Faculty

Program Director

Carleton Maxwell, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, DPLA, FNPhA

Specialty: Cardiology, Clinical Pharmacy Administration
Site: Carolinas Medical Center
Pharmacy School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency: Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Memphis, TN
PGY2 Pharmacy Residency in Cardiology: Virginia Commonwealth University Health Systems
About Dr. Maxwell: Dr. Maxwell joined the Department of Pharmacy in February 2010. He is a Past President and Fellow of the National Pharmaceutical Association (NPhA) and current Executive Director for the NPhA Foundation. He previously sat on the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy Alumni Board and is a member of the American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists and the American College of Clinical Pharmacy. He has been a Board Certified Clinical Pharmacy Specialist since 2008 and was named the 2018-2019 Pharmacy Preceptor of the Year for his work with the PGY-1 residents. Dr. Maxwell received the designation of Diplomate of the Pharmacy Leadership Academy in June 2020, and obtained his Master of Business Administration from New England College in January 2022. Dr. Maxwell was named the 2024 Chauncey I. Cooper Award recipient which is the highest honor given by NPhA and recognizes sustained and distinguished service to the profession of pharmacy. 

Program Coordinator

Amy D'Silva, PharmD, BCPS

Specialty: Adult Cardiology
Site: Carolinas Medical Center
Pharmacy School: University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
PGY1 Residency: Yale-New Haven Hospital
About Dr. D'Silva: Dr. D'Silva joined the CMC pharmacy department in fall of 2021. She started her career at Yale-New Haven Hospital where she specialized in Cardiology and Transitions of Care for 3 years. She later transitioned to her alma mater, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, where she served as adjunct faculty member and had her clinical practice site at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Here she split time between cardiology and the MICU, while teaching some electives in cardiology. Dr. D'Silva has helped start two medication reconciliation programs at her previous hospitals and is passionate about transitions of care. She was named the 2022-2023 Pharmacy Preceptor of the Year for her work with the PGY-1 residents. 

Preceptors

Renee Ackley, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP

Specialty: Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship
Site: Carolinas Medical Center, Atrium Health Mercy
Pharmacy School: The University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy
PGY1 Residency: Cone Health-Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital
PGY2 Residency in Infectious Diseases: Carolinas Medical Center
About Dr. Ackley: Dr. Ackley joined the Antimicrobial Support Network in July 2019 following the completion of her PGY2 ID residency at Carolinas Medical Center. Her professional interests include treatment of multi-drug resistant gram-negative pathogens, antimicrobial stewardship, HIV, and opportunistic infections. 

Justin Arnall, PharmD, BCOP

Specialty: Bleeding Disorders, Non-malignant/Malignant Hematology
Site: Atrium Health, Specialty Pharmacy Services/Hematology Consult 
Pharmacy School: The University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy
PGY1 Residency: Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
PGY2 Residency in Hematology/Oncology: Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
About Dr. Arnall: Dr. Arnall joined the CMC team in August 2016. His professional interests include multiple myeloma, bone marrow transplantation, pharmacogenomics in oncology practice, bleeding disorders and factor stewardship. He is an active member in HOPA, ACCP and ASTCT, as well as an involved advocate for oral oncolytic parity legislation and pharmacy practice advancement.

Jennifer Barnes, PharmD, BCPPS

Specialty: Neonatal Intensive Care
Site: Atrium Health Levine Children’s
Pharmacy School: Virginia Commonwealth University
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency: Alamance Regional Medical Center-Cone Health
About Dr. Barnes: Dr. Barnes joined the CMC pharmacy department in February 2017. She previously practiced at University of Virginia Children’s Hospital from 2011 until 2017. Her special interests include neonatal abstinence syndrome, respiratory distress syndrome and necrotizing enterocolitis. She is active member of the Pediatric Pharmacy Advocacy Group (PPAG).

Ryan Bender, PharmD

Specialty: Investigational Drug Services (IDS)
Site: Carolinas Medical Center-Transplant Division
Pharmacy School: Duquesne Unversity - Mylan School of Pharmacy
PGY1 Residency: Carolinas Medical Center
About Dr. Bender: Dr. Bender joined the pharmacy team in 2007 as a PGY-1 pharmacy practice resident. After completing his residency he worked as a clinical staff pharmacist and then transitioned into the Investigational Drug Services department where he now serves as a supervisor. He is interested in both clinical trial research and medication safety.

Miranda Benfield, PharmD, BCOP

Specialty: Hematology/Oncology
Site: Carolinas Medical Center and Levine Cancer Institute
Pharmacy School: Wingate University School of Pharmacy
PGY1 Residency: Carolinas Medical Center
PGY2 Residency in Oncology: Carolinas Medical Center
About Dr. Benfield: Dr. Benfield joined Levine Cancer Institute in July 2021 after completion of her residency. Her interests include solid tumor oncology such as gynecology oncology where she focuses in her primary outpatient clinic practice site. 

Laura Brakefield, PharmD, BCPPS

Specialty: Pediatric Cardiology and Critical Care
Site: Atrium Health Levine Children’s Hospital
Pharmacy School: Medical University of South Carolina
PGY1 Residency: Medical University of South Carolina
PGY2 Residency in Pediatrics: MUSC Children’s Hospital
About Brakefield: Dr. Brakefield joined CMC in October 2020. She previously practiced at Johns Hopkins Bayview from 2016 to 2017 and Children’s National Hospital from 2017 to 2020. Her special interests include mechanical circulatory support, anticoagulation, and chronic pediatric critical care.

Taylor Cason, PharmD, CPP, BCPS, BECMP

Specialty: Emergency Medicine
Site: Carolinas Medical Center
Pharmacy School: Medical University of South Carolina
PGY1 Residency: Saint Joseph Hospital, Lexington, KY
PGY2 Residency in Emergency Medicine: Sarasota Memorial Hospital
About Dr. Cason: Dr. Cason joined the CMC pharmacy team in July 2024. She started her career as an Emergency Medicine Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner at a community hospital before transitioning to her current role as an EM Clinical Pharmacy Specialist. Her professional interests include research, resuscitation, toxicology and emergency preparedness.

Kevin Cooper, PharmD, CPP

Specialty: Solid Organ Transplant
Site: Carolinas Medical Center-Transplant Division
Pharmacy School: The University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy
About Dr. Cooper: Dr. Cooper has been at CMC since 1998 and with the Transplant Center since 2003. He treats solid organ transplant patients, including liver, kidney, kidney/pancreas and heart transplant recipients. The transplant pharmacists also provide care to outpatient transplant patients.

Rachel Crawford, PharmD, BCPS

Specialty: Ambulatory Care
Site: Carolinas Medical Center
Pharmacy School: Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy
PGY1 Residency: Medical University of South Carolina
PGY2 Residency in Internal Medicine: Medical University of South Carolina
About Dr. Crawford: Dr. Crawford joined the CMC pharmacy department in November 2016. She worked as a nephrology pharmacist prior to joining CMC. Her clinical interests include nephrology, anticoagulation, and transitions of care.

Jessica Michaud Davis, PharmD, BCOP, CPP

Specialty: Hematology/Oncology
Site: Carolinas Medical Center and Levine Cancer Institute
Pharmacy School: Medical University of South Carolina
PGY1 Residency: Boston Medical Center
PGY2 Residency in Hematology/Oncology: University of North Carolina Hospitals and Clinics
About Dr. Davis: Dr. Davis joined the Department of Pharmacy at CMC in August 2016. Her primary interests include solid tumors, such as melanoma and renal cell carcinoma, and immunotherapy.

Anna Rouse Dulaney, PharmD, DABAT, FAACT

Specialty: Clinical Toxicology
Site: Carolinas Medical Center and Levine Children’s Hospital
Pharmacy School: University of South Carolina (BS Pharmacy), The University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy (PharmD)
About Dr. Dulaney:  Dr. Dulaney is a board-certified Clinical Toxicologist with the Division of Medical Toxicology in the Department of Emergency Medicine. She is an Adjunct Professor at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy and a Clinical Associate Professor with Wingate University School of Pharmacy. She is the Associate Program Director of the Medical Toxicology Fellowship and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Clinical Toxicology. She reviews for multiple Toxicology and Emergency Medicine journals, is on the Fatality Review Committee of America’s Poison Centers and serves on the Antidote Collective for the American Academy of Clinical Toxicology. Her interests are in psychiatric drug toxicity, novel substances of abuse, pediatric toxicology, and natural toxins.

Laura Dunlap, PharmD, BCPS, CPPS

Specialty: Medication Safety
Site: Advocate Health Enterprise Pharmacy Shared Services
Pharmacy School: Campbell University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency: Carolinas Medical Center
About Dr. Dunlap: Dr. Dunlap joined the CMC department of pharmacy in 2011 as a clinical staff pharmacist and transitioned to her current role as a medication safety specialist in 2013. Her interests include human factors engineering and pediatric medication safety.

Specialty: Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
Site: Levine Children's Hospital
Pharmacy School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency: Carolinas Medical Center
PGY2 Residency in Hematology/Oncology (pediatric focused): Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
About Dr. Ellenburg: Dr. Ellenburg joined the pharmacy department in January 2021 after spending almost three years practicing in pediatric hematology and oncology at Geisinger Medical Center. Her professional interests include benign and malignant hematologic disorders, bone marrow transplant, and supportive care in pediatric oncology patients.

Grace Elsey, PharmD

Specialty: Adult Hematology, Oncology and Blood & Marrow Transplant
Site: Carolinas Medical Center and Levine Cancer Institute
Pharmacy School: Medical University of South Carolina
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency: Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
PGY2 Residency in Oncology: Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
About Dr. Elsey: Dr. Elsey joined LCI in July of 2021. Her professional interests include hematologic malignancies, cardiac oncology, stem cell transplant, adolescent and young adult oncology, and infectious diseases in the immunocompromised patient population.

Doug Fisher, PharmD, MS, BCPS

Specialty: Pharmacy Administration
Site: Carolinas Medical Center
Pharmacy School: Manchester University
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency: Mission Hospital 
About Dr. Fisher: Dr. Fisher joined the Carolinas Medical Center pharmacy team in 2021 as a Director of Pharmacy. After completing his residency in 2018 he worked as Director of Pharmacy at Atrium Health Stanly and then transitioned to Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center in 2021 where he oversees operations of sterile compounding as well as the Pediatric, Oncology and Surgical pharmacy satellites. Dr. Fisher is interested in both pharmacy operations and organizational leadership.

Mei Ka Fong, PharmD, BCOP, CPP

Specialty: Hematology/Oncology
Site: Carolinas Medical Center and Levine Cancer Institute
Pharmacy School: University of Rhode Island
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency: Veterans Affairs Medical Center of Northport
PGY2 Pharmacy Residency in Hematology/Oncology: Roswell Park Cancer Institute
About Dr. Fong: Dr. Fong joined the department of pharmacy at CMC in 2015 after four years as a clinical pharmacy specialist in medical oncology and two years as the PGY2 oncology residency program director at Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, NY. She has a particular interest in gastrointestinal, neuroendocrine cancers, and health literacy.

Specialty: Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit
Site: Carolinas Medical Center
Pharmacy School: Wingate University School of Pharmacy
PGY1 Residency: Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center
PGY2 Residency in Cardiology: University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
About Dr. Gale: Dr. Gale joined the CMC pharmacy department in summer of 2024. She started her career as an assistant professor at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy and a clinical specialist on the advanced heart failure service at the University of Maryland Medical Center. She later transitioned back to Charlotte as a cardiology clinical specialist and clinical pharmacist practitioner at Novant Health. Dr. Gale is currently a Fellow of the Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA) and Chair of the American College of Pharmacy Cardiology (ACCP) Practice and Research Network. She was nominated for the ACCP New Educator Award and also named a 2019 HFSA Future Leader in Heart Failure. Her professional interests include heart failure, hemodynamics, diuretic resistance, and pulmonary hypertension.

Gail Gesin, PharmD, BCCCP, FCCM

Specialty: Critical Care and Research
Site: Atrium Health Lincoln
Pharmacy School: Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency: Medical University of South Carolina
PGY2 Pharmacy Residency in Critical Care: Medical University of South Carolina
About Dr. Gesin: Dr. Gesin joined CMC in 2008 and has interests in anticoagulation reversal and ICU sedation. She is a member of the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM).

Tyler Greenwood, PharmD, BCPS, DPLA

Specialty: Operational Pharmacy Administration
Site: Carolinas Medical Center
Pharmacy School: The University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency: Carolinas Medical Center
About Dr. Greenwood: Dr. Greenwood joined the pharmacy team in 2010 after completion of his residency training. He worked as a clinical staff pharmacist for 3 years before transitioning into a leadership role over the sterile product compounding area in the department. Dr. Greenwood's current role is pharmacy operations manager where he oversees day to day functions of the department. His interests include process improvement and leadership development.

Specialty: Solid Organ Transplant
Site: Carolinas Medical Center
Pharmacy School: 
PGY1 Residency: 
PGY2 Residency in Transplant: 
About Dr. Hames: 

Katie Hammer, PharmD, BCIDP

Specialty: Infectious Diseases
Site: Atrium Health Greater Charlotte Area
Pharmacy School: Temple University School of Pharmacy
PGY1 Residency: The Ohio State University Medical Center
PGY2 Residency in Infectious Diseases: Medical University of South Carolina
About Dr. Hammer: Dr. Hammer is originally from South Jersey. She worked at Prisma Health as an ASN/Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Specialist for two years before joining Atrium Health in 2015 as the Infectious Diseases Clinical Team Leader for the South Division of the Atrium Health Antimicrobial Support Network. Her interests include multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs), gram-negative bloodstream infections, fungal infections, immunocompromised hosts, clinical microbiology, and rapid diagnostics. She serves as a member of The Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (SIDP), Southeastern Research Group Endeavor (SERGE-45), and on the Planning Committee for Making a Difference in Infectious Diseases (MAD-ID)

Specialty: Hematology/Oncology
Site: Levine Cancer Institute
Pharmacy School: UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy
PGY1 Residency: Carolinas Medical Center
PGY2 Residency in Hematology/Oncology: Carolinas Medical Center
About Dr. Hanson: Dr. Hanson joined Levine Cancer Institute in July 2021 after completing her residency training. Her interests include solid tumors such as GI malignancies, pharmacogenomics, supportive care, and pharmacy practice advancement. her primary outpatient oncology practice site is the GI clinic.

Hailey Hill, PharmD, BCOP

Specialty: Adult Hematology, Oncology and Blood & Marrow Transplant
Site: Carolinas Medical Center and Levine Cancer Institute
Pharmacy School: UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy
PGY1 Residency: Carolinas Medical Center 
PGY2 Residency in Hematology/Oncology: Carolinas Medical Center
About Dr. Hill: Dr. Hill joined Levine Cancer Institute in August 2020 after completion of her residency training. Her professional interests include hematology malignancies and transplant and cellular therapy.

Rupal Jaffa, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP

Specialty: Infectious Diseases 
Site: Carolinas Medical Center
Pharmacy School: University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency: University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
PGY2 Pharmacy Residency in Infectious Diseases: Carolinas Medical Center
About Dr. Jaffa: Dr. Jaffa joined the pharmacy department at CMC in 2018 after completing her PGY-2 Infectious Disease Residency at CMC. Dr. Jaffa coordinates the Teaching and Learning Certificate for the PGY-1 residency program in addition to currently pursuing her Master of Business Administration.

Allison Karabinos, PharmD, BCOP

Specialty: Adult Hematology, Oncology and Blood & Marrow Transplant
Site: Carolinas Medical Center and Levine Cancer Institute
Pharmacy School: The University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy
PGY1 Residency: Methodist University Hospital
PGY2 Residency in Hematology/Oncology: Carolinas Medical Center
About Dr. Karabinos: Dr. Karabinos joined the LCI team in August 2019. Her professional interests include hematologic malignancies, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, infectious diseases in the immunocompromised patient population and pharmacogenomics.

Cindy Klotz, PharmD, MS, CPP, DPLA

Specialty:Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant and Cellular Therapies
Site: Levine Children’s  Hospital
Pharmacy School: University of Cincinnati
About Dr. Klotz: Dr. Klotz joined the LCH team in October of 2018. She started her career at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center as an intern and then moving into the Hematology/Oncology world. She quickly cross-covered the BMT patients. She enjoys precepting all students and has been the intern manager in the past. Her current interests are viral specific T cells and gene therapy.

Ryan Larson, PharmD

Specialty: Ambulatory Care, Internal Medicine
Site: Myers Park Internal Medicine and East Charlotte Family Physicians
Pharmacy School: The University of Michigan College of Pharmacy
PGY1 Residency: Atrium Health Cabarrus, Ambulatory Care
About Dr. Larson: Dr. Larson joined Atrium Health in 2021 as a PGY1 resident in the ambulatory care setting. After completing his PGY1, he stayed on with Atrium Health in a clinical flex position before transitioning to his current role at Myers Park and East Charlotte Family. His clinical interests include diabetes, chronic kidney disease, cardiometabolic disorders, and diabetes technology. Outside of work, he enjoys playing and watching sports, traveling, and trying new coffee shops.

Jack Ledford, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, CPP, AAHIVP

Specialty: Ambulatory Care
Site: Elizabeth Family Medicine
Pharmacy School: UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy
PGY1 Residency: Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center (Charleston, SC)
PGY2 Residency in Ambulatory Care: VCU Health Systems
About Dr. Ledford:Dr. Ledford joined Atrium Health in 2023. Prior to joining the Department of Pharmacy and the Department of Family Medicine at Atrium Health, Dr. Ledford served as a Clinical Assistant Professor at the VCU School of Pharmacy and a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at VCU Health working within the Division of Geriatrics. Dr. Ledford's clinical interests include comprehensive therapeutic management of diabetes mellitus, cardiometabolic disorders and infectious diseases, as well as the implementation of alternative pain management strategies. In his spare time, Dr. Ledford enjoys listening to a variety of music, cooking, exploring new places and spending time with family and friends.

Amanda Lefemine, PharmD, BCIDP

Specialty: Adult and Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship
Site: Carolinas Medical Center and Levine Children's Hospital
Pharmacy School: University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy
PGY1 Residency: Carolinas Medical Center 
PGY2 Residency in Infectious Diseases: Carolinas Medical Center 
About Dr. Lefemine: Dr. Lefemine joined the Antimicrobial Support Network in 2022 following the completion of her PGY2 training. Her professional interests include antimicrobial resistance, immunocompromised infectious diseases, and clinical microbiology. She is a member of the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (SIDP) and the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP).

Brittany Logston, PharmD, BCPPS

Specialty: General Pediatrics/ Multidisciplinary
Site: Atrium Health Levine Children’s
Pharmacy School: Wingate University School of Pharmacy
PGY1 Residency: Texas Children’s Hospital
PGY2 Residency in Pediatrics: Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
About Dr. Logston: Dr. Logston joined the CMC Pharmacy department in February 2019. She joined the pediatrics team shortly after completing her residency and then practicing at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Her interests include patient education, asthma, and cystic fibrosis.

Alyssa May, PharmD, BCPS

Specialty: Emergency Medicine
Site: Carolinas Medical Center
Pharmacy School: University of Florida College of Pharmacy
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency: CaroMont Regional Medical Center
PGY2 Residency in Emergency Medicine: CaroMont Regional Medical Center
About Dr. May: Dr. May joined the CMC pharmacy department in August 2023. She started her career in Florida as an Advanced Clinical Pharmacist in the Emergency Department at a community hospital before transitioning to her current role. Her professional interests include diabetic ketoacidosis, optimizing empiric antimicrobial regimens, and anticoagulation reversal.

Jessica McElwee, PharmD, BCOP

Specialty: Adult Hematology, Oncology and Blood & Marrow Transplantation
Site: Carolinas Medical Center and Levine Cancer Institute
Pharmacy School: Wingate University School of Pharmacy
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency: Medical University of South Carolina
PGY2 Pharmacy Residency in Cardiology: Medical University of South Carolina
About Dr. McElwee: Dr. McElwee joined the LCI team in September 2020. Her professional interests include hematologic malignancies, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, and infectious diseases in the immunocompromised patient population.

Specialty: Cardiothoracic Surgical Critical Care
Site: Carolinas Medical Center
Pharmacy School: University of Florida 
PGY 1 Residency: Carolinas Medical Center
PGY 2 Residency in Critical Care: Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
About Dr. McKnight: Dr. McKnight joined the department of pharmacy at CMC in October of 2020. She worked as a clinical staff pharmacist in the Emergency Department prior to transitioning to her role as CMC’s first Cardiothoracic Surgery Clinical Pharmacy Specialist. Her clinical interests include cardiopulmonary bypass, mechanical circulatory support devices and hemodynamic management of postoperative patients.

Shelby Merchant, PharmD, BCOP

Specialty: Hematology/Oncology
Site: Carolinas Medical Center and Levine Cancer Institute
Pharmacy School: University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency: Carolinas Medical Center
PGY2 Pharmacy Residency in Oncology: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
About Dr. Merchant: Dr. Merchant joined the oncology pharmacy team at LCI in July 2021 after spending two years as a thoracic oncology pharmacy specialist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Dr. Merchant works primarily in the thoracic and head/neck outpatient oncology clinics. Her professional interests include precision medicine, palliative care, and immuno-oncology.

Meghan Devine Michael, PharmD, BCOP

Specialty: Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
Site: Levine Children's Hospital
Pharmacy School: University of Georgia College of Pharmacy
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency: Medical College of Georgia/University of Georgia College of Pharmacy
PGY2 Pharmacy Residency in Hematology/Oncology: Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
About Dr. Michael: Dr. Michael joined the pharmacy department at CMC in July 2013. Her interests include acute leukemias, osteosarcoma, oncologic emergencies, and lymphoma.

Specialty: Pharmacogenomics
Site: Levine Cancer Institute
Pharmacy School: University of California San Diego
PGY 1 Residency: Stanford Health Care
PGY 2 Residency in Clinical Pharmacogenomics: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
About Dr. Morris: Dr. Morris joined Atrium Health in 2021 as a Clinical Pharmacogenomics Specialist in the Division of Cancer Pharmacology & Pharmacogenomics. Her professional interests include translational and clinical pharmacogenomics research and integrating pharmacogenomics results and clinical decision support in the electronic medical record. 

Allison Morse, PharmD, BCOP

Specialty: Adult Hematology, Oncology and Blood & Marrow Transplant
Site: Carolinas Medical Center and Levine Cancer Institute
Pharmacy School: University of Iowa College of Pharmacy
PGY1 Residency: Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin
PGY2 Pharmacy Residency in Hematology/Oncology: Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin
About Dr. Martin: Dr. Martin joined the CMC team in September 2017. Her professional interests include hematologic malignancies, bone marrow transplantation, pharmacogenomics in oncology practice, and pharmacy practice advancement.

Kristen Nagy, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP

Specialty: Psychiatry
Site: Carolinas Medical Center-Randolph Behavioral Health
Pharmacy School: University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
About Dr. Nagy: Dr. Nagy joined the Carolinas Medical Center Department of Pharmacy in 2008 and transitioned to clinical pharmacist at the Behavioral Health Center in 2014. Her interests include transitional psychiatric care and stabilization as well as staff development and education.

Bennett Noell, PharmD, BCPS, CPP

Specialty: Solid Organ Transplant
Site: Carolinas Medical Center-Transplant Division
Pharmacy School: The University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency: Houston Methodist Hospital
PGY2 Pharmacy Residency in Solid Organ Transplant: University of Maryland Medical Center
About Dr. Noell: Dr. Noell joined CMC in August 2013. His clinical interests include transplant infectious diseases, antibody mediated rejection, and post-transplant hepatitis C management.

Jimmy Pruitt, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, BCEMP

Specialty: Emergency Medicine
Site: Carolinas Medical Center
Pharmacy School: Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency: Advent Health Orlando
PGY2 Pharmacy Residency in Emergency Medicine: Grady Memorial Hospital
About Dr. Pruitt: Dr. Pruitt joined the Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Team as a Clinical Pharmacy Coordinator in 2023. He started his career at Augusta University Medical Center where he helped start clinical pharmacy services in the emergency department. He later transitioned to the Medical University of South Carolina, where he served as an Emergency Medicine clinical pharmacy specialist and adjunct faculty member. His professional interests include advanced cardiac life support, advanced hemodynamics in the critically ill, anticoagulation in the critically ill, and educating through his pharmacy podcast Pharm So Hard. Dr. Pruitt has won numerous awards including Pharmacist of Year in 2019 at Grady Memorial Hospital, Society of Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) Talent Show, MUSC College of Pharmacy Excellence in Diversity Award, Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy Alumni of the Year, and MUSC Emergency Medicine Pharm to Table Award in 2021 and 2022. In 2023, Dr. Pruitt was awarded the ACCP EM PRN New Clinical Practitioner Award and obtained Board Certification Emergency Medicine Pharmacist credential.

Nicholas Quinn, PharmD, BCCCP

Specialty: Medical Critical Care
Site: Carolinas Medical Center
Pharmacy School: Northeastern University
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency: Carolinas Medical Center
PGY2 Pharmacy Residency in Critical Care: Cleveland Clinic
About Dr. Quinn: Dr. Quinn joined the CMC pharmacy department in September of 2022. He worked as the Clinical Pharmacy Manager in Critical Care at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, NY prior to joining CMC. His research interests include ICU delirium, pharmacokinetics in the critically ill, anticoagulation in the critically ill, and infectious diseases.

Specialty: Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship
Site: Carolinas Medical Center
Pharmacy School: University of Toledo College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency: Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospitals 
PGY2 Pharmacy Residency in Infectious Diseases: University of North Carolina Hospitals
About Dr. Rausch: Dr. Rausch joined the Antimicrobial Support Network (ASN) Central Division in April 2023. His professional interests include antifungal pharmacology, infections in the immunocompromised host, management of multi drug resistant gram-negative and gram-positive infections, and PK/PD optimization. He is an active committee member of the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (SIDP) and the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP).

Katherine Rector, PharmD, BCPS

Specialty: Adult Internal Medicine
Site: Carolinas Medical Center
Pharmacy School: Northeastern University
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency: Carolinas Medical Center
About Dr. Rector: Dr. Rector joined the pharmacy department at CMC in 2002. After completing her residency, she worked as a clinical staff pharmacist then subsequently transitioned into the internal medicine specialist position. Her interests include working with staff medicine teams to provide care for complicated internal medicine cases and anticoagulation.

Meagan Griffin Reinfried PharmD, BCOP

Specialty: Adult Hematology, Oncology and Blood & Marrow Transplant
Site: Carolinas Medical Center and Levine Cancer Institute
Pharmacy School: The University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy
PGY1 Residency: Carolinas Medical Center
PGY2 Residency: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
About Dr. Reinfried: Dr. Reinfried joined Levine Cancer Institute in 2020 after four years as a bone marrow transplant clinical specialist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Her professional interests include acute leukemias, bone marrow transplantation and cellular therapies, and management of post-transplant complications.

Erin Roach, PharmD, BCPS

Specialty: Surgical Critical Care and Research
Site: Carolinas Medical Center
Pharmacy School: The University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency: Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
PGY2 Residency in Critical Care: Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
About Dr. Roach: Dr. Roach joined the CMC pharmacy department in January 2017. She worked as a Medical ICU Clinical Specialist at the Cleveland Clinic prior to joining CMC. Her clinical interests include Hemodynamics in critically ill patients and ICU sedation in patients with a history of substance abuse.

Specialty: Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Site: Carolinas Medical Center and Levine Children’s Hospital
Pharmacy School: University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy
PGY1 Residency: Children’s Hospital Colorado – Anschutz
PGY2 Residency in Infectious Diseases: Children’s Hospital Colorado – Anschutz
About Dr. Schweiger: Dr. Schweiger joined the Pediatric Antimicrobial Support Network in 2023. Her professional interests include inpatient antimicrobial stewardship, antimicrobial PK/PD, and therapeutic drug monitoring.

Megan Shah PharmD, BCIDP

Specialty: Adult and Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship
Site: Carolinas Medical Center
Pharmacy School: The University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy
PGY1 Residency: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
PGY2 Residency in Infectious Diseases: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
About Dr. Shah: Dr. Shah joined the Antimicrobial Support Network in 2022 after practicing as an Infectious Diseases Clinical Pharmacist at The University of Virginia Health System for four years. Her professional interests include antimicrobial resistance, rapid diagnostics, Gram-positive and Gram-negative bloodstream infections, and transitions of care.

Britany Sofio, PharmD

Specialty: Emergency Medicine
Site: Carolinas Medical Center
Pharmacy School: Wingate University School of Pharmacy
PGY1 Residency: Vidant Medical Center
PGY2 Residency in Emergency Medicine: Medical University of South Carolina
About Dr. Sofio:Dr. Sofio joined Atrium Health in 2021 after completion of her residency. Her professional interests include toxicology, medical management of flash pulmonary edema, anticoagulation reversal stewardship and optimization, alcohol withdrawal, DKA, and hyperkalemia management in the emergency department.

Specialty: Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship
Site: Carolinas Medical Center, Atrium Health Cleveland, Atrium Health Pineville, Atrium Health Pineville Rehab, Atrium Health Union, Atrium Health Union West, Atrium Health Anson, Atrium Health Kings Mountain
Pharmacy School: University of Pune, India & University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy
About Dr. Soman: Mr. Soman joined the Antimicrobial Support Network in October 2017. He has extensive experience working as a clinical pharmacist for 10 years prior to joining the Antimicrobial Support Network. His professional interests include treatment of multidrug-resistant gram-negative pathogens, antimicrobial stewardship, diagnostic stewardship and transitions of care. Mr. Soman has a passion for teaching and educating his peers about antimicrobial stewardship principles and various topics in infectious diseases. He has presented at numerous local, state and national conferences. He serves as a member of American Society of Health-System Pharmacy (ASHP) and Making A Difference in Infectious Diseases (MAD-ID).

Specialty: Internal Medicine 
Site: Carolinas Medical Center
Pharmacy School: The University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy
PGY1 Residency: Carolinas Medical Center 
About Dr. Speight: Dr. Speight joined the CMC pharmacy department in summer of 2021 as a PGY1 Acute Care Resident. Upon completion of her residency, she continued her career at CMC as a clinical pharmacist working on various units of the hospital before transitioning to her current role as an Internal Medicine Clinical Specialist in 2024. Her professional interests include transitions of care, antimicrobial stewardship, and heart failure.

Specialty: Adult Hematology/Oncology
Site: Carolinas Medical Center and Levine Cancer
Pharmacy School: Medical University of South Carolina
PGY1 Residency: Wake Forest Baptist Health
PGY2 Residency in Oncology: Wake Forest Baptist Health
About Dr. Taylor: Dr. Taylor joined Levine Cancer in December 2022 after completing her residency training. Her interests include solid tumor oncology, specifically sarcomas, supportive care, and the adolescent and young adult population.

Morgan Tobin, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP

Specialty: Surgical Trauma Intensive Care Unit
Site: Carolinas Medical Center
Pharmacy School: Albany College of Pharmacy
PGY1 Residency: Saint Joseph Hospital, Lexington, KY
PGY2 Residency in Critical Care: Saint Joseph Hospital, Lexington, KY
About Dr. Tobin: Dr. Tobin joined the CMC pharmacy department in December 2021. She started her career as an Emergency Medicine Clinical Specialist at CaroMont Regional Medical Center prior to starting at Carolinas Medical Center as a Critical Care Clinical Pharmacist. She then transitioned into her current role as the Surgical Trauma Critical Care Pharmacy Specialist in 2024. Dr. Tobin is actively involved within SCCM and sits as the Mentorship Chair of the Carolinas/Virginias Chapter of SCCM. Her professional interests include research, resuscitation, anticoagulation reversal, opioid stewardship, and traumatic brain injuries.

Megan Wayman, PharmD, BCOP

Specialty: Adult Hematology/Oncology
Site: Carolinas Medical Center and Levine Cancer Institute
Pharmacy School: University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy
PGY1 Residency: Carolinas Medical Center
PGY2 Residency in Onocology: Carolinas Medical Center
About Dr. Wayman:Dr. Wayman joined Levine Cancer in July 2022 after completing her residency training. Her interests include solid tumors, primarily CNS tumors, and pharmacy practice advancement. Her outpatient oncology clinic practice site is in the neuro-oncology and genitourinary oncology clinics.

Stephanie Welch, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP

Specialty: Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship
Site: Carolinas Medical Center
Pharmacy School: University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy 
PGY1 Residency: Carolinas Medical Center 
PGY2 Residency in Infectious Diseases: Carolinas Medical Center 
About Dr. WelchDr. Welch joined the Antimicrobial Support Network in July 2020 after completion of her residency. Her professional interests include gram-positive and gram-negative bloodstream infections, antimicrobial resistance, HIV, and academia/experiential education. In addition to serving as a preceptor, she also coordinates the Teaching and Learning Certificate for the PGY1 residency program.

Julie Williamson, PharmD, BCPS

Specialty: Infectious Disease and Antimicrobial Stewardship
Site: Atrium Health Central Division
Pharmacy School: University of Georgia College of Pharmacy 
PGY 1 Residency: Greenville Health System (Now Prisma Health)
PGY 2 Residency in Infectious Disease: Cleveland Clinic
About Dr. Williamson: Dr. Williamson joined Atrium Health in 2008 as a Clinical Pharmacy Team Leader in Infectious Diseases at Carolinas Medical Center, immediately following completion of residency training. From 2013 – 2015, Dr. Williamson practiced in Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship at Montefiore Medical Center and Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, NY before returning to Atrium Health’s Division of Quality to develop an antimicrobial stewardship collaborative across Atrium’s regional hospital network. She joined the Antimicrobial Support Network in 2019. Her research interests include development of novel metrics for antimicrobial stewardship and antimicrobial utilization, reduction in the treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria, development of stewardship across the continuum of care, the use of rapid diagnostics in antimicrobial stewardship, and treatment of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bloodstream infections.

Alexandra Wolff, PharmD, BCOP

Specialty: Adult Hematology, Oncology and Blood and Marrow Transplant
Site: Levine Cancer Institute
Pharmacy School: West Virginia University School of Pharmacy 
PGY1 Residency: West Virginia University Medicine 
PGY2 Residency in Hematology/Oncology: West Virginia University Cancer Institute and School of Pharmacy
About Dr. Wolff: Dr. Wolff joined LCI in February 2017 after 4 years with the WVU Cancer Institute as the outpatient BMT specialist and Director of Stem Cell Collections. Her professional interests include lymphoma and myeloma, supportive care, leadership and professional development, and oncology pharmacy organization involvement and development.

Julia Ziegengeist, PharmD, BCOP

Specialty: Hematology/Oncology
Site: Carolinas Medical Center and Levine Cancer Institute
Pharmacy School: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy
PGY1 Residency: Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
PGY2 Residency in Hematology/Oncology: Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
About Dr. Lea: Dr. Lea joined Levine Cancer Institute in July 2019 after completing her residency training. Her interests include solid tumors such as breast cancer, which is her primary outpatient oncology clinic practice site.