Todd Brothers, Pharm.D., BCCCP, BCPS

  • Clinical Associate Professor
  • Office: 244R
  • Phone: 401.874.2848
  • Email: tbrothers@uri.edu
  • Office Location: Avedisian Hall, 7 Greenhouse Road, Kingston, RI, 02881
  • ResearchGate

Biography

Dr. Todd Brothers, a graduate of MCPHS – Boston, is a Clinical Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice in the College of Pharmacy at the University of Rhode Island and is a board-certified clinical pharmacist, specializing in pharmacotherapy, pharmacogenomics, and adult critical care medicine. His professional experience has ranged from ambulatory and community-based care to his current position in academia with an acute care focus. 

Didactically he delivers content in the Doctor of Pharmacy curriculum in the areas of pharmacogenomics, infectious diseases, advanced cardiology, renal, pulmonary, and other critical care diseases. His scholarship focuses on the use of artificial intelligence, particularly the clinical application of machine learning algorithms to improve clinical and healthcare quality outcomes. 

Dr. Brothers is an active member within the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM), the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP), and the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP). He serves as the Co-Chair to The Executive Office of Health and Human Services, Rhode Island Medicaid Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee as well as the Faculty advisor to the Mu Chapter of the Pharmacy Leadership Society, Phi Lambda Sigma (PLS). 

He maintains a critical care and internal medicine clinical consultation service at Roger Williams Medical Center located in Providence, Rhode Island.  

Education

Doctor of Pharmacy, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences- Boston, 2002

Certifications

ACCP Certification: Pharmacogenomics, 2019   
Board Certification: Critical Care (7151992), 2018  
Board Certification: Pharmacotherapy (3100109), 2010

Selected Publications

Wen X, Otoo MN, Tang J, Brothers T, Ward KE, Asal N, Meador KJ. Angiotensin Receptor Blockers for Hypertension and Risk of Epilepsy. JAMA Neurology. 2024 Jun 17:e241714. 

Wen X, Brothers T, Ward K, Kogut S. Reducing the Risks of Prenatal Opioid Exposure in Children. BMJ 2024;384:q803.  

Brothers T, Furtado M, Al-Mamun MA. Thiamine Utilization and the Lack of Prescribing Standardization: A Critical Examination. Alcohol. 2024 Jun;117:11-19. 

Mbous Y, Brothers T, Al-Mamun M. Medication Regimen Complexity Index Score at Admission as a Predictor of Inpatient Outcomes: A Machine Learning Approach. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023; 20(4):3760.            

Brothers T, Strock J, LeMasters TJ, Pawasauskas J, Reed RC and Al-Mamun MA.  Survival and Recovery Modeling of Acute Kidney Injury in Critically Ill Adults. SAGE Open Medicine 2022;(10):1-13.      

Oluwadolapo L, Gold J, Murthy A, Brothers T, et al. Rate and Risk Factors Associated with Prolonged Opioid Use After Surgery. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. JAMA Network Open 2020;3(6):e207367. 

Honors and Awards

Top 5% ISPOR Finalist Research Award Recipient, 2024
APPE Preceptor of the Year- University of Rhode Island, 2013
Rhode Island Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists- New Clinical Pharmacy Practitioner of the Year, 2007
Excellence in Clinical Pharmacy Practice- Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences- Boston, 2002