PP&P would like to thank our outstanding authors of 2011 for leadership in their respective fields and for the expertise and insight they have shared on the pages of our publication this year. If there are areas of hospital pharmacy practice you would like to see covered in coming issues of PP&P, please contact Senior Editor David McCormick at davidm@ridgewoodmedia.com or 201.670.0077 x335.

Erik Abel, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Assistant Professor and Clinical Specialist
The Ohio State University Medical Center

Allison Apple, DPh, MS
System Director of Pharmacy 
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare; 
Director of Pharmacy 
Methodist University Hospital 

Sylvia Bartel, MPH, RPh
Vice President of Pharmacy and Clinical Support Services
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Karri Bauer, PharmD, BCPS
Specialty Practice Pharmacist 
The Ohio State University Medical Center

Burl Beasley, MPH, MS
PharmManager of Pharmacy Informatics
Community Health Systems

Fred Bender, PharmD, FASHP
Director of Pharmacy Services
Greenville Hospital System 

Danielle Blais, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Assistant Professor and Clinical Specialist
The Ohio State University Medical Center

Laura Britton, PharmD, BCPS, CACP
Supervisor, Ambulatory Clinical Services 
University of Utah Health Care 

E. Clyde Buchanan, MS, RPh, FASHP 
Pharmacy Consultant
E. Clyde Buchanan LLC

Ron Burnette, RPh, MBA, PMP
Owner and President 
Pharmacy Consulting Group, LLC

Willy Cadoret, PharmD
Pharmacy Supervisor
Hays Medical Center

Peter Cantor
President
CriticalPoint, LLC

E. Thomas Carey, PharmD
Director of Pharmacy Services
SwedishAmerican Hospital

Jared Cash, PharmD, BCPS
Pharmacy Clinical Coordinator 
Primary Children’s Medical Center

Kavish Choudhary, PharmD, MS
Manager of Pharmacy Support Services
University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics 

Thomas Cooley, RPh, MBA 
Director of Pharmacy Informatics and Support Services
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Michael Cotugno, RPh
Director of Pharmacy
Patient Care Services Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Debra Cowan, PharmD, RPh, FASHP
Director of Pharmacy
Angel Medical Center

Joseph Coyne, RPh
Vice President of Pharmacy Services
Cancer Treatment Centers of America

Erica DeBoer, RN 
Clinical Nurse Leader
Sanford Medical Center

Lou Diorio, RPh 
Principal 
LDT Health Solutions, Inc

Carol Donaldson, RN
Nursing Systems Coordinator 
Princeton Baptist Medical Center

Bledar Doraci
Pharmacy Purchasing Specialist
Indiana University Health Bloomington

Kate Douglass, MS, RN, APN,C, CRNI
President
Performance Strategies, LLC

P. Neil Edilio, PharmD, BCPS, CPHIMS
Informatics Manager
Oregon Health & Science University 

Michael Edwards, PharmD
Director of Pharmacy Services 
Health First, Inc

Michael Ferguson, PharmD
Manager of IV Services
Spartanburg Regional Medical Center 

John Feucht II, RPh
Director of Pharmacy Services
Mercy Medical Center 

Christopher Fortier, PharmD
Manager of Pharmacy Support and OR Services
Medical University of South Carolina

Michael Fotis, BS Pharm
Residency PGY1 Director and Manager of Drug Information
Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Erin Fox, PharmD
Manager of Drug Information Service
University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics 

Mark Gagnon, PharmD
Director of ePharmacy
Via Christi Health 

Jim Garrelts, PharmD, FASHP
Executive Director of Pharmacy
Via Christi Health System

Leonard Gerschitz, BS, MBA
Associate Director of Pharmacy
Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center

Aline Greene, BSN, MHA, RN, CEN
Nursing Supervisor
Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital

Dan Griesen, MS, PharmD
PGY1 Pharmacy Resident
Nebraska Methodist Hospital

Johnny Ha, PharmD
Pharmacy Coordinator 
Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center

Qazi Halim, MS, RPh
Director of Pharmacy
Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center

Noel Hodges, RPh, MBA
Division Director of Pharmacy Services
Parallon Supply Chain Solutions, a division of HCA

Michael Hodgkins, CPhT
Distribution Operations Supervisor 
Eastern Maine Medical Center 

Marianne Ivey, PharmD, MPH, FASHP
Vice Chairman and Associate Professor 
University of Cincinnati College of Pharmacy

Judith Jacobi, PharmD, FCCM, FCCP, BCPS
Critical Care Pharmacy Specialist
Inidiana University Health Methodist Hospital

Juhi Jain, PharmD
Pharmacy Informatics Resident
Indiana University Health

Daniel Johnson, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacist 
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Shannon John Johnson, PharmD
Director of Pharmacy
Sharp Healthcare

Kevin Jones, RPh, MBA
Director of Pharmacy
Primary Children’s Medical Center

Julie Karpinski, PharmD, BCPS
Director of Drug Information
Concordia University Wisconsin

Eric Kastango, MBA, RPh, FASHP
President, CEO, and Owner
Clinical IQ LLC 

Michael Kelly, RPh, MBA
Ambulatory Pharmacy Service Director
University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics

Patricia Kienle, RPh, MPA, FASHP
Director, Accreditation and Medication Safety 
Cardinal Health Pharmacy Solutions

Desi Kotis, PharmD
Pharmacy Director
Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Joanne Kowiatek, RPh, MPM, FASHP
Oncology Pharmacist
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center 

Leroy Kromis, PharmD, BCPS
Medication Safety Officer 
Lehigh Valley Hospital 

Kristi Kuper, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Director, Infectious Diseases
Cardinal Health

Ira Kurland, RPh
Coordinator of Automated Patient Medication Systems
St. Joseph’s Hospital 

Tim L’Hommedieu, PharmD, MS
Pharmacy Manager
St. Joseph’s Hospital 

Carl LaBella, MBA
President
CSI Testing, Inc 

Bob Lewis
Chief Information Security Officer 
Cambridge Health Alliance

Jeff Little, PharmD, MPH 
Pharmacy Operations Manager
Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics 

Karen Lochbihler
Director of Pharmacy Informatics and Automation
Cleveland Clinic

Jason Lovero, PharmD, MS, MHA
Assistant Director of Pharmacy
The Ohio State University Medical Center

Carlo Lupano, RPh, MBA
Pharmacy Manager 
The Valley Hospital

Don Lusk, PharmD, RPh
Clinical Pharmacist
Oconee Medical Center

Megan Maddox, PharmD, BCPS
Medication Safety Officer
Sanford Medical Center

Carla Maslakowski, MS, MEd, RPh
Director of Pharmacy Implementations
Tenet Healthcare Corporation

Lisa Massey, RN
Medication Safety Facilitator 
CoxHealth

Fred Massoomi, PharmD, FASHP
Pharmacy Operations
CoordinatorNebraska Methodist Hospital

Fran McAteer, MS, MBA
Vice President
Microbiology Research Associates, Inc

Michael McCarrell, MBA
Regional Vice President
Pharmacy Systems, Inc

Diane McClaskey, RPh, BCPS
Pharmacy Residency Director 
CoxHealth 

Michael McDaniel, RPh, MBA, FASHP
Director of Pharmacy Services
Huntsville Hospital

Bert Moore
Director
IDAT Consulting & Education 

Jessie Morgan, RPh, MHA
Manager of Outpatient Pharmacy Services 
University of Louisville Hospital

Lee Mork, MS, RPh, MBA
Director of Ambulatory Pharmacy Services
Allina Hospitals and Clinics 

Pauline Newman, PharmD
Information Systems Pharmacist
The Johns Hopkins Hospital

Jeffrey Norenberg, MS, PharmD, BCNP, FASHP, FAPhA
Director of Radiopharmaceutical Sciences
University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center 

Brian O’Neal, MS, PharmD
Assistant Director of Pharmacy
University of Kansas Hospital

Richard Osteen, DPh
Manager of Narcotics and Sterile Compounding
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Kurt Patton, MS, RPh 
Owner 
Patton Healthcare Consulting, LLC

Douglas Paul, PharmD, MS
Vice President and Partner
Medical Marketing Economics

Brian Pinto, PharmD, MBA
Assistant Director of Medication Use Policy and Clinical Decision Support
The Johns Hopkins Hospital

Luci Power, MS, RPh
Senior Pharmacy Consultant 
Power Enterprises 

George Reid, PharmD
Director of Pharmacy Services
Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System

Brian Reisetter, RPh, MBA, PhD
Vice President and Partner
Medical Marketing Economics

Darryl Rich, PharmD, MBA, FASHP
Surveyor for Hospital, Home Care, and Ambulatory Accreditation Programs
The Joint Commission

Florante Roxas, PharmD
Division Director of Pharmacy
San Antonio Division HCA Pharmacy Services

Michele Russic, RPh
Director of Pharmacy
Somerset Hospital

Deb Saine, MS, RPh
Medication Safety Manager
Valley Health/Winchester Medical Center 

Matthew Seamon, PharmD, Esq
Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Nova Southeastern University

Max Shevitz
USP <797> Study Coordinator
CriticalPoint, LLC

Jerry Siegel, PharmD, FASHP
Clinical Associate Professor 
The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy 

Shirley Simeck
Pharmacy Operations Manage
rOur Lady of Lourdes Hospital

Stephen Speth, RPh, MS
Inpatient Pharmacy Manager
Indiana University Health Bloomington

David Stimler, PharmD
Operations Manager; Clinical Pharmacist
The Johns Hopkins Hospital

Randall Strausser, RPh
Director of Pharmacy
Evangelical Community Hospital

Clare Taft, CPhT
Pharmacy Technician and Pyxis System Specialist
Sharp Memorial Hospital

Dave Thomas, RPh, MBA
Principal 
LDT Health Solutions,Inc

Angela Triggs, RPh 
Perioperative Staff Pharmacist and Supervisor
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Tom Van Hassel, RPh, MPA
Director of Pharmacy
Yuma Regional Medical Center

Paula Vance, RM/SM(NRCM), SM(ASCP), CIE
Vice President 
Microbiology Specialists Incorporated

Joetta Wade, PharmD 
Central Production Manager
University of Maryland Medical Center

Alice Weissfeld, PhD, D(ABMM), F(AAM)
President, CEO, and Laboratory Director
Microbiology Specialists Incorporated

Michelle Wheeler, PharmD
Drug Information Specialist
University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics 

Jonathan Williams, PharmD, MS
Pharmaceutical Care Manager 
Cleveland Clinic

Sylvia Wong, PharmD
Medication Security Pharmacist 
University of California Davis Medical Center

Angela Yaniv, PharmD
Assistant Director of Pharmacy for Sterile Products 
Cleveland Clinic