Titles: HIV Clinical Pharmacist

Education: BS, Virginia Tech; MS, Virginia Tech; PharmD, East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Indiana University Health; PGY2 Infectious Diseases Specialty Residency, Indiana University Health

Practice Area: HIV, Sexually Transmitted Infections, Substance Use Disorder

Research Interests: Multidisciplinary substance use disorder treatment; pharmacist-led antiretroviral initiation

Email: sarah_blevins@uky.edu

Titles: Professor and Chair, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science

Education: BS Pharmacy, University of Kentucky; PharmD, Medical University of South Carolina

Training: Critical Care/Surgery Specialty Residency, Medical University of South Carolina; Infectious Diseases Pharmacotherapy Fellowship, Medical University of South Carolina

Practice Area: Infectious Diseases Management and Outcomes

Research Interests: Pharmacokinetics/Pharmacodynamics, antimicrobial susceptibility testing and resistance

Email: david.burgess@uky.edu

she/her

Titles: Pharmacy Clinical Coordinator, Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship

Education: RPh, Medical University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy

Practice Area: Infectious Diseases/Antimicrobial Stewardship

Research Interests: Antimicrobial stewardship, antimicrobial resistance, disease state management of infectious diseases 

Email: donna.burgess@uky.edu

Titles: Infectious Diseases Clinical Pharmacist; Assistant Program Director, PGY2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Residency; Assistant Professor (Adjunct), UK College of Pharmacy

Education: PharmD, University of Illinois at Chicago

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, University of Kentucky; PGY2 Infectious Disease Specialty Residency, University of Kentucky

Practice Area: Infectious Diseases

Research Interests: Rapid diagnostic technology, virology, antimicrobial stewardship, antimicrobial resistance

Email: sarah.cotner@uky.edu

he/him

Titles: Clinical Pharmacist, Infectious Diseases & Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT)

Education: BS, Chemistry, Morehead State University; PharmD, University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, University of Kentucky; PGY2 Infectious Diseases Specialty Residency, University of Kentucky

Practice Area: Infectious Diseases & Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT)

Research Interests: Pharmacokinetics, Antimicrobial Stewardship, and Antimicrobial Resistance

Email: ryan.mynatt@uky.edu

Titles: Clinical Pharmacist, Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Education: PharmD, University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy

Training: PGY1 Pediatric Pharmacy Residency, Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital; PGY2 Pediatric Residency, University of Kentucky; PGY2 Infectious Diseases Residency, University of Kentucky

Practice Area: Infectious Diseases 

Research Interests: Gram-negative resistance, pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics, antimicrobial stewardship

Email: kbl224@uky.edu

she/her

Titles: Clinical Pharmacist, Infectious Diseases & Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT)

Education: PharmD, Campbell University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Vidant Medical Center

Practice Area: Infectious Diseases

Research Interests: Infective Endocarditis, Infectious Diseases

Email: bobbijo.stoner@uky.edu

Titles: Clinical Pharmacist, Antimicrobial Stewardship and Internal Medicine

Education: PharmD, University of Kentucky

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center

Practice Area: Antimicrobial Stewardship, Internal Medicine

Research Interests: Rapid diagnostics in Infectious Diseases and antimicrobial resistance

Email: jdvanh2@uky.edu

she/her

Titles: Infectious Diseases Clinical Pharmacist; Residency Program Director, PGY2 Infectious Diseases Residency Program; Assistant Professor (Adjunct), Pharmacy

Education: PharmD, Purdue University

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Wake Forest Baptist Health; PGY2 Infectious Disease Specialty Residency, Wake Forest Baptist Health

Practice Area: Infectious Diseases

Research Interests: Rapid diagnostics, antimicrobial stewardship, gram negative resistance

Email: katie.wallace@uky.edu

Titles: Internal Medicine Clinical Pharmacist; Assistant Residency Program Director, PGY2 Internal Medicine 

Education: PharmD, University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, New Hanover Regional Medical Center; PGY2 Internal Medicine Specialty Residency, University of Kentucky

Practice Area: Internal Medicine

Research Interests: Infectious diseases, liver disease

Email: katy.allen@uky.edu

Titles: Internal Medicine Clinical Pharmacist

Education: PharmD, University of Kentucky

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Saint Joseph Hospital

Practice Area: Internal Medicine

Research Interests: Infectious disease, cirrhosis, anticoagulation

Email: erin.winstead@uky.edu

Titles: Internal Medicine Clinical Pharmacist; Program Director, PGY2 Internal Medicine

Education: PharmD, Ohio Northern University

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, UC Health-University of Cincinnati Medical Center; PGY2 Internal Medicine Specialty Residency, University of Kentucky

Practice Area: Internal Medicine

Research Interests: Liver/cirrhosis, anticoagulation, infectious diseases

Email: megan.kunka@uky.edu

Titles: Med/Surg Pharmacist, Orthopedic Surgery; Assistant Professor (Adjunct), Pharmacy

Education: PharmD, University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Practice Area: Med/Surg, Geriatric Fragility Fractures and Orthopedic Surgery

Research Interests: Surgical site infections, geriatric deprescribing, student and resident development, transitions of care

Email: brhe226@uky.edu

she/her

Titles: Internal Medicine Clinical Pharmacist; Residency Program Director PGY2 Internal Medicine; Assistant Professor (Adjunct), Pharmacy

Education: PharmD, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Rush University Medical Center; PGY2 Internal Medicine Specialty Residency, University of Kentucky

Practice Area: Internal Medicine

Research Interests: Hepatology, Cirrhosis

Email: taylor.gray@uky.edu

Titles: Internal Medicine Clinical Pharmacist

Education: University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy, 2020

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, East Alabama Health (Opelika, AL); PGY-2 Internal Medicine Specialty Residency, University of Kentucky 

Practice Area: Internal Medicine

Research Interests: Cirrhosis, transitions of care, anticoagulation, professional development

Email: matthew.laws@uky.edu

Titles: Clinical Pharmacist, Internal Medicine

Education: BS, Morehead State University; PharmD, University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, St. Joseph East

Practice Area: Internal Medicine

Research Interests: Infectious diseases, transitions of care

Email: a.lyons@uky.edu

Titles: Internal Medicine Clinical Pharmacist; Assistant Professor (Adjunct), Pharmacy

Education: PharmD, University of Utah College of Pharmacy

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency & PGY2 Internal Medicine Specialty Residency, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center

Practice Area: Internal Medicine

Research Interests: Antimicrobial Stewardship, Anticoagulation, Transitions of Care

Email: lydia.mckay@uky.edu

Titles: Clinical Pharmacist, Internal Medicine; Assistant Professor (Adjunct); Pharmacy

Education: PharmD, Purdue University College of Pharmacy

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Lutheran Health Network

Practice Area: Internal Medicine

Research Interests: Liver disease, infectious diseases, cardiology, transitions of care, quality improvement 

Email: garrett.new@uky.edu

Titles: Internal Medicine Clinical Pharmacist

Education: PharmD, University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, UC Health in Cincinnati

Practice Area: Internal Medicine

Research Interests: Staphylococcus aureus infections, pharmacokinetics in adults with cystic fibrosis, anticoagulation in the obese population

Email: kdpiju2@uky.edu

Titles: Internal Medicine Clinical Pharmacist; Assistant Professor (Adjunct), Pharmacy

Education: PharmD, University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Baptist Health Lexington; PGY2 Internal Medicine Residency, NorthShore University Health System

Practice Area: Internal Medicine

Research Interests: Infectious diseases and GI disorders

Email: amsh226@uky.edu

Titles: Internal Medicine Clinical Pharmacist

Education: PharmD, Creighton University

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, The University of Kansas Health System; PGY2 Internal Medicine Specialty Residency, University of Kentucky HealthCare

Practice Area: Internal Medicine

Research Interests: Liver disease, infectious diseases

Email: casi238@uky.edu

she/her

Titles: Internal Medicine Clinical Pharmacist; Internal Medicine Clinical Coordinator 

Education: PharmD, Butler University

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Community Health Network; PGY2 Internal Medicine Specialty Residency, West Virginia University

Practice Area: Internal Medicine

Research Interests: Liver disease, adult cystic fibrosis patients, anticoagulation in special populations

Email: Kelsey.lyon@uky.edu

she/her

Titles: Internal Medicine Clinical Pharmacist; Assistant Professor (Adjunct), Pharmacy

Education: BS, MBA, PharmD, University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Cincinnati VA Medical Center

Practice Area: Internal Medicine

Research Interests: hepatology, infectious diseases, cardiology, transitions of care

Email: rebekah.wahking@uky.edu

she/her

Titles: Internal Medicine Clinical Pharmacist

Education: PharmD, University of Kentucky

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Baptist Health Lexington

Practice Area: Internal Medicine/Transplant

Research Interests: Liver disease/cirrhosis, infectious disease pharmacotherapy, adult cystic fibrosis management

Email: wlcorn2@uky.edu

Titles: Associate Director, Medication Safety and Accreditation; Residency Program Director, Medication-Use Safety and Policy Pharmacy Residency

Education: PharmD, The Ohio State University; MS, University of North Carolina

Training: PGY1/PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration Residency, UNC Medical Center; Safe Medication Management Fellowship, ISMP

Practice Area: Medication Safety, Accreditation, Quality

Research Interests: Second Victim, Resilience, Emergency Preparedness, Operations, Just Culture

Email: elizabeth.hess@uky.edu

she/her

Titles: Senior Director, Pharmacy Shared Services; Assistant Professor (Adjunct), Pharmacy Practice & Science

Education: BS and MS, The Ohio State University; PharmD, University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy

Training: PGY1 and PGY2, The Ohio State University

Practice Area: Medication Safety, Accreditation, Administration, Operations, Controlled Substance Diversion and Prevention

Research Interests: Medication Safety, Change Management

Email: khite2@uky.edu

Titles: Pharmacy Program Coordinator, Medication-Use Safety & Technology

Education: BS, Michigan State University; PharmD, University of Michigan

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, NorthShore University HealthSystem; PGY2 Medication-Use Safety Specialty Residency, University of Kentucky HealthCare

Practice Area: Medication Safety, Informatics

Research Interests: Health IT safety and usability, clinical decision support, smart infusion pumps and interoperability

Email: KatieJohnson@uky.edu

she/her

Titles: Pharmacist Program Coordinator, Medication Use Safety and Quality - Adult Services

Education: PharmD/MSPH, Campbell University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences 

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, Spectrum Health (Grand Rapids, MI); PGY2 Medication Use Safety and Policy Specialty Residency, Advent Health (Orlando, Fl)

Practice Area: Medication Safety, Accreditation, Quality

Research Interests: standardized safety interventions, pharmacovigilance, equity in patient safety

Email: kecia.missos@uky.edu

she/her

Titles: Pharmacy Program Coordinator, Medication-Use Policy and Education

Education: PharmD, St. Louis College of Pharmacy

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center; PGY2 Infectious Diseases Specialty Residency, University of Minnesota Medical Center

Practice Area: Medication Use Policy and Education

Research Interests: Medication Use Strategies and Stewardship, Drug Policy Management

Email: rebecca.nolen@uky.edu

Titles: Pharmacy Coordinator, Medication-Use Policy and Education

Education: PharmD, Lipscomb University

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, HCA Healthcare; PGY2 Drug Information Residency, Duke University/GlaxoSmithKline

Practice Area: medication use policy, drug information

Research Interests: Drug policy management, medication utilization

Email:  elyse.prather@uky.edu

Titles: Director, Office of Pharmacy Value and Analytics

Education: BS Spanish, University of Kentucky; PharmD, University of Kentucky

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, University of Kentucky; PGY2 Critical Care Specialty Residency, University of Kentucky

Practice Area: Pharmacy Value and Analytics

Research Interests: Medication use strategies and stewardship, data analytics, pharmacy practice models

Email: kmruf2@uky.edu

he/him

Titles: Pharmacist Program Coordinator, Medication Use Safety and Quality - Pediatrics and Women's  

Education: PharmD, University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, University of Kentucky Good Samaritan Hospital; PGY2 Medication Use Safety and Policy Specialty Residency, University of Kentucky 

Practice Area: Medication Safety, Accreditation, Quality 

Research Interests: Human Factor Engineering, Health Information Technology, FMEA and RCA

Email: mark.wolf@uky.edu

she/her

Titles: Opioid Stewardship Program Coordinator

Education: PharmD, Creighton University School of Pharmacy and Health Professions

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Medical University of South Carolina; PGY2 Pain Management and Palliative Care Residency, The Johns Hopkins Hospital

Practice Area: Opioid Stewardship, Pain Management, Palliative Care

Research Interests: Opioid stewardship, pain management, opioid use disorder

Email: stephanie.abel@uky.edu

she/her

Titles: Clinical Pharmacist, Pain Management and Palliative Care

Education: PharmD, University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy; BS, University of Connecticut; MS Palliative Care, University of Maryland

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, UCONN Health John Dempsey Hospital; Pain Management/Palliative Care Residency, University of Maryland; Fellowship Pain Management/Palliative Care, University of Maryland

Practice Area: Inpatient/Outpatient Palliative Care, Pain Management

Research Interests: Acute and chronic pain management, managing pain in patients with substance use disorder, end-of-life symptom management

Email: meg.mitchell@uky.edu

Titles: Pediatric Pulmonary, Allergy and Immunology Clinical Specialist; Residency Program Director, PGY2 Pediatrics, Associate Professor (Adjunct), Pharmacy; Associate Professor, Medicine (Pediatrics)

Education: BS in Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University; PharmD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Eshelman School of Pharmacy

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, ECU Health (Formerly Vidant Medical Center); PGY2 Pediatrics Specialty Residency, University of Kentucky

Practice Area: Inpatient and Ambulatory Pediatric Pulmonary, Allergy and Immunology

Research Interests: pediatric pharmacokinetics, pediatric critical care, drug allergy, immunologic disorders, antimicrobial therapy in cystic fibrosis, preceptor development

Email: elizabeth.autry@uky.edu

Titles: Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Pediatric Cardiovascular ICU; Assistant Professor (Adjunct), Pharmacy

Education: PharmD, Butler University

Training: PGY1 and PGY2 Pediatrics, Indiana University Health

Practice Area: Pediatric Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit

Research Interests: antimicrobial drug optimization; pain, sedation, and delirium management; drug pharmacokinetics in extracorporeal devices

Email: elizabeth.beckman@uky.edu

he/him

Titles: Pharmacist Manager, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology; Assistant Residency Program Director, Pediatrics; Assistant Professor (Adjunct), Pharmacy

Education: BS Psychology, University of Louisville; MBA, University of Kentucky; PharmD, University of Cincinnati, James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Children’s National Medical Center; PGY2 Pediatrics Specialty Residency, University of Kentucky

Practice Area: Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Research Interests: Pediatric anticoagulation; antimicrobials; pharmacokinetics; pediatric oncology and supportive care

Email: tyler.bosley@uky.edu

Titles: Clinical Pharmacist, Child Neurology

Education: BA in Chemistry, Eastern Kentucky University; PharmD, University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center; PGY2 Pediatrics Specialty Residency, University of Kentucky

Practice Area: Outpatient Child Neurology

Research Interests: Epilepsy management; health literacy; patient medication adherence and outcomes; transitions of care

Email: teia.brandenburg@uky.edu

Titles: Pediatric Surgery Pharmacist

Education: PharmD, University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, St. Elizabeth Healthcare

Practice Area: Pediatric Surgery

Research Interests: Protocol Implementation, Pediatric Post-operative Pain Control, Experiential Education

Email: katelyn.gaines@uky.edu

Titles: Pediatric Quality Control Pharmacist

Education: PharmD, University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy; MBA, Western Kentucky University Gordon Ford College of Business

Practice Area: Pediatric Medication Safety; Information Technology; Pediatric Satellite Operations

Research Interests: Logistics; Process Improvement; Medication Safety

Email: thomas.carter@uky.edu

Titles: Weekend Clinical Pharmacist, Pediatrics, Adjunct Faculty

Education: PharmD, Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Wesley Medical Center

Practice Area: Pediatrics

Research Interests: Critical Care, Transplant, Quality Improvement

Email: megan.fortenberry@uky.edu

Titles: Clinical Pharmacist, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology 

Education: PharmD, University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, Greenville Health System; PGY2 Oncology Specialty Residency, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital 

Practice Area: Pediatric Hematology/Oncology 

Research Interests: Pharmacogenomics, immunotherapies, thrombosis, medication safety 

Email: alyssa.gaietto@uky.edu

Titles: Pediatric Clinical Coordinator; Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Clinical Specialist; Associate Professor (Adjunct), Pharmacy

Education: PharmD, University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, University of Louisville

Practice Area: Pediatric Critical Care

Research Interests: Pharmacokinetics, Critical Care Medicine, Transitions of Care

Email: bmgard1@email.uky.edu

she/her

Titles: Clinical Staff Pharmacist, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit 

Education: PharmD, University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy

Practice Area: Neonatal Intensive Care, Newborn Nursery

Research Interests: Neonatal Nutrition, Pediatric/Neonatal Medication Safety, Therapeutic Drug Monitoring

Email: klgarl2@email.uky.edu

Titles: Pediatric Clinical Staff Pharmacist, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Clinical Pharmacist

Education: PharmD, University of Kentucky

Practice Area: Neonatal intensive care unit, Neonatal abstinence care unit

Research Interests: neonatal abstinence syndrome, pain control, ELBW infant care, pediatric/neonatal medication safety, pharmacokinetics

Email: jeberg2@uky.edu

Titles: Clinical Pharmacist, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Health 

Education: PharmD, University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, UK Good Samaritan Hospital; PGY2 Pediatrics Specialty Residency, University of Kentucky 

Practice Area: Inpatient Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health

Research Interests: Pediatric Acute Agitation Management, Use of Psychotropic Medication in Pediatric Patients, Resident Wellness, Transitions of Care

Email: natalie.conley@uky.edu

she/her

Titles: Clinical Pharmacist, Neonatal Intensive Care

Education: PharmD, University of Kentucky

Training: Pediatric Specialty Residency, University of Kentucky

Practice Area: Neonatal Intensive Care, Newborn Nursery

Research Interests: Infectious Disease, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Patient Outcomes and Quality Improvement

Email: juliapui.ho@uky.edu

he/him

Titles: Professor, Pharmacy; Associate Director of Pharmacy Services

Education: BA Philosophy, Stuebenville University; BS Pharmacy, The Ohio State University; PharmD, University of Texas

Training: ASHP Pediatric Fellowship, Columbus Children's Hospital

Practice Area: Pediatrics

Research Interests: Cystic fibrosis, pulmonary medicine, drug delivery, xenobiotic transfer

Email: rjkuhn1@uky.edu

Titles: Pediatric Clinical Staff Pharmacist, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Education: PharmD, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Rush University Medical Center; PGY2 Pediatric Pharmacy Residency, Children’s Hospital of Illinois

Practice Area: Neonatal ICU

Research Interests: NAS, HIE, Neonatal Seizure Management, Vermont Oxford Network’s Quality

Email: kjku224@uky.edu

Titles: Clinical Pharmacist, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Education: PharmD, University of Kentucky

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center; PGY2 Pediatrics Specialty Residency, University of Kentucky

Practice Area: Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Research Interests: Oncology supportive care, transitions of care, student precepting and development

Email: Kelsey.peterson@uky.edu

Titles: Maternal Fetal Medicine and Obstetrics Clinical Specialist; Associate Professor (Adjunct), Pharmacy

Education: PharmD, University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Saint Joseph East

Practice Area: Inpatient Maternal Fetal Medicine and General Obstetrics; Labor and Delivery

Research Interests: Pharmacotherapy in Pregnancy, Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy, Opioid Stewardship, Allergy and Antibiotic Stewardship

Email: noelle.leung@uky.edu

Titles: Associate Director of Pharmacy, Kentucky Children's Hospital

Education: BS in Biology, University of Kentucky; PharmD, University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, Baptist Health Lexington

Practice Area: Pharmacy operations 

Research Interests: Pharmacy operations, medication safety, employee engagement and staff development 

Email: mallory.megee@uky.edu

Titles: Clinical Pharmacist, Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Education: PharmD, University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy

Training: PGY1 Pediatric Pharmacy Residency, Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital; PGY2 Pediatric Residency, University of Kentucky; PGY2 Infectious Diseases Residency, University of Kentucky

Practice Area: Infectious Diseases 

Research Interests: Gram-negative resistance, pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics, antimicrobial stewardship

Email: kbl224@uky.edu

he/him

Titles: Pediatric Acute Care Clinical Pharmacist

Education: PharmD, University of Kentucky

Practice Area: Pediatric Acute Care

Research Interests: Infectious Disease, Cannabidiol, Information Technology, Process Improvement

Email: sosbo2@uky.edu

Titles: Pharmacy Program Coordinator, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology and Hemophilia

Education: PharmD, Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy; MS, Clinical and Translational Sciences, University of Kentucky

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Saint Joseph Hospital; PGY2 Hematology/Oncology Specialty Residency, University of Kentucky

Practice Area: Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Hemophilia Treatment Center, Pharmacogenomics, Information Technology

Research Interests: Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, pharmacokinetics, pharmacogenomics, supportive care for oncology patients, patient outcomes and quality improvement

Email: colleen.westendorf@uky.edu

Titles: Clinical Pharmacist, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Education: PharmD, University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center

Practice Area: Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Research Interests: Pediatric oncology supportive care, experiential education, professional involvement

Email: lindsay.villalobos@uky.edu

Titles: Clinical Pharmacist, Pediatric Neurology  

Education: PharmD, University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy; BS Human Nutrition, University of Kentucky

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, Indiana University Health; PGY2 Pediatric Specialty Residency, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt 

Practice Area: Pediatric Neurology  

Research Interests: Status epilepticus and epilepsy management, traumatic brain injury and therapeutics, student precepting and development

Email: morgan.l.howle@uky.edu

Titles: Clinical Pharmacist, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Education: PharmD, University of Kentucky

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Lee Health

Practice Area: Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Research Interests: Transitions of Care, Interdisciplinary Systems Management, Supportive Care

Email: kelly.zavitz@uky.edu

she/her

Titles: Opioid Stewardship Program Coordinator

Education: PharmD, Creighton University School of Pharmacy and Health Professions

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Medical University of South Carolina; PGY2 Pain Management and Palliative Care Residency, The Johns Hopkins Hospital

Practice Area: Opioid Stewardship, Pain Management, Palliative Care

Research Interests: Opioid stewardship, pain management, opioid use disorder

Email: stephanie.abel@uky.edu

Titles: Chief Pharmacy Officer

Education: PharmD, University of Georgia

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, University of Virginia; PGY2 Health System Pharmacy Administration Residency, University of Virginia

Practice Area: Administration

Research Interests: Operations, Supply Chain, 340B, Benchmarking, Specialty Pharmacy, Managed Care Pharmacy, Drug Quality 

Email: philip.almeter@uky.edu

Titles: Associate Director of Inpatient Pharmacy Operations 

Education: PharmD, Campbell University; Masters in Clinical Research, Campbell University; Biological Sciences/Pre-Med, North Carolina State University

Practice Area: Central Pharmacy Administration

Research Interests: Inpatient pharmacy sterile and non-sterile compounding operations, USP 795, 797, 800 compliance, professional education and innovation

Email: spencer.davis@uky.edu

Titles: Director Clinical Pharmacy Services Acute Care Pharmacy Services Associate Adjunct Professor, Pharmacy & Surgery

Education: PharmD, University of Kentucky

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, University of Kentucky; PGY2 Critical Care Specialty Residency, University of Kentucky; ACCP Fellowship in Cardiovascular Translational Research, University of Kentucky

Practice Area: Clinical Pharmacy Leadership, acute care practice models

Research Interests: Clinical Practice Models, Implementation of protocols, guidelines and/or changes in distribution of high impact drugs and evaluating the impact on patient outcomes

Email: jeremy.flynn@uky.edu

Titles: Senior Director Retail & Community Pharmacy

Education: PharmD, University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy

Training: Executive Leadership and Management Training, University of Kentucky Gatton College of Business and Economics

Practice Area: Pharmacy Administration, Retail Pharmacy, Durable Medical Equipment (DME)

Research Interests: 340B Compliance, Point of Care Testing, Vaccine Administration, Durable Medical Equipment, Pharmacy Leadership, and Information Technology Applications

Email: dan.grantz@uky.edu

Titles: Director, Pharmacy Supply Chain & 340B Operations

Education: PharmD, University of Findlay; MBA, University of Findlay

Training: PGY1/2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration Residency, University of Kentucky

Practice Area: Supply Chain, 340B Management, Pharmacy Finance

Research Interests: Supply chain optimization, drug pricing, contract management, 340B compliance

Email: joanthan.labuhn@uky.edu

Titles: Senior Director of Acute Care Pharmacy Services

Education: PharmD, Ohio Northern University; MS, The Ohio State University

Training: Combined PGY1/PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Practice Area: Pharmacy Administration

Research Interests: Pharmacy Operations and Automation, Clinical Pharmacy Practice Models, Productivity and Benchmarking, Education and Training

Email: ryan.naseman@uky.edu

he/him

Titles: Director, Satellite Pharmacy Services

Education: PharmD, University of Pittsburgh

Training: Combined PGY1/PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration Residency, Intermountain Healthcare

Practice Area: Satellite Operations, Perioperative Services, Critical Care

Research Interests: Pharmacy operations and distributions, automation and technology 

Email: dylan.nelson@uky.edu

he/him

Titles: Senior Pharmacy Director, Oncology, IDS, and Gene Therapy

Education: BSPS, The Ohio State University; PharmD, The Ohio State University; Masters in Health Administration, University of Kentucky

Training: Administrative Pharmacy Fellowship, UK HealthCare

Practice Area: Pharmacy Administration

Research Interests: Revenue Cycle, Public Policy and Advocacy, Infusion and Specialty Pharmacy, sterile compounding

Email: philip.schwieterman@uky.edu

Titles: Senior Director, Acute Care Pharmacy Services

Education: PharmD, University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy; MS, Pharmacy and Leadership and Administration, University of Houston

Training: PGY1/PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration Residency, The University of TX MD Anderson Cancer Center

Practice Area: Pharmacy Operations and Organizational Administration

Research Interests: Pharmacy operation, Technology Implementation, Professional Development, Staff Retention and Engagement

Email: Devlin.smith@uky.edu

Titles: Director - 340B & Procurement

Education: PharmD, University of Minnesota; MHA, University of Iowa

Training: Combined PGY1/PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration Residency, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

Practice Area: Pharmacy Administration

Research Interests: Pharmacy Operations and Automation, Sterile Compounding, Process Improvement, and Residency Training.

Email: j.wilson@uky.edu

she/her

Titles: Clinical Pharmacist, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant/Mechanical Circulatory Support; Assistant Professor (Adjunct)

Education: PharmD, University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, University of Chicago Medicine; PGY2 Cardiology Specialty Residency, University of Utah Health

Practice Area: Advanced heart failure, heart transplant, mechanical circulatory support

Research Interests: Heart failure, transitions of care

Email: JessiClark@uky.edu

Titles: Clinical Pharmacist, Advanced Heart Failure/Heart Transplant/Mechanical Circulatory Support; Assistant Professor (Adjunct)

Education: PharmD, Rutgers University Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, New York Methodist Hospital; PGY2 Cardiology Specialty Residency, Loma Linda University Health

Practice Area: Advanced heart failure, heart transplant, mechanical circulatory support

Research Interests: Heart failure, antibody-mediated rejection, cardiac allograft vasculopathy, anticoagulation

Email: william.kuan@uky.edu

Titles: PGY2 Solid Organ Transplant Residency Program Director; Transplant Pharmacist Manager;  Assistant Professor (Adjunct)

Education: PharmD, Duquesne University School of Pharmacy

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Nebraska Medicine; PGY2 Solid Organ Transplant Pharmacy Residency, University of Michigan

Practice Area: Solid Organ Transplant, Inpatient/Outpatient

Research Interests: Rejection management and outcomes; post-transplant metabolic co-morbidities; renal sparing regimens in liver transplant recipients 

Email: trisann.rendulic@uky.edu

she/her

Titles: Clinical Pharmacist, Transplant 

Education: PharmD, University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Emory University Hospital; PGY2 Solid Organ Transplant Specialty Residency, Emory University Hospital

Practice Area: Abdominal Transplant, Inpatient/Outpatient

Research Interests: Post-transplant adherence, transitions of care, belatacept use in kidney transplant recipients; transitions of care

Email: olivia.philippart@uky.edu

Titles: Clinical Pharmacist, Transplant 

Education: PharmD, University of Michigan College of Pharmacy

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Resident, Intermountain Medical Center; PGY2 Solid Organ Transplant Residency, University of Michigan

Practice Area: Abdominal Transplant, Inpatient/Outpatient 

Research Interests: Immunosuppression Management, Post-transplant Complications, Transitions of Care

Email: lauren.schumacher@uky.edu

Titles: Clinical Pharmacist, Transplant; Assistant Professor (Adjunct)

Education: PharmD, Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy

Training: PGY1/2 Pharmacotherapy Residency, Medical University of South Carolina; Transplant Pharmacy Fellowship, University of Cincinnati Medical Center

Practice Area: Abdominal Transplant, Outpatient

Research Interests: Clinical outcomes in kidney, kidney/pancreas, and liver transplant recipients; hepatitis C management in pre- and post-transplant patient populations

Email: ktrobaugh@uky.edu

Titles: Clinical Pharmacist, Transplant 

Education: PharmD, University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, University of Illinois at Chicago; PGY2 Solid Organ Transplant Specialty Residency, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital

Practice Area: Lung Transplant, Inpatient/Outpatient

Research Interests: Belatacept use in lung transplant recipients; management of CMV resistance in lung transplant recipients

Email: hannah.twist@uky.edu

Titles: Clinical Pharmacist, Transplant 

Education: PharmD, University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, University of Kentucky; PGY2 Solid Organ Transplant Specialty Residency, University of Kentucky 

Practice Area: Lung Transplant, Inpatient/Outpatient

Research Interests: Transplant Infectious Diseases, Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction, Academia

Email: rickey.evans@uky.edu

Titles: Chief Pharmacy Officer

Education: PharmD, University of Georgia

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, University of Virginia; PGY2 Health System Pharmacy Administration Residency, University of Virginia

Practice Area: Administration

Research Interests: Operations, Supply Chain, 340B, Benchmarking, Specialty Pharmacy, Managed Care Pharmacy, Drug Quality 

Email: philip.almeter@uky.edu

Titles: Director, Infusion Pharmacy Services; Residency Program Director, PGY1/2 Specialty Pharmacy Leadership and Administration Residency

Education: PharmD, University of North Carolina; MBA, University of Kentucky

Training: PGY1/PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration Residency, University of Kentucky

Practice Area: Administration, Supply Chain, Infusion Services, Ambulatory, Specialty Pharmacy

Research Interests: Patient assistance programs, 340B program, pharmacoeconomics, staff development, continuous quality improvement, and benchmarking

Email: samantha.bochenek@uky.edu

she/her

Titles: Senior Director, Specialty Pharmacy & Infusion Services

Education: Combined BS/PharmD University of Kentucky

Practice Area: Ambulatory/Retail Pharmacy Practice, Administration, Specialty Pharmacy, Infusion Services

Research Interests: Specialty Pharmacy Outcomes, Workforce Development

Email: debbie.duckworth@uky.edu

she/her

Titles: Associate Director, Centralized Specialty Pharmacy Services; Assistant Residency Program Director, PGY1 Community-Based Residency at Specialty Pharmacy; Associate Professor (Adjunct), UK College of Pharmacy

Education: BS in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Centre College; PharmD, University of Kentucky; MBA, University of Kentucky

Practice Area: Self-Administered Specialty Pharmacy

Research Interests: Pipeline Therapies, Financial Toxicity Implications on Patient Reported Outcomes, Lean System Initiatives 

Email: emily.green10@uky.edu

she/her

Titles: Associate Director, Pharmacy Patient Support Services

Education: PharmD, Duquesne University School of Pharmacy ; MBA, UK Gatton College of Business

Training: PGY1/2 Specialty Pharmacy Administration and Leadership Residency, University of Kentucky

Practice Area: Specialty Pharmacy

Research Interests: Specialty Pharmacy Outcomes

Email: margaret.english@uky.edu

Titles: Service Line Coordinator, UK Specialty Pharmacy; Assistant Professor (Adjunct), UK College of Pharmacy

Education: PharmD, University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy 

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, University of Kentucky Community Pharmacy Residency Wheeler Pharmacy/American Pharmacy Services Corporation

Practice Area: Ambulatory, UK Specialty Pharmacy - Neurology, Psychiatry, Substance-Use-Disorder

Research Interests: Polypharmacy, Deprescribing, Geriatrics, Multiple Sclerosis

Email: mjhuff@uky.edu

Titles: Director of Pharmacy Informatics

Education: PharmD, University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy; MSF, University of Kentucky Gatton College of Business; BS in Biology, University of Kentucky

Training: 

Practice Area: Outpatient Pharmacy, Specialty Pharmacy; Pharmacy Systems, Medication Safety, Pharmacy Administration

Research Interests: Process improvement, technology implementation, pharmacy operations, OR services, medication safety initiatives 

Email: kristina.huey@uky.edu

he/him

Titles: Director, Specialty Pharmacy; Assistant Professor (Adjunct), Pharmacy

Education: PharmD, University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy; PhD, University of Kentucky College of Medicine; MBA, University of Kentucky Gatton College of Business; BS in Biology, Morehead State University

Training: Combined PGY1/PGY2 Specialty Pharmacy Administration and Leadership, University of Kentucky

Practice Area: Specialty Pharmacy Administration

Research Interests: Value of Health System Services, Treating Underserved Populations, Integrated Care Models

Email: thomas.platt@uky.edu

Titles: Clinical Specialty Pharmacist; Volunteer Faculty, UK College of Pharmacy

Education: BSPharm, University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy; Culinary Medicine Graduate Certificate

Training: Immunology Bootcamp 2015

Practice Area: Rheumatology, Adult and Pediatric; Dermatology

Research Interests: Copay Accumulator Programs; Outcomes measurement

Email: wendy.ramey@uky.edu

she/her

Titles: Director of Operations, Specialty Pharmacy

Education: PharmD, University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy

Practice Area: Specialty Pharmacy

Research Interests: Pharmacy automation, improving efficiency in operations, 340B

Email: brooke.wheatley@uky.edu

Titles: Associate Director, Specialty Pharmacy

Education: PharmD, Purdue University; MBA, Goldey-Beacom College

Practice Area: Administration, Ambulatory and Specialty Pharmacy

Research Interests: Pharmacy Operations, Clinical Outcomes and Value Studies, Continuous quality improvement, Benchmarking and Productivity

Email: rushabh.shah@uky.edu

Titles: Ambulatory/Retail Pharmacist Manager, UK Specialty

Education: BS in Pharmacy, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Practice Area: Ambulatory, UK Specialty Pharmacy-Infectious Disease, GI/Hepatology

Research Interests: Infectious Disease, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C

Email: maribeth.wright@uky.edu

Titles: Clinical Pharmacy Coordinator, Good Samaritan Hospital

Education: PharmD, University of Tennessee, 2010; MBA, University of Kentucky, 2020

Training: Pharmacy Practice Residency, University of Louisville, 2011

Practice Area: Internal Medicine

Research Interests: Quality Improvement, Pharmacy Practice

Email: dustin.thomas@uky.edu

Titles: Clinical Pharmacist; Program Director, PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program Good Samaritan Hospital

Education: PharmD, University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Saint Joseph Hospital

Practice Area: Internal Medicine

Research Interests: Gastrointestinal disorders, infectious disease, transitions of care

Email: bjscot3@uky.edu

Titles: Clinical Pharmacist

Education: PharmD, University of Kentucky

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Saint Joseph East Hospital; PGY2 Internal Medicine Residency, University of Cincinnati Medical Center

Practice Area: Internal Medicine

Research Interests: Antimicrobial Stewardship, Nephrology, Transitions of Care, Quality Improvement 

Email: julie.hines@uky.edu

she/her

Titles: Clinical Pharmacist

Education: PharmD, University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy, 2019

Training: Pharmacy Practice Residency, University of Kentucky 2020, Medication-Use Safety and Policy, University of Kentucky 2021

Practice Area: Internal Medicine

Research Interests: Medication-Use Safety, Quality Improvement

Email: sally.jagielski@uky.edu

Titles: Clinical Pharmacist

Education: PharmD, Purdue University

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Saint Joseph Hospital

Practice Area: Internal Medicine

Research Interests: Transitions of care, patient education

Email: kimberly.manning@uky.edu

Titles: Clinical Pharmacist

Education: PharmD, University of Michigan

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Baptist Health Lexington

Practice Area: Internal Medicine

Research Interests: Sleep Aid Medications, Anticoagulation

Email: zno223@uky.edu

Titles: Clinical Pharmacist

Education: PharmD, University of Cincinnati James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy, 2019

Training: Pharmacy Practice Residency, The Christ Hospital Health Network, 2020; Internal Medicine Residency, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, 2021

Practice Area: Internal Medicine

Research Interests: Anticoagulation, Diabetes Management, Transitions of Care, Quality Improvement 

Email: AnnMarie.Stoll@uky.edu

Titles: Clinical Pharmacist

Education: BS Biology, Campbellsville University; PharmD, University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Baptist Health Lexington

Practice Area: Orthopedic Surgery, General Surgery, General Endocrine and Metabolic Surgery

Research Interests: Perioperative Medication Use Strategies and Stewardship, Medication Use Policy and Education, Quality and Process Improvement

Email: bethany.godby@uky.edu

Titles: Clinical Pharmacist; Assistant Program Director, PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program Good Samaritan Hospital

Education: PharmD, University of Mississippi

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, University of Kentucky; PGY2 Internal Medicine Residency, University of Kentucky

Practice Area: Internal Medicine and Surgery

Research Interests: Coagulopathy in liver disease, cirrhosis, anticoagulation, obesity, nephrology, transitions of care

Email: jordankelley@uky.edu

Titles: Clinical Pharmacist

Education: PharmD, Ohio State College of Pharmacy, 2018 

Training: PGY1 Baptist Health Lexington, 2019 

Practice Area: Internal Medicine, General Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery

Research Interests: Heart failure and atrial fibrillation 

Email: daniel.whitehouse@uky.edu

Titles: Clinical Pharmacist

Education: PharmD, University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy, 2019

Training: Pharmacy Practice Residency, Parkland Health & Hospital System, 2020; Psychiatry Residency, Parkland Health & Hospital System, 2021

Practice Area: Adult and Adolescent Behavioral Health 

Research Interests: Antipsychotic stewardship, long-acting injectable antipsychotics, management of acute agitation 

Email: Abby.MacCauley@uky.edu

she/her

Titles: Clinical Pharmacist

Education: PharmD, East Tennessee State University

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Saint Joseph East Hospital

Practice Area: Inpatient/Outpatient Family and Community Medicine

Research Interests: Transitions of care, diabetes management, COPD/asthma management, patient education

Email: caroline.hogue@uky.edu

she/her

Titles: Clinical Pharmacist

Education: PharmD/MPH, University of Kentucky, 2020

Training: Pharmacy Practice Residency, Cincinnati VA Medical Center, 2021

Practice Area: Internal Medicine

Research Interests: Diabetes management, transitions of care, patient education, quality improvement

Email: alexandra.nugent@uky.edu

Titles: Clinical Pharmacist

Education: PharmD, Medical University of South Carolina, 2001

Training: Pharmacy Practice Residency, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, 2002; Internal Medicine Residency, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, 2003

Practice Area: Critical Care (Medical Intensive Care Unit)

Research Interests: Quality Improvement, Resuscitation, Withdrawal Syndromes, Anticoagulation

Email: audis.bethea@uky.edu 

Titles: Clinical Pharmacist

Education: PharmD, University of Illinois at Chicago

Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, University of Illinois at Chicago; PGY2 Critical Care Residency, University of Kentucky

Practice Area: Critical Care (Medical Intensive Care Unit)

Research Interests: Anticoagulation and Reversal, Antimicrobial Therapy, Sedation/Analgesia/Delirium in the ICU

Email: kripa.patel@uky.edu