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: Associate Director of Operations; Pharmacist in Charge
Education: PharmD, University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy
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Practice Area: Specialty Pharmacy Operations
Research Interests: Pharmacy Automation, 340b, Cold Chain Distribution
Email: elande2@uky.edu
he/him
Titles: Ambulatory Care Pharmacist, Pulmonology; Associate Professor (Adjunct), Pharmacy and Surgery
Education: BS Pharmacy and PharmD, University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, University of Tennessee Medical Center at Knoxville, PGY2 Critical Care/Nutrition Support Pharmacy Residency, University of Tennessee Medical Center at Knoxville
Practice Area: Adult Pulmonology, Interstitial Lung Diseases
Research Interests: Interstitial lung diseases, sarcoidosis
Email: tim.clifford@uky.edu
Titles: Specialty Pharmacist, Clinical Staff; Assistant Professor (Adjunct), Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 Community Pharmacy Residency, University of Kentucky; Academic Fellowship, University of Kentucky
Practice Area: Hepatology and Infectious Diseases
Research Interests: Liver disease, substance use disorder, marginalized populations, HIV, hepatitis C
Email: mdpendley@uky.edu
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
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
Titles: Director, Pharmacy Patient Support Services; Assistant Residency Program Director, PGY1/2 Specialty Pharmacy Leadership and Administration Residency
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
Email: margaret.english@uky.edu
Titles: Director of Pharmacy InformaticsEducation: PharmD, University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy; MSF, University of Kentucky Gatton College of Business; BS in Biology, University of KentuckyTraining: Practice Area: Outpatient Pharmacy, Specialty Pharmacy; Pharmacy Systems, Medication Safety, Pharmacy AdministrationResearch Interests: Process improvement, technology implementation, pharmacy operations, OR services, medication safety initiatives Email: kristina.huey@uky.edu
Titles: Pharmacy Education and Competency Coordinator
Education: PharmD, MCPHS University
Training: PGY1 Community-Based Pharmacy Residency University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy/Kroger Health
Practice Area: Specialty Pharmacy Education
Research Interests: Pharmacy education and training, experiential education, public health, specialty chronic disease state management
Email: nicole.miracle@uky.edu
Titles: Outpatient Medication Systems Pharmacist
Education: PharmD, University of Georgia College of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 Community Based Residency, Mercer University and Poole's Pharmacy
Practice Area: Specialty Pharmacy, Outpatient Pharmacy
Research Interests: Diabetic patient outcomes, pharmacy based clinical services outcomes, artificial intelligence in healthcare, specialty pharmacy outcomes
Email: ktph225@uky.edu
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: Pharmacy Manager, UK Specialty Pharmacy, Assistant Professor (Adjunct), UK College of PharmacyEducation: PharmD, University of Kentucky College of PharmacyPractice Area: Specialty PharmacyResearch Interests: Specialty Pharmacy Outcomes, Medication AccessEmail: courtney.queen@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
Titles: Director of Operations, Specialty Pharmacy
Research Interests: Pharmacy automation, improving efficiency in operations, 340B
Email: brooke.wheatley@uky.edu
Titles: Associate Director, Quality and Outcomes Research; Assistant Professor (Adjunct), UK College of Pharmacy;
Education: PharmD, University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy; MBA, University of Kentucky Gatton College of Business; BA in Biochemistry, Transylvania University
Practice Area: Specialty Pharmacy Quality and Outcomes Research
Research Interests: AI/machine learning, administrative claims data analysis, real world outcomes, unique specialty pharmacy practice programs
Email: Christian.rhudy@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: Pharmacist Program Coordinator, Medication-Use Policy and Education
Education: PharmD/MM, Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1/PGY2 Health System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership Residency, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Practice Area: Medication Use Policy and Education
Research Interests: Drug policy management, medication utilization
Email: sydney.madison@uky.edu
