Faculty and Clinical Specialists

Department of pharmacy management and clinical specialists

Abby Bauer, PharmD

Specialty: Anticoagulation
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Duquesne University, School of Pharmacy
Postgraduate: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, Allegheny General Hospital

Derek Bremmer, PharmD, BCPS, AQ-ID

Specialty: Infectious Disease and Pharmacokinetics
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, South Carolina College of Pharmacy
Postgraduate: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
PGY2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Residency, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Robert Brenner, PharmD

Speciality: Administration Outpatient Pharmacy
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine School of Pharmacy

Nikki Brown, Pharm.D.

Specialty: Anticoagulation
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Ohio Northern University Raabe College of Pharmacy
Postgraduate: PGY1 Community/Ambulatory Care Residency, The Ohio State University, Westerville, OH

Carley Buchanan, PharmD, BCIDP

Specialty: Infectious Disease
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Duquesne University, School of Pharmacy
Postgraduate: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Allegheny General Hospital
PGY2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Residency, Allegheny General Hospital

Ronald Campbell, PharmD, BCPS

Specialty: Cardiology Care Administration
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Duquesne University, School of Pharmacy
Postgraduate: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Dustin Carr, PharmD, BCPS, AAHIVP

Specialty: Infectious Disease
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Ferris State University College of Pharmacy
Post-Graduate: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center
PGY2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Residency, Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Margaret Castelli, PharmD

Specialty: Anticoagulation
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Wilkes University, Nesbitt School of Pharmacy
Postgraduate: PGY1 Community Pharmacy Residency, Wilkes University/Hartzell’s Pharmacy

Alexis Chapman, PharmD, BCOP

Specialty: Hematology/Oncology
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Duquesne University School of Pharmacy
Postgraduate: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Forbes & West Penn Hospitals, Allegheny Health Network
PGY 2 Oncology Residency, Allegheny General Hospital, Allegheny Health Network

Jinyao Eileen Chen, PharmD, BCPS

Specialty: Oncology/Hematology
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Medical University of South Carolina School of Pharmacy
Postgraduate: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center;
PGY2 Oncology Pharmacy Residency, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC

Colleen Elston, PharmD, BCPS, BCCP

Specialty: Cardiology
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Butler University School of Pharmacy
Postgraduate: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Richard L. Roudebusch VA Medical Center
PGY2 Internal Medicine Pharmacy Residency, Richard L. Roudebusch VA Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana

Lauren Finoli, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP

Specialty: Critical Care
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Duquesne University, School of Pharmacy
Postgraduate: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Allegheny General Hospital
PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency, Allegheny General Hospital

Corinn Floyd, PharmD

Specialty: Anticoagulation
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine School of Pharmacy, Erie
Postgraduate: PGY1 Community Pharmacy Residency
PGY2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residency, Duquesne University School of Pharmacy

Tucker Freedy, PharmD, BCPS

Specialty: Drug Information, Internal Medicine
Education: BS in Pharmacy, Duquesne University;
Doctor of Pharmacy, Duquesne University, School of Pharmacy
Postgraduate: Residency, Nutrition Support, University of Maryland Medical System, Baltimore

Kelly Gaertner, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP

Specialty: Hematology/Oncology
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Duquesne University, School of Pharmacy
Postgraduate: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, Ohio;
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Ambulatory Focus, Allegheny General Hospital
PG2 Oncology Residency, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, Va.

Emily Graham, PharmD, MS, BCOP

Specialty: Hematology/Oncology
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy; Master of Science, Drexel
University
Postgraduate: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
PGY 2 Oncology Residency, Allegheny General Hospital

Anthony Guarascio, PharmD, BCPS

Specialty: Infectious Disease
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, West Virginia University, College of Pharmacy
Postgraduate: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, Memorial University Medical Center, Savannah, Georgia
PGY2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Residency, West Virginia University Hospitals, Morgantown, West Virginia

Nicole Handlow, PharmD, BCACP

Specialty: Internal Medicine Ambulatory Care
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Shenandoah University, School of Pharmacy Postgraduate: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Allegheny General Hospital
PGY2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residency, Allegheny General Hospital

Paula Horn, PharmD, BCACP

Specialty: Anticoagulation and Residency Coordination
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy
Postgraduate: PGY2 Primary Care Pharmacy Practice Residency, VA Maryland Healthcare System, Baltimore

Chelsea Hudak, PharmD, BCPS

Specialty: Ambulatory Care – Chronic Disease Management
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy
Postgraduate: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Confluence Health, Wenatchee, Washington

Daniel Jenniches, PharmD, BCCCP

Specialty: Critical Care
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Duquesne University, School of Pharmacy
Postgraduate: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Allegheny General Hospital
PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency, Allegheny General Hospital

Justin Julius, PharmD

Specialty: Hematology/Oncology
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Duquesne University, School of Pharmacy
Post-Graduate: Oncology Translational Research Fellowship, University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Nancy Kablack, PharmD, BCACP

Specialty: Ambulatory Care
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Duquesne University, School of Pharmacy
Postgraduate: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, Edward Hines Jr. VA Chicago Medical Center, Hines, IL

Jennifer Karabinos, PharmD, TTS

Specialty: Ambulatory Care – Chronic Care Management
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Duquesne University, School of Pharmacy
Postgraduate: PGY1 Community Residency, Duquesne
University School of Pharmacy-Giant Eagle Pharmacy

Gretchen Kipp, PharmD

Specialty: Transplant
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Pittsburgh, School of Pharmacy
Postgraduate: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, UPMC Presbyterian Hospital
PGY2 Solid Organ Transplant Pharmacy Residency, UPMC Presbyterian Hospital

Chelsea Konopka, PharmD, BCCCP

Specialty: Cardiothoracic Surgical ICU
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Duquesne University School of Pharmacy
Postgraduate: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Allegheny General Hospital
PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency, Allegheny General Hospital

Michael Korczynski, PharmD, BCACP

Specialty: Ambulatory Care Administration
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Duquesne University, School of Pharmacy
Postgraduate: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System

Megan Langer, PharmD, BCOP

Specialty: Hematology/Oncology
Education: Bachelor of Science, Allegheny College; Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Pittsburgh, School of Pharmacy

Jodi Lech, PharmD, BCOP

Specialty: Oncology Administration
Education: BS Pharmacy, Duquesne University, School of Pharmacy
Doctor of Pharmacy, Duquesne University, School of Pharmacy
Postgraduate: Clinical Fellowship in Transplant Pharmacy Practice, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Jacqueline M. Lucey, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP

Specialty: Ambulatory Care – Chronic Disease Management
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia – Philadelphia College of Pharmacy
Post-Graduate Training: Primary Care Residency: Focus on Education and Teaching, Midwestern University – Chicago College of Pharmacy

Cindy Magrini, PharmD, AAHIVP

Specialty: HIV/Positive Health Clinic
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Duquesne University, School of Pharmacy
Postgraduate: Nontraditional Pharmacy Practice Residency, Allegheny General Hospital

Laura K. Mark, MS, PharmD, FASHP, FABC

Specialty: Administration
Education: BS Pharmacy, Duquesne University, School of Pharmacy;
Doctor of Pharmacy, Duquesne University, School of Pharmacy;
Master of Science, Ohio State University
Postgraduate: Health System Pharmacy Administration Residency, Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus

Arpit Mehta, PharmD, MPH, MHA

Specialty: Administration
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, LECOM University School of Pharmacy
Master of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pitt Public Health
Postgraduate: PGY1/PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration Residency, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA

Kimberly Mehta, PharmD, MPH, MHA

Specialty: Administration
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy
Master of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pitt Public Health
Postgraduate: PGY1/PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration Residency, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA

Alison Merkel, PharmD

Specialty: Emergency Medicine
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy
Postgraduate: PGY Pharmacy Practice Residency, St. David’s South Austin Medical Center;
PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Robert Mills, PharmD

Specialty: Internal Medicine/Point of Care
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Auburn University, Harrison School of Pharmacy
Postgraduate: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Courtney Montepara, PharmD

Specialty: Cardiology
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia – Philadelphia College of Pharmacy
Postgraduate: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Atlantic Health System, Morristown New Jersey
PGY2 Cardiology Pharmacy Residency, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio

Brittany Nolton, PharmD, BCACP

Specialty: Ambulatory Care
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Duquesne University, School of Pharmacy
Postgraduate: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Allegheny General Hospital;
PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency, Allegheny General Hospital

Seon Jo Park, PharmD, BCOP

Specialty: Oncology/Hematology
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY
Postgraduate: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, West Virginia University Hospitals and School of Pharmacy, Morgantown, WV

Jeremy Pappacena, PharmD, BCOP

Specialty: Hematology-Oncology
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Duquesne University, School of Pharmacy
Postgraduate: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center, Johnstown, Pennsylvania
PGY2 Oncology Pharmacy Residency, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York

David Pavlik, PharmD

Specialty: Administration
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Duquesne University, Mylan School of Pharmacy
Postgraduate: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, Hamot Medical Center, Erie, PA
PGY2 Critical Care Specialty Residency, Allegheny General Hospital

Nicole Persun, PharmD

Specialty: Abdominal Transplant
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Shenandoah University, Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy
Postgraduate: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, UPMC Mercy Hospital;
PGY2 Solid Organ Transplant Pharmacy Residency, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Caitlin Reardon, PharmD

Specialty: Emergency Medicine
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Duquesne University School of Pharmacy
Postgraduate: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, UPMC Mercy Hospital
PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Lindsey Rerick, PharmD, BCACP

Specialty: Internal Medicine Ambulatory Care
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Shenandoah University, School of Pharmacy
Postgraduate: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Allegheny General Hospital
PGY2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residency, Allegheny General Hospital

Sorana Pisano, PharmD, BCOP

Specialty: Hematology-Oncology
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, LECOM University School of Pharmacy
Postgraduate: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Sibley Memorial Hospital-Johns Hopikins Medicine, Washington, DC
PGY2 Oncology Pharmacy Residency, The James Cancer Hospital,The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

Danielle Roman, PharmD, BCOP

Specialty: Hematology/Oncology
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Duquesne University, School of Pharmacy
Postgraduate: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore;
PGY2 Oncology Residency, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore

Eric Schaefer, PharmD, MHSA

Specialty: Administration
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, LECOM University School of Pharmacy; Master of Health Services Administration, LECOM University School of Pharmacy
Postgraduate: PGY1/PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration Residency, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA

Edward Seidl, PharmD

Specialty: Administration
Education: BS Biochemistry, University of Pittsburgh; BS Pharmacy, University of Pittsburgh School of
Pharmacy; Doctor of Pharmacy, Duquesne University, School of Pharmacy
Postgraduate: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh;
PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Sarah Shockley, PharmD, BCOP

Specialty: Hematology/Oncology
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Duquesne University, Mylan School of Pharmacy
Postgraduate: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania;
PGY2 Oncology Residency, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Gregory S. Trietley, PharmD, BCPS

Specialty: Ambulatory Care – Diabetes Management
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy
Post-Graduate: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, UPMC St. Margaret’s Hospital
PGY2 Ambulatory Care - Family Medicine Focused Pharmacy Residency, UPMC St. Margaret’s Hospital

Tamara L. Trienski, PharmD, BCIDP

Specialty: Infectious Disease
Education: BS Pharmacy, Duquesne University School of Pharmacy;
Doctor of Pharmacy, Duquesne University School of Pharmacy

Patricia Uber, PharmD

Specialty: Cardiology
Education: BS Pharmacy, SUNY at Buffalo, School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutic Sciences; Doctor of Pharmacy, Duquesne University, School of Pharmacy Postgraduate: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh; PGY2 Critical Care/Surgery Pharmacy Residency, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina

Tara Veasey, PharmD, BCPS

Specialty: Cardiac Transplant
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy
Postgraduate: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, Medical University of South Carolina
PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency, Medical University of South Carolina

Nathan Verlinden, PharmD, BCCP

Specialty: Cardiology
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Postgraduate: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo
PGY2 Cardiology Specialty Residency, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Sarah Winter, PharmD, BCACP

Specialty: Ambulatory Care
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Duquesne University, School of Pharmacy
Postgraduate: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center St. Margaret Hospital;
PGY2 Family Medicine Specialty Residency, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center St. Margaret Hospital

Ashley Yarabinec, PharmD, BCGP

Specialty: Anticoagulation
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy
Postgraduate: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, Buffalo

Sarah Young, PharmD

Specialty: Critical Care/Neurology
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Duquesne University, School of Pharmacy
Postgraduate: Nontraditional Pharmacy Practice Residency, Allegheny General Hospital

Staci Ziobert, PharmD

Specialty: Investigational Drug Services
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Pittsburgh, School of Pharmacy