Current Pharmacy Residents

Gideon Berdahl, PharmD
Pharmacy Resident
Email: [email protected]

Pharmacy Project: Optimizing the treatment of congestive heart failure exacerbation in the emergency department
Committee: Preceptor Development Committee

Dr. Berdahl is from Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He graduated from the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy in 2020. His clinical areas of interest are Emergency Medicine, Critical Care, and Solid Organ Transplant. In his spare time, he likes to play tennis, exercise, and spend time with friends and family. A fun fact about Gideon is that he used to own a T-shirt design company!

Jessica Freydman, PharmD
Pharmacy Resident
Email: [email protected]

Pharmacy Project: Optimizing antibiotic prescribing for febrile neutropenia
Committee: Scholarship Committee

Dr. Freydman is from Marlboro, New Jersey. She graduated from the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers University in 2020. Her clinical areas of interest include Oncology and Cardiology. In her spare time, she likes to hike and bike, play ultimate frisbee, and eat dessert before dinner. A fun fact about Jess is that she knows how to ballroom dance!

Joshua Hayden, PharmD
Pharmacy Resident
Email: [email protected]

Pharmacy Project: Effectiveness of an outpatient antimicrobial stewardship program on decreasing unnecessary use of antimicrobials for acute bronchitis
Committee: Residency Recruitment Committee

Dr. Hayden is from Lynnfield, Massachusetts. He graduated from the University of Rhode Island in 2020. His clinical areas of interest are in Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine. In his free time, he likes to ski/snowboard and travel to new places with friends or family. A fun fact about Josh is that he is SCUBA certified and enjoys exploring shipwrecks and diving for lobsters!

Jordan Koloski, PharmD
Pharmacy Resident – Non-Traditional
Email: [email protected]

Pharmacy Project: Reducing missing dose requests and decreasing STAT IV medication time to administration
Committee: Residency Recruitment Committee

Dr. Koloski is from Lebanon, New Hampshire. He graduated from Northeastern University in Boston, MA in 2020. His clinical areas of interest include critical care, infectious disease, and emergency medicine. In his spare time, he enjoys being active, playing board and video games, and hanging out with friends. A fun fact about Jordan is that he is Crossfit Level-1 trainer and has also competed in multiple competitions!

Sopheaktra Kong, PharmD
Pharmacy Resident – Non-Traditional
Email: [email protected]

Pharmacy Project: Reducing missing dose requests and decreasing STAT IV medication time to administration
Committee: Professional Development Committee

Dr. Kong is from Lowell, Massachusetts. He graduated from MCPHS University in Boston, MA in 2019. His clinical areas of interests are in Critical Care and Emergency Medicine. An avid basketball fan, he loves playing and watching the sport with his favorite team of course being the Boston Celtics. A fun fact about Sopheaktra is that he played lead guitar in a cover band of The Strokes!

Jessica Sullivan, PharmD
Pharmacy Resident
Email: [email protected]

Pharmacy Project: De-prescribing of medications initiated in the intensive care unit
Committee: Preceptor Development Committee

Dr. Sullivan is from Lockport, Illinois. She graduated from Midwestern University – Chicago College of Pharmacy in 2020. Her clinical areas of interest include Emergency Medicine, Critical Care, and Cardiology. In her spare time, she enjoys cooking, Pilates, skiing, and spending time with her family and friends. A fun fact about Jess is that she’s an avid fermenter of vegetables – ask her about hot giardiniera!

Spencer Sutton, PharmD
Pharmacy Resident
Email: [email protected]

Pharmacy Project: Managing transitions of care for high-risk oral and intravenous anti-infectives at discharge
Committee: Resident Emotional Support Team (REST) Committee

Dr. Sutton is from Chelmsford, Massachusetts. He graduated from Northeastern University in Boston, MA in 2020. His clinical areas of interest include Infectious Disease and Critical Care. In his spare time, he loves to cook, sing karaoke, and play Dungeons & Dragons. A fun fact about Spencer is that he came in 2nd place in four different male charity pageants!

Ava Cascone, PharmD
Pharmacy Resident
Critical Care
Email: [email protected]

Pharmacy Project: De-prescribing of medications initiated in the intensive care unit
Committee: Preceptor Development Committee

Dr. Cascone is originally from Yardley, Pennsylvania. She completed her pharmacy education at South Carolina College of Pharmacy in Columbia, SC in 2019 and completed her PGY-1 residency at Seton Healthcare. Her areas of interest include critical care and emergency medicine. In her spare time, she likes to run, cook, go to concerts, and try new restaurants. A fun fact about Ava is that she ran the Austin Marathon last year – look out Boston 2021!

Lynnette Henshaw, PharmD
Pharmacy Resident
Oncology
Email: [email protected]

Pharmacy Project: Impact of improving the medication prior authorization process in an ambulatory oncology infusion clinic
Committee: Resident Emotional Support Team (REST) Committee

Dr. Henshaw is from Hammonton, NJ. She graduated from St. John’s University in Queens, New York in 2019, and completed her PGY-1 residency at New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital. Her clinical areas of interest include hematology, and bone marrow transplantation. In her spare time, she enjoys running, swimming, and spending time with friends and family. A fun fact about Lynnette is that she has ridden a camel in Morocco!

Pawlose Ketema, PharmD
Pharmacy Resident
Infectious Diseases
Email: [email protected]

Pharmacy Project: Optimizing antibiotic prescribing for febrile neutropenia
Committee: Professional Development Committee

Dr. Ketema is from Rockville, Maryland. He graduated from Howard University College of Pharmacy in Washington, DC in 2019 and completed his PGY-1 residency at Washington DC VA Medical Center. His clinical areas of interest include infectious disease and academia. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with friends and family, traveling, and watching sports. A fun fact about Pawlose is that he knows how to speak three different languages!

Meissane Lee (Benbrahim), PharmD
Chief Pharmacy Resident
Ambulatory Care
Email: [email protected]

Pharmacy Project: Effectiveness of an outpatient antimicrobial stewardship program on decreasing unnecessary use of antimicrobials for acute bronchitis
Committee: Resident Advisory Committee

Dr. Benbrahim is from Marlboro, New Jersey. She graduated from Northeastern University in Boston, MA in 2019 and completed her PGY-1 residency here at BMC. Her clinical interests include cardiology, endocrinology, and infectious diseases. In her spare time, she likes to run, spin, try new recipes, and knit. A fun fact about Meissane is that she is 100% Moroccan!

Monique Payne-Cardona, PharmD, BCPS
Pharmacy Resident
Emergency Medicine
Email: [email protected]

Pharmacy Project: Optimizing the treatment of congestive heart failure exacerbations in the emergency department
Committee: Pharmacy Residency Recruitment Committee

Dr. Payne-Cardona is from Southern California. She received her Doctor of Pharmacy Degree at the University of California, San Francisco in 2019 and completed her PGY1 residency at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA. Her clinical areas of interest include Emergency Medicine and Toxicology. In her spare time, she enjoys playing with her Frenchie, Lunesta, and trying new recipes in her instant pot. A fun fact about Monique is that she played violin for four years!

Ryan Zabrosky, PharmD
Pharmacy Resident
Internal Medicine
Email: [email protected]

Pharmacy Project: Managing transitions of care for high-risk oral and intravenous anti-infectives at discharge
Committee: Scholarship Committee

Dr. Zabrosky is from Greensburg, Pennsylvania. He graduated from West Virginia University in Morgantown, WV in 2019 and completed his PGY-1 Residency at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA. His clinical areas of interest include heart failure and anticoagulation. In his spare time, he likes to spend time with his dogs, watch as much Star Wars as possible, and is a Pittsburgh Penguins hockey fan (sorry everyone!). A fun fact about Ryan is that he and his fiancé have two dogs, Chewy & Copper!