Bruce Edgren, Pharm.D.

Bruce Edgren is the chair of the department of pharmacy practice and administration at the University of Saint Joseph School of Pharmacy in Hartford, Connecticut where he is responsible for providing the practice–based educational component of the Doctor of Pharmacy program. He teaches pharmacy history, ethics, professionalism, government programs, evidence-based decision-making, and practice integration.

Edgren’s research focuses on drug safety in pediatric patients. He has published studies on neonatal pharmacokinetics and adverse events associated with critical
care drug use. He has also held leadership positions with UnitedHealth Care’s pharmacy benefit division, SmithKline Beecham’s Health Care Management division, an Internet health startup in Silicon Valley, and First Health Services Corporation, a provider of pharmacy benefits for fee-for- service state Medicaid programs.

Edgren received his BS and PharmD from the University of Minnesota. He is a registered pharmacist in both Minnesota and Connecticut.