Ahmed Saleh Kenawy, M.Sc., M.Ed., B.Pharm.

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Graduate Student

Entry into the Program: Fall 2022

Pronouns: He/Him

Advising Professor(s): Dr. Chanhyun Park

Education

  • Master of Education in Quantitative Methods, The University of Texas at Austin
  • M.Sc. in Clinical Pharmacy, Queen's University Belfast
  • B.Sc. in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cairo University

Research Interests

  • Clinical Outcomes, Methodological & Statistical Research, Pharmacoepidemiology, Real World Data & Information Systems

Publications

  • Kenawy A.S., Baffoe, J.O. & Park, C. Change in Adherence to Oral Antidiabetic Medications Before and After Prostate Cancer Diagnosis: A Group-Based Trajectory Modeling Approach. Clin Drug Investig (2026). 
  • Kenawy AS, Liu Y, Aiyeolemi A, Okoye G, Park C. Real-World Evidence on the Association of Novel Antidiabetic Medication Use with Cancer Risk and Protective Effects: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis. Therapeutic Advances in Drug Safety. 2025;16. DOI:10.1177/20420986251335214 
  • Le N, Han S, Kenawy AS, Kim Y, Park C. Machine Learning-Based Prediction of Unplanned Readmission Due to Major Adverse Cardiac Events among Hospitalized Patients with Blood Cancers. Cancer Control. 2025;32. DOI:10.1177/10732748251332803 
  • Park C, Liu Y, Kenawy AS, Lin Y, Heo J. Cardiovascular Adverse Events and Associated Costs of CDK4/6 Inhibitors in Patients with Breast Cancer. Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. 2025. DOI:10.6004/jnccn.2025.7001
  • Guerra S, Lin K, Kenawy AS, Park C, Stewart M. Assessing Prescribing Patterns of Nonstatins as Add-on Therapy for Secondary Prevention in a Federally Qualified Health Center. Pharmacy. 2025;13(5):129. DOI:10.3390/pharmacy13050129 
  • Lai, J.H., Kenawy, A.S., Aiyeolemi, A.A., et al. Real-World Effectiveness of Monoclonal Antibodies for Patients with Multiple Myeloma: A Systematic Literature Review. Value in Health 2023; 26(6) 
  • Afifi, M.K., Kenawy, A.S., El Demellawy, H.H. et al. Optimization of osteoporosis and osteopenia management among renal transplant recipients. Futur J Pharm Sci 2021; 7 (230) 
  • AbdElhalim MS , Kenawy AS, El Demellawy HH , Azouz AA, et al. The impact of omeprazole on mycophenolate pharmacokinetics in kidney transplant recipients. Kidney Research and Clinical Practice 2020; 39(4): 479-486
  • Alghanem SS, Soliman MM, Alibrahim AA, Gheith O, Kenawy AS and Awad A. Monitoring Tacrolimus Trough Concentrations During the First Year After Kidney Transplantation: A National Retrospective Cohort Study. Frontiers of  Pharmacology 2020; 11:566638. 
  • Sadon AA, Kenawy AS, Abdelsalam AH, Attia HM. Pirfenidone vs nintedanib for treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in clinical practice: efficacy, tolerability, and adverse effects. Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis  2020; 69(3):549-559
  • Kenawy AS, Kett V. The impact of electronic prescription on reducing medication errors in an Egyptian outpatient clinic. International Journal of Medical Informatics 2019; 127: 80-87.
  • Kenawy AS, Gheith O, Al-Otaibi T, Othman N, Abo Atya H, Al-Otaibi M, Nagy MS. Medication compliance and lifestyle adherence in renal transplant recipients in Kuwait. Patient Preference and Adherence 2019; 2019(13): 1477-1486.

Presentations

  • Kenawy AS, Park C. Change in Adherence to Oral Antidiabetic Medications Before and After Prostate Cancer Diagnosis: A Group-Based Trajectory Modeling Approach. Pharmacy Research Excellence Day, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX (April 8, 2025) 
  • Guerra A, Litten K, Kenawy AS, Park C, Stewart M. Assessing Prescribing Patterns for Ezetimibe as Add-On Therapy to Statins for Secondary Prevention in a Federally Qualified Health Center. ASHP's Midyear Clinical Meeting, New Orleans, LA (December 8-12, 2024)
  • Le N, Han S, Kenawy AS, Kim Y, Park C. Machine Learning-Based Prediction of Unplanned Readmission Due to Major Adverse Cardiac Events among Hospitalized Patients with Blood Cancers. UT Austin and MD Anderson Collaborative Summit, Austin, TX (September 26-27, 2024)
  • Kenawy AS, Liu Y, Aiyeolemi AA, Park, C et al. Association Between Classes of Antidiabetic Medications and Their Potential Risk or Protective Effects on Cancer: A Network Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies. ISPOR 2024, Atlanta, GA, USA. (May 5-8, 2024) 
  • Lai J, Kenawy AS, Aiyeolemi AA et al. Real-world Effectiveness of Monoclonal Antibodies for Patients with Multiple Myeloma: A Systematic Literature Review. ISPOR 2023, Boston, MA, USA. (May 7-10, 2023)
  • Kenawy AS, Ghaith O, AlOtaiby T et al.  Medication compliance and lifestyle adherence in renal transplant recipients in Kuwait. Mesot 2018, Ankara, Turkey. (Sept. 5-7, 2018)
  • Ghaith AS, Kenawy AS, AlOtaiby T et al. Comparison of compliance of kidney transplant recipients to their medications and recommended lifestyle in transplant centers in the Middle East.  Mesot 2018, Ankara, Turkey. (Sept. 5-7, 2018)
  • Abd El Halim M, Kenawy AS, Ghaith O et al. The impact of proton pump inhibitors on Mycophenolate pharmacokinetics in kidney transplant recipients. Esot 2019, Copenhagen, Denmark. (Sept. 15-18, 2019) 

Internships

  • HEOR Intern - Epilepsy and Rare Syndromes - UCB (Summer 2026)

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Why UTCOP HOD?

  • I chose UTCOP HOD because of diversity of scientific research interests, solid curriculum, and didactic training.