Stephanie Casey, Pharm.D.
Pharmacy School: University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy, Lexington
Interest Areas: Emergency medicine, academia
Why Norton Healthcare: The ability to customize my rotations to fit my interests
Best Advice You’ve Ever Received: Kind and nice are not synonyms. Always strive to be kind, even when
Brooke Hafling, Pharm.D.
Pharmacy School: Sullivan University College of Pharmacy, Louisville, Kentucky
Interest Area: Emergency medicine
Why Norton Healthcare: I was drawn to the strong work/life balance principles that were frequently highlighted in my interview process with Norton. In addition, my public health background also felt drawn to Norton when they talked about the opening of Norton West Louisville Hospital to meet the healthcare needs of the community that were not being addressed.
Best Advice You’ve Ever Received: You have to be OK with giving 80% to some projects, so you can give 120% to others.
Jacob Kaufman, Pharm.D.
Pharmacy School: Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee
Interest Area: Infectious diseases
Why Norton Healthcare: The incredible care my nephews received when they were born at 30 weeks and one with a congenital heart defect
Best Advice You’ve Ever Received: Think of life like an airport. Learn to let go, because holding on to people’s baggage keeps you from taking off.
Alison Laubenthal Hagebock, Pharm.D.
Pharmacy School: Creighton University School of Pharmacy, Omaha, Nebraska
Interest Areas: Pediatrics, internal medicine
Why Norton Healthcare: Norton takes care of their residents and promoted a positive work/life balance while also offering a rigorous curriculum set up for the residents to succeed.
Best Advice You’ve Ever Received: Being complacent is scarier than being uncomfortable.
Hallie Maxwell, Pharm.D.
Pharmacy School: University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy
Interest Areas: Ambulatory care, psychiatry
Why Norton Healthcare: Growing up around Louisville, I always heard that Norton was a great place to work, and this sentiment has only been echoed since starting here. In addition, the program’s rotational experiences align well with my career interest in ambulatory care, and I am quite excited by the Pharmacy Department’s continued growth and excellent pharmacy practices.
Best Advice You’ve Ever Received: Choose joy — my mom preaches this sentiment incessantly, but it’s a great bit of advice that helps me remain optimistic and find the joy in even the most difficult times.
Ean Worth, Pharm.D.
Pharmacy School: Ohio Northern University Raabe College of Pharmacy, Ada
Interest areas: Infectious diseases, ambulatory care
Why Norton Healthcare: Each person I encountered was so personable, and the passion for pharmacy and Norton really shined through. Meeting everyone during interviews also really demonstrated the culture Norton has and showed me that the people you’ll be around are just as important as the structure of the program.
Best Advice You’ve Ever Received: To always try to go outside of your comfort zone.
2025-2026 PGY1 PHARMACY CLASS
Joshua Batson, Pharm.D.: Clinical Pharmacist, Baptist Health System Kentucky
Sydney Grove, Pharm.D.: Critical Care PGY2, Norton Healthcare
Sara Sans, Pharm.D.: Ambulatory Care PGY2, Norton Healthcare
Olivia Makara, Pharm.D.: Ambulatory Care PGY2, Norton Healthcare
2024 – 2025 PGY1 PHARMACY CLASS
CJ Sadler, Pharm.D.: Oncology PGY2 at Norton Healthcare
Megan Adams, Pharm.D.: Ambulatory Care PGY2 at UK HealthCare, Lexington, Kentucky
Hannah Shouse, Pharm.D.: Pediatrics PGY2 at UK HealthCare, Lexington, Kentucky
Kristen Kepley, Pharm.D.: Clinical pharmacist at Norton Audubon Hospital
Sydney Blackmer, Pharm.D.: Clinical pharmacist at Norton Hospital
Cystal Fiskratti, Pharm.D.: Clinical pharmacist at Norton Hospital
2023-2024 PGY1 PHARMACY RESIDENCY CLASS
Corey Stevens, Pharm.D.
PGY2: Ambulatory care, Norton Healthcare
Current position: Ambulatory care specialist, St. Elizabeth Healthcare, Washington, D.C.
Katie Miller, Pharm.D.
Current position: TOC specialist, Norton Healthcare
Travis Gatewood, Pharm.D.
PGY2: Hematology/oncology, Norton Healthcare
Current position: Oncology specialist, Norton Healthcare
Justin Dino, Pharm.D.
PGY2: Internal medicine, Oklahoma State University Medical Center, Tulsa
Sophie Tilley
PGY2: Hematology and oncology, St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
Current position: Fellow at St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
2022-2023 PGY1 PHARMACY RESIDENCY CLASS
Christa Brutscher, Pharm.D.*
Current Position: Anticoagulation clinic pharmacist, Baptist Health Lexington, Kentucky
McKenzie McCammon, Pharm.D., MPH
Current Position: Clinical pharmacist, Nashville Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Tennessee
Emma Kempf, Pharm.D.*
Current position: Inpatient clinical pharmacist, Norton Healthcare
Dakota Smith, Pharm.D., M.S.
PGY2: Infectious diseases, Norton Healthcare
Current position: Infectious diseases pharmacist, Indiana University Health, Bloomington
Sarah Wise, Pharm.D., M.S.
PGY2: Critical care, ECU Health, Greenville, North Carolina
Current position: Clinical pharmacy specialist, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
2021-2022 PGY1 PHARMACY RESIDENCY CLASS
Emily Bryan, Pharm.D.
Current position: Oncology/hematology pharmacist, Baptist Health
Hannah Corbin, Pharm.D.*
Chuck McMahan Jr., Pharm.D.
Current position: Staff clinical pharmacist, Baptist Health Hardin, Elizabethtown, Kentucky
Clark Moehlenbrock, Pharm.D.*
PGY2: Oncology, Norton Healthcare
Current position: Hematology/oncology clinical pharmacist specialist, Norton Cancer Institute
Shaina Smoger, Pharm.D.*
Current position: Inpatient pharmacist, Norton Healthcare
Xuping Yan, Pharm.D.
PGY2: Infectious diseases, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Current position: clinical pharmacy specialist in infectious diseases, Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, Massachusetts
2020-2021 PGY1 PHARMACY RESIDENCY CLASS
Martin Brenneman, Pharm.D.
Current position: Infectious diseases pharmacist, Baptist Health Hardin, Elizabethtown, Kentucky
Emily Followell, Pharm.D.*
PGY2: Cardiology, TriStar Centennial Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
Current position: Transitions in care clinical pharmacist, Norton Healthcare
Erin Ottman, Pharm.D.*
Tori Penick, Pharm.D.*
PGY2: Ambulatory care, University of Louisville
Current position: Transitions in care pharmacist, Norton Healthcare
Rachel Sowell, Pharm.D., MPH*
Current Position: Transitions in care pharmacist, Norton Healthcare
Adele Venable, Pharm.D.
PGY2: Critical care, St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington, Kentucky
Current position: Critical care pharmacist, Baptist Health
2019-2020 PGY1 PHARMACY RESIDENCY CLASS
Alex Anderson, Pharm.D.
Megan Cummins, Pharm.D.
PGY2: Pediatrics, UK Healthcare, Lexington, Kentucky
Current position: Neonatal intensive care unit clinical pharmacy specialist, MUSC Children’s Health, Charleston, South Carolina
Alexandria Dingess, Pharm.D.*
Current position: Clinical inpatient pharmacist, Norton Healthcare
Ashley Jatczak, Pharm.D.*
James Mitchell, Pharm.D.*
Lindsay Otis, Pharm.D., MBA*
Current position: Ambulatory clinical pharmacy specialist, Norton Healthcare
*Denotes hired by Norton Healthcare after residency
2018-2019 PGY1 PHARMACY RESIDENCY CLASS
Evan Bryson, Pharm.D.
Research topic: Therapeutic enoxaparin in high-risk patients: An evaluation of a pharmacist-driven anti-Xa monitoring and dose adjustment protocol
PGY2: Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
Emily Hampton, Pharm.D., MPH, BCPS
Research topic: Directed education and feedback to nonphysician providers to reduce treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria at a community hospital
Justin McCann, Pharm.D.
Research topic: Risk factors for venous thromboembolic events in patients following elective total hip and total knee arthroplasty in the community hospital setting
Ashley Mullins, Pharm.D.
Research topic: Optimizing use of the electronic medical record to improve transitions of care for oncology services
Joanna Towles, Pharm.D.
Research topic: Burnout among pharmacy technicians: The impact of strategic initiatives
Kimber Woodrum, Pharm.D., MPH
Research topic: A systematic approach to optimizing opioid prescribing by standardizing order sets
2017-2018 PGY1 PHARMACY RESIDENCY CLASS
Lars Almassalkhi, Pharm.D.
Research topic: Engaging pharmacist to effectively manage clinical decision support alerts
PGY2: Emergency medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington
Kathleen Gillen, Pharm.D.
Research topic: Evaluation of facility-specific risk factors for opioid-induced respiratory depression
PGY2: Ambulatory care, Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama
Amanda Kuszmaul, Pharm.D.
Research topic: Designing a tool to standardize pharmacist workflow in an ambulatory care specialty practice
Abby Taylor, Pharm.D.
Research topic: A process for the development of clinical pharmacy tools within an electronic medical record
Brittany Wyatt, Pharm.D.
Research topic: Describing the potential impact of a pharmacist-driven protocol to prevent febrile neutropenia
2016-2017 PGY1 PHARMACY RESIDENCY CLASS
Danielle Henry, Pharm.D.
Research topic: Implementation of a process to ensure the safe and efficient use of cytotoxic medications for non-oncologic indications
Kelli Noel, Pharm.D.
Research topic: A retrospective review to determine the efficacy of fecal microbiota transplantation via colonoscopy in a community hospital for recurrent, refractory, or severe Clostridium difficile infection
Jessica Robinson, Pharm.D., BCPS
Research topic: Evaluation of the potential impact of a darbepoetin alfa indication restriction and dosing guideline in an inpatient setting
Lauren Schmitt, Pharm.D.
Research topic: A standardized pharmacist-driven process for anticoagulation education: Evaluating the impact on patient outcomes and opportunities for optimization
Haley Willett, Pharm.D.
Research topic: Optimizing a pharmacy dashboard to improve success at implementation
PGY2: Ambulatory care, Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee
Maryam Yazdanshenas, Pharm.D.
Research topic: Rate of deviation from evidence-based protocols in neo-adjuvant and adjuvant breast cancer treatment regimens
2015-2016 PGY1 PHARMACY RESIDENCY CLASS
Rachel Connors, Pharm.D.
Research topic: Potential impact of a pharmacist-driven protocol to improve Staphylococcal bacteremia care
Kassandra Fernsler Mohler, Pharm.D., BCACP
Research topic: Defining a standardized pharmacist-driven process for inpatient warfarin education
Michael Frazier, Pharm.D., BCPS
Research topic: A comprehensive, systematic, and multidisciplinary approach to continuous optimization of clinical decision support
Lindsay Hazelden, Pharm.D.
Research topic: Evaluation of empiric direct thrombin inhibitor therapy with optimization of the heparin-induced thrombocytopenia laboratory testing protocol and pharmacist intervention
PGY2: Oncology, John Hopkins, Baltimore, Maryland
Jamie Kraemer Mahan, Pharm.D., BCPS
Research topic: Designing and implementing a pharmacist-driven process for inpatient novel oral anticoagulant education
Michael Robinson, Pharm.D., BCPS
Research topic: Optimization of antibiotic regimen selection and dispensing in the perioperative setting
2014-2015 PGY1 PHARMACY RESIDENCY CLASS
John Holston, Pharm.D. Research topic: Implementing transitions of care in a health care system — pilot study on patients discharged on anticoagulants
Courtney McDonald, Pharm.D. Research topic: Impact of a pharmacist in the patient-centered medical home
Christie Lee Scott, Pharm.D. Research topic: Identifying operational barriers to initiation of appropriate antimicrobial therapy following a positive blood culture
Josh Senn, Pharm.D., BCPS Research topic: Evaluation of intravenous immunoglobulin grams averted with implementation of an inpatient IV immune globulin restricted use and dosing guideline
Tara Haworth Wright, Pharm.D., BCPPS, BCOP Research topic: Characterizing clinical decision support alerts within an electronic health record system PGY2: Pediatrics, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston
2013-2014 PGY1 PHARMACY RESIDENCY CLASS
Ashley Stack Bane, Pharm.D., BCPS Research topic: Evaluation of the safety and efficacy of a colistin dosing protocol
Jonathan Ptachcinski, Pharm.D. Research topic: Impact of a pharmacist-directed intervention on duration of aminoglycoside empiric therapy for health care-associated pneumonia PGY2: Hematology/oncology, UNC Health, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Yvonne Egbudin Umeh, Pharm.D., BCCP Research topic: The Impact of a vancomycin interchange protocol on costs and length of stay
2012-2013 PGY1 PHARMACY RESIDENCY CLASS
Michael Braun, Pharm.D., BCPS Research topic: Creating and implementing a dosing protocol for intravenous immune globulin
Khyati Desai, Pharm.D. Research topic: Utility of gram stain to identify the pathogen in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) pneumonia
Kelsi Peay, Pharm.D. Research topic: Expansion of a generic medication pilot project within an integrated delivery network
2011-2012 PGY1 PHARMACY RESIDENCY CLASS
Jeffrey Bahng, Pharm.D., BCPS Research topic: Engaging pharmacists to become effective stewards of the formulary system through the use of education, documentation and communication
Susan Martin, Pharm.D. Research topic: Maximizing generic prescribing in an integrated delivery network: Impact of the pharmacist
Thomas Stoltz, Pharm.D. Research topic: Comparison of individualized versus standardized parenteral nutrition for adult inpatients in a health care system
2010-2011 PGY1 PHARMACY RESIDENCY CLASS
Julianne Jeffries, Pharm.D. Research topic: Impact of an antimicrobial stewardship pilot project for the treatment of candidiasis on prescribing practices patient outcomes, and cost
Kelly Kampschmidt, Pharm.D. Research topic: Pharmacist comfort at codes: Due to knowledge or experience? PGY2: Oncology, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
Brittany Surface, Pharm.D. Research topic: Implementation of a basal-bolus insulin order set as a test of change
2009-2010 PGY1 PHARMACY RESIDENCY CLASS
Kimberly Blanton, Pharm.D., BCPS Research topic: Evaluation of vancomycin trough levels before and after implementation of pharmacist-driven dosing and monitoring guidelines Current position: Clinical oncology pharmacist, St. Joseph East Hospital, Lexington, Kentucky
Mary Douglas Miracle, Pharm.D., BCPS Research topic: Pharmacist medication reconciliation and discharge counseling in a heart failure population