Preceptors
Nicholas A. Link, PharmD, BCOP, MBA
Position:
Pharmacy Manager, Oncology Clinical Services
PGY2 Residency Program Director
Education:
Ohio Northern University (PharmD)
Lake Erie College (MBA)
Residency Training: PGY1 Oncology Emphasis Residency: University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville
Nicholas Bitz, PharmD, MBA
Position:
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Multiple Myeloma/Lymphoma
PGY2 Residency Program Coordinator
Education:
South Dakota State University (PharmD)
Dakota State University (MBA)
Practice Location: UH Cleveland Medical Center
George E. Brown, RPh, MS, BCOP
Position: Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Ambulatory Community Oncology
Education:
University of Toledo (BS in Pharmacy)
The Ohio State University (MS in Hospital Pharmacy Administration)
Residency Training: PGY1/PGY2 Pharmacy Administration: Grant Medical Center
Email: George.Brown@UHhospitals.org
Kayla Cierniak, PharmD, MS, BCPS, FISMP
Position: Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Medication Safety Officer - Oncology
Education:
Ohio State University (PharmD)
John Carroll University (MS and BS in Biology, Neuroscience)
Residency Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice: UH Ahuja Medical Center
PGY2/Fellowship: ISMP/FDA
Practice Location: UH Cleveland Medical Center
Melissa Copley, PharmD, BCOP
Position: Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Inpatient Malignant Hematology
Education: University of Findlay (PharmD)
Residency Training:
PGY1 Pharmacy Practice: UH Cleveland Medical Center
PGY2 Oncology: Cleveland Clinic
Practice Location: UH Cleveland Medical Center
Jon Crowley PharmD, BCOP
Position: Oncology Infusion Pharmacist
Education: Ohio Northern University (PharmD)
Practice Location: UH Seidman Cancer Center at UH Sharon Health Center
Hali Fechtmeyer, PharmD, BCPPS
Position: Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
Education: Ohio State University (PharmD)
Residency Training:
PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice: University of Toledo Medical Center
PGY-2 Pediatric Pharmacy: Yale New Haven Children's Hospital
Practice Location: UH Cleveland Medical Center Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital
Steven Folk, RPh, PharmD
Position: Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Ambulatory Breast Oncology
Education: University of South Carolina (RPh and PharmD)
Practice Location: UH Cleveland Medical Center
Email: Robert.Folk@UHhospitals.org
Alina Galant, PharmD
Position: Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Inpatient Medical Oncology
Education: Ohio Northern University (PharmD)
Residency Training:
PGY1 Pharmacy Practice: UH Cleveland Medical Center
PGY2 Critical Care: UH Cleveland Medical Center
Practice Location: UH Cleveland Medical Center
Vineet Gopinathan, PharmD
Position: Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Ambulatory Gynecologic Oncology
Education: University of North Carolina (PharmD)
Residency Training: PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice: AdventHealth Orlando
Practice Location: UH Cleveland Medical Center
Scott Heinemann, PharmD, BCOP
Position: Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Ambulatory Malignant Hematology
Education: Duquesne University (PharmD)
Residency Training:
PGY1 Pharmacy Practice: Indiana University Health
PGY2 Oncology: Indiana University Health
Practice Location: UH Cleveland Medical Center
Christina Luszcak, PharmD, BCOP
Position: Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Ambulatory Bone and Marrow Transplant
Education: University of Toledo (PharmD)
Residency Training:
PGY1 Pharmacy Practice: Duke University Hospital
PGY2 Oncology: Duke University Hospital
Practice Location: UH Cleveland Medical Center
Ibtihal I. Makki, PharmD
Position: Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Pain and Palliative Care
Education: University of Michigan College of Pharmacy (PharmD) University of Maryland, Baltimore (M.S. in Palliative Care, anticipated graduation 2025)
Residency Training:
PGY1 Pharmacy Practice: University of Maryland Medical Center
PGY2/Fellowship Pain Management and Palliative Care: University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
Practice Location: UH Cleveland Medical Center
Veronica Mears, PharmD
Position: Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Ambulatory Gastrointestinal Oncology
Education: Duquesne University (PharmD)
Residency Training: PGY1 Specialty Pharmacy: University Hospitals
Practice Location: UH Cleveland Medical Center
Frank Oley Jr., PharmD, MBA, BCOP
Position: Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Inpatient Bone and Marrow Transplant
Education: West Virginia University (PharmD & MBA)
Residency Training:
PGY1 Pharmacy Practice: University of California Davis Health
PGY2 Oncology: University of California Davis Health
Practice Location: UH Cleveland Medical Center
Email: Frank.Oley@UHhospitals.org
Dianne Osiemo, PharmD
Position: Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Inpatient Medical Oncology
Education: University of Nebraska Medical Center (PharmD)
Residency Training: PGY1 Pharmacy Practice: UH Cleveland Medical Center
Practice Location: UH Cleveland Medical Center
Jeffrey Pasucal, PharmD, AAHIVP
Position: Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Ambulatory GU Oncology
Education: St. Louis College of Pharmacy (PharmD)
Residency Training: PGY1 Community-Based Pharmacy Residency – St. Louis College of Pharmacy/Walgreens
Practice Location: UH Cleveland Medical Center
Samuel Porter, RPh, PharmD, BCOP
Position: Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Ambulatory Malignant Hematology
Education: Ohio Northern University (PharmD)
Practice Location: UH Cleveland Medical Center
Patricia A. Roberts, PharmD, MS, BCPS, BCSCP
Position: Director of Pharmacy, Oncology Services
Education:
The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy (PharmD)
UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy (MS)
Residency Training: PGY1/PGY2 Pharmacy Administration: The University of North Carolina Medical Center
Practice Location: UH Cleveland Medical Center
Ben Tepfenhart, PharmD
Position: Pharmacy Manager, Investigational Drug Services (IDS)
Education: Ohio Northern University (PharmD)
Practice Location: UH Cleveland Medical Center
Bryan Wesolowski, PharmD, MBA
Position: Manager of Pharmacy, Oncology Operations
Education:
Ohio Northern University (PharmD)
Lake Erie College (MBA)
Practice Location: UH Cleveland Medical Center
Sharon Zhong, PharmD
Position: Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Ambulatory Thoracic Oncology
Education: University of California San Francisco (PharmD)
Residency Training:
University of Washington (UW Medicine – PGY1)
Cleveland Clinic (PGY2 Oncology)
Practice Location: UH Cleveland Medical Center
Email: Sharon.Zhong@UHhospitals.org