Assistant Dean of Student Success, Office of Student Affairs
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Health Outcomes
Phone: 903.565.6438
Email: rfujiwara@uttyler.edu
Department: Pharmacy
Ryo Fujiwara, Pharm. D., Ph.D.
Degrees
Kitasato University School of Pharmacy, Japan, 2004
Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kanazawa University, Japan, 2008
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Dr. Fujiwara graduated from Kitasato University School of Pharmacy in Japan. He received a Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Kanazawa University and further obtained postdoctoral training at the University of California San Diego from 2008 to 2012. Dr. Fujiwara held faculty positions at Kitasato University, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, and Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED). At NEOMED, he was the Interim Director of Pipeline Programs in the Office of Student Success. Dr. Fujiwara joined the University of Texas at Tyler as the Assistant Dean of Student Success and an Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Health Outcomes in June of 2025. He has more than 60 research publications in the areas of pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, toxicology, and education. He is an editorial board member of Drug Metabolism Reviews, Pharmacology Research & Perspectives, the Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning. His teaching areas are Pharmaceutics, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmaceutical Calculations. He received Teacher of the Year awards in 2021, 2023, and 2025.