Northwestern Memorial Hospital Pharmacy Residency Program Current Preceptors

ADMINISTRATION

Farah Barada, PharmD
Specialty Pharmacy Manager
PGY2 Pharmacy Health System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership Residency Program Coordinator
Education: University of Illinois at Chicago
Residency: PGY1: Northwestern Memorial Hospital; PGY2 Health System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership: Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Kelsey Bridgeman, PharmD, MSGH
Outpatient Oncology Practice Coordinator
Education: University of Illinois at Chicago
Residency: PGY1: Northwestern Memorial Hospital; PGY2 Health System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership: Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Matt Dandino, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, 340B ACE
Informatics, Supply Chain, Finance and 340B Manager
Education: Purdue University College of Pharmacy
Residency: PGY1: Carolinas Medical Center; PGY2 Health System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership: Mount Sinai Hospital Medical

Sean DeFrates, PharmD, BCOP
Investigational Drug Services/Developmental Therapeutics Manager
Education: University of Iowa
Residency: PGY1: University of Kentucky; PGY2 Oncology: University of Kentucky

Rachael Fleagle Miller, PharmD, MS
PGY2 Pharmacy Health System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership Residency Program Director Pharmacy Manager–OR Pharmacy Services and Diversion Prevention & Detection
Education: University of Cincinnati
Residency: PGY1 & PGY2 Health System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership: University of Wisconsin–Madison

Mary Golf, PharmD, BCOP
Oncology Pharmacy Manager
Education: Drake University
Residency: PGY1: Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Richard Jacobson, BSc Pharm, MBA
System Director of Pharmacy
Education: Drake University
Residency: PGY1: St. John’s Hospital

Christopher Leong, PharmD, BCCCP
PGY1 Pharmacy Program Director
Pharmacy Education Practice Coordinator
Education: Midwestern University–Chicago College of Pharmacy
Residency: PGY1: Northwestern Memorial Hospital; PGY2 Critical Care: Midwestern University/ Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Kristen March, BS, PharmD, BCPS
System Director of Pharmacy
Education: Midwestern University
Residency: PGY1: Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Aimen Naveed, PharmD, MHA
Central Operations and Automation Manager
Education: University of Houston College of Pharmacy
Residency: PGY1 & PGY2 Health System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership: Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin Health Network

Amanda Ries, PharmD, BCPS
Director of Pharmacy, Palos Hospital
Education: University of Illinois at Chicago
Residency: PGY1: University of Illinois at Chicago

Elizabeth Shepard, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP
Clinical Services Manager
Education: Creighton University
Residency: PGY1: Northwestern Memorial Hospital; PGY2 Critical Care: Midwestern University/ Northwestern Memorial Hospital

AMBULATORY CARE

Sara Al Azmeh, PharmD
Education: University of Illinois at Chicago
Residency: PGY1: Northwestern Memorial Hospital; PGY2 Ambulatory Care: Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Zainab Alsamarae, PharmD, BCACP
Education: University of Michigan College of Pharmacy
Residency: PGY1: St. Joseph Mercy Health System; PGY2: Ambulatory Care–Michigan Medicine

Emily Armgardt, PharmD, BCOP
Education: University of Illinois at Chicago
Residency: PGY1: University of Illinois at Chicago; PGY2 Oncology: Memorial Sloan Kettering

Stefanie Cisek, PharmD, BCACP
PGY2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residency Program Coordinator
Education: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy
Residency: PGY1 Community: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy

Leena Deshpande, PharmD, BCACP
Education: Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy
Residency: PGY1: Va North Texas Healthcare System; PGY2: Ambulatory Care: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Pharmacy

Bridget Dolan, PharmD, BCACP
PGY2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residency Program Director
Education: Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy
Residency: PGY1: NorthShore University HealthSystem; PGY2 Ambulatory Care: Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Mariet Eivazi, PharmD
Education: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy
Residency: PGY1: Swedish Covenant Hospital; PGY2 Ambulatory Care: Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Ryan Kates, PharmD, AAHIVP
PGY2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residency Program Coordinator
Education: Ohio Northern University
Residency: PGY1: Vista Medical Center East

Sarah E. Kjenstad, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP
PGY1 Community–Based Residency Program Director
Education: Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy
Residency: PGY1: Missouri Baptist Medical Center

Imran Khan, PharmD
Education: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Residency: PGY1: Lutheran General Hospital

John Keller, PharmD, CSP
Education: Midwestern University

Nikki Melody, BS, PharmD, BCPS
Education: The Ohio State University
Residency: PGY1: Riverside Methodist Hospital; PGY2 Critical Care: Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Michele Monzón–Kenneke, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP
Education: Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy

Aaron Natarus, PharmD
Education: The Ohio State University
Residency: PGY1: Jesse Brown VA Medical Center

Alex Philbrick, PharmD, BCPS
Education: Purdue University
Residency: PGY1: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania; PGY2 Infectious Diseases: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Sonalie Patel, PharmD, BCPS, CDE
Education: St. Louis College of Pharmacy
Residency: PGY1: UNC Medical Center; PGY2 Ambulatory Care: UNC Medical Center

Matthew Rim, PharmD, MS, FASHP
Education: Western University of Health Sciences, MS in Pharmacy Administration–University of Utah
Residency: PGY1/PGY2 Health–System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership–University of Utah Health

Kathleen Vest, PharmD
Education: Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Residency: Midwestern University–Primary Care Residency with a Focus on Pharmacy Education

CARDIOLOGY

Kyle Bergen, PharmD, BCCP
Education: University of Toledo College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Residency: PGY1: AdventHealth Orlando; PGY2 Cardiology: AdventHealth Orlando

Nicole Bernardo, PharmD
Education: University of Minnesota
Residency: PGY1: Froedtert Hospital

Ryan Kinnavy, PharmD, BCPS
Education: Butler University College of Pharmacy
Residency: PGY1: Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center; PGY2 Internal Medicine: Northshore University Health System

Bianca Long–Fazio, PharmD
PGY2 Cardiology Residency Program Coordinator
Education: Northeastern University
Residency: PGY1: Massachusetts General Hospital; PGY2 Cardiology: Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Allie Mowery, PharmD, BCCP
PGY2 Cardiology Residency Program Director
Education: Ferris State University College of Pharmacy
Residency: PGY1: Munson Medical Center; PGY2 Cardiology: University of Maryland School of Pharmacy

Byron Stevenson, PharmD
Education: Midwestern University Glendale
Residency: PGY1: St Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center; PGY2 Cardiology: University of California Davis Medical Center

Jessica Sullivan, PharmD, BCCP
Education: Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy
Residency: PGY1: Boston Medical Center; PGY2 Cardiology: University of Michigan

CRITICAL CARE

Sophia Brown, PharmD, BCCCP
Education: University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy
Residency: PGY1: Northwestern Memorial Hospital; PGY2 Critical Care: Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Daniel Dickson, PharmD, BCCCP
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program Coordinator
Education: Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Residency: PGY1: Northwestern Memorial Hospital; PGY2 Critical Care: Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Jerry Elliott, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP
Education: University of Wisconsin–Madison
Residency: PGY1: Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Nicole Leshko, PharmD, BCCCP
Education: Jefferson College of Pharmacy
Residency: PGY1: Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Penn Medicine; PGY2 Critical Care: Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Penn Medicine

Stacy Lin, PharmD, BCCCP
Education: Cedarville University School of Pharmacy
Residency: PGY1: Cleveland Clinic Akron General; PGY2 Critical Care: Cleveland Clinic Akron General

Courtney Makowski, PharmD, BCCCP
PGY2 Critical Care Residency Program Director
Education: Roosevelt University College of Pharmacy
Residency: PGY1: Northwestern Memorial Hospital; PGY2 Critical Care: Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Tricia Nguyen, PharmD, BCCCP
Education: Washington State University College of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Residency: PGY1: UC Davis Health; PGY2: UC Davis Health

Kendall Mores, PharmD, BCCCP
Education: Purdue University
Residency: PGY1: Northwestern Memorial Hospital, PGY2 Critical Care: Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Colleen Simmons, PharmD, BCPS
Education: University of Iowa
Residency: PGY1: Rush University Medical Center

MEDICATION USE SAFETY AND POLICY

Collin Dean, PharmD, BCPS
Education: University of Wisconsin–Madison
Residency: PGY1: University of Minnesota Medical Center: PGY2 Medication–Use Safety and Policy: Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin

Lauren Endriukaitis, PharmD, BCPS
PGY2 Medication–Use Policy & Safety Residency Program Coordinator
Education: University of Illinois at Chicago
Residency: PGY1/PGY2 Drug Information: Medical University of South Carolina

Brittany Karas, PharmD, BCPS
PGY2 Medication–Use Policy & Safety Residency Program Director
Education: University of Illinois at Chicago
Residency: PGY1: Northwestern Memorial Hospital; PGY2 Drug Information: Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin

EMERGENCY MEDICINE

Katherine Allen, PharmD
Education: University of Wisconsin–Madison
Residency: PGY1: Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Allison Cowett, PharmD
Education: University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
Residency: PGY1: Northwestern Memorial Hospital; PGY2 Emergency Medicine: Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Molly Stott, PharmD, DABAT
Education: The University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy
Fellowship (2–Year Emergency Medicine/Toxicology): University of Florida (UF) Health + FL/US Virgin Islands (USVI) Poison Information Center

Dion Tyler, PharmD, BCPS
PGY2 Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Residency Program Director
Education: University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Pharmacy
Residency: PGY1: University of Colorado Hospital; PGY2 Emergency Medicine: Northwestern Memorial Hospital/Rosalind Franklin University

INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Christie Bertram, PharmD, BCIDP
PGY2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Residency Program Director
Education: Butler University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Residency: PGY1: Northwestern Memorial Hospital; PGY2 Infectious Diseases: Midwestern University/ Northwestern Memorial Hospital

W. Justin Moore, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP
Education: University of Georgia
Residency: PGY1: Northwestern Memorial Hospital; PGY2 Infectious Diseases: Midwestern University/ Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Michael Postelnick, RPh, BCPS–AQ ID
Education: University of Illinois College of Pharmacy
Residency: Rush Presbyterian St. Lukes Medical Center

N. Jim Rhodes, PharmD, MSc, BCPS–AQ ID
Education: University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Residency: PGY1: Northwestern Memorial Hospital; PGY2 Infectious Diseases: Midwestern University; Infectious Disease Fellowship: Midwestern University

Marc Scheetz, PharmD, MSc, BCPS–AQ ID
Education: Butler University
Residency: PGY1: Northwestern Memorial Hospital; PGY2–3: Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Sheila Wang, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP
Education: The Ohio State University
Residency: PGY1: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital; PGY2 Infectious Diseases: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Erin Weslander, PharmD, BCIDP
PGY2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Residency Program Coordinator
Education: University of Minnesota
Residency: PGY1: University of Minnesota Medical Center; PGY2 Infectious Diseases: University of Minnesota Medical Center

INFORMATICS

Brian Bushek, RPh
Education: University of Wisconsin–Madison
Residency: PGY1: Sinai–Grace Hospitals, Detroit MI

Kelsea Caruso, PharmD, BCEMP
Education: Midwestern University Residency: PGY1 Northwestern Memorial Hospital; PGY2 Emergency Medicine: Northwestern Memorial Hospital/Rosalind Franklin University

Christine Garcia–Palm, PharmD
Education: University of Illinois
Residency: PGY1: Evanston Northwestern Healthcare

Liz Jochum, PharmD, BCPS
Education: St. Louis College of Pharmacy
Residency: PGY1: Froedtert Hospital

Priscilla Lee, PharmD, BCPS
Education: University of Wisconsin–Madison
Residency: PGY1: Aurora BayCare Medical Center

Antonia Novak, PharmD
Education: Chicago State University
Residency: PGY1: Northwestern Memorial Hospital; PGY2 Solid Organ Transplant: Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Judy Pi, PharmD, BCOP
Education: University of Michigan–College of Pharmacy
Residency: PGY1 Advocate Lutheran General

Gelson J. Taube Jr., PharmD, BCPS
Education: University of Illinois at Chicago
Residency: PGY1: Northwestern Memorial Hospital

INTERNAL MEDICINE

Kelly Dvorak, PharmD, BCPS
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program Coordinator
Education: Midwestern
Residency: PGY1: University of Chicago Medicine

Laura Lane, PharmD
Education: University of Illinois at Chicago
Residency: PGY1: Edward Hines, Jr. Veterans Affairs Hospital

Shannon McCabe, PharmD, BCPS
Education: University of California San Francisco
Residency: PGY1: Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Robert Pecho, PharmD
Education: Purdue University
Residency: PGY1: Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Gadison Quick, PharmD
Education: University of Missouri–Kansas City
Residency: PGY1: Truman Medical Center; PGY2 Internal Medicine: Prisma Health Richland Hospital

Kelsey Schultz, PharmD, BCPS, CACP
Education: Butler University
PGY1: Suburban Hospital Johns Hopkins Medicine; PGY2 Internal Medicine: Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital

INVESTIGATIONAL

Eunice Lee, PharmD, JD
Education: University of Southern California
Residency: PGY1: Rush Medical Center

Kathryn O’Brien, PharmD
Education: University of Illinois at Chicago
Residency: PGY1: UC San Diego

Rob Southard, PharmD, BCPS
Education: University of Connecticut
Residency: PGY1 Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center

NEONATAL ICU

Jennifer Lehman, PharmD, BCPS
Education: Mercer University Southern School of Pharmacy

NUTRITION

Halina Rubin, BS Pharm, BCNSP
Education: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy

ONCOLOGY

Enela Aliaj, PharmD, BCOP
Education: University of Illinois at Chicago
Residency: PGY1: University of Illinois at Chicago; PGY2: Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Emily Armgardt, PharmD, BCOP
Education: University of Illinois at Chicago
Residency: PGY1: University of Illinois at Chicago; PGY2 Oncology: Memorial Sloan Kettering

Kate Berlin, PharmD, BCOP
Education: University of Wisconsin–Madison
Residency: PGY1: University of California San Diego; PGY2 Oncology: Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin

Cara Chang, PharmD, BCOP
Education: University of Colorado
Residency: PGY1: Banner–University Medical Center; PGY2 Oncology: Memorial Sloan Kettering

Erin Damery, PharmD, BCOP
Education: University of North Carolina
Residency: PGY1: Henry Ford Hospital; PGY2 Oncology: National Institutes of Health

Magdalena Dankowska, PharmD, BCOP
Education: University of Colorado
Residency: PGY1: Northwestern Memorial Hospital; PGY2 Oncology: Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Justin Fisher, PharmD, BCOP
Education: The Ohio State University
Residency: PGY1: Rush University Medical Center; PGY2 Oncology: Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Mary Golf, PharmD, BCOP
Oncology Pharmacy Manager
Education: Drake University
Residency: PGY1: Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Joshua Goodner, PharmD, BCOP
Education: University of Arkansas
Residency: PGY1: West Virginia University Medicine; PGY2 Oncology: West Virginia University Medicine

Talha Khan, PharmD, BCOP
Education: St. Louis College of Pharmacy
Residency: PGY1: Northwestern Memorial Hospital PGY2 Oncology: Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Divya Khandekar, PharmD
Education: Midwestern University Chicago
Residency: PGY1: Mayo Clinic–Rochester PGY2 Oncology: Mayo Clinic–Rochester

Kaily Kurzweil, PharmD, BCOP
Education: University of Missouri–Kansas City
Residency: PGY1: University of Illinois at Chicago; PGY2 Oncology: University of Illinois at Chicago

Kun (Peter) Lin, PharmD
Education: University of Illinois
Residency: PGY1: University of Chicago Medicine; PGY2 Oncology: University of Chicago Medicine

Jenn Law, PharmD, BCOP
Education: University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy
Residency: PGY1: Northwestern Memorial Hospital; PGY2 Oncology: Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Haley Longo, PharmD, BCOP
PGY2 Oncology Pharmacy Residency Coordinator
Education: Purdue University College of Pharmacy
Residency: PGY1: Northwestern Memorial Hospital; PGY2 Oncology: Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Jane McCullough, PharmD, BCOP
PGY2 Oncology Pharmacy Residency Coordinator
Education: University of Illinois at Chicago
Residency: PGY1: University of Illinois at Chicago; PGY2 Oncology: Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin

Tetyana Melnyk, PharmD, BCOP
Education: University of Illinois at Chicago
Residency: PGY1: University of Illinois at Chicago; PGY2 Oncology: University of Illinois at Chicago

Daniel Przybylski, PharmD, BCOP
Education: Butler University
Residency: PGY1: University of Wisconsin; PGY2 Oncology: University of Wisconsin

Adam Robinson, PharmD, BCOP
Education: University of Michigan
Residency: PGY1: Barnes–Jewish Hospital; PGY2 Oncology: Barnes–Jewish Hospital

Meghan Ritchey, PharmD
Education: The Ohio State University
Residency: PGY1: Northwestern Memorial Hospital; PGY2 Oncology: Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Nicole Soriano, PharmD, BCOP
Education: University of Illinois at Chicago
Residency: PGY1: Northshore University Health System; PGY2 Oncology: University of Illinois at Chicago

Alison Svoboda, PharmD, BCOP
PGY2 Oncology Pharmacy Residency Program Director
Education: Midwestern University
Residency: PGY1: Northwestern Memorial Hospital; PGY2 Oncology: Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Maggie Strojny, PharmD, BCOP
Education: University of Illinois at Chicago
Residency: PGY1: Ochsner Medical Center–New Orleans, LA; PGY2 Oncology: Ochsner Medical Center–New Orleans, LA

Andrew Tiemann, PharmD, BCOP
Education: University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center
Residency: PGY1: University of Chicago Medicine; PGY2 Oncology: Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Umida Nasritdinova, PharmD
Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Residency: PGY1: University of Chicago Medicine; PGY2 Oncology: University of Chicago Medicine

Caitlin Vaidyanathan, PharmD
Education: University of the Pacific
Residency: PGY1: Arrowhead Regional Medical Center

Lisa Wendt, PharmD
Education: University of Illinois at Chicago
Residency: PGY1: Rush University Medical Center; PGY2 Oncology: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

OPERATIONS

Michelle Bonifas, PharmD
Education: University of Illinois at Chicago

Katie Sherman, PharmD
Education: University of Wisconsin
Residency: PGY1: Northwestern Memorial Hospital; PGY2 Critical Care: Northwestern Memorial Hospital

PSYCHIATRY

Paul Brumley, PharmD
Education: Butler University
Residency: PGY1: St. Joseph Mercy Hospital

Danielle Dauchot, PharmD
Education: Belmont University
Residency: PGY1: Methodist Hospital and Methodist Children’s Hospital; PGY2 Psychiatric Pharmacy: The University of Kansas Health System

Ijeoma Onyema, PharmD, BCPP
Education: University of Missouri–Kansas City
Residency: PGY1: SSM Health–DePaul Hospital; PGY2 Psychiatric Pharmacy: Raymond G. Murphy VA Medical Center

SOLID ORGAN TRANSPLANT

Rish Arora, PharmD
Education: University of Pittsburgh
Residency: PGY1: Northwestern Memorial Hospital; PGY2 Solid Organ Transplant: Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Katie Cunningham, PharmD, BCTXP
PGY2 Solid Organ Transplant Residency Program Director
Education: University of Illinois at Chicago
Residency: PGY1: Rush University Medical Center; PGY2 Solid Organ Transplant: University of Wisconsin

Carly D’Agostino, PharmD, BCTXP, BCPS
Education: Butler University
Residency: PGY1: Northwestern Memorial Hospital; PGY2 Solid Organ Transplant: The Ohio State University

Clare Kane, PharmD, BCTXP
PGY2 Solid Organ Transplant Residency Program Coordinator
Education: University of Illinois at Chicago
Residency: PGY1: University of Illinois at Chicago; PGY2 Solid Organ Transplant: University of Kentucky

Hanna Kleiboeker, PharmD, BCTXP
Education: University of Washington
Residency: PGY1: University of Wisconsin Health; PGY2 Solid Organ Transplant: University of Wisconsin Health

Krista Paplaczyk, PharmD
Education: Rosalind Franklin University
Residency: PGY1: Northwestern Memorial Hospital; PGY2 Solid Organ Transplant: Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Alyson Prom, PharmD, BCTXP
Education: University of Wisconsin
Residency: PGY1: University of North Carolina Health; PGY2 Solid Organ Transplant: University of North Carolina Health