Content Matter Experts
- William L. Baker, PharmD, FCCP, FACC, FAHA
- Steven Dunn, PharmD, BCPS-AQ Cardiology, FAHA, FCCP
- Shannon Finks, PharmD, FACC, BCPS, BCCP, AACC
- Genevieve M. Hale, PharmD, BCPS, BCCP
- Tracy Macaulay, PharmD, BCPS-AQ Cardiology, BCCP, AACC
- Robert Page II, PharmD, MSPH, FCCP, FASHP, FAHA, BCPS-AQ Cardiology, BCGP
- Mary Parker, PharmD, FCCP, FASHP, BCPS, BCCP
- Stormi Gale, PharmD, BCPS, BCCP
Faculty
William L. Baker, Pharm.D., FCCP, FACC, FAHA
Associate Professor,
Department of Pharmacy Practice
University of Connecticut
School of Pharmacy
Farmington, Connecticut
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William L. Baker, Pharm.D., FCCP, FACC, FAHA is Associate Professor at the University of Connecticut, School of Pharmacy. Dr. Baker received his Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Pharmacy degrees from the University of Connecticut, School of Pharmacy in 2000 and 2002, respectively. After working as a clinical pharmacist for a few years at Bayhealth Medical Center in Milford Delaware, he completed a 2-year cardiovascular pharmacology & outcomes fellowship at Hartford Hospital in 2008 under the direction of Drs. Michael White and Craig Coleman.
Dr. Baker’s practice/research interests include comparative effectiveness for medical decision making, efficacy and effectiveness of cardiovascular drugs, systematic review and meta-analysis and evidence-based medicine. He has received grant funding from various federal, pharmaceutical, and foundation sources. To date, he has published over 120 manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals and won numerous awards including the 2012 ACCP New Investigator Award.
Scott Bolesta, Pharm.D., FCCP, FCCM, BCPS
Associate Professor,
Department of Pharmacy Practice Nesbit School of Pharmacy,
Wilkes University
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
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Dr. Bolesta is an Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice in the Nesbitt College of Pharmacy at Wilkes University. He also holds a Visiting Investigator appointment within the Center for Pharmacy Innovation and Outcomes at Geisinger Health System. His current clinical practice is in pharmacogenetics at Geisinger’s Precision Health Center, where he provides care to patients in collaboration with other providers and serves as a preceptor for pharmacy students. Dr. Bolesta also conducts research with a focus on cardiovascular science and pharmacogenomics. He also has an interest in interprofessional education and the use of simulation in student learning.
James C. Coons, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCCP
Associate Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy,
Clinical Pharmacist, Cardiology, UPMC Presbyterian Hospital
PGY2 Cardiology Residency Program Director
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Dr. Jim Coons is an Associate Professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy and a clinical pharmacist specializing in cardiology at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital. He is a Board-Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist, with Added Qualifications in Cardiology Pharmacotherapy. He also directs the PGY-2 Cardiology Pharmacy Residency Program at UPMC. His current practice and research interests focus on the management of patients with acute coronary syndromes that undergo percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) as well as those with advanced heart failure and pulmonary vascular diseases. His current efforts focus on the clinical implementation of pharmacogenomics at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in patients that undergo PCI.
Rhonda M. Cooper-DeHoff, Pharm.D., M.S., FCCP, FAHA, FACC
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacotherapy and Translational Research and
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine;
Associate Director, Center for Pharmacogenomics
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida
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Dr. Cooper-DeHoff is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacotherapy and Translational Research, and the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, College of Medicine at the University of Florida. She is also the Associate Director for the Center for Pharmacogenomics. Dr. Cooper-DeHoff has spent the last 25 years doing research in the areas of hypertension, atherosclerotic heart disease, as well as metabolic syndrome and diabetes and has contributed significantly to the body of published literature in the area of hypertension, pharmacogenomics and pharmacometabolomics. She is a co-PI for the NIH funded Pharmacgenomics Evaluation of Antihypertensive Responses grant, as well as a previously funded Career Development Award (K23) entitled “Metabolic Effects of Antihypertensive Drugs.” She was also an investigator of the International Verapamil Trandolapril Study (INVEST) which evaluated hypertension treatments in elderly coronary artery disease patients. Dr. Cooper-DeHoff serves as a scientific reviewer for several Journals, including Circulation, Annals of Pharmacotherapy, Lancet and many others. Dr. Cooper-DeHoff has been elected a Fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy, the American Heart Association, and the American College of Cardiology, in accordance with her accomplishments in the clinical and scientific arena of cardiovascular disease.
Zachary Cox, PharmD, FHSA
Professor / Heart Failure Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Lipscomb University, College of Pharmacy / Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee
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Zac Cox received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy in 2008. Since graduation, Dr. Cox has completed a pharmacy practice residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and is a Fellow of the Heart Failure Society of America. Currently, Dr. Cox is a Professor at Lispcomb University College of Pharmacy and the Heart Failure Clinical Pharmacist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN. His research focuses on diuretic therapy and resistance in acute heart failure.
Paul P. Dobesh, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS, BCCP
Professor of Pharmacy Practice
College of Pharmacy
University of Nebraska Medical Center,
Omaha, Nebraska
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Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from South Dakota State University. Two year add-on Pharm.D. degree also from South Dakota State University. Internal Medicine Specialty Residency with the University of Texas at Austin at Brackenridge Hospital. He is currently Professor of Pharmacy Practice with the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska.
Currently maintains clinical practice with cardiology services at Nebraska Medical Center. Responsible for teaching pharmacy and medical students as well as pharmacy and medical residents. Lectures in the area of ischemic heart disease, antithrombotic therapy, and other cardiology and critical care topics. Dr. Dobesh has conducted research on antiplatelet and antithrombotic therapy, focusing on real-world utilization and health-economics. He has also published book chapters and several manuscripts in this area. Dr. Dobesh was awarded the “Distinguished Educator or the Year” award at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy in 2015, an award he has received 4 times since 2007. In 2013 he was also awarded the University of Nebraska Medical Center campus wide Outstanding Educator Award.
Steven Dunn, PharmD, BCCP, FAHA, FCCP, FAHA
Pharmacy Clinical Coordinator, Heart and Vascular
University of Virginia Health System
Charlottesville, Virginia
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Dr. Steven Dunn is the Pharmacy Clinical Coordinator for the Heart & Vascular Center at the University of Virginia Health System in Charlottesville, Virginia, where he manages pharmacy services for the Center. In addition, Dr. Dunn is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Virginia School of Medicine and an Assistant Professor of Pharmacy at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy. Dr. Dunn is also an active member of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, the American College of Clinical Pharmacy, the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association.
Stephanie Dwyer Kaluzna, PharmD, BCCP
Clinical Assistant Professor / Cardiology Clinical Pharmacist
University of Illinois Chicago College of Pharmacy / University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System
Chicago, Illinois
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Dr. Stephanie Dwyer Kaluzna is a Cardiovascular Clinical Pharmacist at the University of Illinois Hospital and Clinical Assistant Professor at University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) College of Pharmacy. She is the primary pharmacist for the Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery services. She also serves as the Residency Program Director for the PGY2 Cardiology Pharmacy Residency Program. She completed her PharmD degree at UIC College of Pharmacy – Rockford campus, a PGY1 Pharmacy Residency at Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, and a PGY2 Cardiology Pharmacy Residency at UIC. Her main areas of interest within cardiology include heart failure, antithrombotic therapy, and transitions of care.
Shannon Finks, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCCP, ASH-CHC
Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacy
University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
Memphis, Tennessee
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Dr. Shannon Finks, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS—AQ Cardiology, ASH-CHC is Professor of Clinical Pharmacy at the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy in Memphis. Dr. Finks has practiced for two decades in the area of cardiology and has expertise in private institution and academic practice settings. She is a Fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy, has Board Certification in Pharmacotherapy, and has received Added Qualifications in Cardiology and AHSCP-CHC certifications. Her current practice includes Cardiology Service at the VA Hospital where she co-precepts students and residents in the cardiology intensive care unit. Her passion is teaching—and has been awarded University related teaching awards in 2010, 2012, and 2018. Dr. Finks is well published in the medical literature and has been invited to present locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally on numerous cardiovascular related topics.
Stormi Gale, PharmD, BCPS, BCCP
Clinical Pharmacist
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews, North Carolina
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Dr. Gale is a clinical pharmacist and cardiology subject matter expert at Novant Health Matthews Medical Center. She earned her Doctor of Pharmacy From Wingate University. She completed her PGY1 at Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center and her PGY2 cardiology specialty residency at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy. Previously she was an assistant professor at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy and a clinical pharmacist on the advanced heart failure service at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Follow her on Twitter @stormigale.
Genevieve M. Hale, PharmD, BCPS, BCCP, CPh
Associate Professor
Nova Southeastern University College of Pharmacy
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
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Dr. Genevieve Hale is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice at Nova Southeastern University (NSU) Palm Beach Gardens campus. Following graduation from NSU in 2013, she completed a one-year pharmacy practice residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and second year residency specializing in cardiovascular diseases at the Ann Arbor Veterans Affairs Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Hale currently practices at MMR Healthcare in Boynton Beach, Florida focusing on cardiovascular disease management and proud member of ACORNSEED (ACO Research Network, Services, and Education).
Doug Jennings, Pharm.D., FCCP, FAHA, FACC, FHFSA, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacy Manager, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant;
New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University Irving Medical Center
New York, New York
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Dr. Douglas L. Jennings is the clinical pharmacy manager in heart transplant and mechanical circulatory support at NewYork Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center. An active researcher in his field, he has published over 80 peer-reviewed abstracts and manuscripts, primarily focusing on the pharmacotherapy of patients under mechanical circulatory support. As a recognized expert in this area, he has been invited to speak at numerous national and international venues, including meetings in France, Saudi Arabia, and India. Finally, Jennings has been active in professional organizations throughout his career. He is a fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy, American College of Cardiology, and American Heart Association.
Tracy Macaulay, Pharm.D., BCPS-AQ Cardiology, BCCP, AACC
Associate Clinical Professor
University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy
Cardiology Clinical Specialist
UKHealthCare and Gill Heart Institute
Lexington, Kentucky
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Dr. Macaulay obtained her PharmD from the University of South Carolina. Subsequently she completed a Post-Graduate Pharmacy Practice Residency at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN and a Cardiology Specialty Residency at The Ohio State University. In 2006 she joined UK HealthCare Pharmacy Services and Gill Heart Institutes as a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist-Cardiology. A short time later she was appointed in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science at the UK College of Pharmacy, and is now at the rank of Clinical Associate Professor. Over the past ten years with UKHealthCare Pharmacy Services she has held several leadership roles, including Director of Transitional Care Pharmacy Services leading and developing transitions of care programming and establishing a credentialing and privileging process for pharmacists. She remains a clinical pharmacist for Pharmacy Services, responsible for providing direct patient in a Transitions of Care ACS Clinic and leading CV transitional care improvement processes. She has experience teaching pharmacy students and residents as well as medical students, residents and CV fellows in both didactic and clinical arenas, including serving as the PGY2 in Cardiology Pharmacy Residency Program Director.
Carrie Oliphant, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCCP, AACC
Cardiology/Anticoagulation Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Methodist Healthcare-University Hospital
Memphis, Tennessee
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Carrie S. Oliphant is a clinical pharmacy specialist, cardiology/anticoagulation, at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, and an associate professor of clinical pharmacy at the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy. She received her B.S. degree in pharmacy and Pharm.D. degrees from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and completed her PGY1 residency at Methodist Healthcare - Memphis Hospitals. Dr. Oliphant is a Fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy and associate of the American College of Cardiology and is a board-certified pharmacotherapy specialist with added qualifications in cardiology. She has practiced in cardiology for more than 15 years and has precepted more than 150 students and residents on a cardiology rotation. In 2013, she received the Preceptor of the Year award from the University of Tennessee on the basis of student feedback. She has more than 30 publications in peer-reviewed journals and has been invited to present local, regional, and national presentations in the area of cardiology. Her current practice interests include acute coronary syndrome, antiplatelets, and anticoagulants.
Robert Page II, Pharm.D., MSPH, FCCP, FASHP, FAHA, FHFSA, BCPS-AQ Cardiology, BCGP
Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacy
Professor, Department of Physical Medicine
University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Aurora, Colorado
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Dr. Robert Page is a professor in the Departments of Clinical Pharmacy and Physical/Rehabilitative Medicine at the University of Colorado Denver, Schools of Pharmacy and Medicine (Aurora), and the clinical pharmacy specialist for the Division of Cardiology and Heart Transplantation.
Dr. Page received his bachelor’s of science degree in biology and chemistry from Furman University (Greenville, SC); bachelor’s of science in pharmacy and Pharm.D. degrees from the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC; Charleston); master’s of science degree in public health with an epidemiology focus from the University of Colorado School of Medicine (Denver); and specialty residency in pharmacotherapy from MUSC. He is presently a Ph.D. student in health services research and health policy in the Colorado School of Public Health (Aurora). He is a board-certified pharmacotherapy specialist with added qualifications in cardiology, a Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist, and a fellow of the following organizations: the American College of Clinical Pharmacy, the Heart Failure Society of America, the American Heart Association (Council on Clinical Cardiology), the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists, and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.Dr. Page has written over 150 several abstracts, journal articles, and book chapters in the areas of cardiovascular pharmacotherapy and has received many teaching awards. His research interests consist of medication adherence and pharmacotherapy complications in the heart transplant recipient and the patient with heart failure.
Dr. Page served as a faculty member for the American College of Clinical Pharmacy Updates in Therapeutics: The Pharmacotherapy Preparatory Review Course from 2009-2012.
Mary Parker, Pharm.D., FCCP, FASHP, BCPS, BCCP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Durham VA Medical Center
Greensboro, North Carolina
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Dr. Mary Parker is a clinical pharmacist specialist at the Durham VA Medical Center in Durham, NC. She completed her Doctor of Pharmacy degree at Campbell University School of Pharmacy and pharmacy practice residency and specialty residency training at Moses Cone Health System in Greensboro, NC. She is a board-certified pharmacotherapy specialist who obtained Added Qualifications in Cardiology designation in 2009. Dr. Parker has maintained an active cardiology-focused and primary care practice, focusing on risk reduction strategies for the past 18 years, first, in a private-practice multispecialty physician group, and now, as an ambulatory care specialist at the VA. Research interests include optimization of practice management, best practices arrhythmias, heart failure management and transitions of care. She remains active in state and national pharmacy organizations, and is a past Cardiology PRN officer for ACCP.Brent Reed, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCCP
Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Science
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
Baltimore, Maryland
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Dr. Brent Reed is an associate professor at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy and a clinical pharmacy specialist at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD, where he practices in advanced heart failure. Reed received his Bachelor of Science in Biology and Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Tennessee, and completed two years of residency training at the University of North Carolina Hospitals. Reed’s other professional pursuit is organizational science, and his interests led him to begin pursuing a master’s degree in industrial/organizational psychology in 2017. Dr. Reed can be found on Twitter @brentnreed.
Kelly Rogers, Pharm.D., BCCP, FCCP, FACC
Professor
Department of Clinical Pharmacy
University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
Memphis, Tennessee
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Dr. Kelly Rogers is a Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science at the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy. She received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy and completed a Pharmacy Practice Residency at the University of Virginia Health Systems in Charlottesville. Dr. Rogers has practiced for 21 years in cardiology and began her career as an assistant professor at the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy where she practiced in adult cardiology before moving back to Memphis. She is a Fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy and was elected as an Associate of the American College of Cardiology. She currently practices with the cardiology service at the VA Hospital in Memphis. She is also an AHA Regional Faculty, Training Center Faculty, BLS and ACLS instructor and works with students to increase awareness of CPR in the community. She has authored several articles, book chapters, abstracts, and delivered lectures and presentations in the area of cardiology.
Mary Roth, Pharm.D., BCCP, BCPS
Cardiovascular Clinical Pharmacist
University of Virginia Medical Center
Charlottesville, Virginia
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Dr. Roth is a Cardiovascular Clinical Pharmacist at the University of Virginia Health System. She graduated with her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Wisconsin – Madison School of Pharmacy in 2014. She then completed her PGY1 Pharmacy Practice and PGY2 Cardiology Pharmacy residencies at the University of North Carolina Medical Center. Since Dr. Roth joined UVA in 2016, she has served as a preceptor for PGY1, PGY2 Cardiology, and PGY2 Transplant pharmacy residents. She also enjoys precepting residents on research and quality projects and seminar presentations. Dr. Roth’s primary interests are in the advanced heart failure population, including patients requiring durable ventricular assist devices or heart transplants.
Ashley Schenk, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCCP
Cardiology Clinical Pharmacist
University of Kentucky HealthCare
Lexington, Kentucky
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Dr. Ashley Schenk, originally from Prague, Nebraska, received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Nebraska Medical Center in May 2015. She completed a PGY1 Pharmacy Residency at Saint Joseph East in Lexington, KY, and went on to complete a PGY2 Cardiology Pharmacy Residency at UK HealthCare in Lexington, KY. Since completion of residency, she has practiced as a Cardiology Clinical Pharmacist at UK HealthCare, where she provides pharmaceutical care to medical cardiology patients. As an Assistant Adjunct Professor at the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy, Dr. Schenk helps teach pharmacy students and residents about cardiovascular diseases. She is board certified in pharmacotherapy and cardiology. Her practice areas of interest include acute coronary syndromes, heart failure, anticoagulation, and congenital heart defects.
Dustin Spencer, Pharm.D., MBA, BCPS, BCCP
Clinical Director
Cardiopulmonary Diseases
Cardinal Health Innovative Delivery Solutions
Houston, Texas
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Dustin D. Spencer is a clinical director of cardiopulmonary diseases for Cardinal Health Innovative Delivery Solutions and an affiliate assistant professor of pharmacy practice for Purdue University College of Pharmacy. He received his Pharm.D. degree from Purdue University and an MBA from the University of Indianapolis. In addition, he has completed a pharmacy practice residency at Eskenazi Health and a critical care specialty residency at Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital. Previously, he worked at Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital as the clinical pharmacy specialist in the cardiac medical critical care unit and at Eli Lilly, performing drug safety surveillance for the cardiovascular portfolio. In his current role, he delivers customer value by providing strategies, support activities, and educational programs to optimize drug safety, efficacy, and cost-effectiveness related to cardiopulmonary drug therapies.
Lianjie Xiong, PharmD, MS, BCCP, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacy Manager
Regional Medical Center of San Jose
San Jose, California
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Currently I am a clinical pharmacy supervisor at a community teaching acute care hospital in San Francisco, CA. Previously I worked as an emergency medicine and internal medicine clinical pharmacist at large academic medical centers and community hospitals in addition to PGY1 general pharmacy practice and PGY2 cardiology pharmacy residency training. Other work experience includes assistant professor at two pharmacy schools and community pharmacist at CVS/pharmacy. I'm a licensed and advanced pharmacist in California. Also, I obtained Board Certification in Cardiology and Pharmacotherapy through the Board of Pharmacy Specialties.
