Discover the ins and outs of utilizing hepatitis C positive donor organs. Why do we utilize, how do we protect the recipient’s liver from hepatitis related chronic injury, methods for prevention and treatment of hepatitis in organ recipients, and how to get insurance coverage of the medications.
Cassandra Votruba, PharmD, BCTXP, BCPS, RPh is a dual board-certified solid organ transplant clinical specialist pharmacist at Mayo Clinic Arizona with a focus on abdominal transplant. She is the residency director for the postgraduate year 2 transplant residency program. Additionally, she is the chair of the Mayo Clinic Arizona Clinical Pharmacy Practice Committee. Votruba has a passion for research with areas of interest in transplant including CMV, hepatitis C donor organs, and pharmacogenetics.
Madeline Hudson, PharmD, BCPS, BCTXP (she/her) is a transplant clinical specialist at Mayo Clinic in Arizona. She completed her pharmacy education at the University of Mississippi and pursued a postgraduate year 1 residency at Mayo Clinic Florida and a postgraduate year 2 residency in solid organ transplantation at Tampa General Hospital. Hudson is board certified in pharmacotherapy and solid organ transplantation. She serves as the Chair of Arizona Quality Council and as ARPD for Mayo Arizona’s upcoming solid organ transplant PGY2 residency program.
Jenise Chacko is a Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy Graduate. She completed her postgraduate year 1 residency at Hahnemann University Hospital and her postgraduate year 2 residency at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. After six years in the cold, Stephen packed her bags and headed to the desert for Phoenix, Arizona where she became the cardiothoracic transplant pharmacist at Mayo Clinic. When not at work, she likes to spend time with her family.
