Pharmacy

Residency Program Resources

Preceptors

Our team of residency preceptors are highly skilled clinicians with diverse backgrounds and interests.  Below you will find a brief biography for each preceptor, most of whom are involved in several of the residency programs. 
These talented individuals make up an exceptional team that is one of the greatest strengths of the Boston Medical Center residency programs.

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Lori Arena, PharmD, BCPS, CDE 
Clinical Specialist, Primary Care; 
Director, PGY2 Primary Care Residency Program 

Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Northeastern University (2004)
Residency: Primary Care Specialty Residency, Boston Medical Center (2005)
Professional Membership: ACCP, ASHP, MSHP
Practice/Research Interests: Diabetes management, improving patient access to medication
Rotations Offered: Primary Care

Dr. Arena holds a faculty appointment as adjunct clinical instructor at Northeastern University.  She provides numerous continuing education lectures in diabetes management, as well as precepts students in Primary Care. 

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Lindsay Arnold, PharmD, BCPS 
Clinical Specialist, Cardiology;
Director, PGY2 Cardiology Residency Program

Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Northeastern University (2002)
Residency: PGY1 University of Nebraska Medical Center (2003), PGY2 Adult Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University (2004)
Memberships: ACCP, HFSA, ASHP
Practice/Research Interests: Acute decompensated heart failure, glycemic control in hospitalized patients
Rotations Offered: Coronary Care ICU, Inpatient Diabetes Consult

Dr. Arnold is actively involved in ACCP, serving as Chair of the Adult Medicine PRN.  She is also serves as secretary of the BMC Endocrine Subcommittee and the co-chair Anti-thrombotic Task Force.  She has presented research in the areas of glycemic control and thromboprophylaxis. 

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Dana Whitney Bridges, PharmD, BCPS AQ-ID
Clinical Specialist, Infectious Diseases;
Director, PGY2 Infectious Diseases Residency Program

Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Rhode Island (2001)
Residency: Pharmacy Practice, Boston Medical Center (2002)
Professional Membership: ASHP, ACCP, SIDP, ASM
Practice/Research Interest: Pharmacokinetics/ Pharmacodynamics, antimicrobial stewardship, antimicrobial resistance
Rotations Offered: Infectious Disease Consult

Dr. Bridges plays an important role in ensuring optimal antibiotic treatment at Boston Medical Center.  She enjoys educating others in the area of infectious disease and antibiotic use.  She is a lecturer at Boston University School of Medicine and at Boston University School of Dental Medicine.

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Diana Clarke, PharmD
Pediatric HIV Pharmacotherapy Specialist; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Boston University School of Medicine

Education: BS Pharmacy, University of Rhose Island (1977), Doctor of Pharmacy, State University New York at Buffalo (1980)
Fellowship: Fellowship in Pharmacokinetics, SUNY Buffalo
Professional Membership: IDSA; DHHS – Working Group on Antiretroviral Therapy and Medical Management of HIV-Infected Children, Health Resources and Services Administration, NIH; WHO – Pediatric Antiretroviral Working Group; Vice Chair, Pharmacy Resource Committee, International Maternal Pediatric-Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials Network (IMPAACT)
Practice/Research Interest: Pediatric HIV Pharmacotherapy and Prevention of HIV (PMTCT and PEP)
Rotations Offered: Pediatric HIV Clinic/Pediatric ID Consult service

Dr. Clarke has been involved in the field of pediatric HIV pharmacotherapy and perinatal transmission since the start of the NIH HIV Treatment Networks. She provides counseling for patients in the pediatric HIV and ID specialty clinics and coordinates investigational studies involving antiretroviral medications. Dr. Clarke serves on both domestic and international pediatric HIV guideline committees and is a member of the leadership group for IMPAACT.

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Richard Dion, PharmD 
Medication Safety Specialist - Office of Quality & Patient Safety

Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Rhode Island (2005)
Residency: PGY1, UMASS Memorial Medical Center (2006), PGY2 Medication Use Safety, UMASS Memorial Medical Center (2007)
Professional Membership: ASHP, American Society of Medication Safety Officers (ASMCO)
Practice/Research Interests: Safe medication administration and advancing technology for the benefit of patient safety
Rotations Offered: Longitudinal Practice Management

Dr. Dion precepts PGY1 residents in our Practice Management seminar series, including leading a mock Root Cause Analysis.  Dr. Dion serves on multiple committees dedicated to quality and patient safety including the Patient Safety Steering committee, Medication Safety and Quality committee, and the Antithrombotic Task Force.  He is involved in medication error investigations and quality improvement projects throughout the medical center.

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Peter Golenia, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Specialist, Emergency Medicine

Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Rhode Island
Residency: Pharmacy Practice (PGY1) – University Medical Center of Southern Nevada
Professional Membership: American Association of Clinical Toxicology (AACT), American Board of Applied Toxicology (ABAT), ACCP, ASHP, Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM)
Practice interest: Clinical toxicology, ACLS pharmacotherapy, procedural sedation
Research: MDRD vs CG for renal dose adjustment of medications, fluoroquinolone associated hyperglycemia, pharmacy resident attrition and termination

Dr. Golenia is a clinical specialist in Emergency Medicine. He holds a Clinical Adjunct Faculty appointment at the University of Rhode Island. 

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Barry Graime, RPh, MS
Information Systems Pharmacist

Education: BS Pharmacy, Northeastern University (1997), Masters in Healthcare Informatics, Northeastern University (2010)
Practice/Research Interest: Streamlining information technology systems to improve pharmacy workflow
Rotations Offered: Pharmacy Informatics

Mr. Graime is an integral member of the pharmacy department keeping all systems running smoothly.  He has recently begun to offer a rotation in pharmacy informatics.  Development of skill in this area is increasingly necessary to function efficiently with the rapidly advancing technology in healthcare.   

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Kevin Horbowicz, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Specialist, Critical Care - MICU;
Director, PGY2 Critical Care Residency Program 

Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, University at Buffalo, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (2005)
Residencies: PGY1, UMass Medical Center (2006), PGY2 Critical Care, Boston Medical Center (2007)
Professional Membership: Society of Critical Care Medicine, ACCP
Practice/Research Interest: Neurocritical care, pulmonary hypertension, quality & medication safety
Rotations Offered: MICU, Neurocritical Care

Dr. Horbowicz precepts students from Northeastern University and the University of Buffalo.  He serves on the BMC Critical Care Committee and is also involved in research on the use of epoprostenol for pulmonary hypertension. 

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Anthony Ishak, PharmD, BCPS 
Clinical Specialist, Primary Care

Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Maryland (2002) 
Residency: PGY1, VA Health Care System, Cincinnati, OH (2003)
Memberships: ACCP
Practice/Research Interests: Asthma education, lipid management
Rotations Offered: Ambulatory care 

Dr. Ishak precepts students from Northeastern University.  He has been instrumental in establishing collaborative drug therapy management programs in the physician practice group that he serves. 

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Kelly Killius, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Specialist, Emergency Medicine;
Director, PGY2 Emergency Medicine Residency Program 

Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, University at Buffalo, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (2005)
Residency:  PGY1, SUNY Upstate Medical University (2006), PGY2 Critical Care, Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, FL (2007)
Professional Membership: ASHP, ACCP, SCCM, AACT
Practice/Research Interest: Emergency Medicine, Critical Care, Toxicology, Intranasal fentanyl in pediatric procedural pain
Rotations Offered: Emergency Medicine

Dr. Killius precepts pharmacy students from Northeastern University and the University at Buffalo, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.  She has a background in critical care and solid organ transplantation. She actively participates in committees and work groups to improve the efficiency and safety of ordering of medications in the BMC Emergency Department.  

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Stella Papadopoulos, PharmD, BCPS 
Administrative Director, Pharmacy Clinical Services & Academic Affairs

Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences (2004)
Residencies: PGY1, Duke University Medical Center (2005), PGY2 Critical Care, University of Kentucky (2006)
Professional Membership: ASHP, SCCM
Rotations Offered: SICU, Nutrition Support (co-precept with dieticians)
Practice/Research Interest: Sedation, delirium

Dr. Papadopoulos's committment to education in the clinical setting is evident in her many pursuits.  She precepts students from Northeastern University and MCPHS.  She is involved in the BMC surgical residency education curriculum and is a member of the Consortium of Boston Teaching Hospitals Continuing Education Steering Committee. Dr. Papadopoulos was recently appointed Chair-Elect for SCCM Clinical Pharmacy & Pharmacology’s Membership Committee.  She looks foward to precepting residents in the Practice Management rotation.

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Gail Sanchez, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Coordinator, Internal Medicine;
Director, PGY1 Residency Program 

Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (2000) 
Residency: Pharmacy Practice, University of Maryland Medical Center (2001)
Professional Memberships: ASHP, ACCP, SHM
Practice/Research Interest: Discharge counseling, health literacy, pain management
Rotations Offered: Internal Medicine

Dr. Sanchez precepts pharmacy students from Northeastern University and Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences. She has conducted research in the areas of discharge counseling, and the impact of pharmacist follow-up phone calls on 30 day re-admission rates.

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Radhika Sane, PharmD, BCOP 
Clinical Specialist, Hematology/Oncology;
Director, PGY2 Oncology Residency Program 

Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Connecticut (2004)
Residency: PGY1, Fletcher Allen Medical Center, Burlington, VT (2005), PGY2 Hematology/Oncology, Boston Medical Center (2006)
Professional Membership: Hematology Oncology Pharmacy Association (HOPA)
Practice/Research Interest: Supportive care of cancer patients, infectious disease, impact of iron supplementation without ESA support
Rotations Offered: Inpatient Hematology/Oncology, Chemotherapy Clinic

Dr. Sane precepts PGY1 and PGY2 residents primarily in inpatient Oncology.  She also precepts students from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy.

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Justin Saulino, PharmD, CACP 
Clinical Specialist, Ambulatory Care (Cardiology and Anticoagulation)

Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Northeastern University (2007)
Residency: PGY1 Emphasis in Ambulatory Care - Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, IL (2008) 
Professional Membership: ACCP
Practice/Research Interest: Reducing heart failure re-admissions, improving health literacy in an urban patient population
Rotations Offered: Outpatient cardiomyopathy clinic, anticoagulation clinic

Dr. Saulino has a unique role seeing patients through the continuum of care.  He provides counseling and medication therapy management to patients in the cardiomyopathy clinic, and also provides heart failure education to hospitalized patients prior to discharge. 

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Bhavesh Shah, RPh, BCOP
Clinical Specialist, Hematology/Oncology

Education: BS Biochemistry, Loyola University (1998), BS Pharmacy, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (2001) 
Professional Memberships: HOPA, ACCP, MASCC
Practice/Research Interest: anemia, anorexia/cachexia, peripheral neuropathy, iron deficiency
Rotations Offered: Chemotherapy clinic, inpatient hematology/oncology

Mr. Shah precepts PGY1 and PGY2 residents, primarily in the Solomont Center for Hematology and Medical Oncology Clinic. In 2004, he received a BMC We Care employee recognition award for his committment to patient care.  He serves on various committees in the Hematology Oncology department  including the Data Safety Monitoring Board, Scientific Review committee, and Hematology/Oncology CIA committee.  He is also the principal investigator of a an on-going prospective active drug trial evaluating the safety and tolerability of megestrol acetate in combination with oxandrin in cancer-related anorexia/cachexia.

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David Twitchell, BS, PharmD, MBA
Director of Pharmacy

Education: Bachelor of Science, Pharmacy, University of Connecticut (2001), Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Connecticut (2003), Master of Business Administration/Healthcare Management, University of Phoenix (2007) 
Professional Membership: ACHE

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Joy Vreeland, PharmD, BCPS 
Administrative Director, Pharmacy Operations & Clinical Services

Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Northeastern University (1998)
Residency: Pharmacy Practice, Shands at the University of Florida, Gainesville (1999)
Professional Membership: ASHP, ACCP, PPAG
Practice/Research Interest: General pediatrics, neonatology, neonatal abstinence syndrome, pediatric medication safety & quality
Rotations Offered: Practice Management

Dr. Vreeland served as PGY1 program director and pediatric clinical specialist from until recently accepting her new position in Pharmacy Operations. She enjoys pediatric pharmacy for the challenge and rewards of helping the medical center's most vulnerable patients improve their health through the safe and effective use of medications. She looks forward to precepting residents in the administrative aspects of pharmacy practice.  

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Mark Douglass, PharmD 
Associate Clinical Professor, Northeastern University College of Pharmacy

Education: BA Chemistry, Adrian College (1993), Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Michigan (1997)
Residency: Pharmacy Practice, University of Illinois at Chicago (1998)
Professional Membership: ACCP, AACP
Practice/Research Interest:  Pain management education, men’s health, BPH, ED and PE
Rotations Offered: Internal Medicine

Dr. Douglass precepts numerous Northeastern University students at BMC each year.  His rotation in Internal Medicine gives residents the opportunity to become more involved in precepting.  He has conducted research on pain management education for medical interns, residents, and attendings.  He has been recognized by Northeastern University with the Vice President's Award for Outstanding Advisor Involvement for his work with the Phi Delta Chi fraternity.

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