Nutrition Support Pharmacy

Bingham is an Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy at the University of the Sciences – Philadelphia College of Pharmacy in Philadelphia, PA. She practices as a Critical Care/Nutrition Support Specialist at Cooper University Hospital in Camden, NJ and serves as the Program Director for the PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency Program. After receiving her PharmD from the South Carolina College of Pharmacy, she completed a PGY1 Residency at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center/The Regional Medical Center at Memphis. Her interests include nutrition support in critically ill patients and parenteral nutrition safety.

Canada is a Clinical Pharmacy Services Manager and Nutrition Support Team Coordinator at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Division of Pharmacy in Houston, Texas. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in pharmacy from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and a post-baccalaureate Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. He completed a specialized residency in critical care and nutrition support at the University of Tennessee—Memphis and is Board certified in nutrition support and critical care.

Taylor Barnes is a pharmacist working in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies. Taylor earned her doctor of pharmacy degree from the South Carolina College of Pharmacy and the South Carolina Honors College in 2018 and two years of post graduate residency training in pediatrics at Children’s National Medical Center. Her areas of interest include pediatric critical care, nutrition services, and underserved populations.

Dr. Bezjak oversees development and implementation of clinical programs and policies for health-system based home infusion and specialty pharmacies. She served as the first clinic-embedded pharmacist at a nationally renowned academic Digestive Disorder Center and continues to champion the pharmacist’s role in comprehensive outpatient nutrition support. Dr. Bezjak is an Adjunct Clinical Instructor for Duquesne University and University of Pittsburgh Schools of Pharmacy. In 2020, she established a new ASHP-accredited PGY1 residency program for which she maintains roles as Program Director and preceptor. Dr. Bezjak earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Duquesne University where she was captain of their Division I tennis team as well as a violinist with the acclaimed Tamburitzans. She completed PGY1 residency training at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dr. Bezjak had the privilege of participating as a Board of Pharmacy Specialties item-writer and subject matter expert for CSP and Nutrition Support committees.

Bliss is a Nutrition Support Pharmacy Coordinator at Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina. She received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, Tennessee. She completed a PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency and PGY2 Nutrition Support Pharmacy Residency at the University of Arizona Medical Center in Tucson, Arizona. Her interests include nutrition support in critically ill patients, parenteral nutrition safety, and transitions of care from hospital to home for parenteral nutrition patients.

Sarah Cogle is a Clinical Pharmacist in the Burn Intensive Care Unit and on the Adult Inpatient Nutrition Support Team at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN. She earned a PharmD from Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy. She then completed a PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika, AL and a PGY-2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center/Regional One Health in Memphis, TN. Her interests include nutrition support in critically ill adults and medication safety.

Beth Deen is the Senior Pediatric Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth, where she has practiced for over 20 years. She provides daily parenteral nutrition consults both inpatients and outpatients. She completed her B.S. in Pharmacy from The University of Iowa, Doctor of Pharmacy from The University of Texas, and a Pediatric Pharmacotherapy Residency at LeBonheur Children’s Medical Center/The University of Tennessee at Memphis. She has been Board Certified in Nutrition Support since 1997 and Pediatrics since 2016. She also serves as the PGY1 Residency Program Director for Cook Children’s Medical Center.

Dickerson is tenured Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis. He also serves as Clinical Coordinator and Clinical Pharmacy Specialist with the Nutrition Support Service at Regional One Health. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy from Temple University, Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Tennessee, and completed a Hospital Pharmacy Residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia and Pharmacy Nutrition Support Fellowship at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His practice and research interests encompass metabolic support of the critically ill patient.

Ghomeshi is a Medication Safety Officer at UCSF Medical Center and Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor at UCSF School of Pharmacy. She also is the Residency Coordinator and primary preceptor for the PGY2 in Medication-Use Safety and led in developing the program at UCSF Medical Center. Dr. Ghomeshi completed a PGY2 Medication-Use Safety Residency at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. During her residency, she trained at the Institute for Safe Medication Practices and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. Prior to that, she completed a PGY1 Managed Care Pharmacy Residency at Kaiser Permanente. Dr. Ghomeshi earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy in Baltimore, Maryland. She completed a Master of Business Administration from the University of Baltimore/Towson University. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior from the University of California, Davis.

Rollins is a Clinical Professor at the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy. Her practice experience includes development of home infusion clinical pharmacy services, coordinator for nutrition support, PGY2 nutrition support pharmacy residency director, and preceptor for PGY1 and PGY2 residencies. She received her BS in Pharmacy and PharmD from the University of Arizona. She completed a Nutrition Support Pharmacy Practice Residency at University Medical Center (UMC) in Tucson, Arizona. Carol received her MS in Food Science and Nutrition from Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, and her initial Bachelor’s degree from Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota.

Dr. Sacks earned a Doctorate of Pharmacy degree from the University of Texas (1994) after receiving his BS degree in Pharmacy from Auburn University (1989). He has completed a Pharmacy Practice Residency at Huntsville Hospital and a 2-year Nutrition Support Fellowship at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis. During his tenure at the University of Mississippi (1995-2001), he achieved the rank of Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and was Coordinator of the Nutrition Support Team at University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson. Between 2001-2008, he was a Clinical Professor at the University of Wisconsin – Madison and Chair of the Pharmacy Practice Division in the School of Pharmacy. He was also Coordinator of the Surgical Nutrition Support Team at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics in Madison, WI. Starting in November, 2008, until July, 2018, Dr. Sacks served as Department Head of Pharmacy Practice at the Harrison School of Pharmacy at Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama. Beginning in July, 2018, Dr. Sacks joined Fresenius Kabi, USA, as Senior Director of Medical Affairs for the Parenteral Nutrition Market Unit. He has been a boardcertified Nutrition Support Pharmacist since 1995. Dr. Sacks is active in numerous scientific and professional societies, including the American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists (ASHP) and the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM). He recently served as the President of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) from July 2015 – June 2016.

Zhao is a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist II working with the Nutrition Support Team at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2021, she transitioned the existing PGY2 Nutrition Support Residency program into a new Nutrition Support Pharmacy Fellowship program for which she maintains roles as Program Director, Research Advisors, and Preceptor. Dr. Zhao received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy in Boston. She completed a PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency and PGY2 Nutrition Support Pharmacy Residency at the Emory University Hospital. Her interests include specialized enteral and parenteral nutrition support, micronutrient deficiencies, and nutrition research.