- ASHP Best Practices Award, 2016
- 29th Annual College Alumni and Friends Golf Outing Honoree, 2015
- Healthcare Heroes Award – Honorable Mention, 2013
- Visiting Professor, 2012 - 2012
- Distinguished Practitioner and Fellow, 2011
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- Jack L. Beal Post baccalaureate Alumni Award, 2010
- Donation made by Daniel Cobaugh, PharmD in my honor to the American Society of Health-system Pharmacists (ASHP) Research and Education Foundation., 2009
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) CQI Fair Collaboration Award (effort recognized for work across PUH, SHY and other UPMC campuses) Quality Cup Winner. “The ‘Smart’ Pump: Technology for Safer IV Medication Administration at UPMC.”, 2009
- Faculty Honoree, Honors Convocation, 2008
- The Clifton J. Latiolais Award, 2007
- Recipient of the Institute for Safe Medication Practices Cheers Award., 2006
- Faculty Honoree, Honors Convocation, 2005
- UPMC Presbyterian President’s Award for Patient Safety, “Positive Patient Identification Safety Program (PPID) for Medication Administration.”, 2005
- Faculty Honoree, Honors Convocation, 2004
- Recipient of the Hospital and Health System Association of Pennsylvania Achievement Award for the project titled “Impact of hospital pharmacist and technician pharmaceutical care teams.”, 2004
- UPMC Presbyterian Quality Improvements President’s Award, “Promoting Optimal Use of Antimicrobials through Implementation of an Antibiotic Management Program.”, 2004
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) CQI Fair Award. Quality Improvement Winner – UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside, First Place, “Improving Pharmacy Services by Implementing a Decentralized Pharmaceutical Care Model,”, 2003
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) CQI Fair Award. Quality Improvement Winner – UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside, Second Place, “New Physician Order Sheet,”, 2003
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) CQI Fair Award. People’s Choice Award – UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside, “Improving Pharmacy Services by Implementing a Decentralized Pharmaceutical Care Model,”, 2003
- Recipient of the Sixth Annual Cheers Award from the Institute for Safe Medication Practices for leading region-wide medication safety efforts., 2003
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) CQI Fair Award. Presidential Performance Improvement Award, Second Place, “Improving Medication Error Reporting: A Medication Patient Safety Initiative,”, 2002
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) CQI Fair Award.Presidential Performance Improvement Award – Third Place, “Using Adverse Event and Medication Error Data to Design Safe Medication Practices.”, 2002
- 3rd Place. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Performance Improvement, “Promotion of Pneumococcal Vaccination Through a Hospital-Based Immunization Program,”, 2001
- UPMC Shadyside CQI Fair Awards. 1st Place, “Improving Accuracy of Pharmacy Dispensing with Robotic Technology,”, 2001
- National Hospital Pharmacy Quality Improvement Award, Honorable Mention, “Promotion of Pneumococcal Vaccination Through a Hospital-Based Immunization Program.”, 2001
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) CQI President’s Performance Improvement Award, “Conscious sedation quality improvement.”, 1998
- Fellow, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (FASHP), 1993
