Pharmacy Preceptors

Sara Atyia

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – Medical Intensive Care Unit

Education: PharmD, University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy & Master’s in Health-System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership, The Ohio State University

Residency: PGY1 at University of Kentucky HealthCare followed by a PGY2 Critical Care at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Certification: BCCCP

Areas of Interest: Sedation, alcohol withdrawal, administration, medication safety

Amanda Benedetti

Pharmacy Clinical Specialist – Pain Management

Residency Program Coordinator

Education: PharmD, Purdue University

Residency: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, Akron General Medical Center, Akron, OH

Certification: BCGP, ASHP Pain Management Certification

Areas of Interest: Pain Management, Opioid Stewardship, Addiction Medicine, Geriatrics

Jackie Boewe

Clinical Staff Pharmacist

Education: B.S. Pharmacy, University of Toledo

Areas of Interest: Internal Medicine, Adult psychiatry, pediatrics

Mary Borovicka

Clinical Specialist - Psychiatry

Education: PharmD, University of Toledo

Residency: Psychiatric Pharmacy Practice Residency Louis Stokes VA Medical Center, Cleveland OH

Certification: BCPP

Areas of Interest: Adult Psychiatry, geropsychiatry, substance use disorders

Stacie Busanus

Clinical Staff Pharmacist

Education: Doctorate of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University

Residency: PGY1 Vanderbilt Medical Center

Areas of Interest or Research: Staffing and critical care

Laura Cummings

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – Pediatrics

Education: PharmD, University of Michigan

Residency: PGY1 University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago IL,  PGY2 (Pediatrics) at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus OH

Certification: BCPS, BCPPS

Anastasiya Devore

Medication Safety Coordinator

Education: PharmD, University of Toledo, Master of Business Administration, Husson University

Certification: BCPS

Areas of Interest: Medication Safety, Leadership Development, Pharmacy Operations 

Emily Doycich

PGY1 Residency Director

Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Specialist

Assistant Professor Pharmacy Practice at Northeast Ohio Medical University

Education: PharmD, University of Findlay

Residency: PGY1 at MetroHealth System, Cleveland, OH

Certification: BCPS

Areas of Interest or Research: Chronic disease state management, weight management, pharmacogenomics, academia, professional development

Haley Bajdas

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – Emergency Medicine

Education: PharmD, Ohio Northern University

Residency: PGY1 at Mercy Health St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital followed by a PGY2 in Emergency Medicine at University of Rochester Medical Center

Certification: BCEMP (Board-Certified Emergency Medicine Pharmacist)

Areas of Interest: toxicology, trauma, anticoagulation reversal

Stephanie Hoeprich

Clinical Staff Pharmacist – Internal Medicine

Education: PharmD, The Ohio State University

Residency: PGY1 VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System in Nashville, TN

Certification: BCPS

Areas of Interest or Research: Inpatient Internal Medicine, Anticoagulation, Pain Management, Cirrhosis, Alcohol and Opioid Withdrawal

Benjamin King

Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Specialist

Education: PharmD, Ohio Northern University

Residency: PGY1 Northeast Ohio College of Medicine (NEOMED) and AxessPointe Inc., Akron, OH

Certification: BCACP

Areas of Interest: Primary care disease state management, Teaching/education

Cindy King

PGY2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residency Director

Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Specialist

Assistant Professor Pharmacy Practice at Northeast Ohio Medical University

Education: PharmD, Ohio Northern University

Residency: PGY1 St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima, OH followed by a PGY2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residency at Louis Stokes VA in Cleveland, OH

Certification: BCACP

Areas of Interest or Research: Primary care disease state management, anticoagulation, behavioral change to improve clinical outcomes, teaching/education

Jan Kover

Pharmacy Specialist - Hematology/ Oncology

Education: BS, University of Toledo

Certification: BCOP

Areas of Interest or Research: Palliative care, Immunology and Biologics, Sickle cell, Pain management, Personalized Medicine

Julie Leahy

Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Specialist

Education: PharmD, University of Toledo

Certification: BCGP (geriatrics)

Areas of Interest: Geriatrics, diabetes, anticoagulation, anemia

Brian McCrate

Pharmacy Clinical Specialist - Emergency Medicine

Education: PharmD, University of Mississippi

Residency: PGY1 Indiana University Health in Indianapolis, IN

Certification: BCCCP

Areas of Interest: Emergency Medicine, antimicrobial stewardship, pain management, and public health

Nina Naeger Murphy, Pharmacy Clinical Specialist - Infectious Diseases

Education: PharmD, Duquesne University

Residency: PGY1 VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA followed by PGY2 in Infectious Diseases at Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Certification: BCPS- AQ Infectious Disease

Areas of Interest or Research: Infectious Diseases, HIV, Antimicrobial Stewardship

Shane Naylor, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist — Cardiology

Education: Ohio Northern University

Residency: PGY1 - Dayton VA Medical Center

Certification: BCCP

Areas of Interest: Acute heart failure, Antiarrhythmic management, Anticoagulation, Transitions of care

Danica Diane Novakovic, Clinical Staff Pharmacist

Education: BA Biology from University of Toledo, BS Medical Terminology from The Ohio State University, BS Pharmacy from The Ohio State University 

Interests: Critical care

Nilam Patel, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – Critical Care

Education: PharmD, University of Cincinnati

Residency: PGY1 University of Illinois at Chicago in Chicago, IL followed by a PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency at University Hospital, Cincinnati, OH

Certification: BCPS

Areas of Interest: Sedation/analgesia, toxicology, hemodynamics, infectious disease

Eleni Petrakis, Clinical Staff Pharmacist

Education: PharmD, Northeast Ohio Medical University 

Areas of Interest or Research: Inpatient Staffing

Vanja Raduka, Clinical Specialist – Oncology

Education: PharmD, Ohio Northern University

Residency: PGY1 at MetroHealth System, Cleveland, OH; PGY2 OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, OH

Certification: BCOP

Areas of Interest: Hematology/Oncology, Palliative Care, Pain Management, Precision Medicine

L. Hunter Reese, Clinical Specialist – Emergency Medicine

Education: PharmD, Ohio Northern University

Residency: PGY1 at MetroHealth System, Cleveland, OH

Certification: BCPS, ASHP Emergency Medicine Certificate

Areas of interest: Anticoagulation Reversal Antimicrobial Stewardship

Matthew Schneiderman, Pharmacy Specialist Supervisor

Education: PharmD, University of Toledo

Certification: BCACP, CACP

Areas of Interest or Research: Anticoagulation Management, Anemia Management, International Travel Consultation

Andrea H. Son, Pharmacy Clinical Specialist - Antimicrobial Stewardship

Education: PharmD, University of Toledo

Residency: PGY1 at MetroHealth Medical Center

Board Certification: BCPS, BCIDP

Areas of Interest or Research: Antimicrobial stewardship, antimicrobial resistance, healthcare associated infectious diseases

Brandon Soltesz, Specialty Pharmacist - Oncology

Education: PharmD, University of Findlay

Residency:  PGY1- MetroHealth System, PGY2 (Oncology)- Geisinger Medical Center

Area(s) of interest: Solid tumor, oral oncolytics 

Heidi Straitiff, Clinical Staff Pharmacist – Neurocritical Care

Education: PharmD, Northeast Ohio Medical University

Residency: PGY1 MetroHealth System, Cleveland OH

Certification: BCPS

Areas of Interest: Neurocritical care

Dominique Trocchio, Pulmonary Clinical Specialist

Education: PharmD, Northeast Ohio Medical University

Residency: PGY1 MetroHealth System, Cleveland, OH

Certification: BCPS

Areas of Interest: Cardiology, Pulmonology, Psychiatry

Megan Valente, Heart Failure Pharmacy Clinical Specialist

Education: PharmD, University of Findlay

Residency: PGY1 Cleveland Clinic Hillcrest Hospital, Cleveland, OH followed by PGY2 Ambulatory Care Residency at The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Certification: BCACP

Areas of Interest or Research: Heart Failure, Hypertension, Diabetes, Dyslipdemia, Smoking Cessation, Pulmonary Hypertension

Christina Wadsworth, Center Director of Clinical Services

Education: PharmD, University of Toledo; Master of Business Administration, Tiffin University

Residency: PGY1 St. Charles and St. Vincent in Toledo, OH

Certification: BCPS

Areas of Interest or Research: Geriatrics, Leadership Development, Practice Management