Autumn D. Zuckerman

2022 Distinguished Service Award Winner

2022 Distinguished Service Award Winner

Autumn Zuckerman is the Director of Health Outcomes and Research at Vanderbilt Specialty Pharmacy (VSP) where she leads a team of pharmacists and researchers in studying all aspects of care surrounding specialty pharmacy. Through strategic collaborations, Dr. Zuckerman and her team utilize research findings to drive innovative, evidence-based changes that improve specialty patient care. Using peer-reviewed publications, presentations, and podcasts, the VSP team has repeatedly demonstrated the benefit of the health-system specialty pharmacy model in helping patients access and maintain on specialty medications.

After receiving her PharmD degree from Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy, Dr. Zuckerman completed two years of ASHP-accredited residency training at the Tennessee Valley Healthcare System VA specializing in ambulatory care. Dr. Zuckerman began working at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in July 2015. As the first integrated specialty pharmacist in the Infectious Diseases Clinic, Dr. Zuckerman established a collaborative practice agreement to provide clinical pharmacy services for those with Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and at high risk for HIV acquisition. In 2017, she created the Vanderbilt Specialty Pharmacy Health and Outcomes Research program to demonstrate the health system specialty pharmacists’ value through research and quality improvement. The program has been recognized regionally and nationally and has enabled VSP to improve patient care and collaborate with other specialty pharmacy stakeholders to improve medication access for patients.

Dr. Zuckerman has been an active member of the ASHP Section of Specialty Pharmacy Practitioners since its launch in 2019, serving as member, Vice Chair, and Chair of the Section’s Advisory Group on Outcomes and Value, member of the Section’s Committee on Nominations, and is currently member of the Section’s Educational Steering Committee. Dr. Zuckerman mentors and trains students, residents, and colleagues in outcomes research. Since developing the Vanderbilt Specialty Pharmacy Student Research Program in 2017, over 51 students have completed the program, most presenting nationally and/or publishing in peer-reviewed journals. She also serves as an affiliate faculty member at three schools of pharmacy.