Hesham Al-Sallami is an associate professor of clinical pharmacy practice. He joined the college in 2024 and teaches into the undergradaute, PharmD, and master’s pharmacy programmes.

Originally from Yemen, I trained as a clinical pharmacist in New Zealand and obtained a master’s in clinical pharmacy practice from the University of Otago. I have 16 years’ experience in clinical pharmacy/pharmacotherapeutics teaching, practice, and research.

I hold a PhD (University of Otago) in quantitative clinical pharmacology and pharmacometrics. My research interests include drug dose individualisation in special populations, with a focus on paediatrics and in obesity. My work involves the development of dosing guidelines and dose calculation tools for medicine dosing in special populations.

I have a particular interest in the pharmacotherapeutics of cardiovascular, coagulation, and endocrine diseases. This interest stems from my research expertise and experience in drug dosing related to these conditions. I have also developed, taught, assessed, and evaluated topics in clinical pharmacokinetics, and I have a particular interest in clinical PK modelling and therapeutic drug monitoring.

In terms of service, I was involved in the development of a modular BPharm curriculum and was a member of the undergraduate programmes, curriculum review, postgraduate programmes, research, and admission committees. I held the role of associate dean in pharmacy practice and admissions and I have experience in aligning student selection and admissions with the needs of the pharmacy health workforce in New Zealand.

My other notable service role is being a clinical pharmacology expert advisor to healthcare regulatory agencies. The role involved reviewing dose selection and dosing in special populations of new drugs entering the Oceania markets.