Preceptors and Residents

Preceptors

Jeff Anderson, PharmD, MS, BCPS, FACHE
Director of Pharmacy
Areas of Interest: Leadership, strategic planning, health policy, medication safety, human resource development, healthcare finance, drug diversion prevention, 340B optimization
Preceptor for Administration rotation

Education/degrees:

• BS Pharmacy - University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
• MS - George Washington University, Washington, DC
• PharmD - Shenandoah University, Winchester, VA

Katie Blomquist, PharmD, BCCCP
Acute Care Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Areas of interest: Anticoagulation and reversal, fibrinolytics, acute arrythmia management, vasopressors, ACLS, and RSI
Preceptor for Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit rotation

Education/degrees:

• PharmD, University of Arizona College of Pharmacy
• PGY1 Pharmacy Residency: Banner - University Medical Center Tucson
• PGY2 Critical Care Residency: Banner - University Medical Center Tucson

Kevin Carrasco, PharmD, MPH
Acute Care Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Areas of Interest: Emergency Medicine
Preceptor for Emergency Medicine rotation

Education/degrees:

• PharmD, Touro University
• PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, Southern Arizona VA Health System

Audrey Etsitty, PharmD, BCCCP
Pharmacy Clinical Coordinator and PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency Program Director
Areas of interest: anticoagulation, sedation and analgesia, antimicrobial stewardship, process improvement, and medication safety
Preceptor for Orientation and Staffing longitudinal rotation

Education/Degrees:

• PharmD, The University of Arizona College of Pharmacy
• PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, Banner Desert Medical Center
• PGY2 Critical Care, University of California San Diego Health

Lanae Fox, PharmD, BCPS
Pharmacy Clinical Coordinator
Preceptor for Leadership Longitudinal rotation

Education/degrees:

• PharmD, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
• PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, Casper, WY

Grace Korkames, PharmD, BCCCP
Acute Care Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Areas of interest: Shock syndromes, pharmacokinetics / pharmacodynamics in the critically ill, anticoagulation, resident development and mentorship
Preceptor for Medical Intensive Care Unit rotation

Education/degrees:

• PharmD, Midwestern University College of Pharmacy - Glendale
• PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, Nebraska Medicine
• PGY2 Critical Care Specialty Residency, Nebraska Medicine

Emir Kobic, PharmD, BCIDP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Areas of Interest: Antimicrobial Stewardship, Gram negative resistance, PK/PD, and rapid diagnostics
Preceptor for Infectious Diseases rotation

Education/degrees:

• PharmD, Idaho State University College of Pharmacy
• PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, North Memorial Medical Center
• PGY2 Infectious Diseases Specialty Residency, University of Minnesota Medical Center

Bryan Kuhn, PharmD, DABAT
Clinical Education – Poison Control and Acute Care Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Areas of Interest: Emergency Medicine, Toxicology
Preceptor for Toxicology rotation

Education/degrees:

• PharmD, Midwestern University, Illinois
• Certified Specialist in Poison Information
• PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, Broward General Medical Center
• PGY2 Emergency Medicine, Detroit Medical Center

Richard “Woody” Lincoln, PharmD, BCTXP
Acute Care Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Areas of interest: Heart transplant, immunology, rejection, transplant desensitization, opportunist infections, advanced heart failure, mechanical circulator support
Preceptor for Advanced Heart Failure/MCS/Cardiac Transplant Rotation

Education/Degrees:

• PharmD, University of Cincinnati College of Pharmacy
• PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, University of Cincinnati Medical Center
• PGY2 Solid Organ Transplant Residency, Houston Methodist Hospital

KJ Lum-Naihe, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Abdominal Solid Organ Transplant
Areas of interest: anticoagulation, antimicrobial stewardship, immunology, infectious disease, medication safety, transplant
Preceptor for Abdominal Transplant rotation

Education/Degrees:

• PharmD, Midwestern University
• PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix

Margot Mercer, PharmD
Acute Care Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Areas of Interest: transplant infectious disease including fungal infections, kidney and liver transplant, immunology, induction and rejection management, optimizing transitions of care and role of the transplant pharmacist
Preceptor for Abdominal Transplant rotation

Education/Degrees:

• PharmD, University of Pittsburgh
• PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, Penn Medicine Chester County Hospital
• PGY2 Solid Organ Transplant Pharmacy Residency, University of California – San Diego

Ami Patel, PharmD
Acute Care Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Areas of interest: advanced heart failure, mechanical circulatory support, general cardiology, anticoagulation
Preceptor for Advanced Heart Failure/MCS/Heart Transplant rotation

Education/Degrees:

• PharmD, University of Pittsburgh
• PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, University of Maryland Medical Center
• PGY2 Cardiology, University of Maryland Medical Center

Michelle Ting, PharmD, BCIDP
Acute Care Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Areas of Interest: Antimicrobial stewardship, gram-negative resistance, infections in immunocompromised hosts
Preceptor for Infectious Diseases rotation

Education/Degrees:

• PharmD, Rutgers University Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
• PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center
• PGY2 Infectious Diseases, Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Laura Wicks, PharmD, BCPS
Acute Care Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Areas of Interest: Liver and kidney transplant immunosuppression, drug interactions with tacrolimus and marijuana, transplant infectious disease, transplant pharmacist directed quality improvement
Preceptor for Abdominal Transplant rotation

Education/degrees:

• PharmD, University of Arizona College of Pharmacy
• PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix

Melanie Yerondopoulos, PharmD, BCCCP
Acute Care Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Areas of Interest: nutrition support, traumatic brain injury, massive transfusion, anticoagulation and reversal, sedation and pain management, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Preceptor for Trauma/Surgical Intensive Care Unit rotation

Education/degrees:

• PharmD, University of Arizona College of Pharmacy
• PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, Froedtert Hospital

Delia Ziadat, PharmD, BCPS
Medication Safety and Utilization Coordinator
Areas of Interest: medication safety, high-risk medication utilization
Preceptor for Medication Safety rotation

Education/degrees:

• PharmD, Midwestern University, College of Pharmacy – Glendale
• PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix

Allison Mruk, PharmD, BCPPS
Associate Director of Pharmacy - Clinical Pharmacy Services/Women Infant Services
Areas of interest: Clinical pharmacy practice, quality, and safety initiatives, regulatory and compliance, standardization of processes/procedures, effective teambuilding, and empowering/inspiring others through teaching and mentorship
Preceptor for Pharmacy Leadership and Administration

Education/Degrees:

• PharmD, University of California, San Francisco
• PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, University of Kentucky Healthcare
• PGY2 Pediatrics Residency, University of Kentucky Healthcare – Kentucky Children’s Hospital