Meet The Pharmacy Preceptors
Folasade Adesina, PharmD
Pharmacy education: Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
Rotations: Administration II, Advanced Pharmacy Operations Leadership, Automation & Technology
Areas of research interest: Inpatient operations productivity
Kira Adkins, PharmD
Pharmacy education: Medical University of South Carolina
PGY1: Prisma Health Upstate
PGY2 (Pediatrics): Boston Children's Hospital
Rotations: Cardiology
Areas of research interest: Anticoagulation in pediatric cardiology, pharmacogenomics
Khyati Amin, PharmD
Pharmacy education: Texas A&M College of Pharmacy
PGY1: UTMB Health
PGY2 (Infectious Diseases): UTMB Health
Rotations: Infectious Diseases, Antimicrobial Stewardship
Areas of research interest: Infectious diseases, antimicrobial stewardship
Kassandra Boyd, PharmD
Pharmacy education: Harding University College of Pharmacy
PGY1: Norton Children's Hospital
PGY2 (Oncology): Norton Children's Hospital
Rotations: Hematology/oncology, Bone Marrow Transplant
Areas of research interest: Quality improvement projects
Tramauni Brock, PharmD
Pharmacy education: Texas Southern University
PGY1 (Health Systems Pharmacy Administration and Leadership): Medical University of South Carolina
PGY2 (Health Systems Pharmacy Administration and Leadership): Medical University of South Carolina
Rotations: Ambulatory Leadership, Specialty Pharmacy
Areas of Research Interest: Operations, 340b compliance and purchasing, ambulatory clinical pharmacist impact, specialty pharmacy health system impact
Lauren Campisi, PharmD
Pharmacy education: Auburn University
PGY1: Phoenix Children’s
PGY2 (Pediatrics): Phoenix Children’s
Rotations: PICU, CVICU, NICU, Medical Emergency Response (longitudinal)
Areas of Research Interest: Critical care
Nohely Castro, PharmD, BCTXP
Pharmacy education: University of North Texas System College of Pharmacy
PGY1: Methodist University Hospital (Memphis, TN)
PGY2 (Solid Organ Transplant): University Health (San Antonio, TX)
Rotations: Solid Organ Transplant (kidney and liver)
Areas of research interest: Impact of immunosuppression management and patient adherence on rejection outcomes, BK management, kidney transplant desensitization
Tracy Chiang, PharmD
Pharmacy education: Butler University
PGY1: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital
Rotations: Ambulatory Care (Cardiology Clinic)
Areas of research interest: Anticoagulation
Minh-Duc Dang, PharmD, BCPPS
Pharmacy education: University of Houston College of Pharmacy
Rotations: General Pediatrics
Areas of research interest: Medication safety
Julie Donahoe, PharmD
Pharmacy education: The Ohio State University
PGY1: Children’s Medical Center Dallas
PGY2 (Pediatrics): Children’s Medical Center Dallas
Rotations: Emergency Medicine
Areas of research interest: Emergency medicine
Tracey Ellimuttil, PharmD, BCTXP
Pharmacy education: University of Houston College of Pharmacy
PGY1: Houston Methodist Hospital
PGY2 (Solid Organ Transplant): Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Rotations: Solid Organ Transplant (heart)
Areas of research interest: Desensitization, non-invasive rejection monitoring
Christina Gdowski, PharmD, BCPS, BCPPS
Pharmacy education: University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy
PGY1: Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center
PGY2 (Pediatrics): Nationwide Children’s
Rotations: Hematology/oncology, Bone Marrow Transplant
Areas of research interest: Hematology, oncology, medication safety
Jillian Grapsy, PharmD, BCPPS
Pharmacy education: University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy
PGY1: Children's Medical Center Dallas
PGY2 (Pediatrics): Children's Medical Center Dallas
Rotations: PICU, Trauma/Neuro ICU
Areas of research interest: Sedation/habituation, ICU delirium, pulmonary hypertension
Olivia Hammond, PharmD
Pharmacy education: Auburn University Harrison College of Pharmacy
PGY1: Tristar Centennial Medical Center
PGY2 (Pediatrics): Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
Rotations: Medical Emergency Response (longitudinal)
Areas of Research Interest: Critical care
Nicole Ho, PharmD, BCPPS
Pharmacy education: University of Houston College of Pharmacy
PGY1: Texas Children's Hospital
Rotations: Hematology/oncology, Bone Marrow Transplant
Areas of research interest: bone marrow transplant, oncology
Anh Hoang, PharmD, BCPS
Pharmacy education: University of Tennessee
PGY1: Houston Methodist Hospital
Rotations: Ambulatory Care (Cardiology Clinic)
Areas of research interest: Anticoagulation
Catherine Hoang, PharmD
Pharmacy education: Virginia Commonwealth University
PGY1: Presbyterian St. Luke's & The Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children
PGY2 (Pediatrics): Children’s Medical Center Dallas
Rotations: PICU, Trauma/Neuro ICU, CVICU, NICU
Areas of Research Interest: Critical care, quality improvement
Ellen James, PharmD
Pharmacy education: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Rotations: PICU, Trauma/Neuro ICU, CVICU
Stephanie Karasick, PharmD, BCPS, BCPPS
Pharmacy education: University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy
PGY1: Cook Children’s Medical Center
Rotations: PICU, Trauma/Neuro ICU, CVICU, NICU, Medical Emergency Response (longitudinal)
Areas of research interest: Critical care, cardiology, emergency medicine
Kaitlin Kennedy, PharmD, BCPPS
Pharmacy education: University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy
PGY1: Children's Medical Center Dallas
PGY2 (Pediatrics): Children's Medical Center Dallas
Rotations: Emergency medicine, Medical Emergency Response (longitudinal)
Areas of Research Interest: Toxicology, emergency medicine
KaShena Kennedy, PharmD
Pharmacy education: Texas Southern University
PGY1: Mayo Clinic - Children's Hospital
PGY2 (Pediatrics): Nicklaus Children's Hospital
Rotations: Hematology/oncology, Bone Marrow Transplant
Areas of research interest: Hematology/oncology, infectious diseases
Sarah Firmani, PharmD, BCIDP
Pharmacy education: Butler University
PGY1: Children's Hospital of Michigan/Detroit Medical Center
Fellowship (Pediatric ID/ASP): University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences/Arkansas Children's
Rotations: Infectious Diseases, Antimicrobial Stewardship
Areas of research interest: Antimicrobial stewardship, ID, PK/PD
Caitlin Le, PharmD, BCPPS
Pharmacy education: University of Houston College of Pharmacy
PGY1: Children’s Medical Center Dallas
PGY2 (Pediatrics): Children’s Medical Center Dallas
Rotations: PICU, Trauma/Neuro ICU, CVICU, NICU
Areas of research interest: Sedation/analgesia, critical care, medication safety
Jenny Lee, PharmD
Pharmacy education: University of Goergia College of Pharmacy
PGY1: Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas
Rotations: Anticoagulation (inpatient)
Areas of research interest: Anticoagulation
Courtney Long, PharmD, BCPPS
Pharmacy education: The University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy
PGY1: Children’s Medical Center Dallas
PGY2 (Pediatrics): Children’s Medical Center Dallas
Rotations: Gastroenterology
Areas of research interest: Cyclic vomiting syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease
Lauren McCarthy, PharmD, BCPS
Pharmacy education: The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy
PGY1: Baylor University Medical Center
Rotations: General Pediatrics
Areas of research interest: Infectious diseases, anticoagulation
Atanacio Mercado, PharmD
Pharmacy education: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Rotations: Emergency Medicine
Areas of research interest: Pediatric emergency medicine
Brian Micalizzi, RPh, CPHQ
Pharmacy education: University of Rhode Island
Rotations: Medication Safety, Administration
Areas of research interest: Medication safety
Catherine Mueller, PharmD, CPPS
Pharmacy Education: University of California, San Francisco School of Pharmacy
PGY1: University of California, Davis Medical Center
PGY2 (Medication Use Safety & Policy): University of California, Davis Medical Center
Rotations: Medication Safety
Areas of Research Interest: Quality improvement and process improvement
Jacquelyn Neerings, PharmD
Pharmacy education: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
PGY1: TTUHSC/Hendrick Medical Center
Rotations: Administration
Areas of research interest: Quality improvement processes
Karisma Patel, PharmD, BCPPS, BCIDP
Pharmacy education: The University of Monroe at Louisiana College of Pharmacy
PGY1: University of Arkansas Medical Sciences College of Pharmacy and Arkansas Children’s Hospital
PGY2 (Infectious Diseases): University of Arkansas Medical Sciences College of Pharmacy and Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Rotations: Infectious Diseases, Antimicrobial Stewardship
Areas of research interest: Quality improvement related to antimicrobial stewardship, optimizing vancomycin use
Saguna Patel, PharmD
Pharmacy education: University of Texas College of Pharmacy
PGY1: Texas Health Dallas
Rotations: General Pediatrics, Precepting (PGY2)
Areas of research interest: Endocrinology
Sanju Patel, RPh
Pharmacy education: University of Oklahoma
Rotations: Ambulatory Care (HIV/AIDS)
Brandi Polder, PharmD
Pharmacy education: University of Houston College of Pharmacy
PGY1: Houston Methodist Hospital
Rotations: General Pediatrics
Jay Ramos, PharmD, MS, BCCCP
Pharmacy education: University of the Incarnate Word Feik School of Pharmacy PharmD, University of Cincinnati College of Pharmacy - MS Pharmacy Administration and Leadership
PGY1: Medical Center Health System
Rotations: Administration
Areas of research interest: Quality improvement, medication safety initiatives, service line implementation, workflow enhancement
Zoe Rome, PharmD
Pharmacy Education: University of Tennessee
PGY1: Ascension Sacred Heart
PGY2 (Pediatrics): Children's Mercy Kansas City
Rotations: General Pediatrics, Endocrinology, Precepting (PGY2)
Zahra Shivji-Premji, PharmD, BCSCP
Pharmacy Education: Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Rotations: Sterile Compounding
Areas of Research Interest: Medication safety and quality, advanced therapeutics (gene/cell therapy), sterile compounding
Collin Strunk, PharmD, BCPPS
Pharmacy education: Wilkes University Nesbitt School of Pharmacy
PGY1: Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital
PGY2 (Pediatrics): Banner University Medical Center Tucson
Rotations: Emergency Medicine
Areas of research interest: Critical care, emergency medicine
Katie Strunk, PharmD, BCPPS
Pharmacy education: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
PGY1: Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital and the University of Tennessee
PGY2 (Pediatrics): Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital and the University of Tennessee
Rotations: NICU
Areas of research interest: NICU, pain and sedation
Kaitlin Tindel, PharmD, BCPPS
Pharmacy education: University of Houston College of Pharmacy
PGY1: Children's Medical Center Dallas
Rotations: Cardiology
Areas of research interest: Thromboprophylaxis with congenital heart lesions, digoxin, opioid weaning in congenital heart disease populations
Andrea Tribuzi, PharmD, BCPPS
Pharmacy education: Ohio State University
PGY1: Children's Hospital Colorado
Rotations: Nephrology
Areas of research interest: Nephrology
Sis Ueng, PharmD, BCPS, BCPPS
Pharmacy education: University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy
PGY1: Baylor Scott and White Medical Center
Rotations: Pulmonology
Areas of research interest: Pulmonology
Tracie VanHorn, PharmD, BCCCP
Pharmacy education: University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy
PGY1: Norton Children's Hospital
PGY2 (Critical Care): Norton Children's Hospital
Rotations: CVICU
Areas of research interest: Critical care (primarily cardiac focused)
Jordan Whitehill, PharmD
Pharmacy Education: University of Kansas
PGY1: Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics/The University of Missouri - Kansas City
Rotations: Administration
Areas of Research Interest: Interdisciplinary collaboration, advancing pharmacy services, optimizing the medication use process for the pediatric population
Terique Williams, PharmD, BCPPS
Pharmacy education: University of Florida
PGY1: UF Health Shands Hospital
PGY2 (Pediatrics): Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital
Rotations: Emergency Medicine
Areas of research interest: Status epilepticus, status asthmaticus, toxicology
Tiffany Withrow, PharmD, BCPPS
Pharmacy education: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
PGY1: CHI Health St. Elizabeth
PGY2 (Pediatrics): Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital
Rotations: PICU, NICU
Areas of research interest: NICU, PICU, cardiology, process improvement
