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Lisa Potter

PharmD, BCPS, BCTXP, FCCP, FAST

Rotations

Solid Organ Transplant - Lung

Education

PharmD: University of Nebraska Medical Center

Residency Training

PGY1: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
PGY2 Solid Organ Transplant: University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics

Practice Interests

Lung transplantation, transplant pharmacy practice management, medication access and affordability in the US healthcare system

Lisa Potter

Professional Affiliation

  • American Society of Transplantation (AST) - appointed to the AST Education Committee

  • International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) 

  • International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) 

  • American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) 

  • American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) -- content matter expert and mentor panel for the ACCP/ASHP Solid Organ Transplant Board Certification Prep Course

Recent Publications

  • C4 article: Implications of COVID-19 in transplantation. Am J Transplant 2021; 21(5): 1801-15.

  • Lushin EN, McDermott JK, Truax C, Lourenco LM, Mariski M, Melaragno JI, Potter LM. A multicenter case series documenting Medicare Part D plan denials of immunosuppressant drug coverage for organ transplant recipients. Am J Transplant 2021; 21(2): 889-96. 

  • Potter L. Immunosuppression in Lung Transplantation. Guncel Gogus Hastaliklari Serisi 2020; 8(1): 93-108. 

  • C4 article: Challenges and solutions to appropriate and timely medication access in transplantation in the United States. Am J Transplant 2019; e15732. 

  • Potter L, Lushin EN, Hofmeyer B, et al. Discharge medication procurement and education after kidney transplantation. Clin Transplant 2019; 33(8): e13627. 

  • Potter LM. Are generic immunosuppressive drugs the solution for providing lifelong medication coverage to transplant recipients? Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2019; 14(3): 327-9. 

  • Maldonado AQ, West-Thielke P, Dew MA, Peipert JD, Heldenbrand S, Kaiser TE, Chisholm-Burns M, Potter LM; AST Transplant Pharmacy Adherence Consortium (AST TPAC). Meeting Report: Consensus Recommendations for a Research Agenda to Address Immunosuppressant Non-Adherence in Organ Transplantation. Clin Transplant 2018; 32(9): e13362. 

  • Potter L, Maldonado AQ, Lentine KL, et al. Transplant Recipients are Vulnerable Under the Medicare Part D Benefit. Am J Transplant 2018; 18(6): 1502-9.

Academic and/or National Presentations

Invited lectures from the past 5 years: 

  • "History of the Immuno Bill: How it Happened." American Transplant Congress. American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons; Boston, Massachusetts. Jun 2022. 

  • "Translating results of clinical trials into practice and/or policy issues." Cutting Edge of Transplant. American Society of Transplantation; Phoenix, Arizona. Feb 2021. 

  • "Clinical Pharmacy Specialties: Organ Transplantation." National Congress. Asociatia Nationala a Farmacistilor de Spital Din Romania; Cluj, Romania. Nov 2019. 

  • "Pharmacy: Better Living Through Chemistry." American Transplant Congress. American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons; Boston, Massachusetts. Jun 2019. 

  • "Development of Clinic Transplant Pharmacist Services: Who, What, When, and Where." American Transplant Congress. American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons; Boston, Massachusetts. Jun 2019. 

  • "Tacro-what? How to Select the Right Product." Clinical Pearl at the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting. American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. Anaheim, California. Dec 2018. "Prograf vs Astagraf XL vs Envarsus XR: Which Tacrolimus is Best?" ITNS Transplant Nursing Symposium. International Transplant Nurses Society. Chicago, Illinois. Sep 2018. 

  • "Financial Concerns When Living With a Transplant or Considering Donation." AST Transplant Patient Summit. American Society of Transplantation. Held during the 2018 Transplant Games. Transplant Games of America. Salt Lake City, Utah. Aug 2018. 

  • "The ABCs of Immunosuppression Billing in the Ambulatory Care Setting." AST/ASTS American Transplant Congress. American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons; Seattle, Washington. May 2018. 

  • "Efficacy of Immunosuppression and Impact of Sex." American Transplant Congress. American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons; Seattle, Washington. May 2018. 

  • "Transplant Regulatory Requirements." Webinar produced by the American College of Clinical Pharmacy Immunology/Transplant Practice-Related Network's New Practitioner Council. Presented on May 2, 2018. 

Abstract presentations from the past 5 years: 

  • Astorga B, Loethen A, Potter L. Pre-emptive rituximab use for Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) viremia in cardiothoracic solid organ transplant recipients. Presented at the 2022 American Transplant Congress. Abstract 1015. 

  • Patolia R, Guzy R, Potter L. Systematic evaluation of immunosuppressant drug tolerability in lung transplant recipients with short telomere syndrome. Presented at the 2021 American Transplant Congress. Abstract 817. 

  • Pettit N, Nguyen V, Nguyen C, Lew A, Pisano J, Potter L. Beta-lactam allergies among solid organ transplant recipients: prevalence and association with transplant admission length of stay. Presented at the 2021 American Transplant Congress. Abstract 755. 

  • Potter L, Vargas B, Rotolo S, et al. Elexacaftor/ivacaftor/tezacaftor in lung transplant recipients: a case series. Presented at the 2021 American Transplant Congress. Abstract 192. 

  • Clark J, Potter L. Glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis in lung transplant Patients. Abstract C297. Am J Transplant 2020; 20 (suppl 3). 

  • Potter L, Garrity E. The Importance of Annual Medicare Part D Plan Evaluation. Abstract C221. Am J Transplant 2020; 20 (suppl 3). 

  • Pettit N, Nguyen C, Potter L, et al. Evaluation of Post-operative acute kidney injury with piperacillin-tazobactam combined with vancomycin for lung transplant prophylaxis. Abstract 2669. Open Forum Infect Dis Oct 2019; 6(suppl 2): S936. 

  • Nguyen C, Marrs R, Pisano J, Pettit N, Potter L. Improving perioperative prophylactic antimicrobial guideline concordance in liver and lung transplant recipients. Abstract 1103. Open Forum Infect Dis Oct 2019; 6(suppl 2): S391-2. 

  • Sullivan M, Lin J, Bag R, Potter L. Incidence of atrial arrhythmia after lung transplantation with a universal prophylaxis strategy. Presented at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the American Thoracic Society. 

  • Sullivan M, Lin J, Bag R, Potter L. Incidence of atrial arrhythmia after lung transplantation with a universal prophylaxis strategy. Presented at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the American College of Cardiology. 

  • Sullivan M, Lin J, Bag R, Potter L. Incidence of atrial arrhythmia after lung transplantation with a universal prophylaxis strategy. Abstract C269. Am J Transplant 2018; 18 (suppl 4).

  • Potter L, Garrity E. Medicare Part D plans deny coverage for off-label and off-compendia immunosuppressant use: A case series. Abstract B341. Am J Transplant 2018; 18 (suppl 4): 748.

Current Research

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