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AWARD WINNING CARE

2008 - Massachusetts Society of Health-System Pharmacists (MSHP) - Hospital of the Year Award

2008 - Institute of Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) Cheers Award

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Academic and Professional Experiences of Preceptors

Brian Smith, PharmD, BCPS
Director - Education and Clinical Serivices

Education
1997 – Bachelors of Science in Pharmacy, MCPHS Boston
1999 – Doctor Pharmacy, MCPHS Boston

Post-Graduate Training
2000 – ASHP Accredited Pharmacy Practice Residency, UMMMC

Pharmacy Experience
2000 – Present, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Critical Care, UMMMC
2002 – Present, Director, Education and Clinical Services, UMMMC

Academic Appointments
2001 – Present, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, MCPHS Boston and Worcester
2004 – Present, Assistant Professor of Nursing, University of Massachusetts Medical School

Memberships SCCM, ACCP, ASHP

Christian Hartman, PharmD
Director- Medication Use Safety Specialty Residency (PGY2)

Education
2000 – Bachelors of Science in Pharmacy, MCPHS Boston
2004 – Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Kansas
2009 – Masters in Business Administration, University of Massachusetts

Post-graduate Training
2006 – Fellowship in Patient Safety, Virginia Commonwealth University

Pharmacy Experience
2000 – 2003 - Senior Research Pharmacist, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Present - Medication Safety Officer, UMMMC

Academic Appointments
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, MCPHS Boston
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Northeastern University
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School

Membership ASHP, ACCP, ISMP, UHC, IHI, MSHP, ASMSO

Maichi Tran, PharmD, BCPS
Director - Cardiology Specialty Residency (PGY2)

Education
2002 – Doctor Pharmacy, MCPHS Boston

Post-Graduate Training
2003 – ASHP Accredited Pharmacy Practice Residency, UMMMC

Pharmacy Experience
2003 – Present, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Cardiology and Anticoagulation, UMMMC
2005 – Present, Director, Cardiology Specialty Residency Program, UMMMC

Academic Appointments
2003 – 2004, Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, MCPHS Worcester
2004 – Present, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, MCPHS Worcester
2005 – Present, Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School

Memberships ACCP, ASHP

Jennifer Donovan, PharmD
Cooridinator - Cardiology Specialty Residency (PGY2)

Education
2001 – Doctor of Pharmacy, MCPHS Boston

Post-Graduate Training
2002 – ASHP Accredited Pharmacy Practice Residency, UMMMC

Pharmacy Experience
2002 – 2004, Pharmacotherapy Specialist in Toxicology and Emergency Medicine, UMMMC
2004 – Present, Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy Specialist, UMMMC

Academic Appointments
2002 – Present, Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, MCPHS Worcester
2002 – Present, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School

Memberships ASHP, ACCP

Dinesh Yogaratnam, PharmD, BCPS
Director - Critical Care Specialty Residency (PGY2)

Education
2002 – Doctor Pharmacy, University of Rhode Island

Post-graduate Training
2003 – ASHP Accredited Pharmacy Practice Residency, UMMMC
2004 – ASHP Accredited Critical Care Specialty Residency, Johns Hopkins Hospital

Pharmacy Experience
2004 – Present, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Critical Care, UMMMC

Academic Appointments
2003 – 2004, Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, MCPHS Worcester
2004 – Present, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, MCPHS Worcester

Membership ASHP, ACCP, SCCM, Kappa Psi

Neil Gilchrist, PharmD, BCPS
Coordinator - PGY1; Clinical Pharmacy Specialist

Education
2004 - Doctor of Pharmacy, MCPHS - Boston

Post-graduate Training
2005 -ASHP Accredited Pharmacy Practice Residency, UMMMC

Pharmacy Experience
2005 - Present - Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Critical Care, UMMMC

Academic Appointments
2007 - Present , Adjunct Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, MCPHS Worcester
2007 – Present, Assistant Professor of Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Graduate School of Nursing

Membership ACCP, MSHP, PDC

Michael Steinberg, PharmD, BCOP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Oncology & Bone Marrow Transplant

Education
1990 – Bachelors of Arts in Biology, Brandeis University
1993 – Bachelors of Science in Pharmacy, MCPHS Boston
1995 – Doctor Pharmacy, MCPHS Boston

Post-graduate Training
1996 – ASHP Accredited Pharmacy Practice Residency, UMMMC

Pharmacy Experience
1996 – Present, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant, UMMMC
1998 – 2002, Manager, Ambulatory Pharmacy Services, UMass Memorial Medical Center

Academic Appointments
1996 – 2002, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, MCPHS Boston
2002 – Present, Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, MCPHS Worcester

Membership ASHP

Roland Bercume, MS
Director of Pharmacy - University Campus

Education
1981 – Masters of Science in Pharmacy, MCPHS Boston

Pharmacy Experience
1985 – 1989, Operations Manager, Caremark Homecare
1989 – 1990, Program Manager, Caremark Homecare
1990 – Present, Manager, Pharmacy Operations, UMMMC

Elizabeth Bergsrud, PharmD
Director - Pharmacy Practice Residency and Infectious Diseases Residency

Education
2002 – Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Florida

Post-graduate Training
2003 – ASHP Accredited Pharmacy Practice Residency, UMMMC

Pharmacy Experience
2003 – 2006 , Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Drug Information and Infectious Disease, UMMMC
2006 - Present, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Infectious Disease, UMMMC

Academic Appointments
2003 – Present, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, MCPHS-Worcester

Membership ASHP, ACCP

Barbara Maas, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Pediatrics

Education
1982 – Bachelors of Science in Pharmacy, Northeastern University
1985 – Doctor of Pharmacy, Medical College of Virginia

Post-graduate Training
1986 – ASHP Accredited Specialty Residency in Pediatrics, Medical College of Virginia

Pharmacy Experience
1986 – 1988, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Pediatrics, New England Medical Center
1988 – 1991, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Pediatrics and Drug Utilization, UMMMC
1991 – 2004, Manager, Clinical Pharmacy Services, UMMMC
2004 – Present, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Pediatrics, UMMMC

Academic Appointments
Clinical Instructor, MCPHS Worcester

Membership                          ASHP, PPAG

Melissa Miller, PharmD, BCPS
Cooridinator - Critical Care Residency and Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - MICU

Education
2000 - Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology, University of Nebraska
2004 – Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Nebraska Medical Center

Post-graduate Training
2004 – ASHP Accredited Pharmacy Practice Residency, UMMHC
2005 - ASHP Accredited Critical Care Specialty Residency, Boston Medical Center

Pharmacy Experience
2006 - present, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Medical Intensive Care Unit, UMMHC

Membership                        ASHP, ACCP, SCCM

Marisela Navarro, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Drug Information / Formulary Management

Education
2005 – Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Florida

Post-graduate Training
2006 – ASHP Accredited Pharmacy Practice Residency, UMMHC

Pharmacy Experience
2006 - 07, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Brigham & Women's Hospital
2007 - present, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Drug Information

Membership                        ASHP

Kimberly Pesaturo, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Education
2005 – Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Rhode Island

Post-graduate Training
2005-06 – Pharmacy Practice Residency, University of Kentucky
2006-07 - Pediatrics Specialty Residency, University of Kentucky

Pharmacy Experience
2007 - present, Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, MCPHS

Membership                        ASHP

John Poikonen, PharmD
Director - Clinical Informatics

Education
1979 – Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy, MCPHS-Boston
2000 – Doctor of Pharmacy, Nova Southeastern University

Pharmacy Experience
2007 - Present, Director of Clinical Informatics, UMMHC
2004 - 06, Patient Safety Pharmacist, Partners Healthcare System, Boston, MA
2001 - 04, Pharmacyand Clinical Decision Support Product Manager, Eclipsys Corp.
2000 - 01, Pharmacy Consultant
1997 - 00, Clinical Project Manager, WebMD

Membership                        ASHP, Am Medical Informatics Association

Keith Foster, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacist – Cardiothoracic Surgery

Education:
2000 – Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy, MCPHS Boston
2005 – Doctor of pharmacy, University of Colorado

Pharmacy experience:
2000 – Present, Staff Pharmacist; Asthma Care Specialist, Rite Aid pharmacy
2002 – Present, Staff Pharmacist, UMMHC
2006 – Present, Cardiothoracic Surgery clinical pharmacist, UMMHC

Roy Guharoy, PharmD, MBA, FASHP, FCCP, FCP
Chief Pharmacy Officer

Education
1982 – Doctor of pharmacy, University of Minnesota
1989 - Executive Management Fellowship, Wharton School of Business-University of Pennsylvania
1993 - MBA, Peter F. Drucker Graduate Management Center-Claremont Graduate School

Pharmacy Experience
1986 –1998, Director of Pharmacy, John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital, Indio, CA
1998 - 2007, Director of Pharmacy, SUNY Health Science Center, Syracuse, NY

Jeffrey Fong, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – Surgical Intensive Care Unit

Education:
2003 – Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Buffalo

Post-Graduate Training
2004 - ASHP Accredited PGY-1 Residency, Harper University Hospital, Detroit
2005 - ASHP Accredited PGY-2 Residency, Detroit Receiving Hospital, Detroit
2007 - Critical Care Pharmacy Fellowship, Northeastern University/Tufts-New England Medical Center

Pharmacy Experience:
2007 – Present, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Critical Care, UMMMC

Academic Appointment:
2007 - Present, Assistant Professort of Pharmacy Practice, MCPHS Worcester

Memberships: ACCP, ASHP, SCCM