Professional Bio:

Joseph Saseen is Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Vice Chair of Clinical and Academic Programs for the Department of Clinical Pharmacy at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. He is also a Professor of Family Medicine and practices as a clinical pharmacist at the University of Colorado Health focusing on chronic disease state management, cardiovascular risk reduction and population health. Dr. Saseen teaches cardiovascular pharmacotherapy, other topics related to primary care and clinical pharmacists’ practice models, and is the PGY2 Ambulatory Care residency program director. Dr. Saseen is a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist, a Board Certified Ambulatory Care Pharmacist, and a Clinical Lipid Specialist. He is a fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, American Heart Association, National Lipid Association, and American Pharmacists Association. He was awarded the 2020 American Pharmacists Association Daniel B. Smith Practice Excellence Award for distinguishing himself and the profession by outstanding performance. Dr. Saseen is currently President of the National Lipid Association. He was recipient of the NLA Presidents Service Award in 2018 and was appointed as a member of the writing committee for the 2018 ACC-AHA/Multisociety Cholesterol Guideline. His scholarly work includes over 175 peer-reviewed publications, most of which focus on cardiovascular research, review articles and practice innovations.