Jim Herbst, PharmD, BCPPS
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Jim Herbst, PharmD, BCPPS is an advanced patient care pharmacist at a nationally ranked pediatric acute care teaching hospital. Dr Herbst received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the Ohio State University in 2012. He started his clinical career as an inpatient patient care pharmacist covering the neurology and complex care services, before transitioning to a pediatric neurology ambulatory care clinic in 2019.
Dr Herbst's areas of interest in pediatric neurology include treatment-resistant pediatric epilepsy, infantile spasms, the ketogenic diet, and neuroimmunology. He has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed pharmacy and neurology journals, including Neurology, Epilepsia, and the Journal of the American Pharmacists Association. Dr Herbst is board certified as a pediatric pharmacy specialist.
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Articles by Jim Herbst, PharmD, BCPPS
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