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Laura Brakefield, PharmD, BCPPS
PGY2 Pediatric Pharmacy Residency Program Director
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 Pediatric Residency: MUSC Children’s Hospital
About Dr. 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.
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Jennifer Barnes, PharmD, BCPPS
Specialty: Pediatric Drug Policy
Site: Advocate Health Enterprise
Pharmacy School: Virginia Commonwealth University
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency: Cone Health Alamance Regional
About Dr. Barnes: Dr. Barnes joined the CMC-LCH pharmacy department in February 2017 as the NICU specialist. She has almost 15 years of clinical practice experience within pediatrics. Her special interests include bronchopulmonary dysplasia, parenteral nutrition, and necrotizing enterocolitis. She is an active member of the Pediatric Pharmacy Association (PPA) and has held numerous leadership positions. In 2026, Dr. Barnes transitioned into working in drug policy for the enterprise as an expert in pediatric medicine.
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Jaidyn Bentley, PharmD
Specialty: Pediatric Critical Care
Site: Atrium Health Levine Children’s Hospital
Pharmacy School: High Point University Fred Wilson School of Pharmacy
PGY1 Residency: Duke University Hospital
PGY2 Pediatric Residency: Duke University Hospital
About Dr. Bentley: Dr. Bentley joined the LCH pharmacy department in July 2025 after completing her pediatric residency training. Her clinical interests include analgesia and sedation in mechanically ventilated patients, trauma and code response, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), and medication safety and quality improvement.
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Chloe Bunch, PharmD, BCPPS
Specialty: Neonatal Critical Care
Site: Atrium Health Levine Children’s Hospital
Pharmacy School: Wingate University
PGY1 Residency: Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters
About Dr. Bunch: Dr. Bunch joined the Levine Children’s Hospital team in July 2023 after completing a pediatric-focused PGY1 at a stand-alone children's hospital. Here she is a member of the neonatal critical care core team and the operations team. Her interests include patent ductus arteriosus, neonatal pain and sedation management, and parenteral nutrition.
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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.
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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.
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Amy Ellenburg, PharmD, BCOP
Specialty: Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
Site: Atrium Health Levine Children's Hospital
Pharmacy School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
PGY1 Residency: Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center
PGY2 Oncology Residency (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.
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Kat Lambertson, PharmD
Specialty: Pediatric Critical Care Core Team
Site: Atrium Health Levine Children’s Hospital
Pharmacy School: University of Florida College of Pharmacy
PGY1 Residency: AdventHealth Orlando
PGY2 Pediatric Residency: Medical University of South Carolina
About Dr. Lambertson: Dr. Lambertson recently joined the pharmacy department in August 2025 following completion of her pediatric residency. Aside from critical care, her interests include congenital heart disease, mechanical circulatory support, and parenteral nutrition.
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Amanda Lefemine, PharmD
Specialty: Infectious Diseases
Site: Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center/Levine Children’s Hospital
Pharmacy School: University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy
PGY1 Residency: Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center
PGY2 Infectious Diseases Residency: Atrium Health 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). |
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Brittany Logston, PharmD, BCPPS
Specialty: General Pediatrics/ Multidisciplinary
Site: Atrium Health Levine Children’s Hospital
Pharmacy School: Wingate University School of Pharmacy
PGY1 Residency: Texas Children’s Hospital
PGY2 Pediatric Residency: 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 complex care patients.
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Jordyn Metcalf, PharmD, BCPPS
Specialty: Pediatric Critical Care
Site: Atrium Health’s Levine Children’s Hospital
Pharmacy School: Wingate University School of Pharmacy
PGY1 Residency: LeBonheur Children's Hospital
About Dr. Metcalf: Dr. Metcalf joined the pediatric team at CMC in 2014 and has served in various roles on the pediatric intensive care and pediatric oncology cores before specializing in pediatric critical care. She is a member of PPA and Carolinas PPA.
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Meghan Devine Michael, PharmD, BCOP
Specialty: Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
Site: Atrium Health Levine Children's Hospital
Pharmacy School: University of Georgia College of Pharmacy
PGY1 Residency: Medical College of Georgia/University of Georgia College of Pharmacy
PGY2 Oncology Residency: 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.
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Josh Mosteller, PharmD, BCPS, BCPPS
Specialty: Pediatric Pharmacy Practice
Site: Atrium Health Levine Children’s Hospital
Pharmacy School: The University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy
About Dr. Mosteller: Dr. Mosteller joined the LCH team in 2023 after spending 4 years at UNC primarily covering the anesthesia/pain teams in adult/pediatric OR/PACU and 5 years as a pharmacy manager for Walgreens. After covering PICU, CVICU and ED for the past 3 years, he has recently transitioned into the Pediatric Operations Supervisor role. His clinical interests include code response, sedation/withdrawal, drug optimization in CRRT/ECMO and professional clinical education. He is an active member of ACCP PediPRN, PPA, SCCM and UNC Pharmacy Alumni Council.
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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 joining 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.
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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 Residency: Houston Methodist Hospital
PGY2 Solid Organ Transplant Pharmacy Residency: 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.
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Liz Roethlisberger, PharmD
Specialty: Pediatric Critical Care
Site: Atrium Health Levine Children’s Hospital
Pharmacy School: Butler University
PGY1 Residency: CoxHealth-Springfield, MO
PGY2 Pediatric Residency: Mayo Clinic – Rochester, MN
About Dr. Roethlisberger: Dr. Roethlisberger joined the LCH Critical Care Core team in August 2025. Her clinical interests include pain management, optimizing sedation practices, and promoting medication safety.
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Megan Shah, PharmD
Specialty: Infectious Diseases
Site: Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center/Levine Children’s Hospital
Pharmacy School: University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy
PGY1 Residency: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
PGY2 Infectious Diseases Residency: 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. |
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Meredyth Snider, PharmD, BCPPS
Specialty: Pediatric Administration
Site: Atrium Health Levine Children’s Hospital
Pharmacy School: University of Cincinnati James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy
PGY1 Residency: University Medical Center of Southern Nevada
PGY2 Residency: UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital (6 months)
About Dr. Snider: Dr. Snider joined the pediatric pharmacy department at Levine Children’s in 2019 after working at many children’s hospitals including Sunrise Medical Center (NV), Rady Children’s Hospital (CA), and Rady Children’s HomeCare Pharmacy (CA). She is currently the pediatric pharmacy manager over both the inpatient satellite and infusion center pharmacies.
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Michael Stanton, PharmD, BCOP
Specialty: Pediatric Leukemia/Lymphoma/Bone Marrow Transplant
Site: Levine Children’s Outpatient Cancer and Blood Disorder Clinic
Pharmacy School: Ohio Northern University
PGY1 Residency: Cleveland Clinic Foundation (Cleveland, OH)
PGY2 Oncology Residency: MD Anderson Cancer Center (Houston, TX)
About Dr. Stanton: Dr. Stanton joined the Pharmacy department in January 2023. He joined the outpatient oncology clinic after nearly 8 years practicing at Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital as a pediatric oncology specialist there. His interests include malignant and classical hematology, Hodgkins and non-Hodgkins lymphomas, as well as post-transplant management of Bone Marrow Transplant patients.
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Brooke Stephanik, PharmD, BCPPS
Specialty: Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Site: Atrium Health Levine Children’s Hospital
Pharmacy School: University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy
PGY1 Residency: The Johns Hopkins Hospital
PGY2 Pediatric Residency: The Johns Hopkins Hospital
About Dr. Stephanik: Dr. Stephanik joined the Pediatric Critical Care team at LCH in 2025 and transitioned to Emergency Medicine full time in 2026. Prior to this, she practiced as a PICU and PEM clinical pharmacist at Boston Children's Hospital. Her clinical interests include pediatric resuscitation quality improvement, sepsis management, and traumatic brain injuries.
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Emma M. Reese, PharmD, BCPPS
Specialty: Pediatric Program Coordinator- Virtual Pharmacy Services
Site: Atrium Health
Pharmacy School: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
PGY1 Residency: LeBonheur Children’s Hospital
PGY2 Pediatric Residency: Cleveland Clinic Children’s
About Dr. Reese: Dr. Reese joined Levine Children’s in August 2024 as a member of the Critical Care Core Team. In April 2025, she transitioned to the Virtual Pharmacy Services Team. Prior to this, she practiced at Children’s Hospital New Orleans from 2022 to 2024. Her professional interests include pediatric critical care, leadership development, and advancing pharmacy services through virtual care models.
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Pamela Vega Rios, PharmD, BCPPS
Specialty: General Pediatrics
Site: Atrium Health Levine Children's Hospital
Pharmacy School: University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy
PGY1 Residency: Cone Health
PGY2 Pediatric Residency: Cleveland Clinic Children’s
About Dr. Vega Rios: Dr. Vega Rios joined Levine Children’s in August 2025 as a member of the pediatric internal medicine core team. Prior to this she was a NICU/General Pediatrics Pharmacist at Wake Forest Baptist Brenner’s Children’s Hospital. Her interests include endocrinology, neurology, patient education, and transitions of care.
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Donna Wesslen, PharmD
Specialty: Infectious Diseases
Site: Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center/Levine Children’s Hospital
Pharmacy School: University of North Carolina Eshleman School of Pharmacy
PGY1 Residency: Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center
PGY2 Infectious Diseases Residency: Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center
About Dr. Wesslen: Dr. Wesslen joined the CMC and LCH Antimicrobial Support Network (ASN) in 2026 following the completion of her PGY2 training. Her professional interests include gram positive bloodstream infections, fungal infections, and HIV. She is a member of the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (SIDP) and the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP). |
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Wyn Wheeler, PharmD, BCPPS, DPLA, FPPA, FCCM
Specialty: Pediatric Administration
Site: Advocate Health Enterprise
Pharmacy School: The University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy
About Dr. Wheeler: Dr. Wheeler joined Levine Children’s Hospital in 2008 after the hospital opened and served as a clinical pharmacist practitioner and clinical specialist in both neonatal and pediatric critical care over her 30-year career. She became the clinical manager of the LCH team in 2017 and in 2024 moved into an enterprise clinical director role in an effort to coordinate and expand clinical expertise for our smallest patients across our 69-hospital multi-state enterprise. She has completed certificates in Federal Incident Command and Anticoagulation and is a Fellow of the American College of Critical Care Medicine (2016) and the Pediatric Pharmacy Association (2023).
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