The University of Georgia College of Pharmacy Clinical and Administrative Pharmacy

Faculty and Staff Detail


Kalen Porter, Pharm.D., BCPS
Clinical Assistant Professor
Director, MCG/UGA Pediatric Residency Program
Clinical Administrative Pharmacy
Contact Information
Phone: (706) 721-0611
Email: kporter@mail.mcg.edu
Fax: (706) 721-3994
Office: HM-1204
Address: Medical College of Georgia
UGA Clinical Pharmacy Program, HM-1200
Augusta, GA 30912
Biosketch
Pharm.D.University of GeorgiaAthens, GA2001
Honors and Awards
Board Certification in Pharmacotherapy, 2004

Mercer University Southern School of Pharmacy Rho Chi Honor Society Teacher of the Year, 2004
Area of Expertise
Pediatrics, particularly in the areas of pulmonology (asthma and cystic fibrosis) and infectious diseases
Representative Publications
CHAPTERS IN BOOKS

Porter KB. Bone and Joint Injections. Section XIX, Case Study 35. In: Helms RA, Quan DJ, Herfindal ET, et al eds. Textbook of Therapeutics: Drug and Disease Management. 8th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2006: 2263-64. (original)

Stajich GV, Porter KB. Bone and Joint Infections. In: Helms RA, Quan DJ, Herfindal ET, et al eds. Textbook of Therapeutics: Drug and Disease Management. 8th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2006: 2049-67. (revision)

MONOGRAPHS

Pertussis Immunization Fact Pack

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Ryan GJ, Marshall LL, and Porter K. Peer, professor and self-evaluation of class participation. Active Learning in Higher Education 2007; 8: 49-61.

Porter K, Garner S. Survey of the use of corticosteroids among neonatal intensive care units for the prevention or treatment of bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Journal of Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics 2005; 10(2): 90-99.

Porter KB, Huang V, Gortney JS. Management of childhood ear infections. Drug Topics November 7, 2005: 63-72.

Porter KB. Childhood immunizations: an update for the pharmacist. US Pharmacist 2004. 29(5): 44-70.

BULLETINS/REPORTS

*Gortney JS, Porter KB. Letters to the Editor: Risk of death with nesiritide. Journal of the American Medical Association 2005; 294(8): 897-98.

Porter K. The D Test: Making the Grade for Clindamycin in the Treatment of Community-Acquired MRSA. Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Small Doses Newsletter December 2005.

Porter K. Acetylcysteine: not just an antidote anymore. Shands at the University of Florida Drugs and Therapy Bulletin 2002; 16(1).