Leah Sera, PharmD, MA, BCPS
About Dr. Sera:
Leah Sera, PharmD, MA, BCPS, is the associate dean for recruitment, admissions, and integration at UMSOP. Her clinical specialties are pain management and palliative care. She 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. Additionally, Dr. Sera holds an associate faculty position at the University of Maryland School of Graduate Studies.
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 and is currently pursuing a PhD in Health Professions Education at the University of Maryland Baltimore.
Dr. Sera is frequently invited to speak on pain management, palliative medicine, and cannabis therapeutics topics at professional conferences and at medical centers such as the National Institutes of Health. She is a co-author of the 2025 book Cannabis Science and Therapeutics: The Essential Guide for Clinicians, and has published 23 peer-reviewed publications. Her research interests include the scholarship of teaching and learning in pharmacy education; knowledge and attitudes related to medical cannabis; medical cannabis use and treatment patterns; social determinants of health; and health policy.
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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