Education

• Doctor of Pharmacy from Western University of Health Sciences
• Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry from California State University, Fullerton

Bio

Dr. Garcia graduated with his PharmD from Western University of Health Sciences. From there, he worked as an outpatient pharmacist for Safeway where he would counsel patients and give vaccinations. He then moved to Apple Valley where he worked as an inpatient pharmacist for St. Mary Medical Center. While working there, he also became a staff pharmacist for Telnet-Rx Telepharmacy where he would help with remote order entry. There he learned many electronic health record software programs and verified medications throughout different hospital systems in California. Now, he works at St. Francis Medical Center where he monitors and doses clinically significant medications such as vancomycin, heparin, aminoglycosides and epoetin.

Invention

While Dr. Garcia was studying at Western University of Health Sciences, he created an invention for extracting liquid from capsules which is still in use in UCI Medical Center. This invention is useful for medications like nimodipine which is used for stroke patients. His invention is published on the UCI Beall Applied Innovation website and patented by UCI. He was featured on Western University’s magazine, RxBound, as the college’s first student published inventor. Below are the links for the invention and interview.