Yogesh Vohra, Pharm.D., M.S.

Yogesh Vohra

Graduate Student

Entry into the Program: Fall 2016

Pronouns: He/Him

Advising Professor(s): Dr. Carolyn Brown

Education

  • M.S. Pharmaceutical Sciences – Health Outcomes, University of Texas at Austin
  • Pharm.D., Manipal University 

Research Interests

  • Patient-Centered Research, Patient-Reported Outcomes, Real World Data & Information Systems, Social Determinants of Health

Publications

  • Coleman, A., Vohra, Y., Rascati, K., Kubes, S., & Moffett, B. (2021). Antibiotic Utilization and Efficacy Associated with Treating Pediatric Urinary Tract Infections in Texas Medicaid Patients in the First Year of Life. The Pediatric infectious disease journal, 40(11), 993-996.
  • Brown, C. M., Richards, K. M., Vohra, Y., Kanu, C., Stevens, L., Sasane, R., ... & McAneny, B. (2021). Evaluation of access to care issues in patients with breast cancer. Journal of Medical Economics, 24(1), 38-45. 
  • Ji Haeng Heo, Somraj Ghosh, Yogesh Vohra, Karen Rascati, The Effect of Short-acting Beta2-agonists on Arrhythmia for Pediatric Patients with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia and Congenital Heart Disease. CHEST (Manuscript under preparation)
  • Yogesh Vohra, Vinay Patidar, Aaron Alexander, Girish Thunga, Sreedharan Nair, Vijay Narayana Kunhikatta, Raviraja Acharya, Swathi Bhatt, Kesia Shaji Oomen, Alekhya Lavu, and Akansha Kumar. Knowledge and Awareness of Diabetes Mellitus among Patients in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Southern India. Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological, and Chemical Sciences, January - February 2016, 7(1), 425- 428. ISSN 0975-8585 
  • Parvathy Menon, Srikanth Nambiar Girish Thunga, Vinay Patidar, Kanav Khera, Yogesh Vohra. Clinical Presentation of Abdominal Tuberculosis in Indian Scenario: A Retrospective Study. Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological, and Chemical Sciences. 6 (6). pp. 44-50. ISSN 0975-8585

Presentations

  • Brown C.M., Vohra Y, Thurman W, Moczygemba L, McNabb B, Tucker A, Patterson L, Fain JD. Development of the Medication Access Screening Tool (RXMAST) in Patients with Chronic Diseases: A Qualitative Study at ISPOR, 2022 annual conference. Invited: Podium Presentation
  • Vohra, Y., Brown, C. M., Moczygemba, L., & Wilfong, L. (2021). PCN216 Association of Patient Activation with the Health-Related Quality of Life of Patients with Pancreatic Cancer (PwPC). Value in Health, 24, S60.
  • Joey Webb, Linda Haire, Kyler Tormey, Liem Do, Yogesh Vohra, K.A. Garling, Sharon Rush. Assessing the pharmacist’s role in reducing hospital admission rates through medication therapy management, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Midyear Clinical Meeting on December 6 - 10, 2020.
  • Vivian Nguyen, Maggie Acosta, Jessica Chin, Yogesh Vohra, Sharon Rush, Carolyn Brown, Preliminary Analysis of Patient Empowerment, Missed Medication Days and Number of Medications Prescribed, at Annual Louis C. Littlefield Pharmacy Research Excellence Day, College of Pharmacy, UT Austin, April 2020. 
  • Yogesh Vohra, Sharon Rush, CM Brown, Leticia Moczygemba, Development and Implementation of Community-Based Patient Monitoring Program Utilizing PharmD Students, at virtual annual American Pharmacists Association, March 2020. 
  • Vaffis, S., Parab, P. N., Amissah, J., Vohra, Y., Ravichandran, M., Gandhi, A. B., & Cohen, J. (2020). PNS171 A Longitudinal Five-Year Review of The ISPOR Student Interest Survey: 2015-2016 To 2019-2020. Value in Health, 23, S315.
  • Alana Coleman, Yogesh Vohra, and Karen Rascati, Antibiotic Utilization and Efficacy Associated with Paediatric Urinary Tract Infections in Texas Medicaid Patients, at American Society of Hospital Pharmacists, Las Vegas, December 2019. 
  • Yogesh Vohra, Aisha Fowler, Elham Heidari, Carolyn M Brown, Lalan Wilfong, A Systematic Review of Validated, Disease-specific Quality of Life (QOL) Tools in Patients with Pancreatic Cancer, Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy, Nexus, National Harbor, MD, October 2019.   
  • Chinelo Orji, Sabina Nduaguba, Nidhi Shukla, Yogesh Vohra, Karen Rascati, Health-Related Quality of Life Inequalities by Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation and Role of Depression as an Explanatory Variable, Annual International Society of Pharmacoeconomic Outcomes Research, New Orleans, LA, May 2019
  • Ji Haeng Heo, Yogesh Vohra, Somraj Ghosh, Karen Rascati, The Effect of Short-Acting Β2-Agonists on Arrhythmia for Pediatric Patients with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia and Congenital Heart Disease using Texas Medicaid Database, at Annual International Society of Pharmacoeconomic Outcomes Research, Boston, MA, May 2017. (Among the top 10% posters of ISPOR)
  • Yogesh Vohra, Vinay Patidar, Aaron Alexander, Sreedhar Naik, Girish Thunga, Raviraja Acharya, Assessment of Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) using EQ-5D in type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients in a University Teaching Hospital, at Annual European International Society of Pharmacoeconomic Outcomes Research Conference, Milan, Italy, November 2015

Contact Information

Why UTCOP HOD?

  • I chose to attend Ph.D. program at Health Outcomes Division, College of Pharmacy, University of Texas at Austin because of strength of faculty in areas of patient reported outcomes, and real world evidence. Also the program has strong alumni network. 

What do you enjoy outside of school?

  • Outside of school, I would like to go for hikes, cook Asian food and read fiction.