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    Ralph J. Riello III, PharmD, BCPS

    Assistant Professor Adjunct (Nephrology)
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    Additional Titles

    Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Clinical & Translational Research

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    Assistant Professor Adjunct (Nephrology)

    Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Clinical & Translational Research

    Biography

    Dr. Riello is a board-certified clinical pharmacy specialist with extensive expertise in cardiovascular critical care, previously embedded within the Coronary Intensive Care Unit (CICU) at Yale-New Haven Hospital for over six years. Dr. Riello earned his undergraduate degree and pharmacy doctorate from the University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy in 2012 and 2014, respectively, completing postgraduate residency training at Yale-New Haven Hospital thereafter. While serving as Yale’s dedicated CICU pharmacist, Dr. Riello developed a reputation for providing invaluable pharmacotherapy recommendations to the multidisciplinary advanced heart failure and interventional cardiology teaching service lines while precepting over one-hundred pharmacy students, residents, and even international pharmacists on their cardiology and critical care rotations. As a testament to his commitment to teaching, Dr. Riello's multitude of learners have nominated him for several honors over the years including the national American Society of Health System Pharmacists Foundation’s New Preceptor Award, Connecticut Society of Health System Pharmacists coveted Pharmacist of the Year Award in 2018, and Connecticut Pharmacists Associations Distinguished Young Pharmacist Award in 2019. He currently teaches several pharmacology-related lectures for the Yale University Physician's Associate Online and Traditional Programs as well as the Yale School of Medicine. Dr. Riello is also an integral member of the Clinical & Translational Research Accelerator (CTRA) where he is an investigator on many innovative and practice-changing clinical trials that seek to leverage clinical decision support technology embedded within the electronic health record to close evidence-practice gaps for patients in cardiovascular, renal, and metabolic disease.

    Appointments

    • Nephrology

      Assistant Professor Adjunct
      Primary
      Nephrology

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    Education & Training

    Postgraduate Year 1 (PGY-1) Pharmacy Practice Resident
    Yale-New Haven Hospital (2015)
    PharmD
    University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy, Doctor of Pharmacy (2014)
    BS
    University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy, Pharmacy Studies (2012)

    Board Certifications

    • Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS)

      Certification Organization
      Board of Pharmacy Specialties
      Latest Certification Date
      2022
      Original Certification Date
      2016

    Research

    Research at a Glance

    Yale Co-Authors

    Frequent collaborators of Ralph J. Riello's published research.

    Publications

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    Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

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      Can you see my screen? Leveraging digital health technology to address population health disparities in hypertension

      Oral PresentationTouro College of Pharmacy (TCOP) Community Health Conference: Pharmacotherapy for Diabetes, Hypertension, Asthma, and Irritable Bowel Disease
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      Becker’s Healthcare Podcast

      Media PresenceContributor
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      ALERT! Can clinical decision support tools ‘PROMPT’ safer cardiovascular care?

      Oral Presentation10th Annual Western New England (WNE) Improving Medication & Patient Safety Conference
    • activity

      Utilizing the EHR for Heart Failure Management

      Oral Presentation21st Annual Pacific Northwest (PNW) Cardiovascular Symposium
    • activity

      Strategies for the use of DOACs in NVAF and VTE patients with obesity

      Oral PresentationPharmacy Society of Wisconsin (PSW) Annual Continuing Educational Conference
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    Locations

    • Clinical & Translational Research Accelerator (CTRA)

      Lab

      Temple Medical Center (60 Temple)

      60 Temple Street

      New Haven, CT 06510

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