Pain Management Pharmacy

Dr. Paige Mathew serves as a Clinical Program Manager within the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, where she oversees pain management and opioid safety programs for Veterans across Washington, DC, Maryland, and West Virginia. She is frequently consulted to lead program implementation efforts throughout the VA and regularly delivers national presentations on evidence-based practice and safe prescribing.

Dr. Mathew earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Washington in Seattle and completed her PGY1 residency at the Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona. She is dual board-certified in Pharmacotherapy and Geriatric Pharmacy, and has served on BPS Specialty Councils since 2023.

Her clinical practice focuses on optimizing medication regimens for Veterans with chronic pain and complex comorbidities, particularly those residing in rural communities. She is committed to integrating non-pharmacologic therapies into comprehensive, biopsychosocial care models to improve outcomes and quality of life. Her professional interests include expanding access to buprenorphine for pain management, reducing healthcare disparities in underserved populations, and advancing lifesaving opioid stewardship initiatives in rural settings.

Corinne Dolan, PharmD, BCPS, has over a decade of experience as a clinical pain management pharmacist and recently transitioned into a pharmacy leadership role at Snoqualmie Valley Hospital, a critical access hospital in the Pacific Northwest. She is currently focused on expanding pharmacy services and spearheading pain management programs for both inpatient and outpatient settings in the community. Corinne earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of New Mexico and completed her PGY1 residency at St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma, Washington, with a concentration in pain management and palliative care. Prior to the transitioning into leadership she sent the past 8 years as a Clinical Pharmacist at UW Medical Center and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, specializing in various aspects of pain management. With over a decade of experience in the field, Corinne’s clinical interests include chronic pain management in both inpatient and outpatient settings, mentoring upcoming pharmacists, and educating healthcare teams about the role of pharmacists in pain management. She advocates for patient transparency and collaboration among the healthcare team to ensure optimal and safe patient care.

Alderman has longstanding experience in hospital and community pharmacy, aged care and academic practice, currently with Adelaide University. He holds certifications as a specialist clinical pharmacist in psychiatry and geriatrics with the US Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties. He is a past president of the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia and is a frequently sought speaker at national and international conferences, educational seminars, and symposia. His research interests focus on achieving safe and effective use of psychotropic drugs, and the prevention of drug-related harm amongst vulnerable people.

Jacqueline Cleary graduated from Furman University with a bachelor’s Degree of Biochemistry in 2010 and received her Pharm.D. in 2014 from the South Carolina College of Pharmacy, MUSC campus. She completed her post-graduate year one (PGY1) general pharmacy residency training with Sentara Medical System in Norfolk, VA and then completed her post-graduate year two (PGY2) pain and palliative care residency training at the Albany Stratton VA Medical center in Albany, NY. She is also board certified in ambulatory care pharmacy.

She is an Associate Professor at the Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (ACPHS) in the Department of Pharmacy Practice. Her current practice site is the Saratoga Hospital Medical Group in Saratoga Springs, NY. Jacqueline works as a clinical pharmacy specialist in primary care with a focus in pain management and addiction. She also serves as program director for the PGY-2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Practice Residency program between her site and the college. She precepts students and residents as well as practices as part of an interdisciplinary primary care team.

While her clinical interests focus on pain, pharmacogenomics and opioid stewardship, Jacqueline is also a strong advocate for the pharmacy profession. She is outgoing president of New York State ACCP chapter as well as ACCP PRN of Pain and Palliative Care. In addition to her service and clinical work, she also works as the clinical director of naloxone distribution for the ACPHS.

Lacey Davis is currently the Clinical Pharmacy Manager for Akron Children’s Hospital in Akron, Ohio. Prior to this leadership role, Lacey spent nearly ten years as a clinical pharmacy specialist with the hospice, palliative care, and post-acute care teams. Lacey received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Ohio Northern University in 2012, and then she completed a PGY1 residency at Summa Hospital in Akron, Ohio and a PGY2 residency in pain, palliative care, and hospice with The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. Lacey is board certified in pharmacotherapy, geriatrics, and pain management.

Mark is a Pitt PharmD graduate, Strayer MBA graduate, Board-Certified Geriatric Pharmacist (BCGP), Certified Pain Educator (CPE), and Certified Tobacco Treatment Specialist (CTTS). His past positions include being a pharmacist leader with CVS Health, Humana, and the WV Safe & Effective Management of Pain (SEMP) Program, along with coordinating the WV SEMP Guidelines Panel. Today, he is WVU School of Pharmacy faculty, WVU School of Pharmacy Director of Experiential Learning, WVU School of Medicine Pain Fellowship Faculty, and a WVU Medicine Pain & Addiction Pharmacist. Mark “Pain Guy” Garofoli has been a 2021 TEDx Talker, CDC grant reviewer, civil/criminal expert witness, seasoned CE developer and presenter, host of the Pain Pod (Pharmacy Podcast Network), Editor of the Pain Press, and publishes the www.painguy.us website.

Chris M. Herndon, PharmD, BCACP, FASHP, FCCP is a Professor with the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) School of Pharmacy. Currently, Dr. Herndon sees patients with chronic pain and opioid use disorder within a family medicine residency clinic. Dr. Herndon was the 2019 president for the Society of Pain and Palliative Care Pharmacists (SPPCP) and current president of the SPPCP Foundation. He is the 2006 recipient of the “Pain Champion Award” from the Alliance of State Pain Initiatives, the 2012 recipient of the “Academic Pain Educator of the Year Award” from the American Society of Pain Educators, the 2016 “Pharmacist of the Year” from the Illinois Pharmacist’s Association, and the 2018 recipient of the Distinguished Service Award from the American Pain Society.

Courtney Kominek graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a Doctor of Pharmacy, then completed a PGY1 at the Dayton VA in Ohio and a PGY2 in Pain and Palliative Care at the VA in West Palm Beach, FL. She has been a clinical pharmacist practitioner in pain management for 10 years at the Harry S. Truman Memorial Veteran’s Hospital in Columbia, MO. In 2022, she became the residency program director for the facility’s new PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program.

Jayne Pawasauskas, PharmD, BCPS, BCPMP is a Clinical Professor of Pharmacy at the University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy. She is responsible for pain management content in the Doctor of Pharmacy program in required coursework, and has been teaching an interdisciplinary elective course in Palliative Care at the University for over 20 years. She is currently Chair of the College of Pharmacy Curriculum & Assessment Committee, ensuring achievement of programmatic learning outcomes. She provides pharmacy consultative services to Baxter Palliative Care, a home-based palliative care medical practice that cares for patients with complex symptom management needs. Additionally, in other clinical academic roles at inpatient internal medicine hospitals, she served as a resource for providers with complex pain management cases, and precepted students completing their clinical rotations in general internal medicine. She has co-chaired pain management-focused committees and worked closely with medical staff to create pain management protocols and perform drug safety surveillance. She is a past Chair of the Pain & Palliative Care Practice & Research Network of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy. She has served as a member of a hospital Institutional Review Board (IRB) and continues to serve on the University of Rhode Island’s IRB. Her research activities have involved examining drug therapy approaches to (1) reduce opioid-related adverse events in hospitalized patient populations, (2) explore safe and effective analgesic strategies for nursing home residents, and (3) evaluate strategies to improve symptom management and medication-related challenges for palliative care patients in the home setting. Her current interests involve best practices for implementing artificial intelligence-based approaches in clinical and didactic teaching for pharmacy students.

Dr. Scullion is the Senior Director of Clinical Pharmacy Practice and Professional development at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. She graduated with a B.S. and PharmD from St. Louis College of Pharmacy and subsequently completed a Specialty Residency in Palliative Care at University of Maryland, School of Pharmacy. She has been at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute as a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Palliative Care since 2001. Additionally, she was Clinical Pharmacy Manager for 10 years and Director of Clinical Pharmacy Services for 9 years. Dr Scullion is a Board-Certified Oncology Pharmacist, Residency Program Director for an ASHP-accredited PGY-2 Pain Management and Palliative Care Pharmacy Residency program which is integrated into the Harvard Interprofessional Palliative Care Fellowship. Dr. Scullion is a fellow and founding member of the Society of Pain and Palliative Care Pharmacists (SPPCP) and currently serves as the Nominations Committee Chair for SPPCP. She is a past president of SPPCP and past treasurer of the SPPCP Foundation.

Sarah Torok is the Pharmacy Manager at the David Powell CommUnityCare Health Center, a Federally Qualified Health Center in Austin, Texas, and a Clinical Pharmacist specializing in pain management for underserved populations. She is currently transitioning into a newly created full-time Pain Management and Substance Use Disorder Pharmacist role, where she is building a systemwide consultative pain management service for CommUnityCare Health Centers.

She leads a multidisciplinary pain management pilot at David Powell Clinic, coordinating care with primary care, behavioral health, and specialty teams and providing pain management consultation through both in-person and virtual collaboration. As Chair of the Pain Management Oversight Committee, she oversees the development of clinical standards, operational workflows, and provider education initiatives related to chronic pain, controlled substances, and safe opioid prescribing. She authored the organization’s Chronic Pain and Chronic Opioid Therapy Clinical Standard and associated provider toolkit, which guide pain care across the system.

In addition to her pain management leadership, Dr. Torok holds AAHIV certification and provides care to individuals experiencing homelessness through CommUnityCare’s Street Medicine program. Her clinical interests include chronic pain in underserved populations, multimodal analgesia, opioid stewardship, and the integration of behavioral health and substance use disorder services into primary care.

Dr. Torok earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from MCPHS University in Boston, Massachusetts, and holds a certificate in Pain Management from MCPHS University.

Julie Waldfogel is a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at The Johns Hopkins Hospital specializing in pain management and palliative care. She graduated from the University of Florida College of Pharmacy and completed her PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency at the North Florida/South Georgia VA Health System before completing her PGY2 Pain and Palliative Care Residency at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. She currently practices as a part of the palliative care team in the ambulatory setting, providing care to patients in the hospital’s outpatient palliative care clinics. Julie is a founding member of the Society of Pain and Palliative Care Pharmacists (SPPCP) and currently serves on the Research Committee and chairs the annual SPPCP Research Forum.