Derek M. Burns, PharmD, BCPS, BCSCP, DPLA, is a clinical pharmacist and the pharmacy manager for Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers in Denver, Colorado. Within his current role, Dr. Burns provides oversight of pharmacy services for 13 infusion centers and one of the largest accredited specialty pharmacies within US Oncology. In addition to managing the pharmacy team, he serves as a committee member of the US Oncology Network’s USP 800 and Pharmacy Operations Sub-Committees.
He is dedicated to improving the standard of pharmacy care through leadership, innovation, safety, and efficiency, while maximizing the value provided to the patient. His vision is to consistently empower teams to optimize performance, cultivate engagement, and to continue rejecting the status quo.
He is highly involved with the Colorado Pharmacy Society as an executive committee member of the Academy of Health-System Pharmacists and serves on its legislative committee. He previously served in a similar capacity for the Montana Pharmacy Association and was nominated as an American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) House of Delegates representative.
Dr. Burns earned his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana. He is board certified in pharmacotherapy and sterile compounding and completed the ASHP Pharmacist Leadership Academy in 2016.