Joe Blizzard Rph

Joe Blizzard, PhD, RPh has extensive experience in the pharmacy field. Joe currently serves as the Chief Pharmacy Officer at Western North Carolina Community Health Services (WNCCHS), a position they have held since February 2022. Prior to this, they were the CEO of Life Pharmacy & Wellness, where they focused on compounding pharmacy services and developed a wellness program. Joe also served as the Director of Pharmacy at PLexus Health, overseeing pharmacy operations and contributing to the development of the MAT program. Additionally, they were the CEO of Airport Pharmacy and the Director of Operations at Beam Pharmacies, where they provided consulting and coaching services. Joe's earlier experience includes teaching as an Assistant Professor of Pharmacy at Wingate University, where they emphasized the importance of management, leadership, economics, and behavioral aspects of health in pharmacy practice.

Joe Blizzard, PhD RPh, completed their Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Pharmacy from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, where they studied from 1988 to 1993. Joe then went on to pursue further studies, earning their Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Health Outcomes Research from the University of South Carolina between 2000 and 2005.