Irving Steinberg, Pharm.D.

Associate Professor
Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Economics & Policy

Phone: 323-226-5748
Fax: 323-226-4380
Email: isteinbe@hsc.usc.edu

Research Interest
Pediatric Pharmacotherapeutics, Toxicology and Critical Care, Pharmacokinetics & Pharmacodynamics, Infectious Diseases, Antibiotic Resistance, Maternal-Fetal Pharmacology, Legal/Forensic Medicine & Pharmacology

Biography
Dr. Irving Steinberg has been with USC since 1985, and is the Director of the Division of Pediatric Pharmacotherapy in the Department of Pediatrics at the LAC+USC Medical Center, and is Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Pediatrics at the USC School of Pharmacy and Keck School of Medicine. Dr. Steinberg is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, where he completed his residency and an endowed fellowship in infectious diseases and pharmacokinetics. He maintains a very busy clinical consultation practice with bedside teaching of medical residents, and represents the Department of Pediatrics and the School of Pharmacy on the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, and on the Antimicrobial Subcommitee. He has published and presented numerous scientific papers on the pharmacokinetics and dynamics of anti-infectives, and on antibiotic resistance and appropriate utilization. He has also published in the areas of cardiovascular medicine and seizure disorders. Areas of research emphasis include predicitve performance of pharmacokinetic models for dosing in children and novel pharmacotherapeutic applications of drugs such as amphotericin and erythromycin in neonates. This diversity in areas of expertise is reflected in his programmatic efforts and teaching, from bedside to classroom, at USC. He has trained numerous pediatric pharmacotherapy residents & fellows who have gone on to distinguished careers. Additionally, Dr. Steinberg is a noted national speaker for many physician and pharmacist audiences. He has given hundreds of lectures and continuing education programs to physicians and pharmacists in 33 states in the US, and is a most sought-after speaker and educator.

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Selected Projects/Publications
Steinberg I: Binding characteristics of angiotensin receptor blockers. Drug Benefit Trends 12(Suppl. E):11-16, 2000.

Steinberg I: Clinical use of antibiotics: Judging judicious use. American Journal of Managed Care 6(23 Suppl):S1178-S1188, 2000.

Cao A, Steinberg I, Gill MA: Adult seizure disorders: New antiepileptic drug treatments. California Pharmacist 48(April):14-22, 2001.