Leah Sera, PharmD, MA, BCPS
About Dr. Sera:
Dr. Sera received her PharmD from the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy (UMSOP) in 2010. She completed a pharmacy practice residency at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, Md., and a specialty residency in pain management and palliative care at the UMSOP. She is a board-certified pharmacotherapy specialist. She earned a master’s in instructional systems development at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in 2017.
Dr. Sera is the associate dean for recruitment and admissions at UMSOP. She is an associate professor and vice chair for academic affairs in the Department of Practice, Sciences, and Health Outcomes Research. Her clinical specialties are pain management and palliative care.
Dr. Sera was the inaugural program director for the nation’s first Graduate Studies in Medical Cannabis program at UMSOP, which includes the MS in Medical Cannabis Science and Therapeutics (MCST) and Graduate Certificate in Medical Cannabis Science, Therapeutics, and Policy. Dr. Sera teaches several courses in the MCST program, including an introduction to medical cannabis history, culture, and policy and a course introducing students to evidence-based medicine and the clinical uses of medical cannabis; she also mentors students in their capstone projects. Dr. Sera teaches a variety of topics in required and elective courses in the Doctor of Pharmacy curriculum. Additionally, Dr. Sera holds an associate faculty position at the University of Maryland Graduate School.
Dr. Sera has been invited to speak on pain management, palliative medicine, and cannabis therapeutics topics at professional pharmacy conferences and at medical centers such as the National Institutes of Health.
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Contact Information:
Email: lsera@rx.umaryland.edu
Address: 20 N. Pine St, Room N-309K, Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: 410-706-5268