University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy
University of Colorado School of Pharmacy
Robert MacLaren, Pharm.D. is a professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy at the University of Colorado and clinical pharmacist in the medical ICU at the University of Colorado Hospital. Dr. MacLaren completed his undergraduate degree in pharmacy at the University of British Columbia, earned his Pharm.D. degree at the University of Utah, completed a critical care specialty residency at the University of Tennessee / Baptist Memorial Hospital. Dr. MacLaren has over 150 peer reviewed publications relating to the pharmacologic and nutritional therapies of critically ill patients and has secured over $800,000 in grant funding to support various research initiatives. His primary research foci surround gastrointestinal disturbances of the critically ill, optimizing patient comfort in the ICU, and demonstrating the value of clinical pharmacy services. He has been an invited speaker at national and international meetings. He is Fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy and Master of the Society of Critical Care Medicine.