Meet Our Preceptors - Specialty Pharmacy

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

he/him 

Titles: Clinical Pharmacist, Pulmonary Clinic

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: General Adult Pulmonology

Research Interests: Chronic lung disease management, medication adherence

Email: tim.clifford@uky.edu

she/her

Titles: Specialty Pharmacist, Clinical Staff; Assistant Professor (Adjunct), Pharmacy

Education: PharmD, University of Kentucky College of 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

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: 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

she/her

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

he/him

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

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: Pharmacy Manager, UK Specialty Pharmacy, Assistant Professor (Adjunct), UK College of Pharmacy

Education: PharmD, University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy

Practice Area: Specialty Pharmacy

Research Interests: Specialty Pharmacy Outcomes, Medication Access

Email: 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

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

he/him

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

she/her

Titles: Pharmacy 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