Residency Graduates and Project Names

Class of 2023

Ryan Shou, PharmD – PGY2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Resident, Long Island Jewish Medical Center – Northwell Health
Research project: Impact of syndrome-driven antimicrobial stewardship on management of Gram-negative bacteremia

Class of 2022

Jinglan Ally Wu, PharmD – Emergency Medicine Clinical Pharmacist, Hoboken University Medical Center
Research project: Pharmacist-led warfarin dosing in post-cardiac surgery patients

Class of 2021

Ashley Nhan, PharmD, BCPS – Senior Copywriter, Razorfish Health and Clinical Pharmacy Generalist, Overlook Medical Center
Research project: Impact of pharmacist-managed direct oral anticoagulant stewardship at a large academic medical center

Jonathan Gonzalez, PharmD, BCPS – Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacist, Salerno Medical Associates
Research project: Impact of pharmacy intervention on antimicrobial de-escalation in Code Sepsis patients

Class of 2020

Morgan Esordi, PharmD, BCPS – Clinical Pharmacy Generalist, RWJ University Hospital at Rahway
Residency Project: Impact of a Pharmacy Bundle on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Outcomes at an Urban Teaching Hospital

Sunny Sheth, PharmD, BCPS – Clinical Pharmacy Generalist, Overlook Medical Center
Residency Project: Impact of a Pharmacist on the Appropriate Management of Post Lung Transplant Patients in an Outpatient Setting

Class of 2019

Dana Serao, PharmD, BCPS, BCEMP – Emergency Medicine Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
Residency Project: Impact of a Clinical Pharmacist on the Management of Diabetes Mellitus in the Ambulatory Care Setting of a Large Teaching Hospital

Timothy Jacisin, PharmD, BCPS – Perioperative Services Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center
Residency Project: Evaluation of the Impact of a Pharmacist-led Tacrolimus Dose Adjustment Protocol on Outcomes in De-novo Heart Transplant Patients

Class of 2018

Travis Tsang, PharmD – Pediatric Clinical Pharmacy Generalist, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
Residency Project: Impact of Pharmacist-Led Evaluation of Eligibility for Post-Operative Atrial Fibrillation Prophylaxis Protocol On Time To Protocol Initiation in Cardiac Surgical Patients.

Ahmed Selevany, PharmD, BCPS, BCEMP – Emergency Medicine Clinical Pharmacist/Adjunct Faculty, Mountainside Medical Center
Residency Project: The Impact of Guideline-Driven Management of Hypoglycemic Events at a Large Teaching Hospital.

Class of 2017

Seumsack Somtakoune, PharmD, BCPS – Cardiac Clinical Pharmacist, Sutter Medical Center
Residency Project: Impact of a pharmacist-managed antimicrobial stewardship initiative for intravenous to oral conversion at a large teaching institution

Class of 2016

Maryanne Kim, PharmD, BCPS – Clinical Pharmacy Generalist, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
Residency Project: Evaluation of morbidity and mortality outcomes in heart transplant patients with and without diabetes after implementation of a tacrolimus monotherapy protocol

Yasmine Elbaga, PharmD, BCPS – Clinical Coordinator, Monmouth Medical Center, Southern Campus
Residency Project: Implementation of a Pharmacist Driven Antimicrobial Stewardship Service for General Medicine Adult Inpatients Receiving Piperacillin/tazobactam or Cefepime – A Pilot Study

Class of 2015

Chandni Dudhia, PharmD, BCPS – Clinical Staff Pharmacist, Lehigh Valley Health Network
Residency Project: Evaluation of piperacillin-tazobactam utilization at a large teaching institution

Poster Presentation at ASHP MCM: Evaluation and Assessment of Filgrastim Use in Patients Receiving Chemotherapeutic Agents at a Large Teaching Institution

Kayla Torppey, PharmD, BCPS – Internal Medicine Clinical Specialist, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
Residency Project: Evaluation of the Appropriateness of Gastrointestinal Prophylaxis in the Critically Ill

Poster Presentation at ASHP MCM: Evaluation and assessment of argatroban use at a large teaching institution

Publication: Torppey K, Kansagra L, Patel S, et al. Evaluation of the appropriateness of gastrointestinal prophylaxis in the critically ill. Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology. 2016 June; 4(6): 283-288.