UK Healthcare Meet Our Residents

Education: The Ohio State University - Columbus, OH 

Interests: Cardiology, Ambulatory Care

Research: Evaluation of Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis Protocol Update in Obese Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery Patients 

Involvement: Pharmacy Community Committee, Resuscitation Committee 

Interests outside of pharmacy: International travel, weightlifting, photography

Advisor: Lydia McKay, PharmD, BCPS

Email: andre.anderson@uky.edu

Education: University of Nebraska Medical Center - Omaha, NE

Interests: Cardiology, Critical Care

Research: Data Driven Decision Making for Empiric Therapy: Predicting P. aeruginosa Resistance Using Clinical Profiles

Involvement: Recruitment Committee, Formulary P&T Subcommittee Subcommittee

Interests outside of pharmacy: Sports, working out and hiking, hanging out with friends

Advisor: Peter Moran, PharmD, MSPS, BCCCP

Email: theodore.blum@uky.edu

Education: University of Cincinnati College of Pharmacy - Cincinnati, OH

Interests: Critical Care, Oncology

Research: Utilization of Standard vs Concentrated Insulin Pumps in Management of Diabetes 

Involvement: Media & Marketing Committee, Epic Optimization

Interests outside of pharmacy: Cincinnati sports, traveling, hot pilates, trying new coffee shops and restaurants, golfing

Advisor: Emma Uchida, PharmD, MBA, BCOP

Email: kkbr227@uky.edu

Education: Binghamton University School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences 

Interests: Infectious Diseases 

Research: Impact of Antibiotic Choices, Therapy Duration, and Resistance on Outcomes in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Bacteremia 

Involvement: Resident Research Committee, Formulary P&T subcommittee 

Interests outside of pharmacy: Sports, music, reading, spending time outdoors 

Advisor: Gavin Howington, PharmD, BCCCP, BCPS

Email: jcgo247@uky.edu

Education: University of Iowa College of Pharmacy 

Interests: Critical Care, Emergency Medicine

Research: Monitoring of Optimization to PRN Pain Medication Prescribing at an Academic Medical Center

Involvement: Alumni & Outreach Committee, ICU Subcommittee

Interests outside of pharmacy: Playing card and board games, going to spin classes, playing piano, and trying new restaurants

Advisor: Morgan Michas, PharmD, BCCCP (R562) 

Email: lauren.gravert@uky.edu

Education: University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy

Interests: Ambulatory Care, Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine

Research: Risk Factors and Outcomes in Patients with Positive Blood Cultures after ED Discharge 

Involvement: Preceptor Development Committee, Glycemic Control Committee

Interests outside of pharmacy: Pickleball, lagree/pilates, reading, trying new restaurants

Advisor: Erin Bowe, PharmD, BCEMP (R592)

Email: saige.kiedinger@uky.edu

Education: Eshelman School of Pharmacy at UNC-Chapel Hill

Interests: Ambulatory Care, Endocrinology, Neurology 

Research: Blood Pressure Targets in Spontaneous Intracranial Hemorrhage

Involvement: Professional Development Committee, Door-to-Needle Committee

Interests outside of pharmacy: Hiking, traveling, basketball, pickleball, photography 

Advisor: Anna Pfeiffer, PharmD, BCPS

Email: blca266@uky.edu

Education: University of Iowa College of Pharmacy - Iowa City, IA

Interests: Cardiology, Palliative Care, Transplant

Research: Gentamicin Dosing Strategies in Pregnancy

Involvement: Recruitment Committee, Opioid Stewardship Committee 

Interests outside of pharmacy: Soccer, hiking, reading, hammocking

Advisor: Marianne Carter, PharmD

Email: mesc303@uky.edu

Education: University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy

Interests: Specialty Pharmacy, Ambulatory Care

Research: Impact of Incomplete Direct-Acting Antiviral Therapy on Retreatment Rates in Patients with Hepatitis C

Involvement: Awards & Recognition Committee, Quality Management Committee

Interests outside of pharmacy: Golf, running, soccer 

Advisors: Lindsey Sheehan, PharmD, MPA, MBA (R589) and Emily Eastman, PharmD, MBA, CSP 

Email: jwjo232@uky.edu

Education: University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy

Interests: Internal Medicine, Ambulatory Care

Research: Anticoagulation in Cirrhosis: Impact on Decompensation Events 

Involvement: Grand Rounds Committee, Inpatient Pharmacy Practice Council 

Interests outside of pharmacy: Basketball, football, baseball, hiking, cooking barbecue  

Advisor: Zachary Norris, PharmD, BCPS 

Email: jrbr272@uky.edu

Education: University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy

Interests: Pediatrics, Academia

Research: Evaluation of Empiric Anaerobic Antibiotic Coverage on Treatment Outcomes in Adult Acute Osteomyelitis

Involvement: Social Committee, Pediatric P&T

Interests outside of pharmacy: Singing, live performing, going to rock concerts, crocheting, reading

Advisor: Sally Foster, PharmD, BCPS (R521)

Email: emma.reed@uky.edu

Education: Samford University's McWhorter School of Pharmacy - Birmingham, Alabama

Interests: Pediatrics, Ambulatory Care, Behavioral Health

Research: Evaluating the Incidence of Acute Kidney Injury in Patients with Cirrhosis and Ascites Treated with Midodrine and Diuretics Versus Diuretics Alone 

Involvement: Social Committee, Medication Events Review for Good Samaritan Hospital

Interests outside of pharmacy: Running, hiking, camping, reading, game nights with friends 

Advisor: Danielle Casaus, PharmD, BCIDP

Email: whitneyseals@uky.edu

PGY-1

Education: West Virginia University School of Pharmacy - Morgantown, WV

Interests: Pharmacy Operations, Supply Chain, Business

Research: Analysis of Cost of In-House Strip Packing Compared to Purchasing Unit-Dose

Involvement: Wellness Committee, MUSIC

Interests outside of pharmacy: Coffee shops, local distilleries/breweries, yoga, traveling, reading

Advisor: Zach Hitchcock, PharmD, MHA

Email: jordan.terrizzi@uky.edu

PGY-2

Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Pharmacy, Madison, WI

PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency: PGY1 HSPAL - UK HealthCare, Lexington, KY

Interests: Regulatory Affairs, Medication Safety, Clinical Practice Management 

Research: Implementation and Evaluation of a Drug Repository Program at an Academic Medical Center 

Involvement: Chief Resident, Media & Marketing Committee, Enterprise P&T Committee 

Interests outside of pharmacy: Reading, playing board games, going to breweries and cocktail bars, traveling to see friends and family

Advisor: Magdalena Wartak, PharmD, MBA (R540)

Email: mmfi251@uky.edu

PGY-2

Education: University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy

PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency: PGY1 HSPAL - UK HealthCare, Lexington, KY

Interests: Supply Chain, 340B, Finance, Informatics 

Research: Modern Inventory Management Strategies  

Involvement: Resident Research Committee, Enterprise P&T Committee 

Interests outside of pharmacy: Hiking, rock climbing, guitar  

Advisor: David Marr, PharmD, MBA, MS, BCPS

Email: jt.isaacs@uky.edu

PGY-1

Education: University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy

Interests: Pharmacogenomics, Specialty Pharmacy, Behavioral Health

Research: TBD

Involvement: Alumni & Outreach Committee, Quality Management Committee

Interests outside of pharmacy: Disc golf, pickleball, games with friends, and podcasts

Advisor: Thom Platt, PharmD, PhD, MBA (R503)

Email: jcar226@uky.edu

PGY-2

Education: University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy

PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency: PGY1 SPAL - UK HealthCare, Lexington, KY

Interests: Specialty Pharmacy Operations, Accreditation, 340B

Research: Impact of Provider Education on Autoinjector Safety Events 

Involvement: Alumni & Outreach Committee, UK Specialty Pharmacy Quality Management Committee

Interests outside of pharmacy: Trying new restaurants, hosting friends and family, visiting wineries/breweries 

Advisor: Margaret English, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, CSP (R520) 

Email: ardu232@uky.edu

Education: University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy

PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency: PGY1 - Norton Healthcare, Louisville KY

Interests: Pediatric Ambulatory Care, Specialty Clinics

Research: Evaluation of Different Hypertension Management Services on Blood Pressure Control 

Involvement: Awards and Recognition Committee, Pharmacy Informatics Review Committee

Interests outside of pharmacy: Orangetheory, reading/audiobooks, baking, binge watching new TV shows 

Advisor: Kadin Ashley, PharmD, BCACP (R546)

Email: meganbaker@uky.edu

Education: UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy 

PGY-1 Program and Institution: PGY1 Community-Based - UVA Health, Charlottesville, VA

Interests: Specialty Pharmacy, Pediatrics, Women's Health

Research: Evaluation of the use of GLP-1 Receptor Antagonists or GLP-1 Receptor Agonist/GIP and SGLT-2 Inhibitors in Transplant Patients for the Management of Diabetes 

Involvement: Grand Rounds Committee, Retail Pharmacy and DME Quality Management Committee

Interests outside of pharmacy: Baking, reading, finding good happy hour deals with friends 

Advisor: Makayla Nelson, PharmD, BCACP 

Email: gabrielle.flynn@uky.edu

Education: Ohio Northern University Raabe College of Pharmacy, Ada, OH

PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency: PGY1 Good Samaritan Hospital - UK HealthCare, Lexington, KY

Interests: Primary Care, Cardiology, Pulmonology, Diabetes Management 

Research: Impact of Medication-Related Issues on Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension 

Involvement: Social Committee, Vaccine Task Force

Interests outside of pharmacy: Hiking, working out, pickleball, hanging with family and friends, reading, trying new restaurants

Advisor: Lauren Kormelink, PharmD, BCACP

Email: rachel.hish@uky.edu

Education: University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy, Omaha, NE

PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency: PGY1 Acute Care - UK HealthCare, Lexington, KY

Interests: Heart Failure, Heart Transplant, Cardiology Critical Care

Research: Attainment of LDL <70 mg/dL within 1 Year of ACS Event

Involvement: Professional Development Committee, Anticoagulation Stewardship P&T Subcommittee

Interests outside of pharmacy: Reading, bowling, golf, reading and hanging out with my wife and son

Advisor: Kaitlin Hile, PharmD, BCCP

Email: adam.roskam@uky.edu

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

PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency: PGY1 Acute Care - UK HealthCare, Lexington, KY

Interests: Critical Care

Research: Efficacy of Pyridoxine in Refractory Status Epilepticus 

Involvement: Chief Resident, Epic Optimization Committee

Interests outside of pharmacy: Sports (soccer, tennis, NFL, college basketball), movies, going on walks/hikes

Advisor: Ali Wiegand, PharmD, BCCCP (R545)

Email: tate.coleman@uky.edu

Education: University of Georgia

PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency: PGY1 Acute Care - UK HealthCare, Lexington, KY

Interests: Surgery

Research: Therapeutic Hypernatremia for Cerebral Edema 

Involvement: Recruitment Committee, Perioperative P&T Subcommittee

Interests outside of pharmacy: Exercise, travel, breweries, cooking 

Advisor: Sara Parli, PharmD, BCCCP (R385)

Email: ann.routon@uky.edu

Education: Auburn University Harrison College of Pharmacy

PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency: PGY1 Acute Care - UK HealthCare, Lexington, KY

Interests: MICU

Research: ICU Pharmacist Notification Burden 

Involvement: Pharmacy Community Committee, Pharmacy ICU Subcommittee 

Interests outside of pharmacy: Playing fetch with my dog, breweries, reading, video games  

Advisor: Gavin Howington, PharmD, BCCCP, BCPS

Email: emily.oliver@uky.edu

Education: University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX

PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency: PGY1 John Peter Smith Health Network - Fort Worth, TX

Interests: Emergency Medicine, Trauma, Toxicology

Research: Evaluation of Medication Dosing in Rapid Sequence Intubation in Obese Patients 

Involvement: Media & Marketing Committee, Door-to-Needle Committee

Interests outside of pharmacy: Cooking, walking my dog, exploring new restaurants, arts and crafts

Advisor: Matt Blackburn, PharmD, MBA, BCCCP, BCEMP, BCPS

Email: mgmo255@uky.edu

Education: Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency: PGY1 Acute Care - UK HealthCare, Lexington, KY

Interests: Emergency Medicine

Research: TBD

Involvement: Social Committee, Resuscitation Committee, ED Resuscitation Committee

Interests outside of pharmacy: Golfing, skiing, attending country music concerts 

Advisor: Ryan Mynatt, PharmD, BCPS (R357)

Email: maddie.lee@uky.edu

Education: University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy

PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency: PGY1 Acute Care - UK HealthCare, Lexington, KY

Interests: Infectious Diseases, Antimicrobial Stewardship 

Research: Clinical Outcomes and Predictors of Mortality in AmpC-Producing Gram-Negative Bacteremia 

Involvement: Preceptor Development Committee, Antimicrobial Stewardship Committee 

Interests outside of pharmacy: Baseball, hockey

Advisor: Sarah Garvey, PharmD, BCIDP (R447)

Email: blake.woodward@uky.edu

Education: Binghamton University School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency: PGY1 United Health Services, Johnson City, NY

Interests: Infectious Diseases

Research: Development and Validation of a Clinical Scoring System to Differentiate Colonization from Infection by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia in Patients with Chronic Respiratory Disease

Involvement: Alumni & Outreach Committee, Antimicrobial Stewardship

Interests outside of pharmacy: Cooking, hiking, astronomy, building anything

Advisor: Ashley Logan, PharmD, BCIDP

Email: paul.puccio@uky.edu

Education: University of Rhode Island

PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency: PGY1 - University Michigan

Interests: Infectious Diseases, Pediatrics and Adults 

Research: Clinical Outcomes and Antibiotic Duration in Gram-Negative Bacteremia: A Retrospective Comparison of 1/2 vs 2/2 Positive Blood Culture Sets  

Involvement: Recruitment Committee, Antimicrobial Stewardship Subcommittee

Interests outside of pharmacy: Reading, board games, exercising, traveling, trying new foods

Advisor: Donna R Burgess, RPh, BCIDP  

Email: christine_wu@uky.edu

Education: Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy, Birmingham, AL

PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency: PGY1 Good Samaritan Hospital - UK HealthCare, Lexington, KY

Interests: Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Bone Marrow Transplant, Gynecology-Oncology

Research: Real-World Outcomes of Molecular Tumor Board Level 3 Treatment Recommendations

Involvement: RuOk Committee, Oncology P&T Subcommittee

Interests outside of pharmacy: Pilates, Reading, Travel, Trying New Foods and Breweries, UK Basketball

Advisors: C. Scott Ellis, PharmD, BCOP (R509) and Colleen Overley, PharmD, MS, BCOP (R374)

Email: aeco289@uky.edu

Education: University of Cincinnati James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy

PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency: PGY1 Acute Care - UK HealthCare, Lexington, KY

Interests: Hematology, Oncology

Research: A Comparison of the CAR-HEMATOTOX vs KyoTox Scoring Tool for Predicting Post-CAR-T Hematotoxicity, a single-center retrospective study 

Involvement: Recruitment Committee, Oncology P&T Subcommittee

Interests outside of pharmacy: Basketball, traveling, documentaries

Advisor: Bryant Clemons, PharmD, BCOP (R499) & Clyde Coleman, PharmD, BCPS

Email: ryan.ruehl@uky.edu

Education: University Kentucky College of Pharmacy, Lexington, KY

PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency: PGY1 Ambulatory Care - UK HealthCare, Lexington, KY

Interests: Hematology, Oncology

Research: Comparison of Immune-Related Adverse Events (irAEs) by Tumor Proportion Score (TPS) in Patients in Stage IV Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

Involvement: Grand Rounds Committee, Oncology P&T Subcommittee

Interests outside of pharmacy: Hockey (Go Pens!), reading, trying new restaurants 

Advisor: Emma Uchida, PharmD, MBA, BCOP & Rachael Morgan, PharmD, BCOP (R444)

Email: meru232@uky.edu

Education: University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Pharmacy

PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency: PGY1 at University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy - Oklahoma City, OK

Interests: Pediatrics

Research: Safety and Efficacy of Lacosamide for Children Less Than 6 Months of Age 

Involvement: Grand Rounds Committee, Pediatric Interdepartmental Trauma Quality Assurance Committee 

Interests outside of pharmacy: Hanging out with my cat, watching sports, staying active  

Advisor: Kaitlynn Krupp, PharmD & Natalie Gray, PharmD, BCPPS (R527) 

Email: amgi279@uky.edu

Education: University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy

PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency: PGY1 Norton Healthcare- Louisville, KY

Interests: Pediatrics, Critical Care

Research: Assessing Time to Hyperosmolar Therapy in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injuries 

Involvement: Media & Marketing Committee, NICU Operations Committee

Interests outside of pharmacy: Dance, musicals, reading, calligraphy

Advisor: Katelyn Camera, PharmD, BCPS

Email: hmsh232@uky.edu

Education: Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy

PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency: PGY1 Acute Care - University of Tennessee Medical Center

Interests: Infectious diseases within the immunocompromised population, immunosuppressive therapy management, transitions of care

Research: Impact of Basiliximab Use During Immunosuppression Holiday on Clinical Outcomes in Lung Transplant Recipients  

Involvement: Resident Research Committee 

Interests outside of pharmacy: Cooking, attending concerts 

Advisor: Melanie E. Laine, PharmD, BCCCP (R434)

Email: erichoux@uky.edu