Training and Education:
- PharmD, Butler University (2004)
- Pharmacy Practice Residency (PGY1), Mount Carmel Medical Center (2004-2005)
- Family Medicine Specialty Residency (PGY2), University of Colorado Denver (2005-2006)
- American College of Clinical Pharmacy Heart Failure Traineeship (2008)
Certifications and Fellowships:
- Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (2005)
- Added Qualifications in Cardiology (2009)
- American Pharmaceutical Association Immunization Provider (2007)
- Clinical Lipid Specialist and Diplomate of the Accreditation Council for Clinical Lipidology (2008)
- American College of Clinical Pharmacy Academy Teaching and Learning Certificate (2009)
Previous Academic Appointments:
- Lecturer, Oregon Health & Science University Division of Physician Assistant Studies (2007-present)
- Clinical Instructor, Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine (2007-2009)
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Oregon State University College of Pharmacy (2006-2009)
- Clinical Instructor, University of Colorado School of Pharmacy (2005-2006)
Clinical Activities:
Practice site: Dr. Marrs is a clinical pharmacy specialist in internal medicine at the Gipson Eastside Family Health Center, one of the Denver Health Community Health Clinics. At this clinic site, Dr. Marrs provides pharmacotherapy consultations that include pharmacotherapy recommendations with a specific focus on cardiovascular and metabolic pharmacotherapy, patient education, and patient follow-up post hospital discharge. Specific areas of clinical expertise include cardiovascular pharmacotherapy (CAD, resistant hypertension, dyslipidemia, heart failure) and type 1 & 2 diabetes.
Scholarly Activities:
Dr. Marrs participates in research and other scholarly endeavors focused on cardiovascular and metabolic pharmacotherapy. Recent and ongoing research is in the area of optimizing CV risk reduction pharmacotherapy and improving goal attainment rates. He has also published pharmacotherapy review articles and textbook chapters related to these and other contemporary pharmacotherapy topics.
Professional Service:
Dr. Marrs is the chair of the ACCP Adult Medicine Practice & Research Network (PRN) and a active member of the ASHP, ACCP, AACP, and NLA He has a strong professional interest in the expansion of teaching certificate programs/academic training for post-graduate pharmacy residents.
Teaching:
Co-coordinator:
- P3 Professional Skills Development (Fall semester)
Lecturing/Facilitation:
- Integrated Organ Systems III/IV (Fall Semester): Cardiovascular anatomy, chronic stable angina, integrated cardiovascular cases
- P2 Professional Skills Development (Fall Semester): Dyslipidemia, Heart Failure, Chronic Kidney Disease
- P2 Professional Skills Development (Spring Semester)
- Comprehensive Patient Care (Spring Semester)
Recent Publications