Chris Herndon, PharmD, BCACP, FASHP, FCCP
Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Pharmacy Practice
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Community and Family Medicine, St. Louis University
618.650.5116
cherndo@siue.edu
Brief Intro/bio
Dr. Chris Herndon is a Professor and Vice Chair with the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) School of Pharmacy. He received his BSPharm and PharmD from the University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy (formerly St. Louis College of Pharmacy) in St. Louis, MO. He subsequently completed a geriatrics specialty residency with the University of New Mexico. Dr. Herndon has been on faculty with SIUE since 2006 and currently sees patients with chronic pain and opioid use disorder within a family medicine residency clinic. Dr. Herndon’s scholarship interest focuses primarily on pain and palliative care education. Dr. Herndon was the 2019 president for the Society of Pain and Palliative Care Pharmacists (SPPCP) and serves as the current president of the SPPCP Foundation. He is the 2006 recipient of the “Pain Champion Award” from the Alliance of State Pain Initiatives, the 2012 recipient of the “Academic Pain Educator of the Year Award” from the American Society of Pain Educators, the 2016 “Pharmacist of the Year” from the Illinois Pharmacist’s Association, and the 2018 recipient of the Distinguished Service Award from the American Pain Society. You may access Dr. Herndon’s current CV by clicking here.
