CONTENT MATTER EXPERTS
- Kevin W. Garey, PharmD, M.S., FASHP
- Jerika Lam, PharmD, APh, AAHVP, FCSHP
- Jessica Robinson, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP
- Kayla R. Stover, PharmD, BCIDP, BCPS, FCCP, FIDSA
Faculty
Travis J. Carlson, PharmD, BCIDP
Assistant Professor
High Point University Fred Wilson School of Pharmacy
High Point, NC
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Travis J. Carlson, PharmD, BCIDP, is an Assistant Professor at High Point University's Fred Wilson School of Pharmacy in High Point, North Carolina. Dr. Carlson received his PharmD from Drake University and completed his PGY-1 residency at Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and his Infectious Diseases Fellowship at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center in conjunction with the University of Houston College of Pharmacy in Houston, Texas.
Eric Egelund , PharmD, Ph.D., AAHIVE
Clinical Assistant Professor
University of Florida
Jacksonville, Florida
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Eric Egelund , PharmD, Ph.D., AAHIVE, completed his Pharm.D. at the University of Florida College of Pharmacy in Jacksonville. He then enrolled in the Ph.D. program at the University of Florida. Dr. Egelund completed his graduate studies in the Department of Pharmacotherapy and Translational Research under the mentorship of Dr. Charles Peloquin, director of the Infectious Disease Pharmacokinetics Laboratory (IDPL) in Gainesville. Currently Dr. Egelund is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the College of Pharmacy’s Jacksonville campus. In addition to this role, Dr. Egelund works part-time at Walgreens and volunteers at HIV clinics when time permits. Dr. Egelund’s primary research interest is the pharmacokinetics of infectious disease agents, specifically those used for the treatment of tuberculosis, non-tuberculosis mycobacteria (NTM), and HIV. Additionally, Dr. Egelund has an interest in interprofessional education, in particular, utilizing simulations to prevent medication errors.
Kevin W. Garey, PharmD, M.S., FASHP
Professor and Chair
University of Houston
Houston, Texas
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Kevin Garey, PharmD, M.S., FASHP, is a Professor at the University of Houston College of Pharmacy and Chair of the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research. He is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Texas School of Public Health and a Clinical Specialist and Researcher at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center, Houston, Texas. He received a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy degree from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, a Doctor of Pharmacy from SUNY Buffalo in Buffalo, NY, and a Masters of Science in Biometry from the University of Texas School of Public Health. Postdoctoral training includes a pharmacy practice residency at Bassett Healthcare, Cooperstown, NY and infectious disease specialty residency and fellowship training at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL.
Dr. Garey is a member of the Infectious Diseases Society of American (IDSA) Standards and Practice Guidelines Committee and is a member of the IDSA-Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) practice guidelines for C. difficile infection. He is an active member of the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (SIDP) and the American Society of Health-system Pharmacists (ASHP). He has been awarded several national awards including the ASHP Best Practice Award in Health-system Pharmacy Administration (2010), the ASHP Drug Therapy Research Award (2007), and the SIDP Impact Paper in Infectious Diseases Pharmacotherapy Research Award (2007, 2012). He received the University of Houston PLS leadership award in 2013.
Dr. Garey's research, supported by the National Institute of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the pharmaceutical industry involves clinical and translational research in healthcare associated infections including post-surgical infections, candidemia, and Clostridium difficile infection. He has published over 175 peer-reviewed articles including identification that a delay in therapy for patients with candidemia impacts mortality and identification of a genetic risk for C. difficile infection.
Sarah B. Green, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP, AAHIVP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Infectious Diseases
Emory University Hospital
Atlanta, GA
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Sarah received her PharmD from the University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy in 2014. She completed her PGY1 Pharmacy Residency at WakeMed Health & Hospitals in Raleigh, NC and her PGY2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Residency at Carilion Clinic in Roanoke, VA. After residency, she joined the health system-wide Antimicrobial Stewardship team at Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center where she supported development of antimicrobial stewardship initiatives and the PGY2 Infectious Diseases pharmacy residency program. Sarah has recently transitioned to a new position as an Infectious Diseases Clinical Pharmacist Specialist at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. Her current role includes support of the Infectious Diseases rounding teams, development of antimicrobial stewardship initiatives, and student and resident precepting. Her practice interests include antimicrobial stewardship, resident and preceptor development, and management of infections in immunocompromised populations.
Julie Harting, PharmD, BCIDP
Associate Professor / Clinical Pharmacist Specialist, Infectious Disease
Sullivan University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences / University of Louisville Hospital
Louisville, Kentucky
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Julie Harting, PharmD, BCIDP, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice at Sullivan University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, and a Clinical Pharmacist Specialist (Infectious Disease) at University Hospital, in Louisville, Kentucky. In addition, Dr. Harting is a Faculty member with the University of Louisville Division of Infectious Disease and has collaborated on clinical research projects primarily focusing on bone and joint infections. This affiliation also created an opportunity for academic lectures to the University of Louisville Internal Medicine Residency Program as part of the Louisville Lectures series. Dr. Harting completed her Infectious Disease PGY-2 residency training in 2009 and a Making a Difference in Infectious Disease (MAD-ID) Antimicrobial Stewardship Certification in 2010. In the clinical setting, she manages consult patients on the Bone & Joint Infectious Disease service and supports hospital-wide antimicrobial stewardship efforts including contributions to the SubCommittee for Antimicrobial Stewardship.
Angela Huang, PharmD, BCIDP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Infectious Diseases/Antimicrobial Stewardship
HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center
Phoenix, Arizona
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Angela Huang completed her PharmD at Drake University then went on to complete a PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency at Nebraska Medicine and a PGY-2 Infectious Diseases Residency at Michigan Medicine. She has worked for Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin as a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Infectious Diseases and then Antimicrobial Stewardship Coordinator for 6 years. During that time, she also directed the PGY-2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Residency for Froedtert Hospital. She now works for HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center in Phoenix, AZ as a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Infectious Diseases. Her practice areas of interest include clinical microbiology, opportunistic infections in hematopoietic cell transplant patients, and gram-negative resistance.
David Koren, PharmD, M.P.H., BCPS, AAHIVP
Clinical Pharmacist Specialist - Infectious Diseases / Adjunct Assistant Clinical Professor
Temple University Health System / Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
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David E. Koren, PharmD, BCPS, AAHIVP is an Infectious Disease Clinical Pharmacist at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia, an Adjunct Assistant Clinical Professor for the School of Pharmacy and the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, and a Faculty Lecturer for the MidAtlantic AIDS Education and Training Center. Dr. Koren received both his Doctor of Pharmacy and Masters in Public Health from Temple University and completed accredited post-graduate Pharmacy Practice and Infectious Diseases residencies at Yale-New Haven Hospital and Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Koren is a board-certified pharmacotherapy specialist and a credentialed HIV Pharmacist from the American Academy of HIV Medicine. His clinical interests include innovative models for pharmacist delivery of care as well as the prevention, treatment, and management of HIV and Hepatitis C. Dr. Koren has presented viral infection-related research abstracts at the regional, national, and international level and has published several manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals. He serves on the national pharmacists’ committee for the American Academy of HIV Medicine and was designated the 2019 early career award recipient from the American Public Health Association – Pharmacy Section.
Jerika Lam, PharmD, APh, AAHIVP, FCSHP
Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Chapman University School of Pharmacy
Irvine, California
Dr. Jerika Lam received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California Los Angeles and the Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Southern California (USC) School of Pharmacy. She completed a PGY1 residency at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and a two-year fellowship in HIV translational research at USC School of Pharmacy. She is an Associate Professor at Chapman University School of Pharmacy. She currently practices in an Infectious Diseases clinic with the AltaMed Medical Group in Anaheim. She is licensed as an Advanced Practice Pharmacist in California and credentialed by the American Academy of HIV Medicine (AAHIVM). She is also certified as a MedWise Advisor by Tabula Rasa HealthCare. Dr. Lam is Fellow of the California Society of Health-System Pharmacists (CSHP). She has served as a Board of Director for CSHP and its Foundation on Research and Education. Furthermore, she has served on the International Pharmaceutical Federation Policy Committee on Patient Safety and is co-chair of the Medication Safety Committee at the Patient Safety Movement Foundation. Dr. Lam is a member of the ASHP Faculty Advisory Panel, ASHP Council on Therapeutics, the AAHIVM Exam Writers’ Panel, and the AAHIVM Sexual Health Advisory Committee. She has given presentations on the topics about HIV, HCV, and pharmacogenomics. She is the senior editor and author of a textbook called Pharmacogenomics: A Primer for Clinicians. She has authored several book chapters and journal articles on these topics. Dr. Lam has also received intramural and external grant funding for translational and educational research
Misty Miller, PharmD, BCPS, AAHIVP
Associate Professor
University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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Misty Miller, PharmD, BCPS, graduated from the University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy and stayed on to complete two years of residency, specializing in Pediatrics. She currently serves adult and pediatric patients infected with HIV at the Infectious Diseases Institute and as an associate professor at OU.
J. Nicholas O'Donnell, PharmD, M.Sc., BCPS
Associate Professor
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Albany, New York
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John Nicholas O'Donnell, PharmD, M.Sc., BCPS, is Assistant Professor at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Albany, New York. He earned a Doctor of Pharmacy degree at Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, and his Master of Science in Clinical Investigation at Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois. Dr. O’Donnell’s specialized training includes an Infectious Diseases Pharmacotherapy Fellowship at Midwestern University, Downer’s Grove, Illinois and Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, and a PGY-1 Residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts. His research and practice interests include pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics of bacterial agents and optimal treatment of multi-drug resistant gram-negative organisms.
Natasha Pettit, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP
Infectious Diseases Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
University of Chicago Medicine
Chicago, Illinois
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Natasha N. Pettit, PharmD, BCIDP, BCPS, is an Infectious Diseases Clinical Pharmacy Specialist practicing at the University of Chicago Medicine (UCM) since 2010 after completing her pharmacy residency training at the University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers (2008-2010). She earned her Doctorate of Pharmacy degree at the University of the Pacific in 2008. Her current roles include Pharmacy Director of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program, Clinical Pharmacy Coordinator for Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Services, and Director of the Post-Graduate Year-2 Pharmacy Residency in Infectious Diseases at UCM. Dr. Pettit provides clinical pharmacy support to the Infectious Disease consult services, oversees antimicrobial stewardship monitoring/activities, and is involved with several committees and quality initiatives at UCM focused on ensuring safe and judicious use of antimicrobials. Dr. Pettit has several research interests including: assessing the impact of antimicrobial stewardship interventions, the impact of rapid diagnostics on antimicrobial prescribing, infection management in the immune-compromised host, treatment strategies for multi-drug resistant infections, and use of technology to optimize stewardship impact. She also provides education on antimicrobial management and stewardship practices through her involvement in the training of pharmacy/medical students and residents, Infectious Diseases fellows, and serving as a faculty member for the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (SIDP) Antimicrobial Stewardship Certificate Program for Pharmacists.
Jessica Robinson, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP
Associate Professor / Associate Director of Antimicrobial Stewardship
University of Charleston School of Pharmacy / Charleston Area Medical Center
Charleston, West Virginia
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Dr. Jessica Robinson is an Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice at the University of Charleston School of Pharmacy in Charleston, WV. She received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from West Virginia University, and completed a PGY1 Pharmacy Practice residency at St. Mary's Medical Center and a PGY2 Infectious Diseases residency at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Dr. Robinson serves as the Associate Director of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program at Charleston Area Medical Center. She is Board Certified in both Infectious Diseases and Pharmacotherapy. Her research interests include infectious diseases and antimicrobial stewardship.
Lucas T. Schulz, PharmD, BCIDP
Manager of Pharmacy Practice Advancement and Experiential Education; Manager of Infectious Diseases and Transplant Service Line/Clinical Associate Professor
University of Wisconsin Health/University of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy
Madison, Wisconsin
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I am a pharmacist dedicated to the advancement of medicine and pharmacy to improve patient care outcomes through judicious medication use at the University of Wisconsin Health. I am responsible for appropriate and optimal medication use for all patients who are receive care for infectious diseases and solid organ transplant. I am also responsible for the training and education of over 175 pharmacists and pharmacy students. In my twelve years as a pharmacist at UW Health, my programs developed research ideas, applied them to patients, and improved clinical outcomes. As a leader in antimicrobial stewardship, my interests have focused on improving the electronic medical record to provide clinical decision support, implementing, monitoring, and measuring new antimicrobial stewardship programs, and improving antimicrobial utilization across the continuum of care. Responsibilities in my current roles include oversight over enterprise-wide antimicrobial prescribing, including ambulatory, inpatient, pediatric, and emergency department. We expanded stewardship services to provide oversight at regional affiliate hospitals. I direct the PGY1 Pharmacy Practice and PGY2 Infectious Diseases residency training programs, provide didactic lectures to pharmacy, nurse practitioner, and physician assistant schools at the University of Wisconsin, and direct the UW Health Pharmacy Practice committee. My research interests are reflected in the broad scope of projects published below and reflect a career dedicated to advancing pharmacy practice, improving patient care, and teaching learners how to become future clinical leaders.
Kayla R. Stover, PharmD, BCIDP, BCPS, FCCP, FIDSA
Associate Professor
University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy
Jackson, Mississippi
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Dr. Kayla R. Stover is an Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice at the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy in Jackson, Mississippi, with joint appointments at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Medicine-Infectious Diseases and Pharmacology. She received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Ohio Northern University, and completed a PGY1 Pharmacy Practice residency at West Virginia University Hospitals and a PGY2 Infectious Diseases residency at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Dr. Stover's clinical practice is as an Infectious Diseases Clinical Pharmacist at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. In 2013, Dr. Stover was inducted into the Nelson Order for Teaching Excellence. She is a Board Certified Infectious Diseases Pharmacist and a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist. Her research interests include infectious diseases, antifungal pharmacotherapy, antimicrobial stewardship, and the scholarship of teaching and learning.
Trang Trinh, PharmD, M.P.H., BCIDP, BCPS
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
UCSF School of Pharmacy
San Francisco, California
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Trang Trinh is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy at the University of California, San Francisco School of Pharmacy. Her research areas focus on outpatient antimicrobial stewardship implementation and resistant bacterial infection pharmacoepidemiology. In addition to her research focus, Trang also teaches epidemiology, study design, and infectious disease pharmacotherapy in the School of Pharmacy. She precepts and mentors pharmacy students and residents on infectious diseases research and quality improvement projects. Trang received her PharmD from the University of Maryland, School of Pharmacy. She completed PGY1 and PGY2 residencies in Pharmacy Practice and Infectious Diseases Pharmacotherapy, respectively at the University of Florida Health Shands Hospital, followed by an Infectious Diseases Outcomes Research fellowship at the Anti-Infective Research Laboratory at Wayne State University where she also received a Master of Public Health degree. Trang holds dual Board Certifications in Pharmacotherapy and Infectious Diseases.
Nancy N. Vuong, PharmD, MBIOT, BCPS, BCIDP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Infectious Diseases
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas
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Dr. Nancy Vuong is an infectious diseases clinical pharmacist at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. She graduated from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Science in Biology, a Master of Biotechnology, and a Doctor of Pharmacy degree. She then completed a PGY1 pharmacy practice residency at Texas Tech University, a PGY2 infectious diseases pharmacotherapy residency at the University of Houston/Cardinal Health, and then completed a two-year infectious diseases pharmacy fellowship at the University of Houston. She is board certified in both pharmacotherapy and infectious diseases, and has interests in antimicrobial stewardship, pharmacy education, pharmacy practice in the immunocompromised host, public health, and vancomycin AUC dosing.
Wenjing Wei, PharmD, BCIDP
Infectious Diseases Clinical Pharmacist
Parkland Hospital
Dallas, TX
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Dr. Wei is a clinical pharmacy specialist in infectious diseases at Parkland Health in Dallas, Texas. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy, and completed her PGY1 residency at CHI St. Luke's Health and ID PGY2 at Houston Methodist in Houston, Texas. In her current practice, she rotates between the ID consult rounding service, antimicrobial stewardship, and outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy transitions of care service. Dr. Wei enjoys research and teaching. She dedicates her time to mentoring pharmacy students, residents, and ID PGY2 resident at Parkland. In addition, she is a volunteer faculty at University of Texas Southwestern Medical School and provide lectures to physician assistant students and training ID fellows.
Marylee Worley Tailor, PharmD, BCIDP
Assistant Professor
Nova Southeastern University College of Pharmacy
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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Dr. Worley received her Doctor of Pharmacy from Temple University School of Pharmacy in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 2012. She completed a PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency at Palmetto General Hospital in Miami, Florida in June 2013, followed by a PGY-2 Infectious Disease Pharmacy Residency at Lee Memorial Health System in Fort Myers, Florida in June 2014. Dr. Worley is an assistant professor of pharmacy practice at Nova Southeastern University College of Pharmacy. She is currently a Board Certified Infectious Diseases Pharmacist and is passionate about public health, HIV, immunizations, antimicrobial stewardship and continuing research in the field of infectious diseases.
