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
- Katherine Lusardi, PharmD, BCIDP
- Brooklyn Olumba, PharmD, BCPS
Tina Beck, PharmD, MSCR, BCPS
Associate Professor
University of the Incarnate Word
San Antonio, Texas
Review and Recertification Course, Literature Study
Dr. Tina Beck graduated from Campbell University in Buies Creek, N.C., in 2011 with her Doctor of Pharmacy and a Master of Science in Clinical Research. After graduating, she worked at an independent pharmacy near the beaches of North Carolina for one year. She completed a two year Pharmacotherapy Residency at Feik School of Pharmacy, and joined the faculty as assistant professor in 2014. Her area of interest is internal medicine, infectious diseases, renal, and anticoagulation.
Dannielle Brown, PharmD, BCPS
Pharmacy Clinical Specialist, Internal Medicine
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore. Maryland
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After graduating from Hampton University School of Pharmacy with her Doctor of Pharmacy in 2015, followed by completion of pharmacy residency training (PGY1 Pharmacy and PGY2 Internal Medicine) at The Medical University of South Carolina, Dr. Dannielle Brown took her first job as a pharmacy clinical specialist in internal medicine at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in 2017. She remains in that role and has picked up several others during her time at Hopkins, including becoming RPD for both the PGY1/2 Pharmacotherapy and PGY2 Internal Medicine pharmacy residency programs there, as well as serving as clinical lead for the group of clinical pharmacists within the Adult Medicine, Emergency and Surgery Inpatient Pharmacy. Her clinical interest areas include infectious diseases, benign hematology, pain/palliative and addiction medicine, and nephrology, with numerous publications in those areas across both pharmacy and medical journals. She also has a passion for teaching and dissemination of knowledge which is evidenced by her over 20 presentations and posters, many of which have included residents and students she has mentored. In her free time, Dannielle enjoys traveling, reading, and trying new restaurants in the city of Baltimore, Maryland.
Christopher Betz, PharmD, BCPS, FASHP, FKSHP
Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner – Cardiology/Pharmacogenomics
Louisville Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Professor
Sullivan University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
Louisville, Kentucky
Content Matter Expert, Review and Recertification Course
Christopher Betz, PharmD., BCPS, FKSHP, FASHP is a Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner in Cardiology at the Robley Rex VA Medical Center, an Adjunct 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 PharmD at Temple University in Philadelphia and completed a pharmacy practice residency at the University of Louisville. Dr. Betz has held multiple appointed and elected positions within the 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 was a member of the NAPLEX Review Committee. Dr. Betz currently 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
Boston, Massachusetts
Content Matter Expert, Review and Recertification Course
Snehal H. Bhatt is a Professor of Pharmacy Practice at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and Clinical Pharmacist at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, MA. He teaches courses in cardiology, anticoagulation, and clinical pharmacokinetics, and his practice focuses on acute care cardiovascular medicine. Dr. Bhatt has practiced for over 20 years and has maintained his Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS) credentials since 2003.
As an active member of ASHP, Dr. Bhatt is a content matter expert and faculty member in ASHP’s BCPS recertification and preparatory course, a position he has held since 2015. He represented ASHP on the Joint Commission Technical Advisory Panel for National Patient Safety Goal 03.05.01, "Reducing Harm from Anticoagulant Therapy: Update to Include Direct Oral Anticoagulants (DOACs)." He also served on the ASHP Council on Therapeutics for 4 years, serving as Chair in 2019. More recently, Dr. Bhatt served on the ASHP Fellow recognition committee for 3 years, completing his role as chair in 2024. He was awarded Fellow of ASHP in 2017. Dr. Bhatt is also actively involved in the American College of Cardiology (ACC). His leadership roles include serving on the Cardiovascular Team (CVT) Leadership Council, CV Team Regional Director, and the CV Team Education Committee. He previously served as the CV Team Steering Committee Chair for the Northeast Region. Locally for the Massachusetts ACC, he served on the executive committee for 3 years. He was awarded Associate of the ACC (AACC) in 2018.
Mark Cinquegrani, PharmD, BCACP, AAHIVP
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice
Temple University School of Pharmacy
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dr. Mark Cinquegrani is a Clinical Assistant Professor at Temple University School of Pharmacy in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is a board-certified ambulatory care pharmacist and holds American Academy of HIV Medicine Pharmacist Certification. He completed his Doctor of Pharmacy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, completed a PGY1 Pharmacy Practice residency at the University of New Mexico Hospital and a PGY2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy residency at the University of New Mexico College of Pharmacy and Truman Health Services Clinic. In his current role, he teaches classroom lectures throughout the professional curriculum including HIV, gender affirming care, identity and stigma, and various ambulatory care topics. He also precepts third- and fourth-year pharmacy students as well as PGY2 Infectious Disease and Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residents in his clinical practice at Temple Internal Medicine Associates where he assists patients living with HIV in optimizing care through adherence support, primary care comorbidity management, and complex regimen management.
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
Associate Professor
Sullivan University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
University of Louisville Hospital
Louisville, Kentucky
Review and Recertification Course
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, BCEMP
Clinical Specialist, Emergency Medicine
Trinity Health Saint Mary's
Grand Rapids, Michigan
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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.
Norm Fenn, III, PharmD, BCPS, BCPPS, FASHP
Clinical Associate Professor
Manchester University College of Health Professions, Nursing, & Pharmacy
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Review and Recertification Course
Norm Fenn is a Clinical Associate Professor at Manchester University College of Health Professions, Nursing, & Pharmacy and a Pediatric Clinical Pharmacist at Parkview Women's and Children's Hospital. He graduated with Honors from the University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences. He completed his PGY-1 residency at Children’s National Medical Center and a two-year Academia & Ambulatory Care Fellowship at the Purdue University College of Pharmacy. He teaches fundamental and advanced pediatric topics throughout the curriculum at Manchester and precepts IPPE, APPE, PGY-1, and PGY-2 learners at Parkview. In his limited spare time, he travels internationally to play rugby with the World Barbarians and relaxes with his growing family.
Lauren Floris, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacist
Atrium Health Navicent Medical Center
Macon, Georgia
Lauren Floris is Clinical Pharmacist practicing in the Medical Intensive Care Unit at Atrium Health Navient Medical Center.
Emily Frederick, PharmD, BCPS
Associate Professor & Director of Student Affairs
Sullivan University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Louisville, Kentucky
Review Course
Dr. Emily Frederick is an Associate Professor and the Director of Student Affairs at Sullivan University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Louisville, Kentucky. She received a BS in Neuroscience from the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia and her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Shenandoah University in Winchester, Virginia. She completed a PGY1 residency at Geisinger Medical Center in central Pennsylvania and practices in internal medicine. In her free time, Dr. Frederick enjoys spending time with her family, baking, and reading. She refuses to take more than one trip from the car into the house and thinks breakfast is the best meal.
Shannon Haar, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Assistant Professor
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy at Saint Joseph's University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Shannon Haar, PharmD, BCPS is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor at Philadelphia College of Pharmacy at Saint Joseph's University with a practice site in inpatient internal medicine at Cooper University Hospital.
Lauren Igneri, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, FCCM
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Critical Care
Cooper University Health Care
Camden, New Jersey
Review and Recertification Course, 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
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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
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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
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Morgan King received her Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from Kent State University in 2011 and her Doctor of Pharmacy degree at Northeast Ohio Medical University in 2015. She then went on to complete a Postgraduate Year 1 (PGY1) Pharmacy Practice Residency at Cleveland Clinic Medina Hospital in 2016 followed by a Postgraduate Year 2 (PGY2) Residency in pediatrics at Peyton Manning Children's Hospital at St. Vincent Indianapolis in 2017. Dr. King currently works as a clinical pharmacy specialist at Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital. Her practice is focused on women's health, specifically labor and delivery and high-risk obstetrics, as well as child and adolescent psychiatry. She also spends time cross covering in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and general pediatrics. She achieved board certification in pediatrics in 2018.
Troy Kish, MS, PharmD, BCPS
Assistant Director of Pharmacotherapy
The Brooklyn Hospital Center
Brooklyn, New York
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Troy Kish graduated in 2008 from The University of Toledo and completed his PGY-1 training at Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY. He subsequently completed a PGY-2 in Infectious Diseases at the James J Peters VA Medical Center in the Bronx, NY. He was an Associate Professor at Long Island University for 13 years before joining The Brooklyn Hospital Center in 2023.
Mei Liu, PharmD, BCPP
Clinical Assistant Professor
Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Piscataway, New Jersey
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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
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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.
Victoria Nachar, PharmD, BCOP
Clinical Pharmacist Specialist Hematology
University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center
Ann Arbor, Michigan
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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
Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital
Houston, TX
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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
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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 Clinic in 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
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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.
Joseph Saseen, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, FASHP, FCCP
Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs and Professor
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Aurora, Colorado
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Dr. Joseph Saseen is a clinical pharmacist and academic leader specializing in cardiometabolic diseases. As Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs and Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Family Medicine at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Dr. Saseen's expertise is centered on cardiovascular risk reduction, with a particular focus on dyslipidemia, hypertension, and population health.
Dr. Saseen actively practices in primary care, providing direct patient care for cardiometabolic conditions. His contributions to the field are recognized through his past presidency of the National Lipid Association (NLA) and his fellowship in the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP), American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), American Pharmacists Association (APhA), and the American Heart Association (AHA). He is also honored as a Master of the NLA.
An influential voice in clinical guidelines, Dr. Saseen was a contributing author to the 2018 AHA/ACC/Multisociety cholesterol management guideline and is a member of the upcoming 2026 guideline writing committee. His scholarly work includes over 200 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters, notably the 2022 NLA Statin Intolerance Scientific Statement, the 2025 NLA/American Geriatrics Society Expert Consensus Statement on Managing Hypercholesterolemia in Adults Aged 75 Years and Older Without a History of ASCVD, and the 2025 ACC Expert Consensus Statement on Medical Weight Management Treatment for Optimization of Cardiovascular Health.
Diana Solomon, PharmD, BCCCP
Critical Care Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center
Phoenix, AZ
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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
Brigham & Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts
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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.
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.
Laura H. Waite, PharmD, BCPS, CLS
Assistant Dean of PCP Student Affairs and Admissions
Clinical Professor of Pharmacy
Assistant Dean of Student Affairs and Admissions
Director of Student Recruitment and Engagement
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. She maintains active involvement in the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, the American College of Clinical Pharmacy and the National Lipid Association.
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 Professor
West Virginia University School of Pharmacy
Adjunct Professor
West Virginia University School of Medicine
Morgantown, West Virginia
Review and Recertification Course, Literature Study
Dr. Jon P. Wietholter, PharmD, BCPS, FCCP 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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