About Us
Dr. Nicholas Ladikos
PharmD, FASCP, BCPS, BCGP, BCIDP
Director of Clinical Services
Dr. Nicholas Ladikos started and ran several businesses and has held senior leadership positions at a number of healthcare organizations. He develops and leads programs that helps stakeholders use and advance medication management tools (e.g., formularies, pharmacy, and therapeutics committees and medication therapy management), quality metrics, research methodologies, and health information technology. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor at Texas Tech University and Adjunct Professor at Arizona College of Nursing and has co-authored numerous papers in his areas of research, including infectious diseases and antimicrobial stewardship, pharmacoeconomics, pharmacogenomics, and therapies in the lung transplant and geriatric populations.
He has started and operationalized system-level programs at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). He has experience in medication utilization statistical analyses to demonstrate adherence to evidence-based practice guidelines and inform health program policies. He examines pharmacoeconomic trends and strives to ensure a cost-effective pharmacy benefit is administered to members, as well as consults with the care management team to provide guidance regarding member goals.
He also conducts physician training and staff education regarding medication trends/utilization, identification and mitigation for potential medication fraud, waste and abuse, and collaborates in disease management/population health programs.
In addition to receiving his LEAN/Six Sigma Certification and his Doctor of Pharmacy degree, Dr. Ladikos holds degrees in finance, international business, business administration, and biochemistry.
Nutrition and Sleep Management
The right types and amounts of food and proper sleep hygiene are key to great health
Prescription and Over the Counter Medications, Supplements, Herbals, and Recreational Drugs
Timing of doses, mitigation and management of side effects, and a careful review of potential drug-drug interactions are vital for optimal health