Jacquelyn L. Bainbridge, PharmD, BS Pharm, FCCP, MSCS
Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacy
Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Professor, Department of Neurology
Anschutz Medical Campus
University of Colorado
Aurora, Colorado
Jacquelyn L. Bainbridge, PharmD, BS Pharm, FCCP, MSCS, is a Professor at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, where she holds joint appointments in the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, and the Department of Neurology in the School of Medicine. Dr Bainbridge received her doctorate in pharmacy from the University of Colorado in Denver, where she subsequently completed a specialty residency in neurology.
Dr Bainbridge is a Multiple Sclerosis Certified Specialist (MSCS) who is actively involved in clinical research in many areas of neurology, including epilepsy, multiple sclerosis (MS), and Parkinson’s disease (PD). Currently, she is working on 2 clinical trials investigating cannabis for the treatment of back pain and PD, sponsored by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Dr Bainbridge also continues to study the safety and efficacy of antiepileptic drugs in older adults. She was previously an investigator for several National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded trials researching drugs that may be neuroprotective in PD. She has published several articles in professional journals, including Epilepsia, Pharmacotherapy, and the American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy. She has reviewed and written several book chapters on MS, epilepsy, migraine, chronic pain, women’s issues, and the practice of pharmacy. Dr Bainbridge is a frequent lecturer on topics of neurologic and pharmacologic interest, including chronic pain disorders, epilepsy, migraines, movement disorders, MS, neuroprotection, restless legs syndrome, and the administration of cannabis for therapeutic intent.
Dr Bainbridge is a member of numerous professional organizations, including the Epilepsy Foundation of Colorado, the American Academy of Neurology, the American Epilepsy Society, Epilepsy Foundation of America, American College of Clinical Pharmacy, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, Colorado Pharmacists Society, and American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. She is the past president of the board of directors for the Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation and is a member of the Epilepsy Foundation of Colorado professional advisory board. Dr Bainbridge has been elected as a Fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (FCCP) and has won several student preceptor and teaching awards.
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