Pharmacotherapy Faculty
Learn from the experts in Pharmacotherapy.
Content matter experts:
- Christopher Betz, PharmD, BCPS, FASHP, FKSHP
- Snehal Bhatt, PharmD, BCPS-AQ Cardiology, FASHP, AACC
- Brooklyn Olumba, PharmD, BCPS
Brooke Barlow, PharmD
Neurocritical Care Pharmacist
Memorial Hermann Woodlands Medical Center
The Woodlands, Texas
Review and Recertification Course
Brooke Barlow, PharmD, is a clinical specialist in the neuromedicine intensive care unit at Memorial Hermann Woodlands Medical Center in TheWoodlands, Texas. Dr. Barlow received her Doctorate of Pharmacy from Jefferson College of Pharmacy in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania then completed PGY1 and PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency at University of Kentucky Healthcare in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Barlow is an active member of multiple professional organizations and hold various leadership positions within Neurocritical Care Society Trainee Section Committee, SCCM as the Neuroscience Section Social Media Chair, and serves as a workgroup lead for ASHP New Practitioners Forum Clinical Practice Advisory Group. She also serves on the editorial board for Critical Care Medicine and CHEST Critical Care as a visual abstract editor. Dr. Barlow research interests include subarachnoid hemorrhage, status epilepticus, stroke and social media for professional development and continuing education.
Brittany Bethea, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacist
Baptist Medical Center South
Montgomery, Alabama
Literature Study
After receiving my Doctor of Pharmacy degree in May of 2013 from Auburn University Harrison College of Pharmacy, I completed a pharmacy practice residency at Princeton Baptist Medical Center in Birmingham, AL. After the completion of my postgraduate training, I served as a clinical specialist in cardiology and critical care at Princeton Baptist Medical Center. I became a board certified pharmacotherapy specialist in July of 2015. During my time as a clinical specialist, I served as a preceptor for pharmacy students and PGY1 pharmacy practice residents. In July of 2017, I took a job with Auburn University College of Pharmacy as an Integrated Pharmacotherapy facilitator in the third year curriculum. After two years in this role, with the implementation of Auburn's new practice ready curriculum, I was transitioned into the role of Professor of Practice. I served in this position until 2021 when I decided to step away for a season to be home with my young children.
Christopher Betz, PharmD, BCPS, FASHP, FKSHP
Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner – Cardiology/Pharmacogenomics
Robley Rex VA Medical Center
Adjunct Professor
Sullivan University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
Cardiology Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Jewish Hospital Rudd Heart & Lung Center - U of L Health
Louisville, Kentucky
Content Matter Expert, Review and Recertification Course
Christopher Betz, PharmD, BCPS, FKSHP, FASHP, is a Professor at the Sullivan University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, and a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine within the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at the University of Louisville School of Medicine. He earned his Pharm.D. at Temple University in Philadelphia and completed a pharmacy practice residency at the University of Louisville. Prior to his current position Dr. Betz practiced at Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans and taught at Xavier University of Louisiana, and the University of Louisiana Monroe Colleges of Pharmacy. He joined Sullivan in August of 2009 and practices as a Cardiology Clinical Pharmacy Specialist with the Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiovascular Surgery Services within the University of Louisville Health - Jewish Hospital Rudd Heart and Lung Center. Dr. Betz has held multiple appointed and elected positions within the American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP), and its state affiliates in Louisiana and Kentucky, including President of the Louisiana Society of Health-System Pharmacists. He’s also served ASHP as a Delegate from both states, as Chair of the Council on Pharmacy Practice, Cardiology Networking Facilitator for the Section of Clinical Specialists and Scientists, and Chair of the Section of Clinical Specialists and Scientists. Dr. Betz has served the American College of Cardiology Kentucky Chapter as a Session Chair and as Chair of the Scientific Committee. He has been an item writer for the NAPLEX and is a member of the NAPLEX Review Committee. He serves as a reviewer for several periodicals and as a content matter expert, and faculty member, for the ASHP Pharmacotherapy Board Certification Review and Recertification Course.
Snehal H. Bhatt, PharmD, AACC, BCPS-AQ Cardiology, FASHP
Professor of Pharmacy Practice Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Framingham, Massachusetts
Content Matter Expert, Review and Recertification Course
Snehal Bhatt, PharmD, BCPS, FASHP, AACC is a Professor of Pharmacy Practice at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Boston where his primary focus is on cardiovascular topics. Dr. Bhatt’s clinical practice is in acute care cardiology at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center where he manages the pharmacotherapy of patients on the cardiology service and the Acute Heart Failure and Left Ventricular Assist Device service. Dr. Bhatt is a member of the development team and a content matter expert for the ASHP Pharmacotherapy Review and Recertification Course where he has authored recertification programming and lectured on cardiology-focused topics. As a content matter expert within the pharmacotherapy course, he has developed, evaluated, and reviewed literature study modules and intensive studies for recertification credits. Dr. Bhatt also served ASHP as Chair for the ASHP Council on Therapeutics. He is an active member of the American College of Cardiology (ACC), serving on the Cardiovascular Team Leadership Council.
Kalin Clifford, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP
Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Division of Geriatrics and Pediatrics
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy
Advanced Pharmacy Practitioner, Geriatrics and Extended Care
VA North Texas Health Care System
Dallas, Texas
Review and Recertification Course
Dr. Clifford is an Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Division of Geriatrics at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Pharmacy in Dallas, Texas. His current practice site is within the North Texas Veterans Affairs Hospital within the Community Living Center (CLC-A), a sub-acute rehab facility. Dr. Clifford also precepts students on the required Geriatric Clerkship rotation during their Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPE) year. Prior to beginning his career at Texas Tech, Dr. Clifford received his degree from Butler University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Indianapolis, Indiana in 2011. He also completed a PGY-1 in Pharmacy Practice from Columbus Regional Hospital in Columbus, Indiana in2012 and a PGY-2 in Geriatric Pharmacy Practice from the University of Maryland, School of Pharmacy in Baltimore, Maryland in 2013. He also became a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist in 2014 and a Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist in 2016.
Lourdes Cross, PharmD, BCACP, CDCEs
Assistant Professor
Sullivan University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
University of Louisville Hospital
Louisville, Kentucky
Core Therapeutic Module
Dr. Lourdes Cross received her PharmD degree from the University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy and completed two years of post-graduate training at the University of Louisville (UofL) Hospital, specializing in Ambulatory Care. She is currently an Associate Professor at Sullivan University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (SUCOPHS). She also provides clinical services at the UofL Adult Internal Medicine and Endocrinology Clinics. One of her greatest passions is educating patients, community members, and health care professionals on health, wellness, and evidence-based medicine. Her research has been accepted for oral and poster presentations at state, regional, and national meetings, including the American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP), Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists (ADCES), Tri-State Association of Diabetes Educators (TRADE), Kentucky Diabetes Symposium (KDN), Kentucky Pharmacists Association (KPhA), and Kentucky Society of Health-System Pharmacists (KSHP) annual meetings. Dr. Cross was recognized as the KSHP Pharmacist of the Year in 2021, SUCOPHS Physician Assistant Program Guest Lecturer of the Year in 2020, SUCOPHS Pharmacy Teacher of the Year in 2019, and Pharmacy Times Next-Generation Pharmacist Rising Star Award Finalist in 2017.
Heather Draper, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Specialist, Emergency Medicine
TrinityHealth Saint Mary's
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Review and Recertification Course
Heather Draper, PharmD, BCPS, is a Clinical Pharmacist in Emergency Medicine at Trinity Health Grand Rapids in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Ferris State University College of Pharmacy and completed residency training in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Dr. Draper's passion for documenting the impact of pharmacy services has been demonstrated through her scholarly pursuits of research evaluating the role and impact of the pharmacist in the Emergency Department and by raising awareness through educational efforts in the medical community. Dr. Draper has joyfully served in several educational roles over the course of her career and has been recognized by receiving Excellence in Teaching, Most Influential Professor, and Preceptor of the Year Awards. Most recently, Dr. Draper has expanded her role to include clinical, educational, and leadership service in providing care to marginalized and vulnerable populations in low- and limited-resource settings throughout the world.
Julianna Fernandez, PharmD, RPh, BCPS, BCGP
Clinical Associate Professor/Vice Chair of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research
Vice Chair of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research
University of Houston
Clinical Specialist/Faculty
Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston, Texas
Literature Study
Dr. Julianna Fernandez is a Clinical Associate Professor and Vice Chair of the Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research Department at the University of Houston College of Pharmacy. She graduated from the University of Houston with her Doctor of Pharmacy in 2006 and then completed post-graduate residency training at the University of Arizona- University Medical Center in Tucson, AZ. She currently practices at Houston Methodist Hospital with the Geriatrics inpatient consultant service. She is board certified in both pharmacotherapy and geriatrics. She works with many community partners on the Southeast Texas Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program helping to educate providers of all types on how to best care for older patients.
Stuart T. Haines, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, FASHP
Professor and Director, Pharmacy Professional Development
University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy
Jackson, Mississippi
Review and Recertification Course
Stuart T. Haines, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, is Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Director, Division of Pharmacy Professional Development at the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy. He is the Editor-in-Chief of iForumRx.org, an online journal club for ambulatory care pharmacy specialists, and an Editor for the textbook Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach. He has served in several elected and appointed leadership positions in national organizations and on numerous editorial boards. He has authored more than 120 scholarly papers and book chapters regarding diabetes, cardiovascular disease, ambulatory care pharmacy practice models, and instructional methods.
Lauren Igneri, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, FCCM
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Critical Care
Cooper University Health Care
Camden, New Jersey
Literature Study
Lauren Igneri is the Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Critical Care at Cooper University Healthcare (CUH) in Camden, NJ. Lauren earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers University. She went on to complete a PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania followed by a PGY2 Critical Care Specialty Residency at University of the Sciences in Philadelphia with her main practice site at CUH. Following residency, Lauren was the Critical Care Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at St. Mary Medical Center (SMMC) in Langhorne, Pennsylvania and served as co-chair of the Trinity Health Clinical Pharmacy Committee to develop Transforming Operations initiatives, streamlining clinical and cost-savings activities across an approximately 90-hospital health system. She was an active member of the institutional review board and served as an Advance Pharmacy Practice Experience preceptor for students from University of the Sciences, Jefferson College of Pharmacy, and Rutgers University while at SMMC. Since returning to CUH, Lauren continues to be involved in numerous multidisciplinary committees to improve the care of critically ill patients. She serves as a primary preceptor for the critical care residents’ rotation, research, and continuing education experiences. Lauren has been the primary or co-investigator on numerous research investigations throughout her career including anticoagulation, anticoagulation reversal, thrombolysis in venous thromboembolism, glycemic control, pharmacokinetics, and sedation practices in critically ill patients, among others. She has been invited to present regularly at local, regional, and national meetings. Lauren serves as a peer-reviewer for a number of pharmacy journals. Lauren is an active member of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and contributes regularly within the Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology Communications Committee. In 2019, she was elected Member at Large of the Women in Critical Care KEG. Additionally, Lauren is a member of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists and American College of Clinical Pharmacy. She has served as faculty creating educational materials for ASHP’s board recertification resources since 2016.
Kazuhiko Kido, PharmD, BCPS, BCCP
Clinical Assistant Professor
West Virginia University
Morgantown, West Virginia
Review and Recertification Course, Literature Study
Dr. Kido is currently a clinical assistant professor of clinical pharmacy at West Virginia University School of Pharmacy. Prior to the current position, he was a faculty at the South Dakota State University College of Pharmacy Allied Health Professions for four years. Dr. Kido graduated from University of Iowa College of Pharmacy in 2013 and completed PGY 1 pharmacy practice residency and PGY 2 cardiology pharmacy residency in University of Kentucky HealthCare. He also received his Master of Science Degree from Keio University and Bachelor of Science Degree from Kyoritsu College of Pharmacy in Japan. Dr. Kido is a cardiology clinical pharmacy specialist in the WVU outpatient heart failure clinic and on the WVU inpatient heart failure service. His practice interests are diuretic therapy optimization, anticoagulation therapy, and pulmonary arterial hypertension therapy management. His main teaching responsibilities include therapeutic lectures in cardiology and pulmonary courses and precepting fourth year pharmacy students for APPE rotations. His teaching interests include inter-professional education, and international pharmacy education, and simulation in pharmacy education. His areas of research interests include anticoagulation, heart failure, and pulmonary hypertension. Dr. Kido published multiple original research articles and review articles in peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Kido is an active member in the American College of Clinical Pharmacy and American Society of Health- System Pharmacist. He currently serves as committee members for multiple national pharmacy associations.
Patricia C. Kienle, MPA, BCSCP, FASHP
Director, Accreditation and Medication Safety
Cardinal Health Innovative Delivery Systems
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Review and Recertification Course
Patricia Kienle is the Director of Accreditation and Medication Safety for Cardinal Health Innovative Delivery Solutions. She received her pharmacy degree from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science and a Masters in Public Administration from Marywood University in Scranton, Pennsylvania. She is Board Certified as a Sterile Compounding Pharmacist. She completed an Executive Fellowship in Patient Safety from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia, and is Adjunct Clinical Faculty at Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. She has served on the Board of Directors of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists and as President of the Pennsylvania Society of Hospital Pharmacists. She is a Fellow of ASHP, was named Pharmacist of the Year by PSHP, the recipient of the Distinguished Achievement Award in Hospital and Institutional Practice from the American Pharmaceutical Association Academy of Pharmacy Practice and Management, the Distinguished Leadership Award from ASHP, and the ASHP John W. Webb Lecture Award. She has served on the Pharmacotherapy Specialty Council of the Board of Pharmacy Specialties, the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, the Hospital Professional and Technical Advisory Committee of The Joint Commission, and on the Board of Governors of the National Patient Safety Foundation. She is a current member of the USP Compounding Expert Committee. Patti is the author of Compounding Sterile Preparations: ASHP’s Visual Guide to Chapter <797>; video and Companion Guide, co-author of Meeting Accreditation Standards: A Pharmacy Preparation Guide, and author of The Sterile Compounding Answer Book: A Guide to Contemporary Best Practices The Nonsterile Compounding Answer Book: A Guide to Contemporary Best Practices, and The Chapter <800>; Answer Book. With over 500 invited presentations and 80 publications, she has special interests in promoting medication safety, compounding sterile preparations, accreditation, and regulatory issues.
Morgan King, PharmD, BCPPS
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Cleveland Clinic Health System
Cleveland, Ohio
Review and Recertification Course
Morgan King, PharmD, BCPPS graduated from Northeast Ohio Medical University in Rootstown, Ohio. She completed a post-graduate year 1 (PGY1) residency in pharmacy practice at Cleveland Clinic Medina Hospital followed by a post-graduate year 2 (PGY2) in pediatrics at Peyton Manning Children's Hospital at St. Vincent. She currently practices as a women's and children clinical pharmacy specialist at Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital. Her primary focus is obstetrics and child and adolescent psychiatry with some time spent taking care of patients on the general pediatrics unit and in the neonatal intensive care unit. Dr. King is an active member of the ASHP Pediatric Advisory Group as well as an active member of the Pediatric Pharmacy Association.
Troy Kish, MS, PharmD, BCPS
Assistant Director of Pharmacotherapy, Adult Medicine
The Brooklyn Hospital Center
Brooklyn, New York
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Troy Kish graduated in 2008 from the University of Toledo, and subsequently completed his PGY-1 at Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY and PGY-2 in Infectious Diseases at the James J Peters VA Medical Center in the Bronx, NY. He was an Associate Professor with Long Island University from 2010 to 2023 where he also earned a Masters in Drug Regulatory Affairs. Currently, Troy Kish serves as the Adult Medicine Pharmacotherapy Specialist at The Brooklyn Hospital Center.
Mei Liu, PharmD, BCPP
Clinical Assistant Professor
Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Piscataway, New Jersey
Review and Recertification Course
Mei T. Liu, PharmD, BCPP, obtained her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy in 2004. After graduation, she completed a pharmacy practice residency at Saint Barnabas Medical Center and psychiatry specialty residency at University of North Carolina Hospitals. Dr. Liu is currently the Clinical Assistant Professor at Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy and Psychiatry Clinical Pharmacist at Penn Medicine Princeton House Behavioral Health. She is a member of the Medication Fact Sheet Editorial Board for the American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacist (AAPP) and a volunteer for the Chinese American Mental Health Outreach Program (CAMHOP) of NAMI-New Jersey.
Katherine Lusardi, PharmD, BCIDP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, ID & AMS
Baptist Health System
Little Rock, Arkansas
Review and Recertification Course
Katie Lusardi, PharmD, BCIDP is a Pharmacy Clinical Specialist for ID/Antimicrobial Stewardship for the Baptist Health System in Arkansas. She precepts Pharmacy Residents and pharmacy students on rotation for Antimicrobial Stewardship. Dr. Lusardi has been involved with both local and national pharmacy organizations and stewardship workgroups. Dr. Lusardi earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Ohio Northern University College of Pharmacy. She completed her PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency at Rockingham Memorial Hospital in Harrisonburg, VA and a PGY-2 Infectious Diseases Residency with University of Houston/Cardinal Health in Houston, TX. Areas of interest include antimicrobial stewardship, rapid diagnostics and antibiotic resistance.
Krutika Mediwala Hornback, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – Infectious Diseases/Antimicrobial Stewardship
MUSC Health
Charleston, South Carolina
Review and Recertification Course
Krutika Mediwala Hornback has a Bachelor’s degree in Genetics from Clemson University, attained a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the South Carolina College of Pharmacy, and completed her PGY1 and PGY2 Infectious Diseases residencies at the University of Kentucky Healthcare. She is actively involved in and holds multiple leadership roles in the ACCP ID PRN, Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (SIDP) and the SC Society of Health-System Pharmacists. In her current role at MUSC Health, she is engaged in clinical infectious diseases/antimicrobial stewardship practices, academia, leadership and trainee education and is the current ID PGY2 program director. Her areas of interests include DEI initiatives, stewardship expansion, beta lactam allergy desensitization, and Gram-negative mechanisms of resistance. Krutika’s interests outside of pharmacy include trying various cuisines, wildlife conservation, traveling, health and fitness, snowboarding, and spending time with family and friends, and her pup!
Krystal Moorman, PharmD, BCPS
Director Experiential Education and Assistant Clinical Professor
University of Utah College of Pharmacy
Salt Lake City, Utah
Review and Recertification Course
Krystal Moorman, PharmD, BCPS, is Director of Experiential Education and Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Utah College of Pharmacy in Salt Lake City. Dr. Moorman earned a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the Medical University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy in Charleston and completed PGY1 Pharmacy Practice and PGY2 Drug Information residencies at the Medical University of South Carolina. Prior to joining the faculty at the University of Utah College of Pharmacy, she served as the Coordinator of Drug Information and Medication Safety at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah, and was a Drug Information Specialist at Kaiser Permanente in Denver, Colorado.
Dr. Moorman’s interests include drug information and medication safety. She is an active member of the Utah Society of Health-System Pharmacists---serving as President and now Immediate Past President. Dr. Moorman has served as Chair and member, ASHP Program Committee; Delegate, 2015 ASHP House of Delegates; and Alternate Delegate, 2016 ASHP House of Delegates. Dr. Moorman has served on the ASHP Advisory Group for Preceptor Development and on the Council on Education and Workforce Development.
Jill Morgan, PharmD, BCPS, BCPPS, FNAP
Professor and Chair
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
Baltimore, Maryland
Review and Recertification Course
Jill A. Morgan, PharmD, BCPPS, BCPS, FNAP is a Professor and the Chair for Pharmacy Practice and Science at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy in Baltimore. Dr. Morgan received a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago and completed PGY1 Pharmacy Practice and PGY2 Pediatrics residencies at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. Dr. Morgan’s current practice is in general pediatrics and ambulatory care in pediatric gastrointestinal clinic.
Victoria Nachar, PharmD, BCOP
Clinical Pharmacist Specialist Hematology
University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Review and Recertification Course
Victoria is a Clinical Pharmacist Specialist in Hematology at the Michigan Medicine Rogel Cancer Center and an adjunct clinical professor at the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy. She completed her Doctor of Pharmacy at the University at Buffalo, followed by residency training at the University of Michigan and is a Board-Certified Hematology/Oncology Pharmacist. She primarily cares for patients with both malignant and benign hematological disorders. Her research focuses on improving clinical outcomes in hematology patients, oncology stewardship, and expanding the role of the oncology pharmacist. She is a recipient of the Hematology Oncology Pharmacy Association (HOPA) Basic Science and Clinical Research Literature Award.
Brooklyn Olumba, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Ambulatory Care
Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital
Houston, TX
Content Matter Expert, Literature Study, Review and Recertification Course
Brooklyn T. Cobb, PharmD, BCPS received her Doctorate of Pharmacy from Hampton University School of Pharmacy in 2015. She went on to pursue aPGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency with Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in Philadelphia, PA and subsequently completed a PGY2 Pharmacotherapy Residency at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy in conjunction with Cooper University Hospital in Camden, NJ. Following completion of her postgraduate training, Dr. Cobb served as an Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy with the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy for a number of years while maintaining a clinical practice site managing chronic disease states in an internal medicine clinic and working with uninsured patient populations. Her passion for working with underserved communities continues in her current role as an Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacy Specialist with Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital in Houston, TX where she provides drug therapy management to local uninsured patients. In addition, she precepts students and plays an active role in local, state, and national pharmacy organizations, including the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) and American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP). Dr. Cobb is passionate about chronic disease management, transitions of care, health literacy, and working with underserved communities.
Nicholas Owens, PharmD, BCACP, BCPS
Clinical Associate Professor
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, St. Joseph's University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Review and Recertification Course
Dr. Owens is an Clinical Associate Professor of pharmacy at Philadelphia College of Pharmacy - St. Joseph's University. His clinical practice sites are located in Cooper University Hospital’s outpatient Internal Medicine clinics. He currently helps to coordinate the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy Teaching and Learning Curriculum Program as well as a 3-year interprofessional IPPE experience centered around the student-run Cooper Rowan Clinicin Camden, NJ. Dr. Owens earned his Doctor of Pharmacy Degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy. Following graduation, he completed a PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency and Family Medicine Faculty Development Fellowship with UPMC St. Margaret Hospital. He became a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist while completing a PGY2 Family Medicine Specialty Residency at UPMC St. Margaret Hospital. Dr. Owens obtained Board Certification in Ambulatory Care Pharmacy in 2018.Prior to joining the faculty at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, Dr. Owens worked as a clinical pharmacist faculty member of UPMC Shadyside Family Medicine Residency and served as an Adjunct Instructor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy. Professionally Dr. Owens is passionate about interprofessional education and caring for underserved populations. Additionally, he is enthusiastic about the use of technology to facilitate the efficient use of learners' time and to improve patient care
Thuyvan Phan, PharmD, BCPS, CPP
Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner
UNC Health
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Review and Recertification Course
Dr. Phan is a clinical pharmacist practitioner (CPP) at the University of North Carolina (UNC) Adult Rheumatology Specialty Clinic. She received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy and completed a PGY1 Pharmacy Practice residency at Cone Health in Greensboro, North Carolina. Dr. Phan is Board Certified as a Pharmacotherapy Specialist and had several years of experience as a clinical pharmacist at UNC Health prior to transitioning to ambulatory care.In her current role as clinical pharmacist practitioner, she works closely with certified rheumatologists, advance practice providers, and rheumatology fellows under a collaborative agreement to optimize the outcomes of patients with rheumatic conditions. Dr. Phan is engaged in the Quality Improvement Work Group within the UNC Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology and Thurston Arthritis Research Center with a focus and interest in the care of rheumatoid arthritis, lupus and gout patients.
Nathan Pinner, PharmD, BCPS, FASHP
Associate Clinical Professor
Auburn University Harrison College of Pharmacy
Mountain Brook, Alabama
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Dr. Nathan Andrew Pinner is an associate clinical professor with Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy and practices as an internal medicine pharmacist. His primary area of interest is the pharmacotherapy of internal medicine patients. Dr. Pinner received his Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of TN College of Pharmacy and completed his PGY1 residency and PGY2 Internal Medicine Specialty residency at Methodist University Hospital and the University of TN in Memphis, TN. His practice site is with an internal medicine teaching service at an urban medical center in Birmingham, AL. Through this site he provides care to the patients of the internal medicine service and educational sessions to the medical education department. Additionally, he has published several peer-reviewed papers concerning renal, cardiovascular, and pulmonary disease and presented posters and presentations at national meetings on these topics. He has been recognized by both the University of Alabama Family Medicine Residency and the Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy for his excellence in teaching and precepting.
Jessica Robinson, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP
Associate Professor
University of Charleston School of Pharmacy
Associate Director of Antimicrobial Stewardship
Charleston Area Medical Center
Charleston, West Virginia
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Jessica Robinson, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP, is an Associate Professor at the University of Charleston School of Pharmacy, as well as an infectious diseases clinical pharmacy specialist at Charleston Area Medical Center. She earned her PharmD degree from West Virginia University School of Pharmacy in 2008, and then went on to complete a pharmacy practice residency at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Huntington, WV and an infectious diseases specialty residency at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, MS. In addition to her teaching responsibilities at the UC, Dr. Robinson also serves as the Associate Director for the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program at CAMC, as well as a clinical preceptor for fourth-year pharmacy students and residents.
Douglas Slain, PharmD, BCPS, AQ-ID
Professor & Infectious Diseases Clinical Specialist
West Virginia University
Morgantown, West Virginia
Content Matter Expert, Review and Recertification Course
Dr. Douglas Slain is a Professor and Infectious Diseases Clinical Specialist at West Virginia University. He received his BS Pharmacy degree and his PharmD degree from Duquesne University. He completed a residency and fellowship in Infectious Diseases Pharmacotherapy at the Medical College of Virginia (Virginia Commonwealth University) in Richmond. Dr. Slain has the distinction of being a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS) with added qualifications in Infectious Diseases. Dr. Slain’s clinical practice sites at WVU include the Infectious Diseases Consult Service and the outpatient Infectious Diseases clinic.
Susan E. Smith, PharmD, BCCCP, FCCM
Clinical Associate Professor
University of Georgia College of Pharmacy
Athens, GA
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Susan E. Smith, PharmD, BCCCP, FCCM, is a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy (UGA COP) and maintains a practice site in the Medical/Surgical Intensive Care Unit at Piedmont Athens Regional in Athens, Georgia. Dr. Smith has received the UGA COP Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award, the Georgia Society of Health-System Pharmacy Outstanding New Practitioner Award, the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) Critical Care Practice and Research Network (PRN) Junior Investigator of the Year Award, and the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) Star Research Achievement Award. She has been certified as an instructor by the American Heart Association for Basic Life Support and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS). Dr. Smith is the 2023-24 Chair of the ACCP Critical Care PRN and has held several leadership positions in ACCP, SCCM, and the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. Her research interests include hemodynamics and resuscitation in sepsis, critical care pharmacy practice models, and critical care education, with a particular focus in teaching ACLS.
Diana Solomon, PharmD, BCCCP
Critical Care Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center
Phoenix, AZ
Review and Recertification Course
Diana Solomon, PharmD, BCCCP is a Critical Care Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at Cooper University Hospital in Camden, New Jersey. Her primary clinical service coverage is in the medical/surgical ICU; she rotates through Trauma and Neuro critical care services as well. Dr. Solomon earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, PA. As post-graduate training, she completed a pharmacy practice residency at Shore Medical Center in Somers Point, NJ and then specialized in critical care at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy in conjunction with Cooper University Hospital. Dr. Solomon’s research interests include pharmacotherapy and pharmacokinetics in critical illness and extracorporeal circuits, nutrition support therapy, and education. In her free time, Dr. Solomon enjoys studying, practicing, and teaching yoga.
Paul Szumita, PharmD, FCCM, FASHP, BCCCP, BCPS
Director, Clinical Pharmacy Services
Boston, Massachusetts
Review and Recertification Course
Paul M. Szumita is the Director of Clinical Pharmacy Services and Program Director of the postgraduate year 2 critical care pharmacy residency at Brigham and Women¹s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. Paul is a fellow in the American College of Critical Care Medicine and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacy. Paul has helped develop and is responsible for managing clinical programs aimed at optimizing pharmacotherapy and improving patient outcomes. He has an active role in clinical practice, education, clinical research, and guideline development/implementation with a focus inpatient glucose management, ICU pain, agitation and delirium, and hemodynamics in shock states. He has more than 70 peer-reviewed publications, and he has served on/currently serves on several committees focused on improving clinical practice at the local, regional, and national level, including the program advisory board for the ASHP Critical Care Pharmacy Specialty Board Examination Review Course, guideline writing committee for the 2018 Society of Critical Care Medicine guidelines for the management of pain, agitation, delirium, immobility and sleep disruption, and serves on the taskforce to revise the Society of Critical Care Medicine Guidelines stress ulcer prophylaxis in critically ill patients.
Thomas Szymanski, PharmD, BCCP, BCCCP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Cardiovascular Critical Care
West Virginia University Medicine - J. W. Ruby Memorial Hospital
Morgantown, West Virginia
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Thomas Szymanski, PharmD, BCCP, BCCCP, is a clinical pharmacy specialist in cardiovascular critical care at WVU Medicine - J. W. Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV. He completed his PGY1 pharmacy and PGY2 cardiology pharmacy residencies at Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center in Houston, TX. He is also adjunct clinical assistant professor at the WVU School of Pharmacy. In his current role, Thomas provides comprehensive medication-related clinical services to critically ill patients in the 28-bed cardiovascular critical care unit, as well as participates in interdisciplinary research, quality improvement initiatives, and experiential and didactic teaching. He is an active member of ASHP and has served on a variety of councils and advisory groups.
Heather Torbic, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, FCCM
Medical ICU Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio
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Heather Torbic, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, is Medical Intensive Care Unit Clinical Specialist at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Torbic received a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts; completed a PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency at Boston Medical Center; and a PGY2 Critical Care Residency at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.
In addition to patient care, Dr. Torbic is actively involved with student and resident training and is the program director for the PGY2 Critical Care Residency Program at the Cleveland Clinic. She is also actively involved in research, which includes acute respiratory distress syndrome and sedation/analgesia/agitation in critically ill patients. Dr. Torbic is an active member of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacy and serves as faculty for the ASHP BCCCP review course. She is also an active member of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and its CPP education section.
Trent Towne, PharmD, BCPS
Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Manchester University College of Pharmacy
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Infectious Disease
Parkview Health System
Fort Wayne, Indiana
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Trent Towne, PharmD, BCPS, has 12 years of academic experience in teaching, research, and service. After graduating from Hanover College with my B.A., Chemistry in 2002, and his Pharm.D. from Purdue University in 2006, he completed his PGY1 pharmacy practice residency at Wishard Health Services in Indianapolis, IN and his PGY2 in infectious diseases at the South Texas Veteran’s Health Care System. He began his career in pharmacy as an assistant professor of clinical pharmacy for the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy with his practice site as a clinical specialist in infectious diseases at Cooper University Hospital. He now works for Manchester University in Fort Wayne, Indiana where he is an associate professor of pharmacy practice and the professional development coordinator. He practices in infectious diseases and antimicrobial stewardship at Parkview Regional Medical Center.
Laura H. Waite, PharmD, BCPS, CLS
Assistant Dean of PCP Student Affairs and Admissions
Director of PCP Student Recruitment and Engagement
Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, St. Joseph's University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Laura Waite, PharmD, BCPS, CLS is an associate professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy (PCP), Saint Joseph’s University. She is also currently the Assistant Dean of PCP Student Affairs and Admissions, and the PCP Director of Student Recruitment and Engagement. Dr. Waite received her PharmD from the University of Texas at Austin and subsequently completed a PGY-2 residency in internal medicine at the St. Louis College of Pharmacy, John Cochran VA Medical Center and Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO. She has been board certified in pharmacotherapy since 2004, clinical lipidology since 2008, and advanced diabetes management from 2011-2021. Prior to her current position, she had faculty appointments at Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy and the University of Florida College of Pharmacy – Apopka (Orlando) campus. Dr. Waite’s career has included clinical practice in inpatient family medicine, inpatient internal medicine, and outpatient infectious disease, as well as a role in pharmaceutical industry as a medical science liaison.
Kristin Watson, PharmD, BCCP
Associate Professor
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
Baltimore, Maryland
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Dr. Watson completed her pharmacy practice and cardiology specialty residencies at the University of Pittsburgh. She is a Board Certified Cardiology Pharmacist. She is currently enrolled in the University of Maryland Baltimore's Master's in Palliative Care program. Watson has practiced in an ambulatory care heart failure clinic for over fifteen years. For nine years, she also practiced in the inpatient setting, where she provided care for patients with numerous cardiac conditions. Dr. Watson has published numerous papers and several book chapters on the management of patients with cardiac conditions. Dr. Watson is a co-founder of the ATRIUM Cardiology Collaborative at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy.
Andrew Webb, PharmD, BCCCP
Neurocritical Care Clinical Pharmacist
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts
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Andrew Webb is a neurocritical care clinical pharmacist at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is originally from Rhode Island and completed his undergraduate studies and Doctor of Pharmacy at the University of Rhode Island. He then completed his PGY1 pharmacy residency at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN followed by a PGY2 in critical care at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, OR. His clinical and research interests include traumatic brain injury, status epilepticus, subarachnoid hemorrhage, and optimizing the medical management of neurocritically ill patients. He is active in the American College of Clinical Pharmacy, Neurocritical Care Society, and Society of Critical Care Medicine.
Jon Wietholter, PharmD, BCPS, FCCP
Clinical Associate Professor
West Virginia University School of Pharmacy
Internal Medicine Clinical Specialist
WVU Medicine Ruby Memorial Hospital
Morgantown, West Virginia
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Dr. Jon P. Wietholter is a 2007 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy. After graduation, Dr. Wietholter completed a PGY-1 residency at Pitt County Memorial Hospital (now Vidant Health) which is affiliated with East Carolina University in Greenville, NC. He is currently a Clinical Associate Professor at the West Virginia University (WVU) School of Pharmacy, an Adjunct Associate Professor at the WVU School of Medicine, and an Internal Medicine Clinical Pharmacist at WVU-Medicine Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV. Dr. Wietholter is involved in many aspects of the WVU School of Pharmacy curriculum with more than 100 contact hours annually and is the co-coordinator of three School of Pharmacy courses: Health Systems Pharmacy Practice, the Neurology/Psychiatry module in the Systems Based Therapy sequence, and Travel Medicine and Global Pharmacy Practice. Additionally, Dr. Wietholter developed and coordinates an International Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) in South Africa completed by 4th year WVU pharmacy students.
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