Khalid M. Kamal , PhD

Department Chair and Professor

Organization:

West Virginia University School of Pharmacy

Department:

Pharmaceutical Systems & Policy

Classification:

Faculty

• BPharm, University of Bombay, 1994
• MPharm, University of Bombay, 1996
• PhD, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Major Area: Health Economics and Outcomes Research, West Virginia University, School of Pharmacy, 2005

Research Publications (Since 2020)

Jeun K, Kamal KM, Adhikari K, Nolfi D, Zacker C. A systematic review of real-world effectiveness, economic and humanistic impacts of oral antipsychotics among patients with schizophrenia in the United States: updating the evidence and gaps. Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy (Accepted)

Kido K, Fang W, Broscious R, Colvin BM, Kamal KM, Bianco C, Caccamo M, Felpel K, Sokos G.

Evaluating a pharmacists-providers collaborative iron deficiency treatment clinic in heart failure service. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy. 2023 Jun 27:zxad149. doi: 10.1093/ajhp/zxad149. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37368751.

Mauskopf J, Kamal KM. Drug pricing throughout the product lifecycle: a work in progress. Value in Health. 2023; S1098-3015(23)00019-0.

Alwhaibi M, Alhawassi T, Balkhi B, Alaloola N, Almomen A, Alhossan A, Alyousif S, Almadi B, Bin Essa M, Kamal KM. To examine the prevalence of burnout among healthcare professionals; analyze the association of depression and burnout among healthcare professionals, and explore the factors related to burnout. Healthcare. 2022;10(12):2447.

Siddiqui Z, Dhumal T, Patel J, LeMasters T, Almony A, Kamal KM. Cost Impact of Different Treatment Regimens of Brolucizumab in Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Budget Impact Analysis. Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy. 2022;28(12):1350-1364.

Choksi E; Mukherjee K; Kamal KM, Salazar R, Yocom S. Length of Stay, Cost, and Outcomes related to Traumatic Subdural Hematoma in inpatient setting in the United States. Brain Injury.2022; 36(10-11):1237-1246.

Kamal KM*, Chiumente M, Nakagawa S, Giannetti V, Marlin T. Disposal practices for unused and expired medications: Pilot data from three cities in three countries. German Medical Science Health Innovation and Technologies.2022;16:1-7; doi:10.3205/hta000133

Kido K, Bailey C, Rachael B, Sydney B, George S; Kamal KM. Economic Impact of Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacists in an Advanced Heart Failure Clinic. Annals of Pharmacotherapy (Published Online). https://doi.org/10.1177/10600280221075755

Rao D, Giannetti V, Kamal KM, Covvey JR, Tomko JR. Pharmacist Views Regarding the Prescription Opioid Epidemic. Substance Use and Misuse 2021, doi: 10.1080/10826084.2021 

Mehta Z, Kamal KM, Miller R, Covvey J, Giannetti V. Adherence to Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR) Modulators: Analysis of a National Specialty Pharmacy Database. Journal of Drug Assessment. 2021;10(1):62-67.

Rao D, Giannetti V, Kamal KM, Covvey JR, Tomko J. The relationship between knowledge, attitudes, and practices of community pharmacists regarding persons with substance use disorders, Substance Abuse, 2020 DOI:10.1080/08897077.2020.1809605

Alzahrani AA, Alwhaibi MA, Asiri YA, Kamal KM, Alhawassi TM. Description of pharmacists’ reported interventions to prevent prescribing errors among in hospital inpatients: a cross sectional retrospective study. BMC Health Services Research 2021;21:432

Dhumal T, Giannetti V, Kamal KM, Freyder P, Kulkarni A, Desai G, Covvey JR. Patient satisfaction with substance use disorder rehabilitation services: a qualitative study. The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11414-020-09705-5

Teaching Publications (Since 2020)

Leak R, Soundara-Manickam D, Hu X, Chen J, Kamal KM, & Meng W. Part I: Before you apply for that faculty position. CNS Neuroscience and Therapeutics. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1111/cns.14359.

Leak R, Soundara-Manickam D, Hu X, Chen J, Kamal KM, & Meng W. Part II: After you accept that faculty position. CNS Neuroscience and Therapeutics. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1111/cns.14390.

Kido K, Slain D, Kamal KM, Lee J. Adapting the Layered Learning Model to a Virtual International Exchange Program. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning (Accepted)

Kamal KM. Pharmacoeconomic Research. In: Aparasu R, Bentley J, Pate A, ed. Student Handbook for Pharmacy Practice Research. McGraw Hill: 2022:419-443.

Khalid M. Kamal, M. Pharm., Ph.D. is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Pharmaceutical Systems and Policy at West Virginia University School of Pharmacy. He completed his Bachelors in Pharmacy (1994) and Masters in Pharmacology (1996) from Bombay College of Pharmacy, Mumbai, India and received his PhD in Health Outcomes Research (2005) from the Department of Pharmaceutical Systems and Policy, West Virginia University. Prior to joining West Virginia University, Dr. Kamal was a tenured professor at Duquesne University School of Pharmacy (2005-2020). He has been a Visiting Professor teaching pharmacoeconomics and decision modeling courses at institutions such as Kobe Gakuin University in Kobe, Japan and King Saud University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Dr. Kamal has also been involved in establishing international faculty and student exchange programs in Japan, India, and Saudi Arabia.

Dr. Kamal's primary research and teaching interests have been pharmacoeconomics, patient-reported outcomes research, and improving quality of care using real-world data sources such as electronic medical records and specialty pharmacy data. Over the years, his research has focused on issues such as cost-effectiveness of treatments, quality of life, productivity costs, economic burden of diseases, and issues related to quality of care in chronic and rare conditions. Dr. Kamal's scholarship has yielded over 75 peer-reviewed publications and three research-based book chapters. He has also disseminated his work via 130 research presentations at national and international meetings. Among his awards are the 2010 Duquesne University School of Pharmacy Faculty Award for outstanding contributions in teaching, research, and service; best poster award at the 2021 meeting of the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) Nexus, top poster award at the 2015 annual meeting & Expo of National Association of Specialty Pharmacy (NASP); second prize in the student research presentation category at the 2014 annual meeting of Drug Information Association (DIA); best paper award at the 2010 annual meeting of the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) and the 2006 Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals Graduate Student Award.

As a member of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) since 2000, Dr. Kamal has held several leadership positions and volunteer roles and actively contributed to ISPOR’s mission and activities. Dr. Kamal currently serves as the Associate Editor of Value in Health, the flagship journal of ISPOR. In the past, he has served as the Chair of the Faculty Advisory Council (2019-2023); as a member of the Health Science Policy Council and Education Council; Co-Chair of the Oncology Special Interest Group (2016-2019); Faculty Advisor of Duquesne University ISPOR Student Chapter (2006-2020) and as a co-Guest Editor on a Themed Issue on Prescription Drug Pricing published in Value in Health in March, 2023. Outside of ISPOR, Dr. Kamal currently serves on the Editorial Advisory Board of the Journal of Managed Care and Specialty Pharmacy (2023-2026), the flagship journal of the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy; as a Board of Director for Attawheed Islamic Center in Carnegie, PA (2022-2025); and as a Faculty Advisor of WVU AMCP Student Chapter.