STEPHEN AU, PharmD

STEPHEN AU, PharmD

Dr. Stephen Hoa Au received his Pharm.D. from Florida A&M College of Pharmacy in 1990. He started his career as a Pharmacist working at Eckerd Pharmacy for 13 years before joining HEB Pharmacy in 2004. At the young of age of 4, Dr. Au suffered a traumatic experience that would change his world and gavehim a purpose. During the Vietnam War, he watched his father pass away from an infection because of unsanitary conditions and lack of electricity despite a successful appendicitis surgery. From that moment, he knew that he wanted to dedicate his life to helping others and preventing this from happening to anybody else, especially those lacking the resources. Being an immigrant to the United States, Dr. Au had first-hand experience and saw the lack of free/affordable health care services that many in the community lacked or did not know of. Using his platform as a pharmacist, he began promoting and volunteering in many free health fairs. He has a passion to help others and strive to help raise awareness and educate the community on how to live a healthier lifestyle. He holds at least 8 health fairs yearly in low-income communities. Within these fairs, Dr. Au provides free health screenings and immunizations to participants. Knowing the importance of early guidance for students’ professional development, Dr. Au became a mentor to many pharmacy students because of his passion to share his knowledge to the next generation of pharmacists. In 2011, Dr. Au received a HEB Pharmacy Rising Star Award. In 2014, he received a Community Service Award from the Houston Asian Alumni of University of Houston. In 2016, he received a HEB Excellence in Pharmacy Award. Currently, Dr. Au is a member and past president of VAPhA, Vietnamese American Pharmacy Association in Texas, an organization dedicated to giving back to the community, and nourishing the new generation of pharmacists. By sharing his experience and passion to aid people in the community, Dr. Au has made a positive impact on many pharmacy students who have become pharmacists and continues passing on his lessons to younger students.