Current & Past Residents
Current Residents
Hayley Barnhouse
Dr. Hayley Barnhouse is originally from Hometown, IL, a small south suburb just outside of Chicago. She earned her associate's degree in science from Moraine Valley Community College and her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Her career interests include ambulatory care, HIV, cardiology, primary care, and clinical management. In the future, she aspires to become an ambulatory care pharmacist, focusing on serving underserved communities and giving back to those around her. She is passionate about becoming a preceptor and working towards a director or clinical manager position. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with friends, traveling, playing sports, and shopping. She would like to thank her friends and family for their continuous support throughout her pharmacy journey.
Natacha Rangel-Ribeiro
Dr. Natacha Rangel-Ribeiro is originally from Midlothian, VA. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Chemistry with a concentration in Advanced Biochemistry from Radford University and her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy. Dr. Rangel-Ribeiro’s professional interests include independent community pharmacy, ambulatory care, compounding, and global health. In her free time, she enjoys reading, exploring new coffee shops, playing soccer, and hanging out with her dog Millie. Dr. Rangel-Ribeiro would like to thank her family, friends, and mentors for their support, guidance, and love.
Laurel Uhomba, PharmD, MPH
Dr. Laurel Uhomba is originally from Birmingham, AL. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceutical Studies degree, followed by a dual Doctorate of Pharmacy and Master of Public Health degree from Samford University. Dr. Uhomba is in her second year of the two-year Community Pharmacy Administration and Leadership (CPAL) Residency at Johns Hopkins Care at Home, which includes completing a Master of Business Administration degree at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School. She has also been appointed to serve as Chair of the Advocacy and Practice Advancement Advisory Group within the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Pharmacy Administration and Leadership Residents’ Collaborative (PALRC). Dr. Uhomba has a passion for uplifting underserved communities and offering equitable resources to patients. Her professional interests include ambulatory care, advocacy, association management, and process improvement. In her spare time, she enjoys playing sports, exploring cities, and meeting new friends.
Jennifer Zhao
Dr. Jennifer Zhao is originally from Brooklyn, NY. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Biological Chemistry at Dartmouth College and Doctor of Pharmacy at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. Before becoming a pharmacist, she worked as an Associate at Kinexum Services LLC, a healthcare consulting group specializing in regulatory strategy, clinical development, and commercialization. Dr. Zhao is in her first year of the two-year Community Pharmacy Administration and Leadership (CPAL) Residency at Johns Hopkins Care at Home, which includes completing a Master of Business Administration degree at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School. Her professional interests include home infusion, specialty pharmacy, pharmacy operations, and quality improvement. In her free time, Dr. Zhao enjoys exploring the outdoors, playing with dogs, baking desserts, and spending time with friends and family.
PGY1 Community-based Pharmacy Residency
Brian Hurdle, PharmD, MPH
2023 - 2024
Current Position: Ambulatory Care Pharmacist, University of Maryland
Resident Project: Addressing hyperkalemia in adult kidney transplant recipients on sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim (SMX-TMP) for Pneumocystis Jirovecii Pneumonia (PJP) prophylaxis
Pharmacy School: Howard University College of Pharmacy
Favorite Rotation: Medication Therapy Management
Izumi Asano, PharmD
2023 - 2024
Current Position: PGY-2 Ambulatory Care Resident at Kaiser Permanente - Colorado
Resident Project: Evaluation of medication persistence for patients receiving growth hormone medication during supplier disruption
Pharmacy School: University of Kansas School of Pharmacy
Favorite Rotation: Medication Therapy Management, Internal Medicine Ambulatory Care
Evan Buzgo, PharmD
2022 - 2023
Resident Project: Assessment of Employee Burnout within Home Infusion, Specialty and Community Pharmacy Services
Pharmacy School: Massachusetts College of Pharmacy
Akshara Kumar, PharmD
Current Position: Fellow, Purdue University Health Equity and Global Health Fellowship
Resident Project: Exploration of a Medication Charitable Access Program for Uninsured and Uninsurable Patients
Pharmacy School: University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy
Reemal Zaheer, PharmD
E-mail: [email protected]
Current Position: Clinical Coordinator, Johns Hopkins Care at Home
Resident Project: Impact of COVID-19 on Disease Modifying Therapies (DMTs) for Multiple Sclerosis
Pharmacy School: Virginia Commonwealth University
Favorite Rotation: Medication Therapy Management, Solid Organ Transplant
Victoria Blake, PharmD
Email: [email protected]
Current Position: Clinical Coordinator, Johns Hopkins Care at Home
Resident Project: Evaluation of Immunization Gaps in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
Pharmacy School: University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy
Favorite Rotation: Solid Organ Transplant
Francesca Romeo, PharmD
Email: [email protected]
Current Position: Specialist Pharmacist, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Resident Project: Evaluation of Biologic Prescribing Errors for Inflammatory Conditions at an Academic Institution
Pharmacy School: Thomas Jefferson University
Favorite Rotation: Transitions of Care
Cooma Asonye, PharmD, MPH
E-mail: [email protected]
Current Position: Regulatory Project Manager, US Food and Drug Administration
Resident Project: Evaluation of barriers surrounding pharmacist utilization of a social determinants of health tool
Pharmacy School: Virginia Commonwealth University
Favorite Rotation: Solid Organ Transplant
Alexandra Figueroa Cruz, PharmD
E-mail: [email protected]
Resident Project: Integration of Medication Therapy Management services in two outpatient pharmacies
Pharmacy School: Notre Dame of Maryland University
Kaylee C. Lewis, BCACP, CDCES
E-mail: [email protected]
Current Position: Diabetes Education & Population Health Specialist, Novo Nordisk
Resident Project: Identification and characterization of high cardiovascular risk patients appropriate for PCSK9 therapy through EMR reporting and pharmacist clinical evaluation Pharmacy School: Rutgers University
Favorite Rotation: Transitions of Care
Kayla Otto, PharmD, CSP
E-mail: [email protected]
Current Position: Clinical Coordinator II, Johns Hopkins Care at Home
Resident Project: Development and optimization of electronic health record clinical documentation for specialty pharmacy patient management
Pharmacy School: University of Maryland
Favorite Rotation: Cystic Fibrosis
Katherine Patel, PharmD, BCACP, AAHIVP
E-mail: [email protected]
Current Position: Mid-Atlantic Regional Medical Scientific Director - Virology (Merck)
Resident Project: Development and optimization of specialty pharmacy clinical outcomes measures within Johns Hopkins Outpatient Pharmacy
Pharmacy School: South Carolina College of Pharmacy Favorite Rotation: HIV
Ha Phan, PharmD, BCACP, CDCES
E-mail: [email protected]
Current Position: Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi
PGY2: Ambulatory Care, University of Mississippi
Resident Project: Implementation of a student pharmacist-driven medication history service for ambulatory oncology patients in a large academic medical center
Pharmacy School: University of Maryland
Favorite Rotation: Cystic Fibrosis, Fertility
Chezka "Mimi" Baker, PharmD, MS/MHCI
E-mail: [email protected]
Current Position: Pharmacy Informatics Specialist, Banner Health
PGY2: Informatics, Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy
Resident Project: Impact of individualized adherence interventions for solid organ transplant patients with low medication possession ratio
Pharmacy School: Virginia Commonwealth University
Favorite Rotation: Outpatient and Inpatient Informatics, Transplant
Lauren Barbour, PharmD, MPH
E-mail: [email protected]
Current Position: Clinical Coordinator, Johns Hopkins Care at Home
Resident Project: Developing criteria for converting anticoagulation clinic patients treated for a venous thromboembolism to a direct oral anticoagulant
Pharmacy School: University of Maryland
Virginia Sammartino, PharmD, BCACP
Current Position: Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Hepatitis C, Kaiser Permanente
Resident Project: Impact of active approaches to increase survey response
Pharmacy School: University of Maryland
Favorite Rotation: Hepatitis C
Brandon L. Keith, PharmD, BCACP, DPLA
E-mail: [email protected]
Current Position: Clinical Coordinator III, Transplant, Johns Hopkins Care at Home
Resident Project: Evaluation of a pharmacy student intern role in specialty pharmacy services
Pharmacy School: University of Maryland
Favorite Rotation: Solid Organ Transplant
Andrew Haines, PharmD, BCPS
E-mail: [email protected] Current Position: Clinical Pharmacy Manager, Fort Walton Beach Medical Center
Resident Project: Evaluation of Discharge Prescription Medication Voucher Use at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, and Howard County General Hospital
Pharmacy School: University of Maryland
Favorite Rotation: Medication Management
Taylor Woodroof, PharmD, MHIIM
E-mail: [email protected]
Current Position: Data Analytics Pharmacist, Johns Hopkins Care at Home
PGY2: Informatics, Vanderbilt University
Resident Project: Characterizing the opioid regimens dispensed by the outpatient pharmacies of an integrated health-system
Pharmacy School: University of Maryland
Favorite Rotation: Medication Management and Informatics
Jonathan Grant, PharmD, BCACP
E-mail [email protected]
Current Position: Clinical Coordinator - Cystic Fibrosis, Johns Hopkins Care at Home
Resident Project: Evaluating the impact of a pediatric weight-based dosing procedure in outpatient pharmacy
Pharmacy School: Hampton University
Favorite Rotation: Transitions of Care
Lauren Lakdawala, PharmD, BCACP
E-mail: [email protected]
Current Position: Clinical Coordinator III, Johns Hopkins Care at Home
Resident Project: Evaluation of medication adherence when receiving prescriptions for Hepatitis C from an outpatient pharmacy within an integrated health system
Pharmacy School: Virginia Commonwealth University
Favorite Rotation: Specialty Pharmacy Development
Ashley Pham, PharmD
E-mail: [email protected]
Current Position: Regulatory Project Manager, Johns Hopkins Care at Home
Resident Project: Implementation and survey of a pharmacist-led Diabetes education program
Pharmacy School: University of Charleston
Favorite Rotation: Infusion Pharmacy
Lubna Kousa, PharmD
Current Position: Clinical Pharmacy Supervisor, MedStar
Resident Project: Evaluation of medication therapy management services after implementation of dedicated clinical coverage in a community pharmacy
Pharmacy School: University of Findlay
Favorite Rotation: MTM
PGY1/PGY2 Community-based Pharmacy Administration and Leadership Residency
Sai Wright, Pharm.D., MBA, MSPH
E-mail: [email protected]
Current Position: Clinical Programs Manager, Patient Care Services, Johns Hopkins Care at Home
Resident Project: Development of Discharge Education Videos for Solid Organ Transplant Recipients (PGY1) / Evaluation of Clinical Services for Specialty Prescriptions Filled Externally (PGY2)
Pharmacy School: Campbell University
Favorite Rotation: PGY1: Solid Organ Transplant PGY2: Pharmacy Operations I & II (Discharge Pharmacy)
Mary Komandt, Pharm.D.
E-mail: [email protected]
Current Position: Specialty Pharmacy Operations Manager at Indiana University Health
Resident Project: Development of a Health System Interdisciplinary Pain Care Conference (PGY1) / Correlation between medication adherence using proportion of days covered and achieving viral suppression in patients living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) (PGY2)
Pharmacy School: Ohio Northern University
Favorite Rotation: Psychiatric Pharmacy (PGY1) & Specialty Pharmacy Business Development and Leadership & Pharmacy Operations (PGY2)
Danielle Pennock, PharmD, MBA
E-mail: [email protected]
Current Position: Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Regulatory Compliance, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Resident Project: Impact of patisiran use in patients with hereditary transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis within ambulatory care and home infusion services (PGY1) / An evaluation of heparin vs. saline flush protocols in the home infusion setting (PGY2)
Pharmacy School: University of Pittsburgh
Favorite Rotation: Fertility (PGY1) & Specialty Pharmacy Business Development and Leadership (PGY2)
Ashley McCracken, PharmD, MBA
E-mail: [email protected]
Current Position: Clinical Pharmacy Project Manager, Johns Hopkins Care at Home
Resident Project: Identifying risk for adverse drug reactions for home-based infusion pharmacy services within an integrated health-center
Pharmacy School: University of Colorado
Favorite Rotations: Geriatrics (PGY1) & Community Clinical Services Leadership (PGY2)
Tricia Schneider, PharmD, MBA
E-mail: [email protected]
Current Position: Clinical Pharmacy Manager, Johns Hopkins Care at Home
Resident Project: Assessment of central fill pharmacy automation implementation into academic medical center outpatient pharmacy workflow
Pharmacy School: University of Iowa
Favorite Rotations: Solid Organ Transplant or Cystic Fibrosis (PGY1) & Association Management with APhA (PGY2)