Soheyla L Mahdavian

New Pharmacy Building, Suite #347
Fall semester: Thursday • 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m., by appointment
Spring Semester: Friday • 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m., by appointment
By appointment

Fall Semester: PHA 5775 Gerontology and Nutrition Th. 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Spring Semester: PHA 4742C Patient Counseling, Education, and Advocacy Fr. 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

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Dr. Mahdavian is a Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist who received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from FAMU-CoPPS, IPH and completed a Post-Graduate Year 1 (PGY-1) Pharmacy Practice Residency through a partnership between FAMU-CoPPS, IPH and the Apalachee Center, Inc, where she gained extensive training in the management of neuropsychiatric disorders in adults and the elderly.

Upon completion of her PGY-1, Dr. Mahdavian went on to pursue a career in Academia at her Alma Mater where she provides didactic instruction in the areas of patient education, management of depression and anxiety, and therapeutics of geriatric disorders. In addition to in class teaching, Dr. Mahdavian maintains a clinical site and precepts an Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience Elective in geriatric medicine at FSU PrimaryHealth, a clinic affiliated with the Florida State College of Medicine that centers on providing services to the older, rural, minority, and underserved populations. In this role, she works as part of an interprofessional team and continuously promotes collaboration between pharmacists and providers for managing patients.

She has authored several peer-reviewed publications and poster presentations and has been invited to deliver numerous professional presentations at the local, state, and national level to pharmacists, physicians and other healthcare providers.

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•  Medication Management
• Geriatric Medicine
•  Patient and Clinician Education
•  Innovative Teaching Strategies
•  Long-distance Running
  
• Animal Welfare
  
• Dogs
  

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• Professor • 2021 - Present
  Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL
• Courtesy Associate Professor • 2020 - Present
  Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
  
• Associate Professor • 2015 - 2021
  Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL
  
• Assistant Professor • 2010 - 2015
  Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL
  
• Staff Pharmacist • 2009 - 2018
  Winn Dixie, Panhandle Area
  
•  Consultant Pharmacist • 2009 - 2016
  Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare Neuroscience Center, Tallahassee, FL
  
• Clinical Relief Pharmacist • 2009 - 2016
  Apalachee Center, Inc., Tallahassee, FL
  
• Pharmacy Intern • 2006 - 20009
  Winn Dixie, Crawfordville, FL

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Publications:

• Carter M, Renaud A, Mahdavian-Matthews S. Newly Approved Azstarys® for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). PPP Updates, 8 September 2022. McGraw Hill, 2022. Pharmacotherapy Principles & Practice.
  
  
• Vega A, Mahdavian-Matthews S, Renaud A. Lybalvi® Use in Patients with Bipolar I Disorder and Schizophrenia. PPP Updates, 9 May 2022. McGraw Hill, 2022. Pharmacotherapy Principles & Practice.
  
  
• Beckett A, Carter M, Odom K, Vega A, Javanmardi C, Cheung N, Mahdavian S. A Review on Smart Insulin Pens. Florida Pharmacy Today. 2022;85(8):10-18.
  
  
• Renaud A, Mahdavian S, Dike Smith U, Larosse-Pierre M, Carther C, Honeywell M. The Dexcom G6 Continuous Glucose Monitoring System. US Pharm. 2021;46(10):18-20.
  
  
• Renaud A, Mahdavian S, Honeywell M. Diagnostic Spotlight: Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation System. US Pharm. 2021; 46(4):46-48.
  
  
• Alexis M, Mahdavian S, Honeywell M. Diagnostic Spotlight: Liposorber LA-15 System. US Pharm. 2020;45(11):31-33.
  
  
• King N, Lo N, Desmarttes K, Honeywell M, Larose-Pierre M, Carter C, Tolbert M, Mahdavian S. Diagnostic Spotlight: Sangia Total PSA Test. US Pharm. 2020;45(4):32-36.
  
  
• Clowers M, Lo N, Smith A, Mahdavian S, Honeywell M. Diagnostic Spotlight:
  gammaCore Noninvasive Vagus Nerve Stimulator. US Pharm. 2019;44(11):33-36.
  
  
• Elsheikh S, George J, Mahdavian S, Honeywell M. Diagnostic Spotlight: BD Onclarity™ HPV Assay. US Pharm. 2019;44(5):32-36.
  
  
• Tolbert M, Mahdavian S, Honeywell M. Diagnostic Spotlight: RealTime CMV Assay. US Pharm. 2018;12(43):36-37.
  
  
• Huyghue T, Cummings T, Honeywell M, Mahdavian S, Allen E, Miller K. Diagnostic Spotlight: Aptima HBV Quant Assay. US Pharm. 2018;43(8):34-36.
  
  
• Glenn Z, Mahdavian S, Woodard T. Preparing to Provide MTM Services. Journal of Pharmacy Practice. 2015;28(1):6-9
  
  
• Agboton C, Mahdavian S, Singh A, Ghazvini P, Hill A, Sweet R. Impact of nighttime donepezil administration on sleep in the older adult population: A retrospective study. The Mental Health Clinician Clin. 2014;4(5):257-9. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.9740/mhc.n222761.
  
  
• Sweet R, Mahdavian S, Singh A, Ghazvini P, McKinnon T, Jones D. An update on the management of systemic lupus erythematosus. Journal of Hematological Malignancies, 2013; 3(2):16-23.
  
  
• Adunlin G, Mahdavian S. The Effectiveness of Pharmacist Interventions on Asthma Management: A Systematic Review. Journal of Asthma & Allergy Educators. 2012;3: 264-273
  
  
• Mahdavian S, Woodard T, Ghazvini P, Singh A (2012). Clinical Management of Atopic Dermatitis, Atopic Dermatitis - Disease Etiology and Clinical Management, Dr. Jorge Esparza-Gordillo (Ed.), ISBN: 978-953-51-0110-9, InTech, Available from: http://www.intechopen.com/books/atopic-dermatitis-disease-etiology-and-clinical-management/clinicalmanagement- of-atopicdermatitis.
  
  
• Solimon M, Mahdavian S, Honeywell M, Welch, T. Bipolar II Disorder in Adults: A Review of Management Options. US Pharm. 2011;36(11):HS17-HS24.
  
  
• Singh A, Hill A, Ghazvini P, Patel J, Mahdavian S. Ramelteon Treatment of Insomnia. Journal of Pharmacy Technology. 2010;26:203-12
  
  
• Mahdavian S, Dike U, Bryant A, Davidson C, Hill A, Ghazvini P. Multiple Sclerosis: A Supplement on the Disease State, Current Therapies, and Investigational Treatments. Journal of Pharmacy Practice. 2010;23(2):91-100
  
  
• Mahdavian S, Hill A, Ghazvini P. The Role of a Clinical Pharmacist in a Memory Disorder Clinic Revisited. Submitted to The Consultant Pharmacist (October 2009)

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• Florida Pharmacy Association (FPA) Upsher Smith Excellence in Innovation Award Recipient • 2023
  
• Florida A&M University, College of Pharmacy Torchbearer Award Recipient • 2022
  
• Florida A&M University, College of Pharmacy Torchbearer Award Recipient • 2020
  
• Florida A&M University, College of Pharmacy Torchbearer Award Recipient • 2019
  
• Student Society of Health-System Pharmacy (SSHP) Advisor Certificate of Appreciation • 2017
  
• Florida A&M University, College of Pharmacy Teacher of the Year Recipient • 2016
  
• Student Society of Health-System Pharmacy (SSHP) Advisor Certificate of Appreciation • 2016
  
• Florida A&M University, College of Pharmacy Teacher of the Year Recipient • 2013

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•  PHA 4742C Patient Counseling, Education, and Advocacy
  
• PHA 4769 Self-Care and Pharmacotherapy Management
  
• PHA 5617C Pre-APPE Performance Skills & Lab
  
• PHA 5631 Patient Care II
  
• PHA 5631L Patient Care II Skills Lab
• PHA 5651 Advanced Pharmacy Practice Elective I (Geriatric Medicine)
  
• PHA 5652 Advanced Pharmacy Practice Elective II (Geriatric Medicine)
  
• PHA 5653 Advanced Pharmacy Practice Elective III (Geriatric Medicine)
  
• PHA 5775 Gerontology and Nutrition
  
• PHA 5919L Clinical Seminar & Research Methods
  

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