SCSS Advisory Groups
ASHP’s Section of Clinical Specialists and Scientists has four advisory groups that play a crucial role in supporting specialized areas within the section. These groups provide expert guidance, develop recommendations, and address specific issues or projects, working closely with the Executive Committee to implement strategic goals. They are instrumental in shaping policies, driving initiatives, and offering insights that enhance patient care, while also improving the section's operations and member services.
Interested in joining an advisory group?
Charge
Advise ASHP regarding opportunities to enhance the development of leadership skills among clinical specialists and scientists. Identify and develop tools, promote programs, and resources to enhance clinical leadership skills development and applications for current and future health system practice. Identify opportunities that will help the pharmacists grow as clinical leaders and provide recertification opportunities for Certified Pharmacy Executive Leaders.
Leadership
Chair
Elyse MacDonald, PharmD, MS, BCPS, FASHP
Director, Pharmacy Services
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA
Vice Chair
Laura Butkievich, PharmD, MHA, MSHI, BCPS, BCACP, FASHP
Pharmacy Manager, Quality, Regulatory, and Research
University of Missouri Health Care
Columbia, MO
Secretary
Sarah Hardeman, PharmD, BCPS
Pharmacist Supervisor
University of Tennessee Medical
Knoxville, TN
Immediate Past Chair
Calvin Ice, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, FASHP
Pharmacy Manager, Training & Education
Corewell Health
Grand Rapids, MI
Members
Justin Arnall, PharmD, FCCP, BCOP
Clinical Coordinator, Hematology
Atrium Health Specialty Pharmacy Service
Charlotte, NC
Maria Blaze, PharmD, BCPP
Mental Health Clinical Pharmacy Practitioner
Lt. Col. Luke Weathers, Jr. VA Medical Center
Memphis, TN
Karissa Chow, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Internal Medicine
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Philadelphia, PA
Siobhan de Urioste, PharmD, BCPS
Pharmacy Clinical Coordinator for Medical and Surgical Services
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, NY
Brittany Karas, PharmD, BCPS
Medication-Use Policy Program Manager
Northwestern Medicine
Chicago, IL
Gillian Leung, PharmD, BCCP
Pulmonary Hypertension Clinical Pharmacist Specialist
University of Kentucky Healthcare
Lexington, KY
Joe Marchiano, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP
Lead Clinical Pharmacist, Geriatrics /Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Summa Health System/Northeast Ohio Medical University
Akron, OH
Andrew Mays, PharmD, MBA, BCNSP, CNSC, FASHP, FASPEN, FMSHP
Clinical Pharmacy Manager, Nutrition Support Specialist
FMOL Health-St Dominic
Jackson, MS
W. Justin Moore, PharmD, MS, BCPS, BCIDP
Practice Coordinator, Antimicrobial & Diagnostic Stewardship
Northwestern Medicine
Chicago, IL
Chinyere Onyirimba, PharmD, MBA
Clinical Pharmacist Specialist
Baylor Scott & White Health
Dallas, TX
Nathan Pinner, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Professor
Auburn University Harrison College of Pharmacy
Mountain Brook, AL
Eve Segal, PharmD, BCOP
Clinical Pharmacy Operations Manager
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Seattle, WA
Ryan Servais, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, BCCP
Pharmacy Manager
Aurora Sinai Medical Center
Milwaukee, WI
Aaron Steffenhagen, PharmD, BCPS, FASHP
Clinical Pharmacy Manager
University of Wisconsin UWHealth
Madison, WI
Alexandria Stringberg, PharmD, BCPS, DPLA
Internal Medicine Clinical Pharmacist
The University of Kansas Health System
Kansas City, KS
Colleen Teevan, PharmD, BCCCP, BCPS, FASHP, FCCM
Clinical Coordinator
Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT
Hai Tran, PharmD, BCPS
Director, Drug Use Policy & Stewardship
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Robert Wozniak, PharmD, MHA, BCPS, BCCCP, DPLA
Pharmacy Clinical Manager
Novant Health
Charlotte, NC
ASHP Staff
Victoria “Vicki” Basalyga, PharmD, MAS, BCPPS, BCPS
Director, Member Relations
Section of Clinical Specialists and Scientists
ASHP
Bethesda, MD
Charge
Assess and update current ASHP programs, tools, and resources related to emergency medicine and determine member needs related to this specialty. Encourage and determine the extent of pharmacy workforce integration into health-care teams. Identify opportunities for departments of pharmacy at hospitals and health-systems to optimize safe and effective use of medications in prehospital settings, emergency department, and other critical access areas. Identify and develop future programs/resources that enhance the ability of members to meet patient needs. As a group of specialists and scientists, we work to collaborate, educate, and innovate to advance care of patients from all backgrounds.
Leadership
Chair
Jamie Kerestes, PharmD, BCCCP, BCEMP
Pharmacy Manager Directory, PGY2 Emergency Medicine
Geisinger
Wilkes Barre, PA
Vice Chair
Hang Hoang-Nguyen, PharmD, BCCCP, BCEMP
Emergency Medicine Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
VA Puget Sound Health Care System
Seattle, WA
Secretary
Gregory Kelly, PharmD, MS, BCCCP, BCEMP
Clinical Assistant Professor/Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Rutgers University/Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
New Brunswick, NJ
Immediate Past Chair
Curtis Geier, PharmD, BCEMP
Emergency Medicine Clinical Pharmacist
San Francisco General Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Members
Roshanak Aazami, PharmD
EM Pharmacist
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Angela Antoniello, PharmD, BCCCP, BCEMP, BCPS
Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Specialist; PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency Program Director
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center
Livingston, NJ
Matt Bilhimer, PharmD
Pharmacy Operations Manager
University of Kansas Health System-Olathe Hospital
Olathe, KS
Allison Bouwma, PharmD, BCCCP, BCEMP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Emergency Medicine
Henry Ford Hospital
Detroit, MI
Jennifer Esch, PharmD, MBA, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacist Specialist
Advocate Health/Aurora BayCare Medical Center
Green Bay, WI
Meredith Gilbert, PharmD, MBA-HM, BCPS, BCGP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Emergency Medicine
Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital
Germantown, TN
Allison Gorseth, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, BCEMP
Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Clinical Specialist
Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT
Justin Griner, PharmD, MBA, FASHP, FTPA, BCEMP, BCPS
EM Clinical Pharmacist/RPD
Regional One Health
Cordova, TN
Matt Hinton, PharmD, BCEMP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist-Emergency Medicine
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD
Kyle Hultz, PharmD
Clinical Coordinator
Memorial Hospital West
Pembroke Pines, FL
Pamela McCormick, PharmD, BCPS, BCEMP
Director-PGY2 EM Pharmacy Residency, Clinical Pharmacist Specialist
UPMC Mercy
Pittsburgh, PA
Sejal Patel-Francis, PharmD, MS, BCPS, BCCCP
Advanced Clinical Pharmacist Specialist, Emergency Medicine
Jefferson Health
Philadelphia, PA
John Patka, PharmD, BCEMP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Grady Health System
Atlanta, GA
Alyssa Robertson, PharmD, MEd, BCPS, BCCCP, BCEMP
Clinical Pharmacy Manager
UPMC Harrisburg
Harrisburg, PA
Ruben Santiago, PharmD, BCCCP, BCEMP, BCPS
Clinical Hospital Pharmacist-Emergency Medicine, PGY2 Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Program Director
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Miami, FL
Kyle Schuchter, PharmD, BCEMP
Emergency Medicine Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Columbus, OH
Dana Serao, PharmD, BCPS, BCEMP
Emergency Medicine Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center/Robert Wood Johnson Barnabas Health
Newark, NJ
Cassandra Simpkins, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Associate Professor
West Virginia University School of Pharmacy
Morgantown, WV
J. Emily Wecht, PharmD
ED Clinical Pharmacist, Clinical Assistant Professor
Rutgers University, University Hospital
New Brunswick, NJ
ASHP Staff
Victoria “Vicki” Basalyga, PharmD, MAS, BCPPS, BCPS
Director, Member Relations
Section of Clinical Specialists and Scientists
ASHP
Bethesda, MD
Charge
Assess, identify, develop and update tools and resources to assist pharmacists in practice areas where emerging sciences issues may impact patient care and/or pharmacy practice. Identify opportunities for the pharmacy workforce and practice sites to ensure safe and effective use of medications and related therapies where emerging science may be a part of practice. Advise the Executive Committee on opportunities where ASHP should be involved.
Leadership
Chair
Amy Alston, PharmD
Consultant
Rabbiter Medical Writing
Ann Arbor, MI
Vice Chair
Kevin Zinchuk, PharmD, MPH, CCRP
Manager, Investigational Drug Service
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA
Secretary
Michaela Myerson, PharmD, BCPS
Investigational Pharmacy Manager
NYU Langone Health
New York, NY
Immediate Past Chair
Donald Moore, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP, DPLA, FCCP, FASHP
Clinical Oncology Pharmacy Manager
Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute
Charlotte, NC
Members
Karen Abboud, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP
Senior Pharmacy Clinical Specialist-Hematology/Oncology
Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston, TX
Folashade Alabi, MPharm, RPH, BCCCP
Scientific Director
The Lockwood Group
San Jose, CA
Elizabeth Bekelian, PharmD, MBA
Pharmacy Program Coordinator, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Waltham, MA
Jill Blind, PharmD, MBA, CCRP
Pharmacy Manager
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, OH
Naomi Digiantonio, PharmD
Oncology Specialty Practice Pharmacist
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
David Hartnett-Quach, PharmD, MHSA, BCPS, BCOP
Oncology Pharmacy Specialist
Nebraska Medicine
Omaha, NE
Sarah Mills, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacy Provider, Pharmacogenomics
VHA
Durham, NC
Laura Nice, PharmD, BCOP
Oncology Clinical Specialist
Allegheny Health Network
Wexford, PA
Sierra Richard, PharmD, BCPPS
Clinical Pharmacist Specialist-Investigational Drugs
University of Missouri Health Care
Columbia, MO
Beth Stacy, PharmD, BCPS
Pharmacist Coordinator, Strategic Sourcing
UC Health
Cincinnati, OH
Suzanne Stevens, PharmD, BCOP
Oncology Pharmacy Manager
Wenworth-Douglass Hospital
Dover, NH
Sonia Thomas, PharmD
Drug Information, Clinical Pharmacy Specialists
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Joshua Vanderloo, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacist
UW Health
Madison, WI
ASHP Staff
Victoria “Vicki” Basalyga, PharmD, MAS, BCPPS, BCPS
Director, Member Relations
Section of Clinical Specialists and Scientists
ASHP
Bethesda, MD
Charge
Identify, assess and update current ASHP programs, tools, and resources related to pediatrics and determine member needs related to this specialty. Encourage and determine the extent of pharmacist integration into health-care teams that provide patient care services where pediatric patients are treated. Identify opportunities for departments of pharmacy at hospitals and health-systems in ensuring safe and effective use of medications in pediatrics. Assess emerging policy issues related to pediatrics and advise the Executive Committee on opportunities where ASHP should be involved.
Leadership
Chair
Jennifer Hamner, PharmD, FASHP, FPPA, BCPPS
System Director of Pharmacy Professional Development
Children's Hospital Colorado
Denver, CO
Vice Chair
Jordan Burdine, PharmD, MBA, BCPPS, FTSHP
System Clinical Pharmacy Specialist-Neonatology and Pediatrics
Memorial Hermann Health System
Houston, TX
Secretary
Jamie Miller, PharmD, BCPPS, FPPA, FASHP
Professor
University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy
Oklahoma City, OK
Immediate Past Chair
Tara Smith, PharmD
Medication Alignment Specialist-Pediatrics
HCA HealthTrust
Milton, FL
Members
Monica Bogenschutz, PharmD, BCPS, BCPPS, DPLA, FPPA
Pediatric Clinical Pharmacist
UW Health-American Family Children's Hospital
Madison, WI
Mary Petrea Cober, PharmD, MEd, BCNSP, BCPPS, FASPEN
Professor-Pharmacy Practice
Northeast Ohio Medical University, College of Pharmacy
Rootstown, OH
Morgan King, PharmD, BCPPS
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Cleveland Clinic Health System
Cleveland, OH
Maida Lawrence, PharmD, CPh, BCPPS
Pharmacy Manager
St. Joseph's Children's and Women's Hospitals
Tampa, FL
Dominique Mark, PharmD, BCPS, BCPPS
Pediatric Clinical Pharmacist/RPD
Seattle Children's Hospital
Seattle, WA
Toshiba Morgan-Joseph, PharmD, BCPPS
Director of PGY1 Residency Program, Clinical Pharmacy Manager, Neonatology
Montefiore Einstein
Bronx, NY
Rodney Nicolas, PharmD, MBA, BCPS
Pediatric Clinical Pharmacist and Cystic Fibrosis Pharmacist
Mary Bridge Children's Hospital
Tacoma, WA
Paul Paratore, PharmD, BCPPS
Pediatric Clinical Pharmacist
Denver Health Medical Center
Denver, CO
Emily Sheskey, PharmD, BCPPS
Clinical Pharmacist Specialist-Pediatric Ambulatory Care
University of Chicago Medicine
Chicago, IL
Caroline Sierra, PharmD, BCPPS
Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
Loma Linda University School of Pharmacy
Loma Linda, CA
Erin Sullivan, PharmD, BCPPS
Clinical Pharmacist Specialist-Neonatal ICU, PGY2 Pediatric Residency Program Director
University of Michigan Health
Ann Arbor, MI
Georgia Warmbein, PharmD
PGY2 Pediatric Pharmacy Resident
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, OR
Steve Willis, PharmD, BCPPS
PICU Clinical Specialist
Hasbro Children's Hospital
Providence, RI
Mary Worthington, PharmD, BCPS, BCPPS
Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Samford University
Birmingham, AL
ASHP Staff
Victoria “Vicki’ Basalyga, PharmD, MAS, BCPPS, BCPS
Director, Member Relations
Section of Clinical Specialists and Scientists
ASHP
Bethesda, MD
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