The Skaggs School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences

Nathan Painter

Dr. Nathan Painter graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University/Medical College of Virginia School of Pharmacy in 2003 with his PharmD and completed an Ambulatory Care Specialty Residency in Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in 2004 at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia.

Dr. Painter served on faculty at the school of pharmacy at Loma Linda University from 2005 to 2009. He developed ambulatory care services at an indigent clinic and began the process of establishing a clinic dispensary. As part of a collaborative practice agreement, Dr. Painter managed patients with various chronic diseases, including diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and asthma. He coordinated the therapeutics course on endocrine diseases as well as an elective on diabetes. He precepted pharmacy students in all professional years at LLU School of Pharmacy. He is board certified as a Diabetes Educator through the National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators. In addition, he is certified in Pharmaceutical Care for Patients with Diabetes, and Immunization Delivery.

Dr. Painter joined the faculty at the UCSD Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in September 2009 where he will be teaching in the Pharmacy Practice courses and practicing at UCSD Family Medicine Clinics.