Pediatric Pharmacy

Bogenschutz is a Pediatric Clinical Pharmacist and PGY2 Pediatric Pharmacy Residency program director at UW Health – American Family Children’s Hospital in Madison, WI. Her primary clinical practice areas include the pediatric and neonatal intensive care units. She is a member of the Pediatric Antimicrobial Stewardship Team and provides support and coordination for pediatric practice standardization, advancement, and quality improvement initiatives. She serves as a preceptor for pharmacy students, PGY1 Pharmacy Practice, PGY2 Critical Care, and PGY2 Emergency Medicine Residents on pediatric/neonatal intensive care rotations. Bogenschutz received her Bachelor of Science in Biology and Doctor of Pharmacy degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, completed a PGY1 pediatric pharmacy practice residency at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford, and is Board Certified in Pharmacotherapy and Pediatrics.

Cassandra is a Clinical Pharmacy Informaticist at Akron Children’s Hospital in Akron, OH. She received her PharmD from LECOM Bradenton, completed a PGY1 at Sarasota Memorial Hospital in Sarasota, Fl and a PGY2 at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, DC and is Board Certified in both Pediatrics, and Critical Care Pharmacy. She previously practiced as a PICU clinical pharmacy specialist at Akron Children’s Hospital for almost 10 years.

Autry is a Pediatric Clinical Pharmacist at Kentucky Children’s Hospital at UK HealthCare in Lexington, Kentucky, Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy and Association Professor at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics. She provides pharmacy support to the pediatric pulmonary, allergy and immunology service and serves as the residency program director for the PGY2 Pediatric pharmacy residency program. Autry preceptors pharmacy residents and students in her primary patient care area. Autry received her PharmD from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Eshelman School of Pharmacy, completed a PGY1 at ECU Health (formerly Vidant Health), and PGY2 pediatric pharmacy residency at the University of Kentucky, and is Board Certified in Pediatric Pharmacy.

Dr. Cohen is a consultant/advisor, educator, mentor, and researcher with over 40 years of experience. He has been a Board-Certified Psychiatric Pharmacist since 1996. He is Distinguished Professor of Pharmacotherapy at the University of North Texas and Emeritus Professor of Pharmacotherapy at Washington State University College of Pharmacy. He has also had faculty appointments at the University of Cincinnati, University of Oklahoma, University of Maryland, and University of California, San Francisco. He currently continues to serve as Adjunct Professor in the College of Pharmacy, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine at the UNT Health Science Center. He has been elected Fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, American College of Clinical Pharmacology and Fellow and Distinguished Practitioner of the National Academies of Practice – Pharmacy Academy. He has been elected to serve in leadership positions in many professional societies including ACCPharmacy, ACCPharmacology, American Pharmacists Association, and the American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists. He earned his Doctor of Pharmacy degree at the University of Southern California School of Pharmacy and completed a postdoctoral residency in psychiatric pharmacy at the LA County/USC Medical Center. His scholarly interests include pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of psychotropic medications, clinical psychopharmacology, pharmacoeconomics and health outcomes, pharmacoepidemiology, and access and affordability of healthcare.

Amy is a Pediatric Clinical Pharmacist currently practicing at MHealth Fairview – University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital. She completed a PGY1 residency at Sanford Health, as well as a PGY2 Pediatric Residency at Fairview – University of Minnesota Amplatz Children’s Hospital. Since then, she has served as a Pediatric ICU and Emergency Medicine specialist at Mayo Clinic (Rochester) and University of Wisconsin American Family Children’s Hospital. Her areas of interest include emergency medicine, neurology, and complex pediatric patients. She actively participates in medication use quality improvement initiatives, and precepts PGY1 and PGY2 residents in emergency medicine and PICU rotations. She is Board Certified in Pediatrics.

Brent Hall is currently a Pharmacy Specialist in Pediatrics at the UC Davis Medical Center and Associate Clinical Professor at the UCSF College of Pharmacy. He graduated from Purdue University in 1999 and then subsequently matched with a residency position at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. After completion of his residency, Brent accepted a position at University Medical Center in Tucson, Arizona. Brent first served as a staff pharmacist in pediatrics before advancing to the position of Clinical Coordinator for Pediatric Pharmacy. In addition, Brent was also very active in the Schools of Pharmacy, Medicine and Nursing providing didactic lectures, precepting and course coordination. In 2014, Brent moved his practice to Sacramento, California to help with the establishment of the PGY 2 Pediatric Pharmacy Residency Program and expansion of clinical services. Ongoing research includes studies evaluating the utility of Gabapentin in Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery patients in decreasing the need for opioids, non-inferiority evaluation of 30 mg/kg of Metronidazole for pediatric colorectal surgery prophylaxis, optimal timing of antiXa levels for Enoxaparin monitoring and evaluation of incidence of compassion fatigue in pharmacy residents. Nationally he is actively involved in ASHP, ACCP, PPAG and has given multiple local, state and national presentations on precepting. Brent’s areas of interest include critical care medicine, sedation/delirium management, pain control, anticoagulation, teaching and wellness.

Benjamin Hammer is currently the Director of Clinical Pharmacy at Boston Children’s Hospital in Boston, MA. Benjamin’s first career was in the arts as a musical theatre actor in Atlanta, GA. He took a left turn in 2008 and later graduated from Mercer University in 2013 with his Pharm.D. He went on to complete his PGY1 at The University of Illinois – Chicago in Chicago, Illinois and PGY2 in Pediatrics at The University of Maryland in Baltimore, MD. Benjamin accepted a position at Children’s National Hospital as the inaugural Infectious Diseases Clinical Pharmacy Specialist. Benjamin helped establish the ASP program at CNH in 2016, and he also implemented a pharmacy intervention tracking software program. In 2017, Benjamin became the Residency Program Director at CNH and became the Clinical Pharmacy Manager, more than doubling the size of clinical team in his nearly 5 years in the role. After a brief departure from CNH in 2022, Benjamin returned to take on the role of Ambulatory Clinical Manager overseeing collaborative practice efforts as well as the transitions of care team. Benjamin most recently joined the incredible team at Boston Children’s in June 2025. Publications have included work in both the Infectious Diseases space as well as administrative efforts including managing an IVIG shortage and drug waste in the OR. Nationally he is actively involved in ASHP and PPA and has given multiple local, state and national presentations as well as lectures at local universities. Benjamin’s areas of interest include infectious diseases, leadership, teaching and mentorship.

Dr. Nichols is a Senior Clinical Content Consultant at Wolters Kluwer Health, primarily contributing to the UTD Lexidrug product. She earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree at Butler University in Indianapolis, IN. She then completed a PGY1 Pharmacy Residency at Indiana University Health and a PGY2 Pediatric Pharmacy Residency at Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health. Prior to transitioning to Wolters Kluwer, Nichols was a tenured Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice at Butler University and practiced in Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship at Riley Hospital for Children and in Antimicrobial Stewardship and research at Franciscan Health Indianapolis.

Pooja Shah is a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Neonatal Intensive Care and General Pediatrics at Hackensack University Medical Center and Clinical Associate Professor at Rutgers University, The State University of NJ. She earned her doctor of pharmacy from Rutgers University and completed her PGY 1 Pharmacy Residency and PGY 2 Pediatric Pharmacy Residency at Hackensack University Medical Center and University of Chicago Medicine, respectively. She is actively involved in PPA and ASHP. Her areas of interest include management of neonatal and pediatric infectious diseases, antimicrobial stewardship and pharmacy education.

Mary Subramanian is a pharmacy manager for pediatric operations and clinical services, abdominal transplant, infectious diseases and behavioral health at, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist and serves as the PGY2 Pediatric Residency Program Director. Subramanian received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Kansas. She completed a PGY1 residency at Wesley Medical Center and a PGY2 pediatric residency at Wake Forest Baptist. Subramanian is Board Certified in Pharmacotherapy and Pediatrics. She is actively engaged in quality improvement initiatives and practice optimization within the health system.

Patty Taddei-Allen, PharmD, MBA, BCACP, BCGP, FAMCP is a board-certified ambulatory care and geriatric pharmacist with more than 15 years of experience in managed care pharmacy, pharmacy benefit management (PBM), specialty pharmacy, and health systems. Her professional work focuses on optimizing medication use, advancing evidence-based decision-making, and improving patient outcomes through benefit design and clinical program development.

Dr. Taddei-Allen previously served as Vice President of Clinical Programs and Services at WellDyne, where she led multidisciplinary clinical initiatives addressing chronic disease management, opioid stewardship, specialty pharmacy, and medical–pharmacy integration. Her work incorporated real-world evidence, patient-reported outcomes, and population health strategies to support formulary decision-making and quality improvement.

She currently serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Florida College of Pharmacy and as faculty at Lake Erie College of Medicine (LECOM), where she teaches Managed Care, Pharmacy Benefit Design and Management, and Specialty Pharmacy. Dr. Taddei-Allen is a Fellow of the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy, Immediate Past-President of Florida AMCP, a member of the AMCP National Professional Practice Committee, and Secretary of the AMCP Women’s Integration Network (WIN). She has authored and presented extensively on managed care pharmacy, outcomes research, and patient-centered care, and is committed to advancing pharmacy practice through education, leadership, and board certification.

Susan Villegas, PharmD, BCPPS is a clinical pharmacy leader with over two decades of experience in pediatrics and academia. She is Board Certified in Pediatric Pharmacy. Dr. Villegas is currently the Manager for Clinical Pharmaceutical Services at University Hospital in Newark, NJ and serves as an Adjunct Assistant Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Sciences at Columbia University School of Nursing.

Dr. Villegas earned her Doctor of Pharmacy Degree from West Virginia University and completed a Pharmacy Practice Residency with an emphasis in Pediatrics at Children’s Minnesota – Minneapolis Hospital. Her areas of interest/past practices include general pediatrics, infectious diseases, and medication safety.