Academic Title(s)

• Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice
• Assistant Professor of Graduate Studies

Bio

I graduated from Ohio Northern University in 2009, with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree and a minor in Philosophy.

After graduation, I continued my education as a Pharmacy Resident at Meriter Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin. During this time, I developed an interest in Critical Care and Infectious Disease that has carried over to the rest of my professional career.

In 2010, I took a position as Shared Faculty between NEOMED and Southwest General Hospital, a 350 bed community hospital in Cleveland, Ohio. At Southwest General, I am responsible for a 24-bed mixed ICU and also serve as the Residency Program Director for our PGY1 Residency Program.

At NEOMED, I currently serve as the content director for the Critical Care Module and Course Director for electives in Critical Care and Emergency Medicine, as well as Global Health.

Outside of work, I am heavily engaged in Global Health—working with our local church to build a hospital and expand rural medical care in Ghana, west Africa.

Area of Expertise/Research Interests

I live in Cleveland with my wife Amy, our two kids (Ezra and Lydia) and our two dogs (Owen and Lewis). We travel anytime we get a chance and enjoy exploration and adventure! I love home-brewing, roasting coffee, photography, golf, board games, and bow-ties. However, I am most passionate about our involvement with humanitarian efforts in Ghana, Africa! My wife and I are part of a group of medical professionals from our church working to build sustainable healthcare in underserved Africa, including the building and supplying of a missions Hospital in rural Ghana.

Educational Background

• Doctor of Pharmacy, Ohio Northern University. 2009
• PGY-1 Residency, Meriter Hospital. Madison Wisconsin

Courses

• Critical Care Therapeutics Module (P3)
• Critical Care Elective (Spring, P3)
• Global Health Elective (Fall, P3)
• APPE Site Preceptor, Southwest General Hospital

Academic & Professional Activities

• PGY-1 Residency Program Director, Southwest General Health Center
• Pharmacy Clinical Specialist- Critical Care, Southwest General Health Center
• Fellowship of Academic Medicine, NEOMED
• AACP Delegate, NEOMED

Awards

• 2015 OSHP Humanitarian of the Year
• P4 Preceptor of the Year, 2015
• P3 Teacher of the Year, 2021
• Master Teachers Guild, NEOMED

Distinctions

• Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist
• Board Certified Critical Care Pharmacist
• PGY-1 Residency Program Director, Southwest General Hospital
• 2015 OSHP Humanitarian of the Year

Publications

Featured

• Neuromuscular Blocking Agents: Use and Controversy in the Hospital Setting
• Utilization of High-Intensity Statins in Patients at Risk for Cardiovascular Events: A National Cross-Sectional Study
• Multicenter Retrospective Review of Ketamine Use in the Intensive Care Unit (KETAMINE-ICU Study)
• Effects of Ketamine on Pain, Sedation, and Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit (KETAMINE-ICU STUDY)

All publications: Google Scholar