Jadwiga S. Najib B.S., Pharm.D.
Professor, Pharmacy Practice, LIU Pharmacy
Clinical Pharmacist, Departments of Pharmacy and Psychiatry, Mount Saini West
Jadwiga.Najib@liu.edu
(212) 523-8226
B.S. Pharmacy - St. John’s University, Jamaica, NY
Pharm.D., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Dr. Najib holds a B.S. in Pharmacy from St. John’s University, and her Pharm.D. from the University of Minnesota. Dr. Najib’s practice site is at Mt. Sinai West and she joined the faculty at LIU Pharmacy in 1989 as Assistant Professor and was promoted to Full Professor in 2008. In addition to teaching didactic classes she precepts pharmacy students and residents at the site.
Dr. Najib is the recipient of the David Newton Award for Excellence in Teaching from LIU and has received recognition from Marquis Who’s Who in America, Publications Board. She has presented and published research papers dealing with various psychiatric disorders. She has authored and co-authored chapters in several books with international experts on psychiatric disorders and legal experts dealing with drug liability and safety. Most recently her work has been referenced in the latest international consensus guidelines on evidence-based treatment of insomnia published by the British Association for Psychopharmacology. Dr. Najib is a reviewer for over a dozen medical and pharmacy journals and serves on the International Editorial Advisory Board for Current Medical Research and Opinion.
Dr. Najib has chaired or co-chaired various committees at the college and departmental levels at Long Island University. Since 2008 she has been appointed by the Commissioner to the New York State Department of Health Medicaid Drug Utilization Review (DUR) Board, where she serves as a Drug Utilization Review Expert and with the Board is responsible for the establishment and implementation of medical standards and criteria for the retrospective and prospective DUR programs as well as the development, selection, application, and assessment of educational interventions for physicians, pharmacists and recipients to improve patient care.
Stigma of mental illness is a major barrier to effective management of many mental health conditions. Pharmacists are a valuable resource in increasing public awareness about mental health conditions and services, and can address barriers by providing educational counseling sessions regarding medications used in managing various psychiatric disorders. Medication counseling improves adherence to medications and pharmacists can better serve their patients as they are frequently consulted for advice by both patients and other health care providers. Dr. Najib’s research interests include clinical management of attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder, sleep disorders, mood disorders, including major depressive disorders, and bipolar disorders. Additionally, her research interests include drug-induced movement disorders and their management as well as legal implications. Her current interests include the social and behavioral aspects of public mental health.
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