CARL GAINOR, J.D., PH.D.

Born in 1944 in Washington, DC, Carl Gainor’s lifelong involvement with pharmacy began during a summer job at the School of Pharmacy. Gainor worked in the lab under the direction of Norman Farnsworth, Ph.D., PHA’60, Professor of Pharmacognosy. Gainor completed undergraduate studies at the University of Michigan and pursued pharmacy at the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy. After graduating in 1966, Gainor worked one year as a resident at the Veteran’s Administration Hospital and one year in community pharmacy. He received an M.S. and moved to staff pharmacist at Montefiore Hospital where he worked for six years while pursuing a Ph.D. Gainor first became interested in changes in the health care system and in health care legislation while in graduate school. There, he discovered that laws related to health care were often written by lawyers who did not have health care backgrounds. This inspired Gainor to attend the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He was admitted to practice law in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania and in the United States Federal District Court in 1975; fours years later he was admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court.


		Born in 1944 in Washington, DC, Carl Gainor’s lifelong involvement with pharmacy began during a summer job at the School of Pharmacy. Gainor worked in the lab under the direction of Norman Farnsworth, Ph.D., PHA’60, Professor of Pharmacognosy. Gainor completed undergraduate studies at the University of Michigan and pursued pharmacy at the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy. After graduating in 1966, Gainor worked one year as a resident at the Veteran’s Administration Hospital and one year in community pharmacy. He received an M.S. and moved to staff pharmacist at Montefiore Hospital where he worked for six years while pursuing a Ph.D. Gainor first became interested in changes in the health care system and in health care legislation while in graduate school. There, he discovered that laws related to health care were often written by lawyers who did not have health care backgrounds. This inspired Gainor to attend the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He was admitted to practice law in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania and in the United States Federal District Court in 1975; fours years later he was admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court.		Gainor successfully pursued careers in law and pharmacy. He is a licensed pharmacist in three states and has taught pharmacy law courses for over 20 years. Gainor built a law practice in Pittsburgh, PA, where he serves as legal counsel to the Pennsylvania Pharmaceutical Association. He has been an assistant professor, teaching pharmacy law, at the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy since 1977 and was honored with the Distinguished Alumni Award in 1989. In addition, Gainor has been an adjunct professor at the University of Arizona’s School of Pharmacy since 1994. Gainor also teaches law at West Virginia’s School of Pharmacy. Gainor believes that Pharmacy is a "wonderful profession that is respected by the public and offers a multitude of opportunities in academic, research, and government environments." He sees the main change in pharmacy as the shift from primarily dispensing products to the present utilization of cognitive skills; pharmacists now provide knowledge, not just products, to patients. Gainor’s favorite sports are skiing, golf, and tennis. He also has a commercial pilot’s license.


	CARL GAINOR, J.D., PH.D.