CONTENT MATTER EXPERTS
Faculty
Travis J. Carlson, PharmD, BCIDP
Clinical Assistant ProfessorThe University of Texas at Austin
San Antonio, Texas Review and Recertification Course
Dr. Travis J. Carlson is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Division of Pharmacotherapy and Translational Sciences at the College of Pharmacy at The University of Texas at Austin. In addition to his teaching, research, and service responsibilities within the College, he also cares for patients as a pediatric infectious diseases pharmacist at University Hospital in San Antonio.
Dr. Carlson received his Doctor of Pharmacy from Drake University and completed his PGY-1 Residency at Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, followed by a two-year Infectious Diseases Fellowship at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center in Houston, Texas, in conjunction with the University of Houston College of Pharmacy. He is also a Board-Certified Infectious Diseases Pharmacist (BCIDP).
Larissa Filkouski, PharmD, BCIDP, AAHIVP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Ambulatory – Infectious Disease
SSM Health
Madison, Wisconsin
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Emily Frederick, PharmD, BCPS
Associate Professor and Director of Student Affairs / Clinical Pharmacist
Sullivan University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences / Robley Rex Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Louisville, Kentucky
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Dr. Emily Frederick is an Associate Professor and the Director of Student Affairs at Sullivan University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Louisville, Kentucky. She received a BS in Neuroscience from the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia and her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Shenandoah University in Winchester, Virginia. She completed a PGY1 residency at Geisinger Medical Center in central Pennsylvania and practices in internal medicine. In her free time, Dr. Frederick enjoys spending time with her family, baking, and reading. She refuses to take more than one trip from the car when bringing groceries into the house and thinks breakfast is the best meal.
Andrew Gainey, PharmD, BCIDP, AAHIVP
Pediatric Infectious Disease Clinical Pharmacist Specialist / Assistant Clinical Professor
Prisma Health Children’s Hospital – Midlands / University of South Carolina, College of Pharmacy
Columbia, South Carolina
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Andrew B. Gainey, PharmD, AAHIVP, BCIDP, is a pediatric infectious disease clinical pharmacy subspecialist at Prisma Health Children’s Hospital – Midlands in Columbia, South Carolina. He also serves as the PGY2 Residency Program Director at Prisma Health Children’s Hospital - Midlands and is a clinical assistant professor at the University of South Carolina, College of Pharmacy. He completed a PGY1 at Prisma Health Richland and completed a pediatric infectious disease-focused PGY2 at Prisma Health Children’s Hospital – Midlands. His main research interests include nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) lung infections, antimicrobial resistance, antimicrobial stewardship, recurrent urinary tract infections, infections with Achromobacter species, pulmonary infections in patients with cystic fibrosis, and phage therapy.
Julie Harting, PharmD, BCIDP
Associate Professor / Clinical Pharmacist Specialist, Infectious Disease
Sullivan University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences / U of L Health
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 in Louisville, KY. She is also a Clinical Pharmacist Specialist (Infectious Disease) at UofL Health where she manages infectious disease consult patients and assists with system-wide antimicrobial stewardship efforts including contributions to the SubCommittee for Antimicrobial Stewardship. In addition, Dr. Harting is a Gratis 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, Making a Difference in Infectious Disease (MAD-ID) Antimicrobial Stewardship Certification in 2010, and infectious disease board certification in 2019.
David Koren, PharmD, MPH, BCIDP, AAHIVP, FIDSA
Clinical Pharmacist Specialist – ID/HIV
Temple University Health System
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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David E. Koren, PharmD, MPH, BCIDP, AAHIVP, FIDSA is an Infectious Diseases Clinical Pharmacist and Director of the PGY-2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Residency for the Temple University Health System in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Adjunct Clinical Professor for the School of Pharmacy at Temple University, and faculty for the MidAtlantic AIDS Education and Training Centers. Dr. Koren received both his Doctor of Pharmacy and Masters in Public Health from Temple University and completed post-graduate Pharmacy Practice and Infectious Diseases residencies at Yale-New Haven Hospital and Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Koren is a board-certified Infectious Disease Pharmacy 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 numerous manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals. He serves on the national pharmacists committee for the American Academy of HIV Medicine and was named a fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
Jerika Lam, PharmD, APh, AAHIVP, FCSHP, FASHP
Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice / Infectious Diseases Pharmacist Specialist
Chapman University School of Pharmacy / AltaMed Health Services
Irvine, California
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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 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). Dr. Lam is recognized as Fellow of the California Society of Health-System Pharmacists (CSHP). She has held state and national leadership positions as a Board of Director of CSHP, Board of Director of the CSHP Foundation on Research and Education, and co-chair of the Medication Safety Committee at the Patient Safety Movement Foundation. Dr. Lam has served as 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 topics about HIV, HCV, and pharmacogenomics. She is the senior editor and author of a textbook called Pharmacogenomics: A Primer for Clinicians and the section editor of the HIV Pharmacotherapy: Clinical Approaches and Applications (second edition). She has authored several book chapters and journal articles on these topics. Dr. Lam has received intramural and external grant funding for HIV prevention, translational, and educational research.
Cynthia Nguyen, PharmD, BCIDP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Infectious Diseases
University of Chicago Medicine
Chicago, Illinois
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Cynthia Nguyen, PharmD, BCIDP is a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at the University of Chicago Medicine, where she practices in Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship. Dr. Nguyen received her Doctorate of Pharmacy degree and completed a PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Medical Center. Subsequently, she completed a PGY-2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Residency at the University of Michigan Medical Center. Dr. Nguyen is active within the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacist (SIDP), the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP), and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA). Her primary research interests include assessing the impact of antimicrobial stewardship program initiatives on antimicrobial use.
J. Nicholas O'Donnell, PharmD, MSc
Associate Professor / Visiting Faculty
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences / Albany Medical Center
Albany, New York
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John Nicholas O'Donnell, PharmD, MSc, is an Associate Professor at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Albany, New York. He has a clinical practice site at Albany Medical Center, working with the Antimicrobial Stewardship team. He earned a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from 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 PK/PD of antibacterial agents and optimal treatment of multi-drug resistant gram-negative organisms.
Kara Orwig, PharmD, BCIDP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Infectious Diseases
St. Mary’s Medical Center
Huntington, West Virginia
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Kara W. Orwig, PharmD, BCIDP, is an infectious diseases clinical pharmacy specialist and coordinator of the antimicrobial stewardship program at St. Mary's Medical Center, a part of Marshall Health Network, in Huntington, WV. She earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Butler University in 2000. She then completed a PGY1 residency at Charleston Area Medical Center in Charleston, WV, followed by a PGY2 infectious diseases specialty residency at the University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester, NY. In addition to being an antimicrobial steward, Dr. Orwig is an avid reader, a hobbyist photographer, and a loyal Butler basketball fan.
Natasha Pettit, PharmD, BCIDP, FIDSA
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, ID/ASP
University of Chicago Medicine
Chicago, Illinois
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Natasha N. Pettit, PharmD, BCIDP, is an Infectious Diseases Clinical Pharmacy Specialist practicing at the University of Chicago Medicine (UCM) since 2010. She received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of the Pacific and completed her residency training at the University of Michigan. Her current roles include Pharmacy Director of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program and Clinical Pharmacy Coordinator for Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Services. Dr. Pettit has several research interests including: evaluating the use of the EHR in implementing stewardship interventions, infection management in the immune-compromised host, and treatment strategies for Clostridiodes difficile infections. 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 and for the American Society for Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) board certification review course.
Jessica Robinson, PharmD, BCIDP
Associate Director Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
Charleston Area Medical Center
Charleston, West Virginia
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Jessica Robinson, PharmD, BCIDP is an infectious diseases clinical pharmacy specialist and the associate director of the antimicrobial stewardship program at CAMC. She earned her PharmD degree from West Virginia University School of Pharmacy in 2008 and then went on to complete a PGY-1 residency at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Huntington, WV and a PGY-2 residency in infectious diseases at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, MS. Dr. Robinson serves on several hospital and state committees and is a content matter expert and author for the ASHP/ACCP Board Certified Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Preparatory Review Course. Her research interests include topics involving antimicrobial stewardship, pneumonia, and infective endocarditis.
Kayla R. Stover, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP, FCCP, FIDSA
Assistant Dean Jackson; Vice Chair and Professor of Pharmacy Practice
University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy
Jackson, Mississippi
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Kayla R. Stover is the Assistant Dean-Jackson, Vice-Chair and Professor of Pharmacy Practice at the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy with a practice in adult infectious diseases at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC). She serves as the PGY2 Infectious Diseases Residency Program Director. Stover is a board-certified infectious diseases pharmacist and a board-certified pharmacotherapy specialist. She has been recognized as a Fellow of ACCP and the IDSA.
Marylee Tailor, PharmD, BCIDP
Clinical Pharmacist
Broward Health
Deerfield Beach, Florida
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Marylee Tailor received her Doctor of Pharmacy from Temple University School of Pharmacy in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She completed two years of post doctoral residency training. Dr. Tailor is a board-certified infectious diseases pharmacist specialist. She was an assistant professor of pharmacy practice at Nova Southeastern University College of Pharmacy where she practiced antimicrobial stewardship/infectious diseases and taught infectious diseases pharmacotherapy for almost 11 years. As of March 2025, she is now transitioning to practicing as a clinical hospital pharmacist part time and taking care of her newborn and three year old children.
Trang D. Trinh, PharmD, MPH, BCIDP, BCPS
Associate Professor
University of South Florida Taneja College of Pharmacy
Tampa, Florida
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Trang Trinh, PharmD, MPH, BCPS, BCIDP, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacotherapeutics & Clinical Research at the University of South Florida Taneja College of Pharmacy. She received her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Maryland, School of Pharmacy, and Master of Public Health from Wayne State University. She completed PGY1 Pharmacy Practice and PGY2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacotherapy residencies 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. Trang holds dual Board Certifications in Pharmacotherapy and Infectious Disease. She is an active member of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, American College of Clinical Pharmacy, Infectious Diseases Society of America, and Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists.
