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Shannon L. Fitzgerald
Pharm.D. Pharmacist & ToxicologistDr. Shannon Fitzgerald is a toxicologist and pharmacist with extensive experience in pharmaceutical and environmental science. She works in education and consults on both pharmaceutical and environmental science matters.
About Shannon Fitzgerald
Dr. Fitzgerald earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Howard University College of Pharmacy. She then earned her master’s in toxicology through a consortium between the Centro de Investigaciones Biòlogicas del Noroeste, S.C. in La Paz, Mexico and San Diego State University.
During her master’s program, she worked with sea turtles for 3 years and completed her thesis in Spanish. That research earned her a publication in the journal Biometals. She also completed a month-long internship in Bethel, Alaska, focusing on herbs and their medicinal purposes under the guidance of Kevin Jernigan, a topic that continues to shape her work today.
Before entering pharmacy school, she worked as a toxicologist and environmental specialist for the State of Alaska. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
A respected figure in her field, she brings expertise across multiple professional communities. Dr. Fitzgerald is a member of the International Association of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Clinical Toxicology, the Washington Metropolitan Society of Health-System Pharmacists and the American College of Clinical Pharmacy.
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