Below you’ll find information on each preceptor. These talented faculty members form an exceptional team that’s one of the greatest strengths of UT Medical Center’s residency programs.
Stephanie Allen, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacist, Medicine/Night Shift
Education: PharmD, ETSU Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency (2011-2012), WJBD VA Medical Center, Columbia, SC
Practice/Research Interests: Emergency Medicine, Anticoagulation Reversal, Alcohol Withdrawal, Sedation, Ketamine, Lipid Emulsion Therapy
Hayley Adams, PharmD, MBA, BCOP
Pharmacist Specialist, Transplant and Cellular Therapy
Education: Dual PharmD/MBA University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency (2019-2020), Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, Knoxville, TN; PGY2 Hematology/Oncology Specialty Pharmacy Practice Residency (2020-2021), Grady Health System, Atlanta, GA
Practice/Research Interests: Transplant and Cellular Therapy, Benign and Malignant Hematology, Oncology, Transitions of Care
Stephen Aiken, PharmD, BCOP
Pharmacist Specialist, Oncology
Education: PharmD, University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency (1999-2000), St. Joseph’s/Candler Health System, Savannah, GA; PGY2 Oncology Specialty Residency (2000-2001), H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL
Practice/Research Interests: Oncology, Hematology
Erin Bendock, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacist, Acute Neurology/Stroke
Education: PharmD, University of Georgia College of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency (2020-2021) & PGY2 Internal Medicine Pharmacy Residency (2021-2022), University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN
Practice/Research Interests: Neurology, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine
Skyler Brown, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacist, Internal Medicine/Trauma Stepdown
Education: PharmD, University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency (2019-2020) & PGY2 Internal Medicine Specialty Pharmacy Practice Residency (2020-2021), University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN
Practice/Research Interests: Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Cardiology, Perioperative Care
Carrie Brusseau, PharmD
Pharmacist Specialist, Women and Infants
Coordinator, Pharmacy Residency/Training & Development
Education: PharmD, University of Florida College of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency (2000-2001), University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN
Practice/Research Interests: Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, Women’s Health, Neonatology
Mary Beth Bryant, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacist, OR and PGY1 Hospital Practice
Education: PharmD, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency (2010-2011), University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN
Practice/Research Interests: Perioperative Medicine, Internal Medicine
Laura Bullock, PharmD, BCPS
Pharmacist Specialist, Heart Failure
Education: PharmD, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency (2004-2005) & PGY-2 Primary Care Specialty Pharmacy Practice Residency (2005-2006), University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN
Practice/Research Interests: Heart Failure, Transitions of Care
Sarah Byers, PharmD, BCACP
Clinical Pharmacist, Specialty Clinics
Education: PharmD, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency (2004-2005) & PGY2 Primary Care Specialty Pharmacy Practice Residency (2005-2006), University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN
Practice/Research Interests: Heart Failure, Transitions of Care
Shaunta’ Chamberlin, PharmD, BCPS, FCCP
Professor, Department of Family Medicine
Education: PharmD, University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency (2004-2005) & PGY2 Internal Medicine Specialty Residency (2005-2006), OU Medical Center/OU College of Pharmacy
Practice/Research Interests: Asthma, COPD, Smoking Cessation, Diabetes, Pharmacotherapy, Women’s Health, Resident Education, Patient Education, Health Literacy
Dawn Chandler, PharmD
Pharmacist Specialist, Informatics
Education: PharmD, University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency (1993-1994), Regional Medical Center, Memphis, TN
Practice/Research Interests: Pharmacy Informatics, Medication Safety
Sarah Darby, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacist, Ambulatory Care
Education: PharmD, University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 & PGY2 Pharmacotherapy Residency (2018-2020), Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Practice/Research Interests: Chronic Disease Management, Cardiology, Pulmonology, Women’s Health
Hannah Denham, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacist, Ambulatory Care – University Health Network, Pain Management
Education: PharmD, University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency (2021-2022), University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville TN
Practice/Research Interests: Pain Management, Adult Medicine, Substance Use Disorder, Academia
Danielle Dennis, PharmD, BCPS
Pharmacist Specialist, Internal Medicine/Pulmonary
Education: PharmD, South Carolina College of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency (2010-2011) & PGY2 Internal Medicine Specialty Residency (2011-2012), University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN
Practice/Research Interests: Cystic Fibrosis, Pulmonary Diseases
Barbara Faircloth, PharmD, BCPS
Assistant Director, Department of Pharmacy
Education: B.S. Pharmacy, PharmD, Rutgers University College of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency (1997-1998) & PGY2 Critical Care Specialty Pharmacy Practice Residency (1998-1999), University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN
Practice/Research Interests: Administration, Critical Care
Travis Fleming, PharmD, BCPS
Pharmacist Specialist, Cardiology/Cardiothoracic Surgery
Education: PharmD, University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency (2009-2010), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Practice/Research Interests: Cardiology, Critical Care, DOAC Use Post- Watchman
Andrea Franks, PharmD, BCPS
Professor and Vice Chair for Education, Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science UT College of Pharmacy
Pharmacist Specialist, Family Medicine
Program Director, Pharmacotherapy Residency (24-month program)
Education: PharmD, University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency – Geriatric Focus (1992- 1993), VA Medical Center, Memphis, TN
Practice/Research Interests: Tobacco Cessation, COPD, Women’s Health, Family Medicine, Pharmacy Education
Nikki B. Freeman, PharmD, BCPS
Pharmacist Specialist, Internal Medicine/Gastroenterology
Program Director, PGY1 Pharmacy Residency
Education: PharmD, University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency (2003-2004), University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville TN
Practice/Research Interests: Internal Medicine, 340B, Mentoring Students and Residents
Morgan Godfrey, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacist, Geriatrics
Education: PharmD, University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency (2010-2011), University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN
Practice/Research Interests: Geriatrics, Trauma, Orthopedics
Leslie Hamilton, PharmD, FCCP, FCCM, FNCS, BCPS, BCCCP
Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science
Clinical Pharmacist, Neurocritical Care
Education: PharmD, University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency (2007-2008), Moses Cone Health System, Greensboro, NC; PGY2 Critical Care Specialty Pharmacy Practice Residency (2008-2009), University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN
Practice/Research Interests: Neurocritical Care, Critical Care, Infectious Disease, Sedation, Analgesia
Paul Hardy, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP
Pharmacist Specialist, Oncology
Education: PharmD, Washington State University College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency (2019-2020), Providence Alaska Medical Center, Anchorage, AK; PGY2 Oncology Pharmacy Residency (2020-2021), Providence Alaska Medical Center, Anchorage, AK
Practice/Research Interests: Hematology-Oncology, Biosimilar Implementation, Immunotherapy
Brandon Hawkins, PharmD, BCIDP, AAHIVP
Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science
Pharmacist Specialist, Infectious Disease
Education: PharmD, University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency (2018-2019), University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS; PGY2 Infectious Diseases Specialty Residency (2019-2020), University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy & University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
Practice/Research Interests: Microbiology-based Stewardship Initiatives, Beta-Lactam and Azole Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, HIV Treatment/Prevention Expansion, Immunocompromised and Gram-positive Infections
Courtney Hawkins, PharmD, AE-C
Pharmacist Specialist, Oncology
Education: PharmD, Presbyterian College of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency (2016-2017), Palmetto Health Richland, Columbia, SC; PGY2 Pediatric Specialty Pharmacy Residency (2017-2018), Palmetto Health Children’s Hospital, Columbia, SC
Practice/Research Interests: Oncology
Megan Hintz, PharmD, BCPS
Pharmacist Specialist, Pain Management
Education: PharmD, University of Iowa College of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency (2010-2011) & PGY2 Internal Medicine Residency (2011-2012), University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN
Practice/Research Interests: Internal Medicine, Acute Pain Management
T.J. Hodge, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacist, Nephrology
Education: PharmD, University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency (2009-2010), Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, Knoxville, TN
Practice/Research Interests: Nephrology, Internal Medicine
Kim Keller, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacist, Transplant/Vascular
Education: PharmD, University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency (2017-2018) & PGY2 Internal Medicine Specialty Pharmacy Practice Residency (2018-2019), University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN
Practice/Research Interests: Transplant, Vascular, Transitions of Care; Research topic idea: Safety/efficacy outcomes with use of an apixaban loading dose vs no loading dose in treatment of acute VTE
Jeff Lewis, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, CDCES
Pharmacist Specialist, Outpatient Cardiology
Assistant Director, Outpatient Clinical Pharmacy
Program Director, PGY2 Ambulatory Care
Education: PharmD, University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 Primary Care Residency (2009-2010), University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy and Holston Medical Group
Practice/Research Interests: Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia, Anticoagulation, Diabetes, Immunizations, Population Health, and Novel Payment Mechanisms
Morgan Lingerfelt, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacist, PGY1 Hospital Practice
Education: PharmD, University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency (2017-2018), Blount Memorial Hospital, Maryville, TN
Practice/Research Interests: Trauma/Critical Care, Women and Infants
Jessie Lipstreuer, PharmD
Pharmacist Specialist, Emergency Medicine/Evenings
Education: PharmD, University of Cincinnati College of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice (2019-2020), University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN; PGY2 Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Residency (2020-2021), University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA
Practice/Research Interests: Anticoagulant Reversal, Toxicology, Trauma
Anna Love, PharmD, BCACP
Clinical Pharmacist, Ambulatory Care
Education: PharmD, University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency (2019-2020), Moses H Cone Memorial Hospital, Greensboro, NC; PGY2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Practice Residency (2020-2021), University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN
Practice/Research Interests: Diabetes, Diabetes Technology, Dyslipidemia, Chronic Care Management
Courtney Mallon, PharmD, BCOP
Pharmacist Supervisor, Hematology/Oncology
Program Director, PGY2 Oncology
Education: PharmD, Ohio Northern University College of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency (2013-2014), Blount Memorial Hospital, Maryville, TN; PGY2 Oncology Specialty Pharmacy Practice Residency (2014-2015), University of Kansas Hospital, Kansas City, KS
Practice/Research Interests: Use of Voriconazole versus Fluconazole for Fungal Prophylaxis for Acute Myeloid Leukemia Patients, Multiple Myeloma, Immunotherapy
Kim Mason, PharmD
Vice President, Pharmacy and Research
Education: PharmD, University of Mississippi College of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency (1996-1997) & PGY2 Critical Care Specialty Pharmacy Practice Residency (1997-1998), University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN
Practice/Research Interests: Ethical Treatment of Human Subjects, Medication Safety
Amanda McKinney, PharmD, BCCCP
Pharmacist Specialist, Critical Care Trauma
Program Director, PGY2 Critical Care
Education: PharmD, Auburn University, Harrison School of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency (2016-2017), Baptist Medical Center South, Montgomery, AL; PGY2 Critical Care Specialty Pharmacy Practice Residency (2017-2018), University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN
Practice/Research Interests: Sedation, Delirium, Anticoagulation Reversal, Trauma/Traumatic Brain Injury
Brittny Medenwald, PharmD, BCCCP
Clinical Pharmacist, Critical Care/Evenings
Education: PharmD, University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency (2017-2018), Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, Knoxville, TN; PGY2 Neurology Specialty Pharmacy Practice Residency (2018-2019), Grady Health System, Atlanta, GA
Practice/Research Area: Critical Care
Jennifer Mendez, PharmD, BCPS
Pharmacist Specialist, Drug Policy and Utilization
Education: PharmD, University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency (2003-2004), University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN
Practice/Research Area: Drug Policy
Mitra Mosadegh, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacist, Drug Policy and Utilization
Education: PharmD, University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency (2019-2020), Mission Hospital, Asheville, NC
Practice/Research Area: GI
Robert Moye, PharmD, AEMT
Pharmacist Specialist, Internal Medicine/Hospitalists
Education: PharmD, University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
Training: Hospital Pharmacy Residency with Clinical Emphasis (1990-1991), Moses Cone Memorial Hospital, Greensboro, NC
Practice/Research Interest: Anticoagulation, Cardiac Arrest/Medical Emergencies, Renal Failure, Antimicrobials, IV versus PO Hypertensive control
Leticia Natour, RD
Nutritionist, Metabolic Support
Education: R.D., University of Tennessee
Practice/Research Interest: Metabolic Support
Shannon Parkey, PharmD, BCOP
Pharmacist Specialist, Oncology
Education: PharmD, ETSU Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency (2018-2019), Cone Health Center, Greensboro, NC; PGY2 Oncology (2019-2020), Cone Health Cancer Center, Greensboro, NC
Practice/Research Interests: Oncology
Hima Patel, PharmD, BCOP
Pharmacist Specialist, Oncology/Hematology
Program Coordinator, PGY2 Oncology
Education: PharmD, University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency (2016-2017), John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL; PGY2 Oncology Specialty Pharmacy Practice Residency (2017-2018), Baptist Memorial Health Care Cancer Center, Memphis, TN
Practice/Research Interests: Gastrointestinal Malignancies
Sara Catherine Pearson, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacist, Cardiology
Education: PharmD, University of Louisiana at Monroe College of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency (2018-2019), University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN; PGY2 Internal Medicine Pharmacy Residency (2019-2020), University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN
Practice/Research Interests: Cardiology/Internal Medicine, management of acute/chronic hyperkalemia, transitions of care, pharmacy informatics and clinical decision support tool development, learning styles, resident/student education
Allie Punke, PharmD, BCOP
Pharmacist Specialist, Oncology
Education: PharmD, University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency (2016-2017), Blount Memorial Hospital, Maryville, TN; PGY2 Oncology/Hematology Pharmacy Residency, Novant Health Oncology Specialists, Winston Salem, NC
Practice/Research Interests: Oncologic emergencies, Acute Leukemias, Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma
Joshua Rains, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacist, Medicine/Night Shift
Education: PharmD, Mercer University Southern School of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency (2005-2006), Dekalb Medical Center, Decatur, GA; PGY2 Critical Care Specialty Pharmacy Practice Residency (2006-2007), University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN
Practice/Research Interests: Treatment and Prevention of Alcohol Withdrawal, ICU delirium, Critical Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine
Brandon Rensing, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP
Pharmacist Supervisor, Oncology
Education: PharmD, Butler University
Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency (2013-2014), St. Joseph’s/Candler Health System, Savannah, GA
Practice/Research Interests: Oncology
Kelsey Rensing, PharmD
Pharmacist Specialist, Process Improvement
Education: PharmD, University of Georgia College of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency (2020-2021), St. Joseph’s/Candler Health System, Savannah, GA
Practice/Research Interests: Process Improvement
Shaun Rowe, PharmD, M.S., BCPS, BCCCP, FNCS
Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science
Clinical Pharmacist, Neurocritical Care
Education: PharmD, Campbell University College of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency (2003-2004), University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN
Practice/Research Interests: Hematologic Dysfunction Secondary to Neurologic Injury, Neurologic Trauma, Ischemic Stroke, Interprofessional Education
Amy Smith, PharmD, BCACP
Clinical Pharmacist, Outpatient Rheumatology
Education: PharmD, University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency (2018-2019), Regional One Health Memphis, TN; PGY2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Practice Residency (2019-2020), Regional One Health Memphis, TN
Practice/Research Interests: Rheumatology, Specialty Pharmacy, Ambulatory Care
Kristen Stafford, PharmD, BCACP
Clinical Pharmacist, Ambulatory Care
Education: PharmD, South College School of Pharmacy
Practice/Research Interests: Ambulatory Care- Primary Care Medication Management; Diabetes Management, Anticoagulation in Primary Care, Mental Health in Primary Care
Cassey Starnes, PharmD, BCPS
Pharmacist Specialist, Emergency Medicine
Education: PharmD, University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency (2009-2010) & PGY2 Internal Medicine Specialty Pharmacy Practice Residency (2010-2011), University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN
Practice/Research Interests: Emergency Medicine, Sedation, Trauma, Antibiotic Stewardship (ED related), Neurology Emergencies, Anticoagulation
Kevin Sullivan PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacist, Emergency Medicine
Education: Pharm.D., University of Cincinnati College of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency (2013-2014) & PGY2 Critical Care Specialty Pharmacy Practice Residency (2014-2015), University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN
Practice/Research Interests: Emergency Medicine
Daniel Truelove, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, AAHIVP
Director of Pharmacy, University Health Network
Education: PharmD, McWhorter School of Pharmacy, Samford University
Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency (2009-2010), University of Louisville Health Care, Louisville, KY.
Practice/Research Interests: Ambulatory Care, Clinical Practice Advancement, Transition of Care, Medication Access, Value-Based Care, Population Health, Clinical Integration, Accountable Care Organizations, Collaborative Practice, Expansion of Services, Specialty Pharmacy, Virology, and Immunology
Mary Walton, PharmD, BCCCP
Clinical Pharmacist, PGY2 Hospital Practice
Education: PharmD, University of Louisiana at Monroe College of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency (2019-2020) & PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Practice Residency (2020-2021), University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN
Practice/Research Interests: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Pain Management in Critically Ill patients, Thrombolytic Use in Acute Ischemic Stroke and Massive Pulmonary Embolism, Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Critical Care Patients
Deanna Wentworth, PharmD
Pharmacist Specialist, Transplant
Education: PharmD, University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency (1993-1994), University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN
Practice/Research Interests: Renal Transplant, Ambulatory Care
Shauna Winters, PharmD, BCPS
Pharmacist Specialist, Critical Care Medicine
Education: PharmD, Shenandoah University Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency (2006-2007), Palmetto Health Richmond, Columbia, SC; PGY2 Internal Medicine Specialty Pharmacy Practice Residency (2007-2008), University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN
Practice/Research Interests: Critical Care Medicine, Internal Medicine
Abigail Wiggins, PharmD, MPH, BCACP
Clinical Pharmacist, Outpatient Neurology
Education: PharmD and MPH, University of Kentucky
Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency (2019-2020), Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown, Columbus, GA; PGY2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residency (2020-2021) University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN
Practice/Research Interests: Multiple Sclerosis, Migraine and Headache Disorders, Specialty Pharmacy Clinical Integration.
Sampy Wright, PharmD, BCPS
Pharmacist Specialist, Cardiology
Education: PharmD, University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency (2011-2012), Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Memphis, TN; PGY2 Cardiology Specialty Pharmacy Practice Residency (2012-2013), Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, MN
Practice/Research Interests: Cardiology: Heart Failure (Transitions of Care, Advanced Heart Failure), Anticoagulation, Acute Coronary Syndromes
J.R. Yates, PharmD, BCPS
Acute Care Pharmacist Supervisor
Program Director, PGY2 Internal Medicine
Education: PharmD, University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency (2011-2012) & PGY2 Internal Medicine Specialty Pharmacy Practice Residency (2012-2013), University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN
Practice/Research Interests: Internal Medicine, GI Post-operative Care, Resident and Student Education, Octreotide Duration in Variceal Hemorrhage, and Dose Reduction of Long-Acting Insulin on Hospital Admission and Effect on Early Hospital Glycemic Outcomes
Sam Yeager, PharmD, BCPS
Pharmacist Specialist, Infectious Disease/Antimicrobial Stewardship
Education: PharmD, University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency (2019-2020), University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN
Practice/Research Interests: Infectious Disease, Antimicrobial Stewardship, Transitions of Care
