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Houston Residents 2012-2013
Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center - Houston, Texas
Houston Residents 2012-2013
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Pharmacy Residents |
PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residents
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Christine "Christie" Aguilar, PharmD from Tucson, Arizona received her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy. Her professional affiliations in pharmacy school included ASHP, APhA-ASP, PLS, Arizona Pharmacy Association, and KΨ. She served as president of her college’s PLS chapter, diabetes and health fair coordinator for APhA-ASP, and philanthropy chair for ASHP. Dr. Aguilar’s areas of interest include infectious diseases, internal medicine, and transplant. After completing her PGY-1 residency, she plans to pursue a PGY-2 residency or obtain a clinical pharmacist position. | ||
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Mohamed Hersi, PharmD, raised in Houston, Texas, received his Doctor of Pharmacy from Texas Southern University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences. During pharmacy school, his activities included African Pharmacist Student Association, SNPhA, LKS, PLS and Rho Chi. His areas of interest include ambulatory care, infectious diseases, and oncology. After completing his PGY-1 residency, he plans to pursue a PGY-2 residency in one of his areas of interest or obtain a clinical pharmacist position. | ||
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Reagan Kanne, PharmD, from Rensselaer, Indiana, received her Doctor of Pharmacy from Purdue University College of Pharmacy. Her activities in pharmacy school included ASHP, APhA, PPA, Rho Chi, and Tomahawk National Honor Society. Dr. Kanne was also a lab teaching assistant for Anatomy/Physiology for three years. Dr. Kanne has numerous interests that include critical care, oncology, and internal medicine. Following her PGY-1 residency, she plans to pursue a PGY-2 residency in one of these areas of practice. | ||
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Kasey Leggette, PharmD, originally from Georgia, received her Doctor of Pharmacy from The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy. During pharmacy school, she served as president of Kappa Epsilon; her other involvements included ASHP, APhA, and serving on her college’s Pharmacy Council. Dr. Leggette’s interests include mental health and substance abuse; however, she is eager to expand her knowledge in all areas of pharmacy. Following her PGY-1 residency, she plans to pursue a PGY-2 residency in psychiatry or obtain a clinical pharmacist position. | ||
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Jennifer T. Nguyen, PharmD, was born and raised in Somerset, New Jersey and received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from The University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy (UConn). Her professional affiliations include ASCP, APhA, and ASHP. While at UConn, Dr. Nguyen was an undergraduate research assistant as well as a VALOR student at the VA Connecticut Healthcare System. Her areas of interest include primary care and geriatrics. Following her PGY-1 residency, she hopes to pursue a PGY-2 residency in primary care or begin her career as a clinical pharmacist within the VA system. | ||
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Sloan Regen, PharmD, from Atoka, Tennessee, received his Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy in Memphis, Tennessee. His activities in pharmacy school included SNPhA, PLS, APhA-ASP, TSSP, and KΨ. His areas of interest are geriatrics, ambulatory care, infectious diseases, and cardiology. After completing his PGY-1 residency, he plans to pursue a PGY-2 residency in one of his interest areas or obtain a clinical pharmacist position. | ||
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Natalie Wilson, PharmD, is from Orlando, Florida and received her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Florida College of Pharmacy. During pharmacy school, she served as president of the FSHP Gainesville Student Chapter and was a member of ASHP, APhA-ASP, and Rho Chi. Dr. Wilson’s areas of interest include critical care, infectious diseases, cardiology, and internal medicine, although she is eager to further explore a variety of clinical pharmacy areas. Following her PGY-1 residency, she plans to pursue a PGY-2 residency in one of her interest areas or obtain a clinical pharmacist position. | ||
PGY-1/PGY-2/MS Health-System Pharmacy Administration Residents |
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Avani Desai, PharmD, a native of Houston, TX, attended the University of Texas at Austin for undergraduate studies before completing her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Houston College of Pharmacy (UHCOP). During pharmacy school, she served as UHCOP Liaison for the HOMES Clinic and as president of SSHP. Her other professional affiliations include GCSHP, TSHP, ASHP, PLS, and APhA. Dr. Desai’s areas of interest are pharmacy administration, academia, ambulatory care and infectious diseases. Upon completion of the PGY-1/PGY-2/MS in pharmacy administration, she plans to pursue a pharmacy management position. | ||
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Mallory Gessner, PharmD, was born and raised in Houston, Texas. She attended Texas A&M University before receiving her Doctor of Pharmacy from the UHCOP. Her activities in pharmacy school included PDC, where she served as president, ASHP, APhA-ASP, TPA, PLS, and she also served as the secretary for the UHCOP Class of 2011. Dr. Gessner’s areas of interest include pharmacy administration, expanding pharmacist’s roles, and internal medicine. Following her PGY-1/PGY-2/MS residency she plans to pursue a clinical pharmacy management position. | ||
