Catherine Cooke, PHARM.D., BCPS, PAHM

Catherine Cooke brings to Gorman Health Group a variety of clinical and business skill sets in the areas of Primary Care and Managed Care Pharmacy.  She provides direct patient care to Medicare members with managed pharmacy benefits and assists managed care and Medicare organizations with formulary management, disease state evaluations and outcomes research. In addition, she has launched products with pharmaceutical companies and developed push-through and pull-through strategies to increase brand product sales and market share within managed care.

Prior to joining GHG, Catherine was a Senior Clinical Education Manager for Pfizer, Inc. where she developed and implemented strategies to improve Pfizer’s portfolio in managed markets.  Previous to her term at Pfizer, Inc., Catherine was an Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy. She worked to integrate managed care practices and principles into the pharmacy curriculum and develop experiential learning sites in managed care.  Catherine still serves on the faculty at the University of Maryland as a Clinical Associate Professor.

Catherine has published several articles in peer-reviewed journals, and has been a speaker at local and national meetings and conferences.  Past awards include the “Vice President’s Management Cabinet “award for outstanding performance from Pfizer, Inc. and the “Innovative Practice Award” from the Maryland Pharmacists Association.