Jessica Dizon, PharmD, MHA, BCPS
Yan Xu, PharmD, BCPS, BCCP
ElderPlace: Sharon Leigh, PharmD, BCPS
PMG:
Various
Various
Brent Footer, PharmD, BCPS
Alyssa Christensen, PharmD, BCIDP
Nyles Fowler, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical areas of practice or expertise: Internal medicine, adult and neonatal critical care
Training and education:
Professional interests: Internal medicine, infectious diseases, addiction medicine, precepting/mentoring
Projects: Buprenorphine micro-dosing, Neonatal Competency for Pharmacists; Epic-integration of neonatal early-onset sepsis (EOS) risk calculator; HIV Collaborative Drug Therapy Management Guidelines
Awards: Preceptor of the Year 2018-2019
Favorite Portland pastime: Hiking, day trips to the coast, Portland's food and drink scene
Pamela Levine PharmD, BCPS
Clinical areas of practice or expertise: Internal medicine, critical care
Training and education:
Professional interests: Internal medicine, infectious disease, critical care and precepting
Projects: Always have a number of projects underway
Favorite Portland pastime: Definitely the food scene!
Randolph S. Johnson, BS, RPh
Clinical areas of practice or expertise: ECMO, CRRT, pharmacokinetics, use of automation and programming to simplify daily tasks
Projects: Annual pharmacology presentations to Oregon Regional Critical Care Nurse Fellowship Program, visual basic programming in Excel for AUC vancomycin dosing
Training and Education:
Favorite Portland pastime: Portland hill walks, slow river and lake kayaking. Getting out of the city to the countryside, mountains and beaches for hiking and sightseeing and wine tasting
Michael Johnston, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical areas of practice or expertise: Adult critical care
Training and education:
Professional interests: Critical care, infectious disease, ECMO, pain agitation and delirium, teaching residents and students
Favorite Portland pastime: Hanging out with my family, working on my house, running, camping, brewery hopping
Sharon Leigh, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical areas of practice or expertise: Geriatrics
Training and education:
Professional interests: care coordination, polypharmacy and deprescribing, cardiology, anticoagulation, osteoporosis, Parkinson’s, dementia care, falls, geriatric syndromes, antibiotic stewardship, and interdisciplinary team approach
Projects: Efforts for Age-Friendly Health System (focus on 4 M’s- medication, mobility, mentation, what matters), dementia medication use for behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia, role of clinical pharmacists in outpatient palliative care program, geriatric mini-fellowship, annual community fall prevention events
Awards: Providence Health System preceptor of the year 2001, Providence ElderPlace Excellence award 2004, National PACE Association Marie-Louise Ansak Award Nominee 2004, Providence Spirit of Emilie Mission Inspiration Award 2016
Favorite Portland Pastime: Gardening, flower arranging, farming, eating
Meri Slavica-Sheley, RPh, PhD, BCPS
Clinical areas of practice or expertise: Cardiology, critical care medicine
Training and education:
Professional interests: Cardiology and critical care medicine
Projects: Medication Safety Committee
Awards: Preceptor of the Year 2017-2018 (PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program)
Favorite Portland pastime: Running, gardening, playing with my cats and traveling
Joshua Francis, PharmD
Clinical areas of practice or expertise: Cardiology
Training and education:
PharmD: Auburn University
Professional interests: Advanced heart failure treatment, electrophysiology/arrhythmias, and a little bit of everything else cardiology
Favorite Portland pastime: Pacific Northeast transplant, favorite pastime from home is LSU football games, Geaux Tigers
Alyssa Christensen, PharmD, BCIDP
Clinical areas of practice or expertise: infectious diseases and microbial stewardship
Training and education:
Professional interests: Pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics, clinical implementation research, rapid diagnostic technology, public health
Favorite Portland pastime: Hiking and running in Forest Park, exploring Portland coffee shops and food carts
‘Ben’ Shuntao Cai, PharmD, BCOP
Clinical areas of practice or expertise: oncology
Training and education:
Professional interests: continuation of current oncology practice and keeping updated on new trends in treatment therapy
Favorite Portland pastime: recreational running, eating, photography and learning
Brent W. Footer, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical areas of expertise: Infectious diseases, internal medicine
Training and education:
Professional interests: Antimicrobial pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics, clinical research, optimizing/expanding clinical workflows, teaching
Awards: 2017 PGY1 Residency Class Renaissance Preceptor Award
Favorite Portland pastime: Gardening, camping, hiking, live music
Holly Furushima, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical areas of practice or expertise: Critical Care, Global Health, and Emergency Medicine
Training and education:
Professional interests: Critical care, global health/international volunteering, emergency medicine, cardiology and mentoring/precepting
Projects: Development and implementation of a PGY-1 Global Health Program
Awards: 2014-2015 PGY-1 Residency All-Star Preceptor Award and 2017-2018 PGY-1 Residency Renaissance Preceptor Award
Favorite Portland pastime: Traveling, photography, and exploring my inner foodie through Portland's dynamic food and drink scene
Kevin Nickel, BS Pharm
Clinical areas of practice or expertise: Oncology, surgery
Training and education:
Professional interests: Oncology
Projects: Oncology Clinical Advancement team, Autologous Stem Cell Transplant Executive council
Favorite Portland pastime: Spending time with my dog, whitewater kayaking, mountain biking
Lauren Pettit, RPh
Areas of practice or expertise: Pharmacy informatics
Training and education:
Professional interests: Healthcare/pharmacy technology, pharmacy operations, precepting
Projects: Regional reduced cost work, formulary compliance work, building and managing the Alaris Smart Pump library, processing report requests, USP800 compliance implementation
Accomplishments: 20 years of employment with Providence
Favorite Portland pastime: Homebody, gardening, spending time with my nephew and kids
Lisa Rowe-Diesel, PharmD
Clinical areas of practice or expertise: Specialty pharmacy, home infusion department, hospice/pain management.
Training and education:
Professional interests: Pain management and specialty therapies
Favorite Portland pastime: Enjoying the many parks in the summertime
Adam Saulles, PharmD, CSP
Clinical areas of practice or expertise: Specialty pharmacy, transplant, transitions of care, clinical program management, clinical outcomes and value metrics
Training and education:
Professional Interests: Specialty pharmacy, oral oncology, infectious disease, rheumatology, IBD, MS, precepting and mentoring residents and students, clinical outcomes and value metrics
Projects: Specialty pharmacy productivity metrics, ACHC accreditation exploration, Twistle technology platform utilization within specialty pharmacy and Credena Health Clinic opportunities
Favorite Portland Pastime: Hiking, camping, soccer, taking in all the natural beauty that the Pacific NW has to offer
Jenifer Smith, PharmD, BCPS – Program Manager, Clinical Pharmacy Outcomes
Clinical areas of practice or expertise: drug information, formulary development and drug utilization review
Training and education:
Professional interests: population health management, managed care, precepting
Projects: Implementation of electronic prior authorization, Cost-effectiveness Evaluation of New Drugs and Therapeutic Classes
Favorite Portland pastime: Exploring various parks with my dog; Trying out new restaurants/pubs; Gardening
o the many dog parts throughout the metro area, trying out new restaurants/pubs
Susan Vaughan, PharmD
Clinical areas of practice or expertise: pharmacy informatics and pharmacy informatics
Training and education:
Professional interests: Healthcare and pharmacy technology
Favorite Portland pastime: Hikes and dog walks
