Joseph Carreno

Pharmacy Practice
Director of Research and Sponsored Programs, Associate Professor
Phone
518-694-7225
Email
joseph.carreno@acphs.edu
Joseph Carreno

Education

  • MPH, Wayne State University, School of Medicine
  • Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Fellowship, Henry Ford Hospital/Wayne State University
  • Post-graduate Year One Pharmacy Practice Residency, New York Methodist Hospital
  • PharmD, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Courses Taught at ACPHS

  • PTPM Infectious Diseases Module
  • Applied Methods in Epidemiologic Research
  • Inpatient Antimicrobial Management/Pharmacokinetics

Practice Site

Dr. Carreno is an Inpatient Clinical Pharmacist at Albany Stratton Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center in Albany, NY.

Previous Positions & Appointments

Clinical Pharmacy Instructor, Long Island University (2010 – 2011)
Adjunct Clinical Pharmacy Instructor, Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon (2010 – 2011)

Academic & Research Interests

Dr. Carreno’s research interests focuses on the application of technology and epidemiologic methods to evaluate and develop antimicrobial stewardship programs. Specifically, Dr. Carreno is interested in pharmacists’ roles in active surveillance, anti-infective related adverse event prevention, and bacterial epidemiology of infectious diseases.

Learn More About Dr. Carreno

Carreno JJ (PI), Babowicz F. Lomaestro BM, Mitchell C, Tobin EH, George M. “Impact of a Novel Rapid Diagnostic Technique for Bacteremia in Patients Admitted to the ICU with Sepsis.” Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Scholarship of Discovery Award. Primary Investigator. 20% Effort. $5,000.

Carreno JJ (PI), Lomaestro BM, Racz M, Tobin EH, Falvo J, Evans A, Montero C. “Impact of a Multidisciplinary Team on Time to Sepsis Resolution.” ASHP Foundation Pharmacy Practice Initiative Demonstration Grant. Primary Investigator. 20% Effort. $75,000.

Carreno JJ (PI), Lomaestro B, Tietjan JC, Lodise TP. “Validation of a Bayesian Approach to Estimate Vancomycin Exposure in Obese Patients.” Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacist Young Investigator Research Award. Primary Investigator. 10% Effort. Direct Costs $10,000. Funded.

Carreno JJ, Chambers RM, Kilgore P, Weinmann A, Bloome M, Centi A, Rodriguez J, Davis SL (PI). “Antimicrobial Stewardship Provided Through Novel Approaches to Optimize Pharmacists’ Workflow (Stewardship-NOW)” ASHP/ASHP Foundation Pharmacy Practice Model Initiatives Demonstration Grant. Co-Investigator, 33% Effort. Total Direct Costs: $25,000.

  • Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Preceptor of the Year (2017)
  • Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Provost Technology Award (2014)
  • Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) Infectious Diseases Fellow Grant (2013)
  • Making a Difference in Infectious Diseases Pharmacotherapy (MAD-ID) Travel Grant (2013)
  • IDWEEKTM Trainee Travel Grant (2012)
  • Heroes of the Blizzard of 2010 commendation (2010)
  • Faculty Advisor of the Year Award (2020)
  • Outstanding Peer Reviewer for Pharmacotherapy (2023)

Lodise TP, Scheetz M, Carreno JJ, Chambers H, Fowler V, Holland TL. Associations Between Vancomycin Exposure and Acute Kidney Injury Within the Recommended Area Under the Curve Therapeutic Exposure Range Among Patients With Methicillin-Resistant  Bloodstream Infections. Open forum infectious diseases. 2022;9(2):ofab651.

Patel N, Bouchard J, Oliver MB, Badowski ME, Carreno JJ, Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists. Early clinical trial data and real-world assessment of COVID-19 vaccines: Insights from the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists. Pharmacotherapy. 2021;41(10):837–50.

Babowicz F*, LaPlante R*, Mitchell C, O’Donnell JN, Tobin E, George M, et al. Impact of Accelerate Pheno and BacT/Alert Virtuo on Clinical Processes and Outcomes in Patients with Sepsis and Concurrent Gram-Negative Bacteremia. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy. 2021;65(6).

Yu JY, McKenna VA, Dumyati GK, Lubowski TJ, Carreno J. Antibiotic Prescribing in New York State Medicare Part B Beneficiaries Diagnosed with Cystitis between 2016 and 2017. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2020;

Wagner JL, Carreno J, Kenney RM, Kilgore PE, Davis SL. Antimicrobial Stewardship Metrics that Matter. Infect Dis Clin Pract. 2019;

*Indicates ACPHS student author

Grillo M*, Barlow J*, Carreno JJ. Association between Outpatient Antibiotic Prescribing, Antimicrobial Resistance, and Initial Presentation to Inpatient Setting for Urinary Tract Infections Among Older Adults in New York State. IDWEEK 2021. September 2021.

Babowicz F*, LaPlante R*, Mitchell C, George M, Carreno JJ. Impact of Accelerate Pheno System and Multidisciplinary Antimicrobial Stewardship Team on Early Utilization of Antibiotics in Gram-Negative Bacteremia. Abstract # SP-370. Virtual Poster Presentation. Virtual Meeting (due to COVID-19). December 2020.

LaPlante R*, Babowicz F*, Mitchell C, George M, Carreno JJ, Impact of Accelerate Pheno System and a Multidisciplinary Antimicrobial Stewardship Program on Gram-Negative Sepsis Outcomes. Abstract # SP-382. Virtual Poster Presentation. Virtual Meeting (due to COVID-19). December 2020.

Yu J, McKenna V, Dumyati G, Lubowski T, Carreno JJ. Statewide, Retrospective, Cohort Study of Medicare Part B Quinolone Prescribing for Cystitis in 2016 – 2017.IDWEEK 2019. Poster Presentation, Washington, DC. October 2019.

Babowicz F*, LaPlante R*, Tobin E, Mitchell C, Carreno JJ. Can PK/PD data help inform our stewardship decision to restrict or prospectively audit vancomycin (VAN) and piperacillin-tazobactam (PTZ) co-prescribing? Making a Difference in Infectious Diseases Pharmacotherapy. Poster Presentation, Orlando Florida. May 2019.

*Indicates ACPHS student author