Current Residents
2021-2022
Rima Bhakta, PharmD
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Professional Interests: Infectious Diseases, Transplant
Hobbies: Making playlists, browsing Target, collecting candles
Research Project: Evaluation of low-dose recombinant factor VIIa for uncontrolled bleeding after cardiac surgery
Email: Rima.Bhakta@erlanger.org
Jessica (Jesse) Briscoe, PharmD
University of Mississippi Pharmacy School of Pharmacy
Professional Interests: Critical Care
Hobbies: Playing with my pup, baking, hiking, Peloton
Research Project: Incidence of acute kidney injury in traumatic brain injury patients receiving hypertonic saline
Email: Jessica.Briscoe@erlanger.org
Kendall Foshee, PharmD
Samford University, McWhorter School of Pharmacy
Professional Interests: Internal Medicine, Ambulatory Care, Transitions of Care
Hobbies: Exploring restaurants and coffee shops, thrifting, CrossFit, and collecting houseplants
Research Project: Evaluation of proper documentation of contraception for females of childbearing age on category X medications in a primary care clinic
Email: Kendall.Foshee@erlanger.org
Kelsey Heintz, PharmD
University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy
Professional Interests: Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics, Oncology
Hobbies: Skiing, Hiking, Playing with my husky Zeus, live music, going to brunch/dinner with friends
Research Project: Role of trauma pharmacists in the weaning and discontinuation of pai, agitation, and delirium medications after intensive care unit discharge
Email: Kelsey.Heintz@erlanger.org
Past Residents
2020-2021
Elizabeth Anderson, PharmD
Pharmacist, CVS, San Diego, California
Corey Bray, PharmD
Emergency Medicine Clinical Pharmacist, Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, Knoxville, Tennessee
Tabitha Brown, PharmD
PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Resident, Johnson City Medical Center, Johnson City, Tennessee
Summer Sizemore, PharmD
PGY2 Infectious Diseases/Chief Pharmacy Resident, Emory University Hospital Midtown and Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia
2019-2020
Arielle Charles, PharmD
Pediatric Clinical Pharmacist, Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida, Fort Myers, Florida
Steven (Andy) Cross, PharmD
Pulmonary Transition of Care Pharmacist, Ascension St. Vincent’s Riverside, Jacksonville, Florida
Michael Fan, PharmD
Cardiovascular Medical Science Liaison, Syneos Health, Santa Monica, California
Christopher Wilson, PharmD
Cardiovascular Critical Care Pharmacist, Erlanger Health System, Chattanooga, Tennessee
2018-2019
Spencer Bolton, PharmD, MBA
Director of Pharmacy, Clark Regional Medical Center (Winchester, Kentucky) and Bourbon Community Hopsital (Paris, Kentucky)
Publication: Van Berkel Patel, M, Bolton S, Hamilton C. Standard-versus High-Dose Dexmedetomidine for Sedation in the Intensive Care Unit. Hosp Pharmacy. 2021. EPub ahead of print.
2017-2018
Charity Loput, PharmD, CAHIMS
Consultant, Medication Management and Pharmacy Informatics, HCA Healthcare, Nashville, Tennessee
Bea Turner, PharmD, BCPS
Oncology Clinical Pharmacist, Erlanger Health System, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Publication: Bradford JL, Turner B, Van Berkel MA. Effect of liposomal bupivacaine on post-operative opioid requirements for total hip arthroplasty, total knee arthroplasty, laminectomy, hysterectomy and abdominoplasty procedures. Hosp Pharm. 2020. EPub ahead of print.
2016-2017
Bailey Bolten, PharmD, AAHIVP
HIV Ambulatory Care Pharamcist, University of Louisville 550 Clinic, Louisville, Kentucky
Publications: BC Bolten, JL Bradford BN White. Effects of an automatic discontinuation of antibiotics policy: A novel approach to antimicrobial stewardship. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy.2019.76(3):S85-S90.
2015-2016
Jeffery Galyon, PharmD, BCPS
Emergency Medicine Clinical Pharmacist, Erlanger Health System, Chattanooga, Tennessee
2014-2015
Jessica Hicks, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacist, Emory University Hospital Midtown, Atlanta, Georgia