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Sean Hennessy, PharmD, PhD

Professor of Epidemiology in Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Department: Biostatistics and Epidemiology

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University of Pennsylvania
423 Guardian Drive
803 Blockley Hall
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6021
Office: 215-898-9112
Fax: 215-573-5315
Education:
BS (Pharmacy)
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science, 1989.
PharmD (Clinical Pharmacy)
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science, 1990.
MSCE (Clinical Epidemiology)
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1996.
PhD (Epidemiology with Biostatistics minor)
University of Pennsylvania, 2002.
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Selected Publications

Vo T-T1, Roy S, Ye T, Erterfaie A, Pham Nguyen TP, Flory J, Leonard CE, Small DS and Hennessy S: Effect of exogenous testosterone on cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, and thromboembolic adverse events: Results of three complementary research designs. American Journal of Epidemiology 2025 (forthcoming).

Dublin S, Albertson-Junkans L, Pham Nguyen TP, Pavon JM, Hastings SN, Maciejewski ML, Willis A, Zepel L, Hennessy S, Albers KB, Mowery D, Clark AG, Thomas S, Steinman MA, Boyd CM, Bayliss EA: Defining key deprescribing measures from electronic health data: A multisite data harmonization project. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2024 (https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.19280).

Zhang H, Miano TA, Bilker WB, Leonard CE, Hennessy S: Grace periods and exposure misclassification in self-controlled case-series studies of drug-drug interactions. American Journal of Epidemiology 2024 (https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwae231).

Chodick G, Rotem RS, Miano TA, Bilker WB, Hennessy S: Adherence with statins and all-cause mortality in days with high temperature. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety 2024 (https://doi.org/10.1002/pds.5817).

Nguyen TPP, Leonard CE, Brensinger CM, Bilker WB, Chung S, Horn J, Bogar K, Miano TA, Hennessy S : Concomitant use of oral anticoagulants with oral dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors and serious bleeding events. Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics 2024 (https://doi.org/10.1002/cpt.3442).

Chen C, Hennessy S, Brensinger CM, Miano TA, Bilker WB, Dublin S, Chung SP, Horn JR, Tiwari A, Leonard CE: Comparative risk of injury with concurrent use of opioids and skeletal muscle relaxants. Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics 2024 (https://doi.org/10.1002/cpt.3248).

Flannery DD, Barboza AZ, Mukhopadhyay S, Gerber JS, McDonough M, Shu D, Hennessy S, Wade KC, Puopolo KM: Antibiotic use among extremely low birth-weight infants from 2009 to 2021: a retrospective observational study. Archives of Disease in Childhood-Fetal and Neonatal Edition 2024 (doi:10.1136/archdischild-2023- 326734).

Acton A, Hennessy S, Gelfand M, Leonard CE, Bilker W, Shu D, Willis A, Kasner S. : Thinking three-dimensionally: A self- and externally-controlled approach to screening for drug-drug-drug interactions among high-risk populations. Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics 2024 (doi:10.1002/cpt.3310).

Chu PY, Edmondson EK, Flory JH, Huang J, Hennessy S: Risk of hypoglycemia associated with concomitant use of insulin secretagogues and ACE inhibitors in adults with type 2 diabetes: A systematic review. Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics 2024 ( https://doi.org/10.1002/cpt.3530).

Chen C, Miano TA, Brensinger CM, Leonard CE, Bilker WB, Hennessy S.: Risk of opioid overdose associated with concomitant use of methadone and statins. Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics 2024 ( https://doi.org/10.1002/cpt.3479).

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