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- Kate Gasparini, PharmD, BCOP, BCPPS
- Peter N. Johnson, PharmD, BCPPS, FPPA, FCCM, FASHP
- Jamie L. Miller, PharmD, BCPPS, BCPS, FPPA, FASHP
Faculty
Teia Brandenburg, PharmD, BCPPS
Clinical Pharmacist – Child Neurology
University of Kentucky HealthCare
Lexington, Kentucky
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Dr. Brandenburg is a Clinical Pharmacist in Child Neurology at UK HealthCare. Upon graduating with her Doctorate of Pharmacy in 2015 from the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy, Dr. Brandenburg went on to complete a Pharmacy Practice Residency at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati, OH. Knowing she had a love for pediatric pharmacy practice, Dr. Brandenburg returned to Lexington, KY to complete her Pediatric Pharmacy Specialty Residency under the guidance of Dr. Brian Gardner at the University of Kentucky. Her interests include epilepsy management, health literacy, patient medication adherence and outcomes, and transitions of care.
Mary Petrea Cober, PharmD, Med, BCNSP, BCPPS, FASPEN
Professor – Pharmacy Practice, Director of Professional and Workforce Development
Northeast Ohio Medical University, College of Pharmacy
Rootstown, Ohio
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M. Petrea Cober, PharmD, MEd, BCNSP, BCPPS, FASPEN, is a Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice at Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) and serves as the Director of Professional and Workforce Development. Dr. Cober received her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, College of Pharmacy in Memphis, Tennessee, in 2003. She completed her Post Graduate Year 1 Pharmacy Residency at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania, in 2004, and her Post Graduate Year 2 Pharmacy Residency in Pediatrics at the University of Michigan Hospitals and Health System in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 2005. Prior to her full-time academic role at NEOMED, she served as the Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – Pediatric Surgery at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital at the University of Michigan from 2005-2010 and as the Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Akron Children's Hospital from 2010-2023. Her didactic teaching is in the areas of pediatrics, women’s health, and nutrition support. Dr. Cober's expertise is in pediatric and neonatal pharmacotherapy, nutrition support, ethanol lock therapy, and management of patients with intestinal failure. She presents to local, state, national, and international audiences regarding pediatric/ neonatal pharmacotherapy and nutrition support.
Kate Gasparini, PharmD, BCOP, BCPPS
Pediatric Oncology Clinical Pharmacy Specialist III
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York
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Kate Gasparini is a Pediatric Oncology Clinical Pharmacy Specialist III at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) in New York, NY. She was born and raised in New Jersey and received her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy in 2013. Following pharmacy school, she completed an ASHP accredited PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency (2014) and PGY2 Pediatric Pharmacy Specialty Residency (2015) at Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora, CO. Dr. Gasparini began her career as a clinical pharmacy specialist in pediatric oncology at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, TX where she served as the liaison for the solid tumors and neuro-oncology teams. In 2018, Dr. Gasparini joined the pediatric clinical pharmacy team at MSK and her clinical practice includes rotating between the inpatient oncology, outpatient hematologic malignancy, and outpatient neuroblastoma clinical services. Currently, Dr. Gasparini serves as a clinical preceptor for PGY2 oncology residents and pharmacy students in these areas, as well as a research mentor for PGY2 pediatric oncology resident research projects. She is an active member of the Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association (HOPA), Pediatric Pharmacy Association (PPA), and Children’s Oncology Group (COG) organizations. Dr. Gasparini is dual board certified in oncology and pediatric pharmacy.
Kaitlin “Katie” Hughes, PharmD, BCPPS
Clinical Pharmacist Specialist Pediatrics
Riley Hospital for Children
Indianapolis, Indiana
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Kaitlin (Katie) Hughes is a pediatric clinical pharmacy specialist at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis, IN. She brings nearly a decade of bedside experience, including pediatric surgery and surgical critical care at CS Mott Children’s Hospital at Michigan Medicine and pediatric critical care at Riley. Her clinical interests include drug dosing in ECMO and renal replacement therapies, neurocritical care, burn, and comfort and delirium in the critically ill child. She also maintains interests in pharmacy informatics, quality improvement, medication safety, and artificial intelligence. Dr. Hughes received her PharmD from Purdue University in 2013, completed her PGY1 pharmacy practice residency at Indiana University Health, and her PGY2 pediatric pharmacy residency at University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy.
Peter N. Johnson, PharmD, BCPPS, FPPA, FCCM, FASHP
Professor and President’s Associate Professor
University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy
Pediatric Clinical Pharmacy Specialist—CICU
Oklahoma Children’s Hospital at OU Health
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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Pete Johnson, PharmD is Professor of Pharmacy Practice and President’s Associate Presidential Professor at the University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy and Adjunct Professor at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Over the last 18 years, Dr. Johnson has practiced in both the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) and Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) at Oklahoma Children's Hospital at OU Health. Currently, he spends most of his clinical time in the CICU where he also precepts pharmacy residents and students. Dr. Johnson serves as the Residency Program Director for the PGY2 Pediatric Pharmacy Residency at the OU College of Pharmacy. Dr. Johnson received his B.S. in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Doctor of Pharmacy degrees from the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy. Following his tenure at Ole Miss, Dr. Johnson completed a Pharmacy Practice Residency followed by a Pediatric Pharmacy Practice Residency at the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center. He is board certified in Pediatric Pharmacy and is a fellow of the Pediatric Pharmacy Association (FPPA), American College of Critical Care Medicine (FC M), and American Society of Health-System Pharmacy (ASHP). His research/scholarship focuses in pain management and sedation in children, pharmacokinetic alterations in critically ill children, and education/training in post-graduate pharmacy trainees.
Amy Kiskaddon, PharmD, MBA, BCPPS, FCCM
Assistant Professor
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital
St. Petersburg, Florida
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Amy Kiskaddon, PharmD, MBA, is assistant professor at the Department of Pediatrics, Divisions of Pediatric Cardiology and Hematology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in the Heart Institute at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. She also serves as Co-director of the Center for Pediatric Early-Phase Trials at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Institute for Clinical and Translational Research. After receiving her doctorate of pharmacy from the University of Florida College of Pharmacy in Gainesville, Dr. Kiskaddon completed a general pharmacy residency at the University of Florida Shands Hospital and a pediatric pharmacy residency at Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston. She joined Johns Hopkins in 2017 as a pediatric clinical pharmacy specialist in the Heart Institute at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. Dr. Kiskaddon’s scientific interest is in hemostasis, thrombosis, anticoagulation, and clinical pharmacology in children with cardiac disease (congenital and acquired heart disease)..
Lauren Leiby, PharmD, BCPP
Behavioral Health Clinical Pharmacist
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Columbus, Ohio
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Dr. Lauren Leiby is a Behavioral Health Clinical Pharmacist at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. She completed her Doctor of Pharmacy in 2017 at Ohio Northern University, followed by a PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio, and a PGY-2 Psychiatric Pharmacy Residency at the Cincinnati Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Leiby has worked at Nationwide Children's Hospital since completing residency in 2019, and helped to open the Nationwide Children's Big Lots Behavioral Health Pavilion in 2020 and developed clinical pharmacy services. Dr. Leiby obtained her Board Certification in Psychiatric Pharmacy (BCPP) in 2021, and practices in both inpatient and outpatient child and adolescent psychiatry. Dr. Leiby is passionate about mental health advocacy, early intervention, and psychotropic stewardship for pediatric patients..
Rachel Meyers, PharmD, BCPS, BCPPS, FPPA
Clinical Professor
Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers University
Piscataway, New Jersey
Pediatric Clinical Pharmacist
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center
Livingston, New Jersey
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Dr. Rachel Meyers is a Clinical Professor at the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers University, and the Pediatric Clinical Pharmacist at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center (CBMC) in Livingston, New Jersey. Dr. Meyers completed her PharmD degree at the University of Connecticut, a PGY-1 residency at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, and a PGY-2 residency in Pediatric Pharmacotherapy at the University of North Carolina Children’s Hospital. Dr, Meyers practices in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and General Pediatric Units at CBMC and provides both didactic and experiential education in pediatric pharmacotherapy for pharmacy students and residents.
Jamie L. Miller, PharmD, BCPPS, FPPA, FASHP
Professor
University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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Jamie Miller, PharmD, BCPPS, FPPA is a Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Clinical and Administrative Sciences at the University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Southwestern Oklahoma State University College of Pharmacy. Following graduation, Dr. Miller completed a PGY1 Pharmacy Residency and PGY2 Pediatric Pharmacy Residency at the University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy. She currently practices as a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at The Oklahoma Children’s Hospital at OU Health in Oklahoma City. In addition, Dr. Miller is the Residency Program Director for the PGY1 Pharmacy Residency at the University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy and OU Health.
Long “Lane” Nguyen, PharmD, BCPPS
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York
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Dr. Lane Nguyen is a board-certified Pediatric Pharmacist specializing in Pediatric Critical Care at MSK Kids. Lane received his Bachelor of Science degree in Human Physiology at The University of Iowa with concentrations Pharmacology. He went on to complete his Doctor of Pharmacy at The University of Iowa College of Pharmacy. His postdoctoral residency training in Pediatrics was completed at The University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics. His contributions to the profession of Pharmacy include his position as a member of the Pediatric Pharmacy Faculty for the American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists (ASHP). Lane also serves as the primary preceptor for the Pediatric Critical Care service for the PGY-2 Resident Pharmacists at MSK and for pharmacy students from: Rutgers University, St. John’s University, and Long Island University.
Misty Oldham, PharmD, BCPS, AAHIVP
Associate Professor
University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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Misty Oldham graduated from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center College of Pharmacy and stayed on to complete two years of residency, specializing in pediatrics. She initially performed antimicrobial streamlining in a 250-bed hospital before coming back to OUHSC to work with adults with HIV and HCV for 10 years. She has since transitioned back to the world of pediatrics, rounding with the ID consult service, performing antimicrobial streamlining, and seeing pediatric patients exposed to or infected with HIV. She also loves teaching at the OUHSC College of Pharmacy.
Katherine “Katie” Olney, BCIDP
Pediatric Infectious Diseases Clinical Pharmacist
University of Kentucky Healthcare
Adjunct Assistant Professor
University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy
Lexington, Kentucky
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Katie Olney is an infectious diseases clinical pharmacist specializing in pediatrics at UK HealthCare in Lexington, Kentucky. She received her PharmD from the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy and completed her PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg, FL. She then completed a PGY-2 Pharmacy Practice Residency in Pediatrics, followed by a "PGY-3" Pharmacy Practice Residency in Infectious Diseases at UK HealthCare in Lexington, Kentucky. In addition to her clinical responsibilities, Katie is also an adjunct assistant professor at the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy. She maintains board certification in Infectious Diseases Pharmacy and is a member of several professional organizations . Her practice and research areas of interest include gram-negative resistance, pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic optimization, and antimicrobial stewardship.
Nicole Omecene, PharmD, BCPPS
Associate Professor
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU
Richmond, Virginia
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Nicole E. Omecene, PharmD, BCPPS is an associate professor in the Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcomes Science at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy. She is a graduate of Temple University School of Pharmacy. She completed a PGY1 Pharmacy Residency at the University of Maryland Medical Center followed by a PGY2 Pediatric Pharmacy Residency at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy. She is a Board Certified Pediatric Pharmacy Specialist. She currently practices in the pediatric cystic fibrosis and pediatric pulmonology outpatient clinics at the Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU. Her clinical and academic areas of interest are cystic fibrosis, asthma, and pediatric immunizations.
Ashley Sabus, PharmD, BCOP
Clinical Pharmacist Specialist
Children's Hospital Colorado
Clinical Assistant Professor
University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Denver, Colorado
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Ashley Sabus, PharmD, BCOP is a Clinical Pharmacist Specialist in Ambulatory Neuro-Oncology, Hematology and Ancillary Services at Children’s Hospital Colorado and a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado (CU) Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. She received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from The University of Iowa College of Pharmacy and completed a PGY1 Pharmacy Residency and PGY2 Pediatric Pharmacy Residency at Children's Hospital Colorado. Dr. Sabus is involved in experiential education as an Advanced Pharmacy Practice preceptor, and she presents an annual guest lecture on Sickle Cell Disease for the pediatric elective at the CU Skaggs School of Pharmacy. As part of her commitment to advancing the care of patients with brain tumors and non-malignant blood disorders, she has led a variety of quality improvement projects, such as creation of an iron chelator monitoring guideline, CNS tumor roadmap refresh initiative, and a pharmacist-led protocol for management of iatrogenic adrenal insufficiency. She has also authored several peer-reviewed publications and delivered national and local presentations. Examples of her recent work include a platform presentation on Oral Therapies for CNS tumors as part of the Children’s Oncology Group Betsy Poon Pharmacy Education Series, a retrospective evaluation of weight gain associated with MEK inhibitors in pediatric patients, a publication on the benefits of ravulizumab 100 mg/mL formulation, and a single institution’s report of the drug interaction between everolimus and cannabidiol in pediatric patients with subependymal giant cell astrocytomas. Ashley was a recipient of the Rocky Mountain Oncology Society Allied Health Education Award and serves as an active member on the Resident Research Committee at CHCO, as well as the Children’s Oncology Group Pharmacy Education Series Planning Committee.
Emily Sheskey, PharmD, BCPPS
Clinical Pharmacist Specialist – Pediatric Ambulatory Care
Residency Program Director - PGY1 Community-Based Pharmacy
University of Chicago Medicine
Chicago, Illinois
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Dr. Sheskey received her BS and PharmD from the University of Michigan. She completed her PGY1 and PGY2 Pediatric residencies at Indiana University Health in Indianapolis, Indiana. After residency, she began working as a general pediatrics clinical pharmacist at the University of Chicago Medicine's Comer Children's Hospital. She now practices at Comer in Pediatric Ambulatory Care. In this role she works with several teams, including pediatric neurology, hepatology, and rheumatology. In her role at the UCM PharmaFit Kids clinic she manages weight loss pharmacotherapy for adolescent patients. She is also the Residency Program Director for the UCM PGY1 Community-Based Pharmacy residency program.
Jennifer Thackray, PharmD, BCOP, BCPPS
Manager, Pediatric Clinical Pharmacy Services and Program Director, PGY2 Pediatric Oncology Pharmacy Residency
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York
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Dr. Jennifer Thackray is the Manager of Pediatric Pharmacy Clinical Services and the Director of a PGY2 Pediatric Oncology Residency Program at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Kids (MSK Kids) in New York, NY. Dr. Thackray earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from The University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy and went on to complete an ASHP-accredited PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency and a PGY2 Pediatric Pharmacotherapy Specialty Residency at the University of North Carolina Health Clinics in Chapel Hill, NC. Dr. Thackray is board-certified in pharmacotherapy and pediatric pharmacotherapy. Dr. Thackray joined the MSK Department of Pharmacy in 2011, initially practicing in the pediatric oncology inpatient setting. Over her tenure at MSK, Dr. Thackray has assisted in developing pediatric clinical services in the outpatient leukemia clinic and the outpatient sarcoma clinic, precepted residents in these services, served as a resident mentor and research mentor for PGY2 resident research projects. Dr. Thackray's clinical interests and research efforts include pediatric oncology supportive care measures (i.e., chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting), pharmacogenomics and clinical guideline development within international organizations. She is passionate about increasing and improving the interdisciplinary efforts to optimize pediatric oncology care across the healthcare system. Dr. Thackray received the 2021 Ralph D. Bienfang Outstanding Practitioner Award from The Alumni Affairs Board of The University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy. Dr. Thackray is an active member of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP), Children’s Oncology Group (COG), Clinical Pharmacogenetics Implementation Consortium (CPIC), Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association (HOPA) and The Pediatric Pharmacy Association (PPA).
Lisa Thames, PharmD, BCPS
Assistant Director, Pharmacy Services
University of Florida Health Shands Hospital
Gainesville, Florida
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Lisa Thames, PharmD, BCPS, is Assistant Director, Pharmacy Services and Director, Education Programs at UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Florida.
Dr. Thames earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Florida College of Pharmacy. She completed her PGY1 Residency and PGY2 Pediatric Residency at University of Kentucky Healthcare. Dr. Thames formerly served as a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit clinical pharmacy specialist, Pediatric Medication Safety & Quality clinical pharmacy specialist, PGY1 residency program director, Chief of Pediatric Pharmacy Services, and PGY2 Pediatrics residency program director at UF Health Shands Hospital prior to her current role as Assistant Director of Pharmacy Services.
Dr. Thames has held various leadership positions including former Board of Director of the Florida Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists (FSHP), founding steering committee member and past Chair of the regional Florida Residency Conference, Immediate Past Chair for FSHP Professional Affairs Council, and current member of ASHP Section of Pharmacy Practice Leaders Advisory Group on Quality and Compliance. Dr. Thames’ primary areas of interest include pediatric medication safety and pharmacy leadership.
