Residency Program Graduates and Project Names

Class of 2023

Annette Bielen, PharmD (2022-2023)
Residency Project: Pharmacy-driven Allergy Documentation Initiative in an Emergency Department.

Class of 2022

Ioannis Serris

Ioannis Serris, PharmD (2021-2022)
Post Residency Position: PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Resident, SBH Health System, Bronx, NY
Residency Project: Pharmacist-Driven Ceftriaxone Dosing Protocol in Critically Ill Patients

Darien Lee

Darien Lee, PharmD (2021-2022)
Post Residency Position: Clinical Generalist, Community Medical Center, Toms River, NJ
Residency Project: Emergency Department Initiated Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder: Impact on Patient Outcomes at a Community Hospital

Class of 2021

Sandra Eid

Sandra Eid, PharmD (2020-2021)
Post-Residency Position: PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Resident - Community Medical Center
Research project: Impact of Pharmacist-Driven CAM-ICU Monitoring and Management Toolkit on Patient Outcomes at a Community Hospital

Jennifer Weiss

Jennifer Weiss, PharmD (2020-2021)
Post-Residency Position: PGY2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Resident - RWJBarnabas Health
Research project: Evaluation of a Pharmacist-driven Risk Factor Tool for the Prevention of Hospital onset Clostridium difficile Infection in a Community Hospital

Class of 2020

Harleen Gill
Harleen Gill, PharmD (2019 – 2020)

Post Residency Position: Clinical Generalist, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, NJ
Residency Project: Assessment of a Standardized Operating Procedure for Inventory Management on Financial Outcomes in an Acute Care Hospital Pharmacy

Rebecca Rainess
Rebecca Rainess, PharmD (2019 – 2020)

Post Residency Position: PGY2 Internal Medicine Pharmacy Resident – New York- Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY
Residency Project: Prospective Analysis of Pharmacist Driven Outpatient Antimicrobial Stewardship in a Community Emergency Department

Class of 2019

Kaliope Damalas
Kaliope Damalas,
PharmD (2018 – 2019)

Post Residency Position: Clinical Generalist, Community Medical Center, Toms River, NJ
Residency Project: Assessment of a Standardized Operating Procedure for Inventory Management on Financial Outcomes in an Acute Care Hospital Pharmacy

Eka Beriashvili
Eka Beriashvili,
PharmD (2018 – 2019)

Post Residency Position: PGY2 Infectious Disease Pharmacy Resident – James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, NY
Residency Project: Impact of a Pharmacy-Driven Antibiotic Duration Protocol for Urinary Tract Infections

Class of 2018

Hamza ElHaouati

Hamza ElHaouati, PharmD (2017 - 2018)

Post Residency Position: Medical Science Liason - Hematology, Jansen Pharmaceuticals, Casa Blanca, Morocco
Residency Project: Prospective Utilization of a Pharmacist Developed Evaluation Form on the Clinical Cure Rates of Clostridium difficile Infections

Class of 2017

Tara R. Hathaway

Tara R. Hathaway, PharmD (2016 - 2017)

Post Residency Position: Clinical Specialist, Fairmont Regional Medical Center, Fairmont, WV
Residency Project: Evaluation of a pharmacist-directed quality improvement initiative to optimize vancomycin dosing and monitoring

Class of 2016

Joseph Cavanaugh

Joseph Cavanaugh, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP (2015 - 2016)

PGY2 Critical Care Residency (2016 – 2017)
Post Residency Position: Critical Care Clinical Specialist, Community Medical Center, Toms River, NJ
Residency Project: Pharmacist Impact on ACLS Compliance During Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Class of 2015

Kyle Brown, PharmD, BCPS (2014-2015)

Post Residency Position: Clinical Specialist, Chilton Memorial Hospital, Pompton Plains, NJ
Residency Project: Retrospective evaluation of glycemic management strategies in critically ill patients in a community hospital

Joshua Colorado, PharmD, BCPS (2014 - 2015)

Post Residency Position: Emergency Medicine Clinical Pharmacist, University Hospital, Newark, NJ
Residency Project: Retrospective evaluation of the effect of analgesics on duration of mechanical ventilation in critically ill patients receiving IV sedation