Matthew A. Wanat, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, FCCM

Clinical Professor

Email

matthew.wanat@bcm.edu

Positions

Clinical Professor: Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research
University of Houston College of Pharmacy
Houston, Texas, United States
Cardiology/Critical Care

Clinical Instructor: Medicine-General Med/VAMC
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX, US

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Cardiac ICU: Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center

Addresses

University of Houston College of Pharmacy (Office): University of Houston College of Pharmacy
4349 Martin Luther King Blvd
Houston, TX, 77204
United States
Phone: (832) 842-8367
MAWanat@uh.edu
http://www.uh.edu/pharmacy/directory-home/csa-faculty/matthew-wanat/index.php

Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Centr (Hospital): Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Centr
Room: VAMC-Med-4th fl.
Houston, TX, 77030
United States

Education

PharmD from Northeastern University School of Pharmacy: 05/2010 - Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Residency at Houston Methodist Hospital - PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency: Houston, United States

Residency at Houston Methodist Hospital - PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency: Houston, United States

Certifications

Registered Pharmacist: Texas State Board of Pharmacy

Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist: Board of Pharmacy Specialties

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support: American Heart Association

Board Certified Critical Care Pharmacist (BCCCP): (01/01/2016); Board of Pharmacy Specialties

Honors & Awards

Board of Directors: Society of Critical Care Medicine - Texas Chapter

Excellence in Teaching Award - 2014: UH College of Pharmacy Faculty Affairs Committee

Teaching Excellence Award - 2013: Rho Chi Honor Society

Pharmacy Leadership Society: Phi Lambda Sigma

Presidential Citation: 2015 - present; Society of Critical Care Medicine

President's Circle Award ($1M + grant): University of Houston (04/2026)

Rho Chi Teaching Excellence Award: University of Houston College of Pharmacy (10/2025)

Excellence in Service Award - Teaching: Society of Critical Care Medicine - Texas Chapter (03/2020)

Young Investigator Research Award: International Society of Thrombosis and Hemostasis (03/2018)

Provost's Teaching Excellence Award: University of Houston (04/2016)

Selected Publications

Wanat MA, Fleming ML, Fernandez JM, Garey KW.. " Education, training, and academic experience of newly hired, first-time pharmacy faculty members. " Am J Pharm Educ. 2014 ;
Pubmed PMID: 24954932.
Wanat MA.. " Novel oral anticoagulants: a review of new agents. " Postgrad Med. 2013 ;
Pubmed PMID: 23933899.
Wanat MA, Garey KW.. " A blueprint for transitioning pharmacy residents into successful clinical faculty members in colleges and schools of pharmacy. " Am J Pharm Educ. 2014 ;
Pubmed PMID: 24249862.
Wanat MA, Hart SR, Putney D, Liebl MG, Chandler W.. " Alternative monitoring of argatroban using plasma-diluted thrombin time. " Ann Pharmacother. 2013 ;
Pubmed PMID: 23482736.
Wanat M, Fitousis K, Boston F, Masud F. " Comparison of Dexm edetomidine versus Propofol for Sedation in Mechanically Ventilated Patients after Cardiovascular Surgery. " Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal. 2014 ;
Wanat M, Fitousis K, Hall J, Rice L.. " PF4/heparin antibody testing and treatment of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in the intensive care unit. " Clin Appl Thromb Haemost. 2013 ;
Pubmed PMID: 22387583.
Fleming ML, Wanat MA. " To Prescribe Codeine or to not Prescribe Codeine?. " Journal of Pain and Palliative Care Pharmaco. 2014 ;
Yin E, Wanat MA, Wang E.. " ApoC[III] you later: A Review of plozasiran for the management of familial chylomicronemia syndrome. " ;
Pubmed PMID: 42249787.
Varisco TJ, Thornton D, Hussain T, Fish H, Bolin J, Dadiomov D, Essien EJ, Wanat MA, Ginsburg D, Waggener J, Bratberg JP, DiPaula B, Hill LG, PhARM-OUD Working Group.. " Addressing wholesale distributor barriers to buprenorphine access: Consensus recommendations from the PhARM-OUD expert panel. " ;
Pubmed PMID: 40727322.
The Pharmacy Access to Resourcoes and Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (PhARM-OUD) Guideline. " ;
Wanat MA, Coyle E, Varkey DA.. " Association of emotional intelligence with pharmacy students’ leadership and academic performance. " ;
Pubmed PMID: 39557212.
Wanat MA, Biju A, DeGracia CM, El-Desoky R, Wollen JT, Coyle EA, Fernandez JM, Varkey DA. " Academic pharmacy fellowship programs: An innovative solution to improving the faculty pipeline. " ;
Pubmed PMID: 37316128.
Thornton JD, Smith NZ, Olateju OA, Wanat MA, Altaie AM, Varisco TJ.. " Pharmacist intervention to improve controlled substance dispensing and use practices in Texas: a pilot study.. " ;
Varisco TJ, Patel H, Al Saadi R, Wanat MA, Thornton JD.. " Patients prefer free drug disposal options delivered by pharmacists at the point of care: results of a decision tree analysis of a national factorial vignette panel survey. " ;
Pubmed PMID: 37156066.

Memberships

American College of Clinical Pharmacy

Texas Society of Health-System Pharmacists: Educational Affairs Committee, E

Society of Critical Care Medicine: Adult Online Exam Committee

American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy

American College of Cardiology: Education Standards and Outcomes Committee

American Society of Health-System Pharmacists: Faculty Advisor