Lee A. Kral, PharmD
Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesia
Current Positions
- Division of Chronic Pain Medicine
Education
- Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy, University of Iowa College of Pharmacy, Iowa City, Iowa
- Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Iowa College of Pharmacy, Iowa City, Iowa
- PGY-1 Residency in Pharmacy, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa
Research Interests
- Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Pregabalin in Total Knee Arthroplasty Patients with Central Sensitization
- Evaluating the Impact of Education on the Safe and Appropriate Prescribing of Meperidine
- Smoking Cessation Rates in an Ambulatory Care Setting
- The Effects of Continuous, Low Dose, Ketamine Infusions on Post Operative Opioid Requirements in Opioid Tolerant Individuals
Licenses & Certifications
- Certified Health & Wellness Coach, National Board for Health & Wellness Coaching, Iowa
- Certified Pain Educator, American Society of Pain Educators, Iowa
- BPS Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS), Board of Pharmacy Specialties, Iowa
- Certified Pain Management Coach, Pain Coach Academy
Selected Publications
- Kral, L. A. (2024). The role of health coaching in pain and palliative care pharmacy practice. J Pain Palliat Care Pharmacother 38 (3) 281-286. DOI: 10.1080/15360288.2023.2268039. PMID: 37855889.
- Kral, L. A. & Meyer-Junco, L. (2024). Author Spotlight: Lee A. Kral, PharmD, FASHP, CPMC, NBC-HWC, CPE. J Pain Palliat Care Pharmacother 38 (3) 191-192. DOI: 10.1080/15360288.2024.2412493. PMID: 39620459.
- Subramani, S. S., Berg, A. C., Kral, L. A., Murad, M. H., Smith, A., Phillips, A. E., Yadav, D., Uc, A. & Imdad, A. (2024). Analgesia for the treatment of acute pancreatitis: a protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis. DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-081971. PMID: 38740508.
- Selvamani, B. J., Kral, L. A. & Swaran Singh, T. S. (2023). Perioperative management of patients on buprenorphine for opioid use disorder. ASRA Pain Medicine News 47 10. DOI: 10.52211/asra020123.010.
- Ghafoor, V., Kral, L. A. & Atkinson, T. J. (2023). Chapter 55: Pain and Its Management. In LaPointe, T., Zaiken, K., Cheng, J. W., Carvalho, M. G. & Zeind, C. S. (Eds.) Applied Therapeutics: The Clinical Use of Drugs. (12th Edition). Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer Health.
- Kral, L. A., Bettinger, J. J., Vartan, C. M., Hadlandsmyth, K. E., Kullgren, J. & Smith, M. A. (2022). A survey on opioid tapering practices, policies, and perspectives by pain and palliative care pharmacists. J Pain Palliat Care Pharmacother 36 (1) 2-10. DOI: 10.1080/15360288.2022.2041147. PMID: 35254209.
- Coulson, E. E. & Kral, L. A. (2020). The clinical pharmacist's role in perioperative surgical pain management. J Pain Palliat Care Pharmacother 34 (3) 120-126. DOI: 10.1080/15360288.2020.1734141. PMID: 32162986.
- Kral, L. A., Wikle, J. G. & Rastogi, R. (2020). Chapter 38: Patient with Multiple Allergies/Intolerances. In Abd-Elsayed, A. (Eds.) Guide to the Inpatient Pain Consult. (1st Edition), pp. 547-558. New York, NY: Springer International Publishing. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-40449-9_38.
- Kral, L. A., Wikle, J. G. & Rastogi, R. (2020). Chapter 31: Patient with Polypharmacy. In Abd-Elsayed, A. (Eds.) Guide to the Inpatient Pain Consult. (1st Edition), pp. 459-470. New York, NY: Springer International Publishing. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-40449-9_31.
- DiScala, S., Fudin, J., Coulson, E., Lodl, E., Kral, L. & Herndon, C. (2019). Society of Pain And Palliative Care Pharmacists (SPPCP) position statement on the proposed change of naloxone to Over-the-Counter (OTC) status. J Pain Palliat Care Pharmacother 33 (1-2) 1-5. DOI: 10.1080/15360288.2019.1650868. PMID: 31644358.