Michael C. Ganio, PharmD, MS, BCPS, FASHP ASHP

Dr. Ganio joined the staff at ASHP as Director of Pharmacy Practice and Quality in January of 2018. As a member of the Center on Medication Safety and Quality team, his responsibilities span the practice of pharmacy and include drug shortages, pharmaceutical quality, sterile and non-sterile drug compounding practices, hazardous drug safety, and other practice-related topics.

Dr. Ganio earned his Pharm.D. from the Rutgers University Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy and his Master’s degree in Health-System Pharmacy Administration from The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy. He completed a PGY1 Pharmacy Practice residency at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Dr. Ganio is a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS) and is a Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems (CPHIMS).

Dr. Ganio has nearly 20 years of hospital and health-system experience. His previous job roles have included clinical pharmacy practice, pharmacy informatics and technology, and outpatient oncology pharmacy operations. He has extensive knowledge of drug shortage management, pharmaceutical quality, pharmacy informatics and automation, medication billing and reimbursement, sterile compounding, and outpatient infusion and ambulatory-care practice models.