Washington D.C. – The Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) is pleased to announce the leadership and new members for 15 BPS Specialty Councils. Appointments, reappointments, and leadership positions will become effective January 1, 2025. For the full roster of each BPS Specialty Council, click here.
A BPS Specialty Council serves the following purposes:
- To develop standards and eligibility requirements for board certification in the specialty area for approval by the BPS Board of Directors;
- To develop examinations and set the passing standard for initial and continuing certification of pharmacist specialists; and
- To approve and review professional development programs for recertification of pharmacist specialists.
Ambulatory Care Pharmacy (BCACP)
Chair:
Lauren Pamulapati, PharmD, BCACP
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy
Richmond, VA
Vice Chair:
Clark Kebodeaux, PharmD, BCACP
University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy
Lexington, KY
Reappointed to a three-year Council term beginning in 2025
Council Member Appointments:
Kevin Astle, PharmD, BCACP, BCPS, AAHIVP, CDCES
University of South Florida Taneja College of Pharmacy
Tampa, FL
Katherine Montag Schafer, BCACP, PharmD, CDCES
University of Minnesota Medical School – M Health Fairview Phalen Village Family Medicine Clinic
St. Paul, MN
Reappointed to a three-year Council term beginning in 2025
Christie Schumacher, PharmD, BCACP, BCCP, BCPS, BC-ADM, CDCES, FCCP
Northwestern Medicine
Chicago, IL
Reappointed to a three-year Council term beginning in 2025
Cardiology Pharmacy (BCCP)
Chair:
Rhynn Soderstrom, PharmD, BCPS, BCCP
Children’s Hospital Colorado
Aurora, CO
Reappointed to a three-year Council term beginning in 2025
Vice Chair:
Joel Marrs, PharmD, MPH, BCACP, BCPS CHC, CLS, FAHA, FASHP, FCCP, FNLA
University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy
Memphis, TN
Council Member Appointments:
Maria C. Coyle, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, FCCP, CLS
The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy
Columbus, OH
Thomas William Szymanski, PharmD, BA, BCCP, BCCCP
West Virginia University Medicine
Morgantown, WV
Compounded Sterile Preparations Pharmacy (BCSCP)
Chair:
Kathleen Kane, PharmD, BCSCP, DPLA
University of Chicago Medical Center
Chicago, IL
Reappointed to a three-year Council term beginning in 2025
Vice Chair:
Donald J. Filibeck, PharmD, MBA, BCSCP, FASHP, FNHIA
Pentec Health
Boothwyn, PA
Council Member Appointments:
Mike Carroll, BSPharm, BCSCP, DPLA
Option Care Health
Bannockburn, IL
Reappointed to a three-year Council term beginning in 2025
Sarrah Hein, PharmD, BCPPS
Akron General/Cleveland Clinic
Akron, OH
Reappointed to a three-year Council term beginning in 2025
Critical Care Pharmacy (BCCCP)
Chair:
Christy Forehand, PharmD, BCCCP, FCCM
Wellstar MCG Health
Augusta, GA
Reappointed to a three-year Council term beginning in 2025
Vice Chair:
Quintin Broussard, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, BCNSP
Keck Graduate Institute
Claremont, CA
Council Member Appointments:
Brittany Bissell, PhD, PharmD, BCCCP, FCCM
Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center
Danville, KY
Scott Bolesta, PharmD, BCCCP, FCCM, FCCP
Nesbitt School of Pharmacy – Wilkes University
Wilkes-Barre, PA
Stephanie Tchen, PharmD, BCCCP
Froedtert Hospital
Milwaukee, WI
Reappointed to a three-year Council term beginning in 2025
Emergency Medicine Pharmacy (BCEMP)
Chair:
Ryan Waybright, PharmD, BCCCP
Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center
Sioux Falls, SD
Vice Chair:
Megan L. Webb, PharmD, BCPS, BCEMP
Baptist Health Louisville
Louisville, KY
Council Member Appointments:
Katelyn Rose Dervay, PharmD, MPH, BCPS, BCEMP, FASHP
US Army Defense Health Agency – Landstuhl Regional Medical Center
Landstuhl, Germany
Lisa Dykes, PharmD, MHA, BCPS, BCEMP
Methodist Hospital Northeast
Live Oak, TX
Lisa Hayes, PharmD, BCCCP, BCEMP
Methodist University Hospital
Memphis, TN
Kyle Gordon, PharmD, BCCCP, BCEMP
Intermountain Medical Center
Murray, UT
Stephanie Weightman, PharmD, BCPPS, BCEMP
Regional One Health
Memphis, TN
Geriatric Pharmacy (BCGP)
Chair:
Barbara Zarowitz, PharmD, MSW, BCPS, BCGP, FCCP, FASCP
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
Baltimore, MD
Vice Chair:
Emalee Collins, PharmD, BCGP
Yale New Haven Hospital
New Haven, CT
Council Member Appointments:
Jessica Emshoff, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP
University Hospitals Portage Medical Center
Ravenna, OH
Reappointed to a three-year Council term beginning in 2025
Tatyana Gurvich, PharmD, APh, BCGP
USC Mann School of Pharmacy
Los Angeles, CA
Alina Lalani, PharmD, B.Sc.Phm, BCGP, ACPR
Unity Health Toronto
Toronto, ON, Canada
Jeanne Marie Manzi, PharmD, BS, BCGP, FASCP
Managed Health Care Associates, Inc.
Florham Park, NJ
Dennis Williams, PharmD, BCPS, AE-C, FCCP, FAPhA, FASHP
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC
Reappointed to a three-year Council term beginning in 2025
Infectious Diseases Pharmacy (BCIDP)
Chair:
Wesley D. Kufel, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP, AAHIVP
Binghamton University School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Binghamton, NY
Vice Chair:
Lee Nguyen, PharmD, APh, BCPS, BCIDP
UC Irvine School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Irvine, CA
Council Member Appointments:
Michael Casias, PharmD, BCIDP, AAHIVP
University of Colorado Hospital – Anschutz Medical Campus
Aurora, CO
Fiona Doukas, MPH, BPharm, FSHP
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
Sydney, NSW, Australia
Reappointed to a three-year Council term beginning in 2025
Amy Kang, PharmD, BCIDP
Chapman University School of Pharmacy
Irvine, CA
Nuclear Pharmacy (BCNP)
Chair:
Nic Mastascusa, PharmD, RPh, BCNP
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Iowa City, IA
Vice Chair:
Kristin Watson Swann, PharmD, MS, BCNP
Cardinal Health Nuclear & Precision Health Solutions
Little Rock, AR
Council Member Appointments:
Leana Gebo, PharmD, BCNP
Cardinal Health Nuclear & Precision Health Solutions
Beltsville, MD
Reappointed to a three-year Council term beginning in 2025
Mahipal Rathod, PharmD, RPh, BCNP
Ohio State University, Wexner Medical Center, The Arthur H. James Cancer Hospital & Research
Columbus, OH
Shunsuke Toyoda, PharmD, BCPS, BCNSP, BCSCP, CPHQ
Torrance Memorial Medical Center
Torrance, CA
Reappointed to a three-year Council term beginning in 2025
Nutrition Support Pharmacy (BCNSP)
Chair:
Todd Canada, PharmD, BCNSP, BCCCP, FASHP, FTSHP, FASPEN
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Vice Chair:
Vivian Zhao, PharmD, BCNSP, FASPEN
Emory University Hospital
Atlanta, GA
Council Member Appointments:
Sarah Ann Alden, PharmD, BCPS, BCNSP
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
Rochester, MN
Kristen M. Bamberg, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP
Northern Arizona Healthcare, Flagstaff Medical Center
Flagstaff, AZ
Reappointed to a three-year Council term beginning in 2025
Taylor Barnes, PharmD, BCPPS
Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies
Orlando, FL
Reappointed to a three-year Council term beginning in 2025
Oncology Pharmacy (BCOP)
Chair:
Thu Oanh Dang, PharmD, BCOP
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Vice Chair:
Nancy Guo, PharmD, BCOP
Kingston Health Sciences Centre
ON, Canada
Council Member Appointments:
Ruby Leong, PharmD, BCOP
FDA, Division of Cancer Pharmacology I
Silver Spring, MD
Jim Siderov, AM, BPharm, MClinPharm, AdvPracPharm, BCOP, FSHP, FANZCAP (OncHaem)
Austin Health
Heidelberg, VIC, Australia
Diana Tamer, PharmD, BCOP
University of Missouri Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
Advent Health Shawnee Mission Cancer Center
Merriam, KS
Pain Management Pharmacy (BCPMP)
Chair:
Paige Mathew, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP
Veterans Affairs Healthcare System
Washington, DC
Vice Chair:
Corinne Dolan, PharmD, BCPS
Snoqualmie Valley Hospital
Snoqualmie, WA
Council Member Appointments:
Please refer to the Inaugural Pain Management Pharmacy Specialty Council Press Release published June 2024.
Pediatric Pharmacy (BCPPS)
Chair:
Monica C. Bogenschutz, PharmD, BCPS, BCPPS
UW Health – American Family Children’s Hospital
Madison, WI
Vice Chair:
Cassandra Ann Ruggles, PharmD, BCCCP, BCPPS, FCCM
Akron Children’s Hospital
Akron, OH
Council Member Appointments:
Benjamin Hammer, PharmD, BCPPS
Children’s National Hospital
Washington, DC
Pooja Shah, PharmD, BCPPS
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital at Hackensack University Medical Center
Hackensack, NJ
Patty Taddei-Allen, PharmD, MBA, BCACP, BCGP
MJH Life Sciences
Tampa, FL
Reappointed to a three-year Council term beginning in 2025
Pharmacotherapy (BCPS)
Chair:
Bruce Jones, PharmD, BCPS, FIDSA
St Joseph’s/Candler Health System
Savannah, GA
Vice Chair:
Shawn Griffin, PharmD, BCOP
University of California Irvine
Irvine, CA
Reappointed to a three-year Council term beginning in 2025
Council Member Appointments:
Luke Dzirbik, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP
Washington State Department of Social and Health Services
Lakewood, WA
Nicole T. Reardon, PharmD, BCPS, FCCM
UF Health Ocala Neighborhood Hospital
Ocala, FL
Reappointed to a three-year Council term beginning in 2025
Psychiatric Pharmacy (BCPP)
Chair:
Emma Palmer, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP
University of Cincinnati James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy
Cincinnati, OH
Vice Chair:
Elayne D. Ansara, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP
Department of Veterans Affairs
VISN 23 Clinical Resource Hub
Indianapolis, IN
Reappointed to a three-year Council term beginning in 2025
Council Member Appointments:
Michelle Chu, PharmD, MHA, BCACP
USC Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Los Angeles, CA
Reappointed to a three-year Council term beginning in 2025
Amber R. Douglass, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP
Department of Veterans Affairs
VISN 1 Clinical Resource Hub
Bluffton, SC
Reappointed to a three-year Council term beginning in 2025
Solid Organ Transplantation Pharmacy (BCTXP)
Chair:
Mary Moss Chandran, PharmD, BCPS, BCTXP, CPP, FAST, FCCP
University of North Carolina Hospitals and Clinics
Chapel Hill, NC
Vice Chair:
Mary Leick, PharmD, BCPS, BCTXP
Nebraska Medicine
Omaha, NE
Reappointed to a three-year Council term beginning in 2025
Council Member Appointments:
Kwame Asare, PharmD, BSPharm, BCNSP, BCTXP
St. Thomas Hospital West
Nashville, TN
Evan Clemens, PharmD, BCTXP
University of Washington Medical Center
Seattle, WA
Ashley Feist, PharmD, BCPS
University of California, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
San Diego, CA
Rachael Simard, PharmD, BCTXP
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN
About the Board of Pharmacy Specialties
The Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) was established in 1976 as an autonomous division of the American Pharmacists Association (APhA). The mission of BPS is to improve patient care by positioning BPS Board-Certified Pharmacist Specialists as integral members of multidisciplinary healthcare teams, through recognition and promotion of specialized training, knowledge, and skills for pharmacists in the United States and internationally. Board certification is a recognized credential for determining which pharmacists are qualified to contribute at advanced practice levels given the rigorous standards mandated by BPS board certification and recertification. BPS has currently issued more than 62,250 certifications held by pharmacists across 15 specialties.
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