Denise H. Rhoney, PharmD, is an associate professor and chair of the Division of Practice Advancement and Clinical Education at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy.

After receiving her doctor of pharmacy at the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy, Rhoney completed one residency in general clinical pharmacy and another residency in critical care specialty at the Albert B. Chandler Medical Center at the University of Kentucky. She also completed a clinical research fellowship at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Glaxo. After completion of fellowship, she spent sixteen years at Wayne State University working with the neurocritical care team at Detroit Receiving Hospital before coming to UNC.

Rhoney's research has focused mainly on traumatic brain injury and acute stroke. She has expertise in cerebrospinal fluid pharmacokinetics of pharmacologic agents and therapeutic optimization of neurocritical care. She has published nine book chapters, five book reviews, and more than one hundred articles and abstracts in Pharmacotherapy, Neurology, Neurocritical Care, and other journals.

A fellow of both the American College of Critical Care Medicine and American College of Clinical Pharmacy, Rhoney belongs to many other professional organizations, including the Neurocritical Care Society, where she currently serves on the board of directors. Rhoney is the recipient of numerous honors and awards including the Presidential Award of Teaching Excellence at Wayne State University.