Cheryl Wisseh Madu

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Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, Department of Clinical Pharmacy Practice
School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2007, Biology; Chemistry Minor
Pharm.D., UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, 2016
Community Pharmacy Practice Residency; Ambulatory Care Focus, Duquesne University Center for Pharmacy Care, 2017
M.P.H., Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, 2020, Urban Health Disparities
Phone: 949-824-6123
Email: cwisseh@uci.edu
University of California, Irvine
802 W Peltason, 106B
Irvine, CA 92697
Research Interests
pharmacists' role in reducing racial/ethnic health disparities; social, behavioral, and structural determinants of health; community-based participatory research; chronic disease management; medication optimization; interprofessional health care delivery
Research Abstract
Dr. Wisseh is junior clinician-scientist whose research examines the determinants of health and their effects on racially and ethnically minoritized individuals and communities facing medication related challenges in the areas of access to, adherence to, and appropriateness of medications.
Awards and Honors
2024- Athalie Clarke Achievement Award for Pharmaceutical Research- UCI Research Associates
2021- Wendell T. Hill Award- National Pharmaceutical Association
2020- Young Pharmacist Award- National Pharmaceutical Association
Short Biography
Dr. Wisseh is a board-certified ambulatory care pharmacist with specialized training in public health, minority health and health disparities, and community engagement. Her clinical practice expertise is cardiometabolic chronic disease management.
Publications
Complete List of Published Work in My Bibliography:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/cheryl.wisseh.1/bibliography/public/
Grants
P50-MD017366 | UCI ICTS UL1TR000153| UCLA-UCI Center for Eliminating Cardiometabolic Disparities in Multi-Ethnic Populations (UC END-DISPARITIES) | 2024-2026 | Multilevel Pilot Intervention to Improve Adherence to Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose and Antihyperglycemic Medication Regimens Among Non-Hispanic Black Adults Living with Type 2 Diabetes | University of California at Irvine, Irvine, CA | Role: Principal Investigator
American Society of Health System Pharmacists Foundation | 2021-2022 | Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Diabetes-Specific Medication Regimen Complexity and Diabetes Clinical Outcomes | University of California at Irvine, Irvine, CA | Role: Principal Investigator
U54-MD007598 | National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities | Accelerating Excellence in Translational Science (AXIS) Pilot Program | 2020-2022 | Diabetes Specific Medication Regimen Complexity and Diabetes Outcomes| Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, CA | Role: Principal Investigator
Other Experience
Clinical Pharmacist
UCI Family Health Center, Santa Ana
Primary Care Clinical Pharmacist
To Help Everyone Health and Wellness Center, Los Angeles 2020—2023
Last updated
04/28/2025