Content Matter Experts
Courtney C. Cavalieri, PharmD, BCOP
Karen M. Fancher, PharmD, BCOP
Anthony Perissinotti, PharmD, BCOP
Christine M. Walko, PharmD, BCOP, FCCP
Faculty
Jessica Auten, PharmD, BCOP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Malignant Hematology
University of North Carolina Medical Center
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Dr. Auten is a clinical oncology pharmacist at the University of North Carolina (UNC) Medical Center in Chapel Hill, NC. Dr. Auten received her PharmD degree from the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy in 2012. Since then, she has completed a PGY1 pharmacy practice residency and a PGY2 oncology pharmacy residency at the Virginia Commonwealth University Health System in Richmond, VA. Presently, Dr. Auten works as an inpatient oncology pharmacy specialist in malignant hematology. Dr. Auten’s practice and research interests focus on acute leukemia, supportive care, and patient education. She also serves as the Residency Program Director for the PGY2 oncology pharmacy residency program at UNC Medical Center.
John Bossaer, PharmD, BCOP
Professor
ETSU Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy
Johnson City, Tennessee
John Bossaer, PharmD, BCOP joined the Gatton College of Pharmacy in August 2009 after completion of residency training at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC). He maintains a practice site in Hematology/Oncology at the Johnson City Medical Center (JCMC). In addition to his teaching and clinical service, Dr. Bossaer has mentored students interested in clinical oncology research through various research projects and poster presentations. While not working, Dr. Bossaer enjoys spending time with his family and watching the Purdue Boilermakers and Chicago Cubs.
Ryan Bycroft, PharmD, BCOP, DPLA
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Hematologu/Oncology
University of Louisville Hospital, Brown Cancer Center
Louisville, Kentucky
Ryan Bycroft is a clinical pharmacy specialist for oncology at University of Louisville Health, Brown Cancer Center. He originally graduated from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pa. Ryan is the primary clinical pharmacist for melanoma multidisciplinary clinic and covers other various oncology areas including lung cancer clinic. Ryan has been working at the Brown Cancer Center for 16 years.
Courtney C. Cavalieri, PharmD, BCOP
Clinical Oncology Pharmacist
Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
Courtney Cavalieri is a clinical oncology pharmacist at the Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah. She completed her Doctor of Pharmacy at Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, her PGY1 Pharmacy Practice residency at the University of Colorado Hospital, and her PGY2 Oncology Pharmacy residency at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. She currently works in the ambulatory setting, rotating between the gastrointestinal malignancies/investigational therapeutics clinic and the thoracic/head and neck malignancies clinic. At Huntsman, Courtney is one of the PGY2 Oncology Residency program coordinators as well as a pharmacy services representative on the Protocol Review and Monitoring Committee. She also participates in the Chemotherapy Order Template committee for NCCN, the Annual Conference Abstract Review Subcommittee for HOPA, and is a past-president of the Utah Society of Health-System Pharmacists.
Karen Fancher, PharmD, BCOP
Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Duquesne University School of Pharmacy
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Oncology
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Passavant
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Karen M. Fancher, PharmD, BCOP, is an Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice at Duquesne University School of Pharmacy in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She is a graduate of Duquesne University School of Pharmacy and completed a Pharmacy Practice Residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, followed by a Specialty Residency in Oncology Pharmacy Practice at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute in Tampa. She then spent almost 10 years as a Clinical Pharmacist in the Blood and Marrow Transplant Division at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center before returning to Pittsburgh to work with the West Penn Allegheny Oncology Network. Her current practice site is the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center at Passavant Hospital. She presently serves on the faculty for the ASHP/ACCP Board Certification in Oncology Pharmacy (BCOP) Review & Recertification course, as well as various committees of the Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association (HOPA). In addition, she has recently been appointed to the inaugural class of HOPAmbassadors. Her research interests include chronic leukemias, lymphomas, and ethics in oncology.
Christopher Fausel, PharmD, MHA, BCOP
Director of Pharmacy Precision Genomics
Indiana University Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center
Chairman of the Board
Hoosier Cancer Research Network
Indianapolis, Indiana
Christopher Fausel, PharmD, MHA, BCOP is the Director of Pharmacy for Precision Genomics Oncology at the Indiana University Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center (IUSCCC) in Indianapolis, Indiana where he coordinates the institutional molecular tumor board. He graduated from Albany College of Pharmacy with a BS Pharmacy in 1993 and Pharm.D. in 1996 and completed residency training at the Stratton VA Medical Center in Albany, NY. In addition, he is the Chairman of the Board of the Hoosier Cancer Research Network, a non-profit organization that conducts clinical trials and translational research in cancer and serves as the administrative headquarters of the Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium. He is the founding Residency Program Director for the PGY2 Oncology Pharmacy Residency and has previously served as a clinical specialist in hematology/oncology/stem cell transplant and as a clinical manager for oncology pharmacy for over 20 years at Indiana University Health. He serves as Chair for the Indiana University biomedical IRB. He is a long-standing member of ASHP, ASCO and HOPA.
Lauren Ice, PharmD, BCOP, BCPS
Pharmacist Supervisor
Corewell Health
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Lauren Ice is a pharmacist supervisor for Cancer Health at Corewell Health in Grand Rapids, MI, where she specializes in hematopoietic cell transplant and immune effector cell therapy. She received a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Ohio Northern University and completed her PGY1 and PGY2 Oncology Residency at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. Ice is actively involved in patient care, research, and education. She is a board-certified pharmacist in pharmacotherapy and oncology.
Alexis R. Jones, PharmD, BCOP, CPP
Gynecologic Oncology Clinical Pharmacist,
University of North Carolina Medical Center
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Alexis Jones has been a clinical pharmacist at the University of North Carolina (UNC) Gynecologic Oncology Outpatient clinic since 2017 after completing a two-year residency specializing in oncology. She has a board certification in oncology as well as a clinical pharmacist practitioner license. Alexis serves as an adjunct assistant professor of clinical education at the University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy.
Elyse A. MacDonald, PharmD, MS, BCPS, FASP
Director, Investigational Drug Service
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, California
Elyse MacDonald, PharmD, MS, BCPS, FASHP is a director of pharmacy services with a focus in research pharmacy at Stanford Health Care. Previously, she was the pharmacy manager for the Investigational Drug Service at the University of Utah Health. Prior to this position, she was a drug information specialist with the University of Utah Drug Information Service.
She has presented the research design and statistics module for the ASHP/ACCP Oncology Pharmacy Review and Recertification Course since 2014. She also presents on various topics related to research pharmacy practices. She is a member of the Editorial Advisory Board for AJHP. Dr. MacDonald was appointed as a member of the ASHP Commission on Affiliate Relations from 2017-2020. She has been a member of ASHP SCSS Section Advisory Group (SAG) on Emerging Sciences and the Clinical Leadership SAG. She also served as a network facilitator for Pharmacoeconomics and Drug Policy Development. Elyse is also a past-president for the Utah Society of Health-System Pharmacists. She served as a Utah delegate in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023, and 2024 for the ASHP House of Delegates.
Janelle Mann, PharmD, BCOP
Pharmacy Manager/Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Outpatient Oncology
Barnes Jewish Hospital/Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, Missouri
Janelle Mann, PharmD, BCOP, is a pharmacy manager and clinical pharmacist specialist at Siteman Cancer Center – Barnes Jewish Hospital / Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO. She completed her Doctor of Pharmacy at St. Louis College of Pharmacy in 2009. She went on to complete both PGY1 Pharmacy Practice and PGY2 Oncology Pharmacy residencies at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee, WI. She currently practices in an ambulatory clinic focusing on thoracic malignancies as well as other medical oncology areas. She serves as the manager of outpatient oncology clinical pharmacy services at Siteman Cancer Center and precepts residents from the PGY2 Oncology program at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. She also serves as adjunct faculty at University of Health Science in Pharmacy teaching in the area of oncology. She is a board-certified oncology pharmacist.
Colleen McCabe, PharmD, BCOP
Clinical Oncology Pharmacy Specialist, Sarcoma and Melanoma
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee
Dr. McCabe is a Board-Certified Oncology Pharmacist practicing as the Clinical Pharmacist Specialist in Adult Sarcoma and Melanoma at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She received her Doctorate of Pharmacy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Upon graduation, she completed her Pharmacy Practice and Oncology Pharmacy Residencies at Emory University Hospital Midtown in Atlanta, GA.
Outside of her clinical responsibilities, she serves as a content contributor for the sarcoma chemotherapy regimens for ChemoExperts.com and is the Oncology Chair for the Pharmacy Research Forum at Vanderbilt. She has published on topics such as the pharmacist role in management of oral oncolytics, assessment of infusion related research surrounding pharmacist-based interventions in oncology and mentoring pharmacy residents and students.
Donald C. Moore, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP, DPLA, FCCP, FASHP
Clinical Oncology Pharmacy Manager
Atrium Health Levine Cancer Center
Charlotte, North Carolina
Donald C. Moore, PharmD, BPCS, BCOP, DPLA, FCCP graduated from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Boston, MA. He completed a Pharmacy Practice Residency at Steward St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center in Boston, MA. Dr. Moore is the Clinical Oncology Pharmacy Manager at Atrium Health Levine Cancer in Charlotte, NC. He currently practices in the area of hematologic malignancies. Dr. Moore is a graduate of ASHP Foundation Pharmacy Leadership Academy and a fellow of ACCP.
Anthony J. Perissinotti, PharmD, BCOP
Hematology Clinical Pharmacist Specialist
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Anthony J. Perissinotti, PharmD, BCOP, is a hematology clinical pharmacist specialist at the University of Michigan – Michigan Medicine, clinical team leader of hematology/oncology, and adjunct clinical assistant professor at the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr Perissinotti obtained his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. He completed his first year of postgraduate residency at the Detroit Medical Center and he completed his second year of postgraduate residency training at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Dr Perissinotti is a board-certified hematology/oncology pharmacist.
Danielle Roman, PharmD, BCOP
Manager, Oncology Clinical Pharmacy Services
Allegheny Health Network
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Danielle Roman, PharmD, BCOP is the manager for oncology clinical pharmacy services and clinical pharmacy specialist at the Allegheny Health Network Cancer Institute in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her clinical practice is focused on cancer care for a large ambulatory community practice. She served as adjunct clinical instructor for Duquesne University School of Pharmacy and lectures at the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy. She was the residency program director for the PGY2 oncology resident program at Allegheny General Hospital for 6 years and continues her involvement in the program as residency program coordinator. Dr. Roman received her Doctor of Pharmacy from the Duquesne University School of Pharmacy and completed her post-graduation residency training at The Johns Hopkins Hospital where she specialized in oncology pharmacy. Her research and scholarly activities focus on breast cancer, melanoma, and the management of oral anticancer agents.
Sherry Vogt, PharmD, BCOP
Clinical Specialist Pharmacist - Oncology
Hollings Cancer Center / Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina
Sherry Vogt, PharmD, BCOP has been a clinical specialist in oncology since 2010, and has always practiced within large academic institutions. Her career started at the James Cancer Hospital at The Ohio State University, where she completed her PGY2 Hematology/Oncology residency and then stayed on as a specialist for the next 11 years. In 2021 she moved with her family to the Low Country, and is currently practicing at the Hollings Cancer Center at the Medical University of South Carolina. Her primary interests are within the GU oncology space, focusing on bladder, renal cell, prostate, and testicular cancers, as well as the Head/Neck population. However, over the course of her career, she has covered nearly all solid tumors in some capacity.
Dr. Vogt has helped establish and expand oncology pharmacy services, both inpatient and outpatient, participated in a variety of committees, and assisted with both residency and specialist recruitment. Being at academic institutions, Sherry has been a preceptor for pharmacy students, PGY1, PGY2, and MS/HSPAL residents, and given lectures at the College of Pharmacy and at various regional/national meetings. Outside of work, Dr. Vogt enjoys running/working out, spending time with her husband and two busy boys!
Christine M. Walko, PharmD, BCOP, FCCP, FASCO
Senior Member, Department of Pathology, Precision Medicine Attending
Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, Florida
Christine M. Walko graduated with her Pharm.D. degree from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and completed a pharmacy practice residency at the Medical College of Virginia/VCU in Richmond, Virginia, and a hematology/oncology specialty residency at the University of North Carolina (UNC). She stayed at UNC to complete a 2-year academic oncology fellowship focused on drug metabolism and translational research before taking an Assistant Professor position at UNC in the Division of Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics until being recruited to Moffitt Cancer Center in January 2014 to assist with starting the institution’s first Precision Medicine Program. Dr. Walko is now a Senior Member in the Department of Pathology at Moffitt Cancer Center, Program Leader for Precision Medicine and an Attending on the Precision Medicine Clinical Service. She is also a Co-Chair for the ASCO TAPUR trial Molecular Tumor Board (MTB) and variant expert for the nationwide SWOG Precision Medicine trial focused on the clinical utility of Molecular Tumor Boards in Community Oncology Practices. Her research focus is on optimizing drug therapy using pharmacogenomics and pharmacokinetics to personalize intravenous and oral anticancer therapy for patients with cancer.
Jennifer Young, PharmD, BCOP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio
Jennifer Young is a clinical pharmacy specialist at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center where she specializes in pediatric oncology. She is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy at the University of Cincinnati College of Pharmacy. Jennifer graduated with her Pharm.D. from Duquesne University in 2011 and subsequently completed her PGY1 at the University of Chicago Medical Center and PGY2 in pediatric oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Jennifer is a Board Certified Oncology Pharmacist and an active member of ASHP, HOPA and the Children's Oncology Group.
