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Clinical Pharmacy Staff

A listing of all Memphis VA Medical Center clinical pharmacy staff.

Memphis Clinical Pharmacy Staff

Jarred Bowden, Pharm.D., BCIDP, AAHIVP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Infectious Disease/Antimicrobial Stewardship, Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
EDUCATION: Pharm.D., University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency, University of Florida Health Shands Hospital
PGY-2 Pharmacy Residency in Infectious Disease, University of Florida Health Shands Hospital

Emily Brandl, Pharm.D., BCGP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Pain Management and Palliative Care
EDUCATION: Pharm.D., University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency, VAMC Memphis, TN

Dana Brown, Pharm.D.
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Ambulatory Care - Anticoagulation
EDUCATION: Pharm.D., Xavier University College of Pharmacy
PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency, VAMC Memphis, TN

Stephanie Coveart, Pharm.D., BCPS
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Outpatient Mental Health; Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
EDUCATION: Pharm.D., University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, TN
PGY-2 Pharmacy Residency in Psychiatry, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, TN

Cary Duncan, Pharm.D., BCPS
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Academic Detailing/Ambulatory Care
EDUCATION: Pharm.D., University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency, VAMC Memphis, TN

Timmye Edwards, Pharm.D.
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Research, Pharmacoeconomics
EDUCATION: Pharm.D., University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency, VAMC Memphis, TN

Kevin Freeman, Pharm.D., BCNSP
Chief, Pharmacy Service; Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
EDUCATION: Pharm.D., University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency, VAMC Memphis, TN

Katie Frieling, Pharm.D., BCACP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Ambulatory Care
EDUCATION: Pharm.D., Union University School of Pharmacy
PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency, Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA
PGY-2 Ambulatory Care, University at Buffalo-Buffalo Medical Group, Buffalo, NY

Amanda R. Gillion, Pharm.D., BCPS
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Medical ICU; Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
EDUCATION/: Pharm.D., University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency & PGY-2 Pharmacy Residency in Critical Care, Methodist University Hospital, Memphis, TN

Tommie Jo Guidry, Pharm.D., BCPS
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Spinal Cord Injury; Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
EDUCATION: Pharm.D., University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency & PGY-2 Pharmacy Residency in Internal Medicine,
VAMC Memphis, TN

Jonathan M. Hoover, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCGP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Internal Medicine; Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
EDUCATION: Pharm.D., University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency, VAMC Memphis, TN

Amanda Howard-Thompson, Pharm.D., BCPS, CDE
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Ambulatory Care and Women’s Clinic; Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
EDUCATION: Pharm.D., University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency, LeBonheur Children’s Medical Center, Memphis, TN
PGY-2 Pharmacy Residency in Internal Medicine, Methodist University Hospital, Memphis, TN

Mark A. Howell, Pharm.D.
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Ambulatory Care
EDUCATION: Pharm.D., University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency, VAMC Memphis, TN

Molly Hunt, Pharm.D.
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Medicine/Surgery
EDUCATION: Pharm.D., University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN
PGY-2 Pharmacy Residency in Critical Care, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN

Bryan Paul Jett, Pharm.D., BCPS, CGP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Ambulatory Care
EDUCATION: Pharm.D., University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency, VAMC Memphis, TN

Angela Jolly, Pharm.D., BCPS
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Home-Based Primary Care;
EDUCATION: Pharm.D., University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency, VAMC Memphis, TN

Seth Keller, Pharm.D., BCPS, CGP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Emergency Department
EDUCATION: Pharm.D., University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency, VAMC Memphis, TN

Erin Latendresse, Pharm.D.
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Ambulatory Care
EDUCATION: Pharm.D., University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
PGY-1 Community Pharmacy Residency, University of Mississippi, Jackson, MS
PGY-2 Pharmacy Residency in Ambulatory Care/Academia, University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN

Sara Layman, Pharm.D., BCPS
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Internal Medicine/Transitions of Care; Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
Education: Pharm.D., University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency, VAMC Memphis, TN
PGY-2 in Ambulatory Care, VAMC Memphis, TN

Jacob Marler, Pharm.D., BCCCP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Internal Medicine/Transitions of Care; Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
Education: Pharm.D., University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency, Methodist University Hospital, Memphis, TN
PGY-2 Pharmacy Residency in Critical Care, Methodist University Hospital, Memphis, TN

Angela Marsella, Pharm.D., MBA
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Outpatient Mental Health
EDUCATION: Pharm.D., McWhorter School of Pharmacy, Samford University
PGY-1 Community Pharmacy Residency, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Pharmacy, Two Rivers, WI
PGY-2 Pharmacy Residency in Mental Health, Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center, Tuscaloosa, AL

Shari May, Pharm.D., BCPS
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Spinal Cord Injury; Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
EDUCATION: Pharm.D., University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency, VAMC Memphis, TN

Joseph Merkel, Pharm.D., BCACP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Ambulatory Care
EDUCATION: Pharm.D., University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency, Memphis VAMC, Memphis, TN
PGY-2 Pharmacy Residency in Ambulatory Care, Memphis VAMC, Memphis, TN

Anna Mitchell, Pharm.D., BCPS
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Internal Medicine/Transitions of
EDUCATION: Pharm.D., University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency, VAMC Memphis, TN
& PGY-2 Pharmacy Residency in Internal Medicine, VAMC Memphis, TN

Daniel Neu, Pharm.D., BCPS
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Internal Medicine/Transitions of Care
Education: Pharm.D., University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency, VAMC Memphis, TN

Robert B. Parker, Pharm.D.
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Cardiology; Associate Professor, University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
EDUCATION: Pharm.D., University of North Carolina
Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy Fellowship, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL

Lauren Peyton, Pharm.D., BCACP, CDE
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Ambulatory Care
EDUCATION: Pharm.D., University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency, Regional One Health, Memphis, TN

Suzy Ponnapula, Pharm.D., BCPS
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Ambulatory Care
EDUCATION: Pharm.D., University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency, Tennessee Valley Health System, Nashville, TN

Kothanur Rajanna, Masters Pharmacy, B.S. Pharmacy
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Hematology/Oncology, Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
EDUCATION: MPharm, All India Institute of Medical Sciences
B.S. Pharmacy, University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy

Sloan Regen, Pharm.D., BPCS
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Geriatrics; Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
EDUCATION: Pharm.D., University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency, Michael E. DeBakey Medical Center, Houston, TX
PGY-2 Pharmacy Residency in Geriatrics, Central Arkansas VHS, Little Rock, AR

Caroline Richmond, Pharm.D., BCPP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Inpatient Mental Health
EDUCATION: Pharm.D., East Tennessee State University
PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency, St. Claire Regional Medical Center, Morehead, KY
PGY-2 Pharmacy Residency in Psychiatry, Lexington VA, Lexington, KY

Kelly C. Rogers, Pharm.D.
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Cardiology; Associate Professor, University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
EDUCATION: Pharm.D., University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, VA

Tenley Ryan, Pharm.D., BCPS
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Internal Medicine/Transitions of Care; Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
EDUCATION: Pharm.D., University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency, VAMC Memphis, TN
& PGY-2 Pharmacy Residency in Internal Medicine, VAMC Memphis, TN

Shannon Stewart, Pharm.D.
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Palliative Care; Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
EDUCATION: Pharm.D., University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency with Geriatrics Emphasis, VAMC Memphis, TN

Brooke Sullivan, Pharm.D., BCPS
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Ambulatory Care - Anticoagulation
EDUCATION: Pharm.D., University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency, VAMC Memphis, TN

Joshua W. Sullivan, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCACP, BCGP
Associate Chief Clinical Programs, PGY1 Residency Program Director; PGY-2 Ambulatory Care Residency Program Director; Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
EDUCATION: Pharm.D., University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency, VAMC Memphis, TN

Melanie P. Swims, Pharm.D., BCPS
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Ambulatory Care; Associate Professor, University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
EDUCATION: Pharm.D., University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency, VAMC Memphis, TN

Ashleigh S. Thompson, Pharm.D.
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Ambulatory Care
EDUCATION: Pharm.D., University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency with Ambulatory Care Emphasis, VAMC Memphis, TN

Camille Thornton, Pharm.D.
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, ID/HIV/Hepatitis C;  Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
EDUCATION: Pharm.D., University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency with Ambulatory Care Emphasis, VAMC Memphis, TN

Nicholas B. Townsend, Pharm.D., BCACP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Ambulatory Care; Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
EDUCATION: Pharm.D., University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency, VAMC Memphis, TN

Katie VanBuskirk, Pharm.D.
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Home-Based Primary Care
EDUCATION: Pharm.D., University of Mississippi College of Pharmacy
PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency, VAMC Memphis, TN

Katie Wassell, Pharm.D., BCACP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Ambulatory Care; Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
EDUCATION: Pharm.D., University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency, Memphis VAMC, Memphis, TN
PGY-2 Pharmacy Residency in Ambulatory Care, Memphis VAMC, Memphis, TN

Lindsey Wells, Pharm.D., BCCCP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Surgical ICU/Nutrition Support Service; Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
EDUCATION: Pharm.D., University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy
PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency & PGY-2 Pharmacy Residency in Critical Care,
Regional One, Memphis, TN