Pharmacy Resident 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.
Ambulatory Care
Megan Bergstrom, PharmD, BCACP, CDE
Clinical Specialist, Primary Care
Shubha Bhat, PharmD, MS, BCACP
Clinical Specialist, Ambulatory Care - Gastroenterology
Justine E. Dickson, PharmD, BCACP
Clinical Specialist, Ambulatory Care
Kieran Fennell, RPh
Clinical Specialist, Anticoagulation
Brian Kopcza, PharmD, BCACP, CDE
Clinical Specialist, Ambulatory Care - Family Medicine Clinic
Director, PGY2 Ambulatory Care Residency
Anne Parlee, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Specialist, Ambulatory Care
Samantha Sithole, PharmD, AAHIVP
Clinical Specialist, Ambulatory Care
Nicole Gasbarro, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Specialist, Cardiology
Critical Care / Surgery
Kimberly Ackerbauer, PharmD, BCCCP
Clinical Specialist, Medical Intensive Care Unit
Director, PGY2 Critical Care Residency Program
Megan Feeney, PharmD, BCCCP
Clinical Specialist, Medical/Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Jason Mordino, PharmD, BCCCP
Clinical Specialist Lead, Critical Care – TSICU
Director, PGY1 Residency Program
Roshani Patolia, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Specialist, Surgery
William R. Vincent III, PharmD, BCCCP
Clinical Specialist Lead, Critical Care – SICU
Shawn Whitehead, PharmD, BCCCP
Clinical Specialist, Operating Room
Kevin Yeh, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacist II, Surgery
Emergency Medicine
Natalija Farrell, PharmD, BCPS, DABAT
Clinical Specialist Lead - Emergency Medicine and Toxicology
Director, PGY2 Emergency Medicine
Bryan Gendron, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Specialist, Emergency Medicine
Hematology/Oncology
Renee Hall, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacist II, Hematology/Oncology
David Hughes, PharmD
Clinical Specialist, Hematology/Oncology
Radhika Jhaveri, PharmD, BCOP
Clinical Specialist, Hematology/Oncology
Director, PGY2 Oncology Residency Program
Alison Stebbings, PharmD, BCOP
Clinical Specialist, Hematology/Oncology
Adrian Zobniw, PharmD, BCOP
Clinical Specialist, Hematology/Oncology
Infectious Diseases
Karrine Brade, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Specialist Lead, Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship
Director, PGY2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Residency Program
Internal Medicine
Melissa Bachman, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Specialist Lead, Medicine
Director, PGY2 Internal Medicine Pharmacy Residency Program
Vivian Ho, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Specialist, Medicine
Michelle Mancuso, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Specialist, Medicine
Hope Serafin, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Specialist, Medicine
Coordinator, PGY1 Residency Program
Brian Spoelhof, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Specialist Lead, Medicine
Wen Song, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Specialist, Medicine
Dong Tu, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Specialist, Medicine
Min Zhang, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Specialist, Medicine
Management
Kevin Horbowicz, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Manager – Critical Care & Emergency Medicine
Joy Vreeland, PharmD, BCPS
Director of Pharmacy, Inpatient
Medication Safety
Michael Rio, PharmD
Clinical Specialist Lead – Medication Safety
Pediatrics
Julie Slomkowski, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Specialist Lead – Pediatrics and NICU
Ambulatory Care
Megan Bergstrom, PharmD, BCACP, CDE
Clinical Specialist, Primary Care
Email: [email protected]
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Drake University (2008); PGY1, St. Mary's Health Center (2009), PGY2, Primary Care, Boston Medical Center (2010)
Memberships: Professional Membership: ACCP, ASHP, MSHP, NEIAP
Quality Improvement/Research Interests:Medication adherence; management of diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and asthma
Rotations Offered: Ambulatory Care – Primary Care
Ambulatory Care
Shubha Bhat, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Specialist, Ambulatory Care - Gastroenterology
Email: [email protected]
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Northeastern University (2012)
Residencies: PGY1, Boston Medical Center (2013); PGY2, Ambulatory Care, University of Illinois at Chicago (2014); Ambulatory Care Outcomes Research Fellowship, University of Colorado (2016-2018)
Professional Membership: ACCP, ASHP, MSHP, NEIAP
Quality Improvement/Research Interests: HCV, IBD, primary care, patient engagement, implementation and evaluation of clinical pharmacy services
Rotations Offered: Ambulatory Care – Center for Digestive Disorders (GI/HCV)
Ambulatory Care
Justine E. Dickson, PharmD, BCACP
Clinical Specialist, Ambulatory Care
Email: [email protected]
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy, 2011
Residencies: PGY1, Yale New-Haven – St. Raphael's Campus (2012); PGY2, Ambulatory Care, University of Cincinnati Medical Center (2013)
Professional Memberships: ASHP, ACCP, Lambda Kappa Sigma
Quality Improvement/Research Interest: Primary care, chronic disease state management, transitions of care, renal transplant, anemia management in CKD, medication adherence
Rotations Offered: Ambulatory Care – Primary Care, Renal Clinic, Renal Transplant
Ambulatory Care
Kieran Fennell, RPh
Clinical Specialist, Anticoagulation
Email: [email protected]
Education: BS, Pharmacy, Northeastern University (1998)
Quality Improvement/Research Interest: Medication adherence, transitions of care, monitoring of DOAC
Rotations Offered: Ambulatory Care - Anticoagulation Clinic
Ambulatory Care
Nicole Gasbarro, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Specialist, Cardiology
Email:[email protected]
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill (2006)
Residencies: PGY1, CaroMont Regional Medical Center (2014); PGY2, Cardiology, University of Illinois at Chicago (2015)
Memberships: ACC, ACCP, ASHP
Quality Improvement/Research Interests: Heart failure, cardiovascular disease, resistant hypertension, transitions of care
Rotations Offered: Ambulatory Care - Cardiology
Ambulatory Care
Brian Kopcza, PharmD, BCACP, CDE
Clinical Specialist, Ambulatory Care - Family Medicine Clinic
Director, PGY2 Ambulatory Care Residency
Email: [email protected]
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Duquesne University (2011)
Residencies: PGY1, Hospital of Saint Raphael (2012); PGY2, Ambulatory Care, University of Washington Medicine (2013)
Professional Memberships: ACCP, ASHP, MSHP, NEIAP
Quality Improvement/Research Interest: Family medicine, diabetes care, dyslipidemia, medical home model, transitions of care, cultural competency, patient counseling
Rotations Offered: Ambulatory Care – Family Medicine
Ambulatory Care
Anne Parlee, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Specialist, Ambulatory Care
Email: [email protected]
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Northeastern University (2014)
Residency: PGY1, VA Boston Healthcare System (2015)
Memberships: ASHP
Quality Improvement/Research Interests: Anticoagulation, geriatrics
Rotations Offered: Ambulatory Care – Anticoagulation Clinic
Ambulatory Care
Samantha Sithole, PharmD, AAHIVP
Clinical Specialist, Ambulatory Care
Email: [email protected]
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University (2013)
Postgraduate Training: Clinical Fellowship, HIV Implementation Science, University of Buffalo (2015)
Memberships: SIDP, ACCP, AAHIVM
Quality Improvement/Research Interests: Virology, global health, tropical diseases
Rotations Offered: Ambulatory Care – HIV Clinic
Critical Care / Surgery
Kimberly Ackerbauer, PharmD, BCCCP, BCPS
Clinical Specialist, Medical Intensive Care Unit
Director, PGY2 Critical Care Residency Program
Email: [email protected]
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin (2008)
Residencies: PGY1, UMass Memorial Medical Center (2009); PGY2, Cardiology, University of Southern California (2010)
Memberships: ASHP, Society of Critical Care Medicine
Quality Improvement/Research Interests: Sepsis; pain, agitation, and delirium; acute decompensated heart failure; medication safety
Rotations Offered: Medical Intensive Care Unit
Critical Care / Surgery
Megan Feeney, PharmD
Clinical Specialist, Medical/Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Email: [email protected]
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Regis University School of Pharmacy (2015)
Residencies: PGY1, Oregon Health & Science University (2016), PGY2, Critical Care, The Ohio State University (2017)
Memberships: ASHP, Society of Critical Care Medicine
Quality Improvement/Research Interests: Critical care quality improvement initiatives
Rotations Offered: Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Critical Care / Surgery
Jason Mordino, PharmD, BCCCP
Clinical Specialist Lead, Critical Care – TSICU
Director, PGY1 Residency Program
Email: [email protected]
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy (2011)
Residencies: PGY1, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (2012); PGY2, Critical Care, Boston Medical Center (2013)
Professional Memberships: Society of Critical Care Medicine, ACCP, ASHP
Quality Improvement/Research Interest: Post traumatic injury, acute care surgery, parenteral nutrition, quality improvement and resource utilization.
Rotations Offered: Trauma/Surgical Critical Care (Menino SICU) for both PGY-1 and PGY-2 residents; Nutrition rotation for PGY-2 residents
Critical Care / Surgery
Roshani Patolia, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Specialist, Surgery
Email: [email protected]
Education: BS, Public Health (2012); Doctor of Pharmacy, Rutgers University (2016)
Residency: PGY1, Boston Medical Center (2017)
Memberships: ASHP, MSHP, ACCP
Quality Improvement/Research Interests: Transitions of care, renal transplant services, pain management, hepatology, medication safety
Rotations Offered: Surgery
Critical Care / Surgery
William R. Vincent III, PharmD, BCCCP
Clinical Specialist Lead, Critical Care – SICU
Email: [email protected]
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (2006)
Residencies: PGY1, University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center (2007); PGY2, Critical Care, University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center (2008)
Professional memberships: Society of Critical Care Medicine, ASHP
Quality Improvement/Research Interests: Using POEMs to teach and practice evidence-based medicine, quality improvement, perioperative medication management, kidney transplant pharmacy services
Rotations offered: Surgical Critical Care for both PGY1 and PGY-2 residents
Critical Care / Surgery
Shawn Whitehead, PharmD, BCCCP
Clinical Specialist, Operating Room
Email: [email protected]
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Northeastern University (2012)
Residency: PGY1, Good Samaritan Medical Center (2013)
Professional Memberships: ASHP, ACCP
Quality Improvement/Research Interests: Antimicrobial stewardship, sepsis, delirium, nutrition support
Rotations Offered: Surgery
Critical Care / Surgery
Kevin Yeh, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacist II, Surgery
Email:[email protected]
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy (2012)
Residency: PGY1, VA Boston Healthcare System (2013)
Professional Memberships: MSHP, ACCP, MAD-ID
Quality Improvement/Research Interest: Substance use disorder, Opioid stewardship, Transitions of care, Infectious diseases
Rotations Offered: Trauma Acute Care Surgery
Emergency Medicine
Natalija Farrell, PharmD, BCPS, DABAT
Clinical Specialist Lead - Emergency Medicine and Toxicology
Director, PGY2 Emergency Medicine
Email: [email protected]
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Northeastern University (2012)
Postgraduate Training: PGY1, Boston Medical Center (2013); PGY2, Emergency Medicine, Boston Medical Center (2014); Clinical Toxicology Fellowship, Georgia Poison Center (2015)
Memberships: ACCP, ASHP, SCCM, AACT, ABAT
Quality Improvement/Research Interests: Emergency medicine, emergency preparedness, tranexamic acid for traumatic injuries, toxicology, reducing emergency department re-visitations
Rotations Offered: Emergency Medicine, Toxicology, Emergency Preparedness (PGY2 only), Emergency Medical Services (PGY2 only)
Emergency Medicine
Bryan Gendron, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Specialist - Emergency Medicine
Email: [email protected]
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill (2015)
Residencies: PGY1, Boston Medical Center (2016), PGY2, Emergency Medicine, Boston Medical Center (2017)
Memberships: ACCP, SCCM
Quality Improvement/Research Interests: Emergency medicine, Optimization of alteplase workflow for ischemic stroke, ED antimicrobial stewardship, resident and student precepting
Rotations Offered: Emergency Medicine
Hematology/Oncology
Renee Hall, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacist II, Hematology/Oncology
Email:[email protected]
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, University of New England (2015)
Residency: PGY1, Boston Medical Center (2016)
Memberships: MSHP, ACCP, HOPA
Quality Improvement/Research Interests: Supportive care of cancer patients, transitions of care
Rotations Offered: Outpatient Hematology/Oncology – Chemotherapy Clinic
Hematology/Oncology
David Hughes, PharmD
Clinical Specialist, Hematology/Oncology
Email:[email protected]
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (2016)
Residency: PGY1, University of California, San Franciso (UCSF) Medical Center (2017); PGY2, Boston Medical Center (2018)
Memberships: MSHP, HOPA
Quality Improvement/Research Interests: Supportive care of cancer patients, transitions of care
Rotations Offered: Outpatient Hematology/Oncology – Chemotherapy Clinic
Hematology/Oncology
Radhika Jhaveri, PharmD, BCOP
Clinical Specialist, Hematology/Oncology
Email: [email protected]
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Connecticut (2004)
Residencies: PGY1, Fletcher Allen Medical Center, Burlington, VT (2005); PGY2, Hematology/Oncology, Boston Medical Center (2006)
Professional Membership: Hematology Oncology Pharmacy Association (HOPA)
Quality Improvement/Research Interest: Supportive care of cancer patients, infectious disease, oral chemotherapy
Rotations Offered: Outpatient Hematology/Oncology – Chemotherapy Clinic
Hematology/Oncology
Alison Stebbings, PharmD, BCOP
Clinical Specialist, Hematology/Oncology
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Northeastern University (2010)
Residencies: PGY1, Tufts Medical Center (2011); PGY2, Hematology/Oncology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (2012)
Professional Membership: Hematology Oncology Pharmacy Association (HOPA)
Quality Improvement/Research Interest: Supportive care of cancer patients, MASCC criteria in febrile neutropenia, post-discharge transitions of care
Rotations Offered: Hematology/Oncology – Inpatient
Hematology/Oncology
Adrian Zobniw, PharmD, BCOP
Clinical Specialist, Hematology/Oncology
Email: [email protected]
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Northeastern University (2001)
Memberships: MSHP, HOPA
Quality Improvement/Research Interests: Expanding role of immunotherapy
Rotations Offered: Outpatient Hematology/Oncology – Chemotherapy Clinic
Infectious Diseases
Karrine Brade, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Specialist Lead, Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship
Director, PGY2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Residency Program
Email: [email protected]
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Colorado School of Pharmacy (2013)
Residencies: PGY1, Memorial Hospital – University of Colorado Health (2014); PGY2, Infectious Diseases, Detroit Medical Center (2015)
Professional Memberships: SIDP, ACCP, ASHP
Quality Improvement/Research Interest: Antimicrobial stewardship, pharmacokinetics and pharmacokinetics of antimicrobials, antimicrobial resistance
Rotations Offered: ID Consult, Antimicrobial Stewardship
Internal Medicine
Melissa Bachman, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Specialist Lead, Medicine
Director, PGY2 Internal Medicine Residency Program
Email: [email protected]
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia (2009)
Residency: PGY1, Hahnemann University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA (2010)
Quality Improvement/Research Interest: Adult internal medicine, transitions of care
Rotations Offered: Medicine, Medicine II (Renal, Geriatrics)
Internal Medicine
Vivian Ho, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Specialist, Medicine
Email: [email protected]
Education: Bachelor of Science, Nutritional Sciences, University of Florida (2007); Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Florida (2012)
Quality Improvement/Research Interest: Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Transitions of Care
Professional Memberships: ACCP, MSHP, ASHP
Rotations Offered: Medicine, Medicine II (Cardiology)
Internal Medicine
Michelle Mancuso, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Specialist, Medicine
Email: [email protected]
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, University at Buffalo (2013)
Residency: PGY1, Boston Medical Center (2014)
Professional Memberships: MSHP, ACCP
Quality Improvement/Research Interest: Internal Medicine, Transitions of Care
Rotations Offered: Medicine, Medicine II (Geriatrics)
Internal Medicine
Hope Serafin, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Specialist, Medicine
Coordinator, PGY1 Residency Program
Email:[email protected]
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill (2014)
Residencies: PGY1, Boston Medical Center (2015)
Memberships: ASHP, MSHP
Quality Improvement/Research Interests: Internal Medicine, patient safety, transitions of care
Rotations Offered: Medicine, Medicine II (Renal, Geriatrics)
Internal Medicine
Brian Spoelhof, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Specialist Lead, Medicine
Email:[email protected]
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (2011)
Residency: PGY1, Indiana University (2012); PGY2, Critical Care, Memorial Hermann – Texas Medical Center (2013)
Memberships: NCS, SCCM, ASHP, ACCP
Quality Improvement/Research Interests: Anticoagulant Reversal and seizure prophylaxis in intracerebral hemorrhage, antiepileptics, adverse effects, and the impact of drug shortages
Rotations Offered: Medicine, Medicine II (Neurology)
Internal Medicine
Wen Song, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Specialist, Medicine
Email:[email protected]
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota (2012)
Residency: PGY1, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center (2013)
Memberships: MSHP
Quality Improvement/Research Interests: Adult internal medicine, transitions of care, pharmacokinetics
Rotations Offered: Medicine
Internal Medicine
Dong Tu, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Specialist, Medicine
Email:[email protected]
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Northeastern University (2014)
Residency: PGY1, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (2015)
Memberships: MSHP, ACCP
Quality Improvement/Research Interests: Internal medicine, cardiology, transitions of care
Rotations Offered: Medicine
Internal Medicine
Min Zhang, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Specialist, Medicine
Email:[email protected]
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Northeastern University (2008)
Residency: PGY1, Yale-New Haven Hospital (2013)
Memberships: ASHP, ACOG
Quality Improvement/Research Interests: Internal medicine, OB/GYN, transitions of care
Rotations Offered: Medicine
Management
Kevin Horbowicz, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Manager – Critical Care & Emergency Medicine
Email:[email protected]
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 Memberships: Society of Critical Care Medicine, ACCP, MSHP
Quality Improvement/Research Interest: Quality improvement, medication safety, pulmonary hypertension
Rotations Offered: Practice Management
Management
Joy Vreeland, PharmD, BCPS
Director of Pharmacy, Inpatient
Email:[email protected]
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Northeastern University (1998)
Residency: PGY1, Shands at the University of Florida, Gainesville (1999)
Professional Memberships: ASHP, ACCP, PPAG
Quality Improvement/Research Interest: General pediatrics, neonatology, neonatal abstinence syndrome, pediatric medication safety & quality
Rotations Offered: Practice Management
Medication Safety
Michael Rio, PharmD
Clinical Specialist Lead – Medication Safety
Email:[email protected]
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Northeastern University (2009)
Residency: PGY1, Swedish Medical Center (2010)
Professional Memberships: ACCP
Quality Improvement/Research Interest: ICU sedation, delirium, infectious diseases, learning theory
Rotations Offered: Medication Safety
Pediatrics
Julie Slomkowski, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Specialist Lead – Pediatrics and NICU
Email: [email protected]
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (2011)
Residency: PGY1, Yale-New Haven Hospital (2012); PGY2 (Pediatrics), Yale-New Haven Hospital
Professional Memberships: PPAG
Quality Improvement/Research Interest: Neonatal abstinence syndrome, neonatal analgesia and sedation
Rotations Offered: General Pediatrics, Neonatal ICU