Oral Anticoagulation Therapy (PDF)

Katie Kiser, Pharm.D., BCACP received her Bachelor of Science in Biology from King University in Bristol, Tennessee and her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of North Carolina School of Pharmacy in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.  She completed her postgraduate year-one residency with emphasis in ambulatory care at Moses Cone Health System in Greensboro, North Carolina and her postgraduate year-tworesidency in ambulatory care at the University of North Carolina Hospitals in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.  Dr. Kiser is faculty at South College School of Pharmacy in Knoxville, Tennessee and previously taught at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy in Baltimore, Maryland.

Dr. Kiser has over 10 years of clinical and teaching experience in anticoagulation management and is a Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties certified Ambulatory Care Pharmacist.    Dr. Kiser has practiced primarily in the outpatient clinical setting and served as the Director of the UHC Antithrombosis Clinic in Baltimore, Maryland from 2010 - 2014.  Her current clinical practice is at NHC HealthCare in Farragut, Tennessee where she serves as a consultant pharmacist and specializes in oral anticoagulant management in a diverse rehabilitation and long term care population. 

Dr. Kiser is an Associate Editor and co-founder of iForumRx.org which is an interactive web-based community designed to inform ambulatory care clinicians about high-quality, practice-changing evidence.   Dr. Kiser is highly involved with the American College of Clinical Pharmacy and has served in local and national leadership positions  She has written chapters in a leading pharmacy textbook and has participated in clinical research and written many peer-reviewed articles on anticoagulation, health literacy, the scholarship of teaching, and other topics. 

“The purpose is to introduce cardiologists to several aspects of anticoagulation therapy, including pharmacotherapy and clinical management. … This book is intended for practicing cardiologists and cardiology fellows. … This is a high quality book. It is quite useful for its readability and for its illustrations. Compared to other similar books on this topic, this one is preferable because it is clearly written and highlights key points well.” (Daniel Garcia, Doody’s Book Reviews, August, 2017)