Preceptors and Rotations
Administration
Katherine Cunningham, MHA, PharmD, BCPS
Director, Clinical Pharmacy Programs
PGY1 Residency Program Director
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences; Masters of Healthcare Administration, Framingham State University
Board Certification: BCPS
Professional Membership:American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP); American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP); Massachusetts Society of Health System Pharmacists (MSHP)
Personal Interests: Traveling, golf, kayaking, walking/hiking, photography
Rotation/s Offered: Pharmacy Management/Leadership
Email: kcunning@bidmc.harvard.edu
Cardiology
Snehal Bhatt, PharmD, BCPS
Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, MCPHS University-Boston
Education: PharmD, Northeastern University Pharmacy Practice Residency, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
Current Professional Memberships, Service & Leadership: Chair, Anticoagulation Network Forum, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Member, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Member, American Colleges of Clinical Pharmacy Cardiology Practice & Research Network Member, America Colleges of Clinical Pharmacy Member, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Member, Massachusetts Society of Health-System Pharmacists
Rotation/s Offered: Cardiology, Teaching
Personal Interest: All Sports, Dancing, International Travel
E-mail: snehal.bhatt@mcphs.edu
Jennifer Bui, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacist II: Cardiology Medicine
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy from Northeastern University (2015); PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, Boston Medical Center (2016)
Current Professional Memberships, Service & Leadership: American College of Cardiology (ACC); Massachusetts Society of Health System Pharmacists (MSHP)
Rotation/s Offered: Cardiology Medicine
Personal Interest: Traveling, avid foodie, visiting art museums, attending concerts
E-mail: jbui@bidmc.harvard.edu
Sonia Kothari, PharmD, BCPS, BCCPM
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist: Cardiology/Advanced Heart Failure
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy from Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers University (2016); PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, Atlantic Health System (2017); PGY2 Cardiology Residency, UMass Memorial Medical Center (2018)
Professional Membership: American College of Cardiology (ACC); Massachusetts Society of Health System Pharmacists (MSHP)
Rotation/s Offered: Cardiology (Inpatient/Ambulatory)
Personal Interests: Traveling, eating, spending time with family & friends
E-mail: skothari@bidmc.harvard.edu
Critical Care / Emergency Medicine
Clinical Pharmacy Manager: Critical Care/ED
PGY2 Critical Care Residency Program Director
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy from Northeastern University (2004); PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (2005); PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency, The Johns Hopkins Hospital (2006)
Professional Membership: Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM), American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP); American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP); Massachusetts Society of Health System Pharmacists (MSHP)
Personal Interests: Running, traveling, photography
Rotation/s Offered: Medical ICU, Cardiac Surgery ICU, Pharmacy Management/Leadership
Email: ieche@bidmc.harvard.edu
Clinical Pharmacist III: Critical Care
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy from Western New England University (2015); PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (2016); PGY2 Critical Care Residency, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (2017)
Professional Membership: American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP); American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP); Massachusetts Society of Health System Pharmacists (MSHP)
Personal Interests: Traveling, walking/hiking, photography, swimming
Rotation/s Offered: Cardiac ICU, Cardiac Surgery ICU
Email: gabdalla@bidmc.harvard.edu
Clinical Pharmacist IV: Critical Care
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (2005); PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (2006)
Professional Membership: Neurocritical Care Society (NCS); Massachusetts Society of Health System Pharmacists (MSHP)
Personal Interests: Traveling, reading, theater-going, piano playing,baking
Rotation/s Offered: Neurocritical Care ICU
Email: nasipenk@bidmc.harvard.edu
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist: Emergency Department
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy from University of Connecticut (2016); PGY1 Pharmacy Residency at the University of Vermont Health Network- Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (2017); PGY2 Emergency Medicine Residency at Inova Fairfax Medical Campus (2018)
Professional Membership: American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP)
Personal Interests: Traveling, hiking, movies, board games, beach
Rotation/s Offered: Emergency Medicine
Email: bbair@bidmc.harvard.edu
Clinical Pharmacist: Critical Care
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy from University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (2017); PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, Hackensack University Medical Center (2018); PGY2 Critical Care Residency, WVU Medicine (2019)
Professional Membership: American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP); American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP); Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM)
Personal Interests: Shopping, spending time with family, working out
Rotation/s Offered: Medical ICU
Email: gcozzi@bidmc.harvard.edu
Clinical Pharmacist II: Critical Care
Education: Bachelor of Science from Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Doctor of Pharmacy from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Science
Professional Membership: American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP); American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP); Massachusetts Society of Health System Pharmacists (MSHP).
Rotation/s Offered: Medical ICU
Email: qndang@bidmc.harvard.edu
Clinical Pharmacist III: Critical Care
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy from the Arnold and Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy at Long Island University (2014); PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency at The Brooklyn Hospital Center in Brooklyn, New York; PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency (2015), Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (2018)
Professional Membership: Society of Critical Care Medicine; American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP); American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP); Massachusetts Society of Health System Pharmacists (MSHP)
Personal Interests: Traveling, Eating, Watching Egyptian shows/movies
Rotation/s Offered: Medical ICU, Surgical ICU
Email: pelsamad@bidmc.harvard.edu
Clinical Pharmacist: Critical Care
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Michigan (2017); PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, Nebraska Medicine (2018); PGY2 Emergency Medicine Residency, Nebraska Medicine (2017)
Professional Membership: American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP); Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM)
Personal Interests: Cats
Rotations Offered: Surgical ICU, Medical ICU
Email: Hreed1@bidmc.harvard.edu
Clinical Pharmacist II: Critical Care
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (2016); PGY1 Pharmacy Residency- Reading Hospital, Reading, PA (2017); PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency- Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Roanoke, VA (2018)
Professional Membership: Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM), Massachusetts Society of Health System Pharmacists (MSHP)
Personal Interests: hiking with my dog, mystery novels, museums, brunch
Rotation/s Offered: Trauma ICU
Email: srumyant@bidmc.harvard.edu
Clinical Pharmacist: Critical Care
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy from MCPHS University (2017); PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA (2018); PGY2 Critical Care Residency, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA (2019)
Professional Membership: Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM), American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP), American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP), Massachusetts Society of Health System Pharmacists (MSHP)
Personal Interests: I love to travel and find small adventures in all things. Most of all I enjoy food, cooking, but even more so finding that perfect taco restaurant!
Rotation/s Offered: Medical Intensive Care Unit
Email: msadrola@bidmc.harvard.edu
Clinical Pharmacist: Critical Care
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy from the University at Buffalo (2017), PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency at Buffalo General Medical Center (2018), PGY2 Critical Care Residency at Mayo Clinic (2019)
Professional Membership: Neurocritical Care Society (NCS), Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM), American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP)
Personal interests: hockey, running, traveling, hiking, reading almost anything
Rotations Offered: Neurocritical Care ICU, Cardiac ICU, Cardiac Surgery ICU
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist: Emergency Department
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy from University of North Carolina (2015); PGY1 Pharmacy Residency at Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin (2016); PGY2 Emergency Medicine Residency at University of Colorado Hospital(2018)
Professional Membership: American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP); American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP)
Personal Interests: Traveling, brunch, hiking, sporting events
Rotation/s Offered: Emergency Medicine
Email: nwex@bidmc.harvard.edu
Assistant Professor, MCPHS University
Clinical Pharmacist, Medical Intensive Care Unit
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Northeastern University (2012); PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, The Johns Hopkins Hospital(2013); PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency, University of Pittsburgh(2014); Outcomes Research and Pharmacy Informatics Fellowship, Brigham and Women's Hospital/MCPHS University(2017); Master of Public Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (2017)
Professional Membership: American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP); American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP); Massachusetts Society of Health System Pharmacists (MSHP); Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM)
Personal Interests: Beer, cooking, marathon running, travel
Rotation/s Offered: Medical ICU, Pharmacy Student Experiential Education
Email: awong7@bidmc.harvard.edu
Hepatology
Katelyn Richards, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Solid Organ Transplant; PGY2 Solid Organ Transplant Residency Director
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy from Northeastern University; PGY1 training at the University of Chicago Medical Center; PGY2 SOT training at the University of Wisconsin Medical Center and Clinics
Professional Memberships: American Transplant Society (AST), American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP), Massachusetts Society of Health System Pharmacists (MSHP)
Rotation/s Offered: Solid Organ Transplant (inpatient), Solid Organ Transplant Clinic, Hepatology
Personal Interests: Spending time with my family and friends, reading, going to concerts, traveling
Email: krrichar@bidmc.harvard.edu
Kaitlyn Zheng, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Solid Organ Transplant
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy from Northeastern University, Bouvé College of Health Sciences, School of Pharmacy– Boston, MA (2017); PGY1 Pharmacy Residency-Hahnemann University Hospital – Philadelphia, PA (2018); PGY2 Transplant Pharmacy Specialty Residency, University of Cincinnati Medical Center – Cincinnati, OH (2019)
Professional Memberships: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists(ASHP); American Transplant Society (AST), American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP), Massachusetts Society of Health System Pharmacists (MSHP)
Rotation/s Offered: Solid Organ Transplant (inpatient), Solid Organ Transplant Clinic, Hepatology
Email: kzheng2@bidmc.harvard.edu
Infectious Diseases
Ryan Chapin, PharmD, BCIDP
Clinical Specialist, Infectious Diseases
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy (2015); PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency at Concord Hospital – New Hampshire (2016); PGY2 Infectious Diseases Specialty Residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (2017)
Professional Memberships: Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (SIDP); Massachusetts Society of Health System Pharmacists (MSHP)
Rotations Offered: Infectious Diseases Consult Service, Antimicrobial Stewardship
Personal Interests: Sports, exercise, travel, dessert
Email: Rchapin@bidmc.harvard.edu
Nick Mercuro, PharmD, BCIDP
Infectious Diseases Specialist
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Rhode Island (2015); PGY1 Pharmacy Practice, Henry Ford Hospital (2016); PGY2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacotherapy, Maine Medical Center (2017); Infectious Diseases & Antimicrobial Stewardship Outcomes Fellowship, Wayne State University (2019)
Professional Memberships: Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (SIDP); Making a Difference in Infectious Diseases (MAD-ID); Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA); American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP)
Rotations offered: Infectious Diseases Consult (general & immunocompromised services), Antimicrobial Stewardship
Personal Interests: Music, cooking, short hikes, snowboarding, New England sports, enjoying time with friends & family
Email: nmercuro@bidmc.harvard.edu
Monica V. Mahoney, PharmD, BCPS-AQ ID
Clinical Coordinator, Infectious Diseases
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences - Boston (2006); PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency at Tufts Medical Center - Boston (2007); PGY2 Infectious Diseases Specialty Residency at Tufts Medical Center - Boston (2008).
Board Certification: BCPS, with Additional Qualifications in Infectious Diseases (BCPS (AQ-ID))
Professional Membership: Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (SIDP); American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP); Massachusetts Society of Health System Pharmacists (MSHP); Rho Chi Honor Society
Scholarly Interests: Safety and efficacy of antimicrobial agents, pharmacodynamic dosing of antibiotics, and educating pharmacy residents and infectious diseases fellows on the proper use of antimicrobial agents. Additional interests include serving as a peer reviewer for Annals of Pharmacotherapy.
Personal Interests: Traveling, reading, baking, camping.
Rotation/s Offered: Infectious Diseases
Email: mmahoney@bidmc.harvard.edu
Internal Medicine
Alexa Carlson, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Specialist, Adult Internal Medicine
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice
Northeastern University School of Pharmacy, Boston, MA
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Butler University (2010)
Residency: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, Temple University Hospital (2011); PGY2 Internal Medicine Residency, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System (2012)
Board Certification: BCPS
Post-Graduate Work Experience: Northeastern University School of Pharmacy
Practice/Research Areas of Interest: Internal medicine
Professional Memberships: AACP, ACCP, MSHP
Rotation/s Offered: Internal Medicine
Kristen Knoph, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacist III
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy from University of Rhode Island (2015); PGY1 Pharmacy Practice residency, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (2016); PGY2 Pharmacotherapy residency, Mayo Clinic Hospital (2017)
Professional Membership/s: Massachusetts Society of Health System Pharmacists (MSHP)
Rotation offered: Internal Medicine
Personal Interests: traveling, running, yoga, cooking
Email: kknoph@bidmc.harvard.edu
Marissa McCann, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacist II: Med/Surg
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy (2005); PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (2006) Professional Membership: Massachusetts Society of Health System Pharmacists (MSHP)
Rotation/s Offered: Internal Medicine - Hospitalist Service
Personal Interests: Traveling, live music, craft beer, exercise, volunteering
Email: mlmccann@bidmc.harvard.edu
Medication Safety
May Adra, PharmD, BCPS
Title: Assistant Pharmacy Director, Safety, Quality & Regulatory Affairs
Education: B.S. in Pharmacy (1992), PharmD (2000), MCPHS
Board Certification: BCPS
Post-Graduate Work Experience: Medication Safety Coordinator, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA (2005-09), BIDMC (2009-present)
Current Professional Memberships: ASHP, MSHP
Rotations Offered: Medication Safety
Email: madra@bidmc.harvard.edu
Oncology
Stefanie Clark, PharmD, BCOP
Clinical Pharmacist: Hematology/Oncology
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy from University of Oklahoma (2016); PGY2 Pharmacy Practice Residency, Baystate Medical Center (2017); PGY2 Oncology Residency, University of New Mexico Hospitals (2018)
Professional Membership: American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP); Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association (HOPA); Massachusetts Society of Health System Pharmacists (MSHP)
Personal Interests: Reading, traveling, drawing, painting
Rotation/s Offered: Medical Oncology, Hematology/Bone Marrow Transplant
Email: sclark6@bidmc.harvard.edu
Caroline M. Mejías-De Jesús, PharmD, BCOP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Hematology/Oncology
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy from University of Puerto Rico (2016); PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, Massachusetts General Hospital (2017); PGY2 Oncology Pharmacy Residency, Duke University Hospital (2018)
Professional Membership: Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association (HOPA); American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy (ASTCT); Massachusetts Society of Health System Pharmacists (MSHP)
Personal Interests: Reading, traveling, flowers, drinking coffee, checking out new restaurants
Rotation Offered: Ambulatory Hematologic Malignancies/Bone Marrow Transplantation
Email: cmejias@bidmc.harvard.edu
Pharmacy Management/Service
(TszYi) Wendy Chen, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacy Manager – Medicine/Surgery Team
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy from Purdue University (2008), PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (2009), Cardiology and Outcomes Research Fellowship from University of Connecticut and Hartford Hospital (2011)
Professional Memberships: Massachusetts Society of Health System Pharmacists (MSHP) American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP)
Rotation/s Offered: Clinical Leadership
Personal Interests: Traveling, reading, jogging
Email: twchen@bidmc.harvard.edu
Nick Edmonds, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacy Manager – Medicine/Surgery Team
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Ohio Northern University (2012), PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, St. Rita’s Medical Center (2013), PGY2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy, St. Rita’s Medical Center (2014)
Professional Memberships: American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP); American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP); Massachusetts Society of Health System Pharmacists (MSHP)
Rotation/s Offered: Clinical Leadership, Rotation Coordinator
Personal Interests: soccer, traveling, hiking
Email: nedmonds@bidmc.harvard.edu
Pharmacy Education and Training
Diane Soulliard, PharmD, BCPS
Pharmacy Coordinator-Education and Training
Education: Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (1998)
Residency: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI (1999)
Board Certification: BCPS
Post-Graduate Work Experience: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Practice/Research Areas of Interest:
Professional Memberships: ACCP, MSHP
Rotation/s Offered: Pharmacy Orientation and Training, Pharmacy Service (staffing)
Email: dsoullia@bidmc.harvard.edu
Solid Organ Transplant
Katelyn Richards, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Solid Organ Transplant; PGY2 Solid Organ Transplant Residency Director
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy from Northeastern University; PGY1 training at the University of Chicago Medical Center; PGY2 SOT training at the University of Wisconsin Medical Center and Clinics
Professional Memberships: American Transplant Society (AST), American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP), Massachusetts Society of Health System Pharmacists (MSHP)
Rotation/s Offered: Solid Organ Transplant (inpatient), Solid Organ Transplant Clinic, Hepatology
Personal Interests: Spending time with my family and friends, reading, going to concerts, traveling
Email: krrichar@bidmc.harvard.edu
Kaitlyn Zheng, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Solid Organ Transplant
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy from Northeastern University, Bouvé College of Health Sciences, School of Pharmacy– Boston, MA (2017); PGY1 Pharmacy Residency-Hahnemann University Hospital – Philadelphia, PA (2018); PGY2 Transplant Pharmacy Specialty Residency, University of Cincinnati Medical Center – Cincinnati, OH (2019)
Professional Memberships: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists(ASHP); American Transplant Society (AST), American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP), Massachusetts Society of Health System Pharmacists (MSHP)
Rotation/s Offered: Solid Organ Transplant (inpatient), Solid Organ Transplant Clinic, Hepatology
Email: kzheng2@bidmc.harvard.edu
Teaching
Snehal Bhatt, PharmD, BCPS
Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice
MCPHS University-Boston
Education: PharmD, Northeastern University Pharmacy Practice Residency, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
Current Professional Memberships, Service & Leadership: Chair, Anticoagulation Network Forum, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Member, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Member, American Colleges of Clinical Pharmacy Cardiology Practice & Research Network Member, America Colleges of Clinical Pharmacy Member, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Member, Massachusetts Society of Health-System Pharmacists
Rotation/s Offered: Cardiology, Teaching
Personal Interest: All Sports, Dancing, International Travel
E-mail: snehal.bhatt@mcphs.edu