Meet Our Residents

Intermountain Medical Center

• Hometown: Troutdale, OR
• Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Roseman University of Health Sciences College of Pharmacy - South Jordan, UT
• Project: Efficacy of hepatitis B recombinant adjuvanted vaccine versus hepatitis B non-adjuvanted vaccine in immunosuppressed, chronic kidney disease and chronic liver failure patients
• Professional interests: Psychiatry and infectious disease
• Hobbies: Bowling, working out and eating amazing food with friends
• Favorite things to do in Utah (or look forward to doing): Hiking and hopefully going snowboarding this year

Email: jenna.creelman@imail.org

McKay-Dee Hospital

• Hometown: North Ogden, UT
• Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Roseman University of Health Sciences College of Pharmacy - South Jordan, UT
• Project: Prevalence of viridans group streptococci (VGS) amongst intravenous drug users in emergency department patients 
• Professional interests: Emergency medicine, critical care, cardiology
• Hobbies: Golf, sports, spending time with my family
• Favorite things to do in Utah (or look forward to doing): Going to Jazz games, playing the amazing golf courses Utah offers, and visiting our National Parks

Email: braxton.defriez@imail.org

McKay-Dee Hospital

• Hometown: Salt Lake City, UT
• Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Utah College of Pharmacy - Salt Lake City, UT
• Project: Antipsychotic lab monitoring on non-psychiatric floors
• Professional interests: Psychiatry
• Hobbies: Anything outdoors! I enjoy camping, hiking, boating, skiing, snowshoeing, climbing and plenty of other outdoor activities.
• Favorite things to do in Utah (or look forward to doing): Enjoying Utah's many amazing national parks and ski resorts. I am also looking forward to finishing some hikes that have been on my to-do list.

Email: chris.eppich@imail.org

Utah Valley Hospital

• Hometown: Layton, UT
• Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Roseman University of Health Sciences College of Pharmacy - South Jordan, UT
• Project: Implementation of pharmacist CPA for glucose management
• Professional interests: Ambulatory care, cardiology
• Hobbies: Sports, games, spending time with family and friends
• Favorite things to do in Utah (or look forward to doing): Having a white Christmas (hoping for this year to be one), watching the Utah Jazz!

Email: hayden.gerrard@imail.org

Community-Based Pharmacy, Enterprise-Wide

• Hometown: American Fork, UT
• Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Roseman University of Health Sciences College of Pharmacy - South Jordan, UT
• Project: Impact of 340B drug pricing program and home delivery
• Professional interests: Outpatient services, ambulatory care, diabetes education and management
• Hobbies: Traveling, reading, spending time with family and friends, listening to podcasts, watching movies and live theater
• Favorite things to do in Utah (or look forward to doing): Exploring new restaurants, going to the theater, driving through the canyon

Email: monique.gurney@imail.org

Intermountain Medical Center

• Hometown: Magna, UT
• Education: Roseman University of Health Sciences College of Pharmacy - South Jordan, UT
• Project: Perioperative bleeding rates with the administration of intraoperative desmopressin during cardiac surgery
• Professional interests: Critical care and emergency medicine
• Hobbies / Favorite things to do in Utah: Snowboarding, paddleboarding, crafting and gardening

Email: brittany.harnicher@imail.org

Community-Based Pharmacy, Enterprise-Wide

• Hometown: Salt Lake City, UT
• Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Utah College of Pharmacy - Salt Lake City, UT
• Professional interests: Ambulatory care, diabetes care and education, population health
• Hobbies: Movies, hiking, quality time with friends and family
• Favorite things to do in Utah (or look forward to doing): Anything outdoors and in the mountains

Email: joe.hill@imail.org

Intermountain Medical Center

• Hometown: Mason, MI
• Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Michigan College of Pharmacy - Ann Arbor, MI
• Project: Antibiotic prescribing for adult bacteriuria and pyuria in community hospital emergency departments: Impact of pharmacy intervention and education
• Professional interests: Pediatrics and neonatal intensive care
• Hobbies: Reading, quilting, working out, watching bad reality TV shows
• Favorite things to do in Utah (or look forward to doing): Visit all of the Mighty 5 National Parks

Email: emily.ingalls@imail.org

SelectHealth

• Hometown: Monticello, IA
• Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Regis University School of Pharmacy - Denver, CO
• Project: Effects of CGM adherence rates in patients with diabetes on total monthly healthcare cost in a regional health plan 
• Professional interests: Managed care
• Hobbies: Anything outdoors- kayaking, golfing, hiking, camping, attending concerts, traveling
• Favorite things to do in Utah (or look forward to doing): Exploring national parks and mountains

Email: brittany.klostermann@selecthealth.org

Utah Valley Hospital

• Hometown: North Ogden, UT
• Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Roseman University of Health Sciences College of Pharmacy - South Jordan, UT
• Project: Comparing length of stay and glucose control between subcutaneous insulin vs IV insulin infusion DKA protocol
• Professional interests: Critical care, emergency medicine, infectious diseases
• Hobbies: Hiking, yoga, snowboarding, any outdoor activity
• Favorite things to do in Utah (or look forward to doing): Being in the mountains. So excited for snowboarding season!

Email: regan.leemaster@imail.org

Primary Children's Hospital

• Hometown: Naperville, IL
• Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Utah College of Pharmacy - Salt Lake City, UT
• Project: Percent time in therapeutic range for bivalirudin versus heparin in pediatric extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
• Professional interests: Pediatric oncology, pediatric critical care
• Hobbies: Snowboarding, wakesurfing, pickleball, hiking
• Favorite things to do in Utah (or look forward to doing): Snowboarding and going to the shows in the dome at the Clark Planetarium

Email: mandee.lines@imail.org

Primary Children's Hospital

• Hometown: Vista, CA
• Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences - Aurora, CO
• Project: Utility of pharmacogenetics testing in children and adolescents at a behavioral health clinic
• Professional interests: Psychiatry and pediatrics
• Hobbies: Climbing, trail running, traveling, cooking
• Favorite things to do in Utah (or look forward to doing): Climb as many places as possible!

Email: colin.maehler@imail.org

SelectHealth

• Hometown: Linden, MI
• Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Ferris State University College of Pharmacy - Big Rapids, MI
• Project: Utilization, treatment patterns and healthcare costs associated with the use of biosimilar oncology medications 
• Professional interests: Managed care, specialty pharmacy
• Hobbies: Cooking, trying new restaurants, music, playing video games, reading
• Favorite things to do in Utah (or look forward to doing): Skiing (or at least attempting to), exploring downtown Salt Lake City

Email: scott.matlock@selecthealth.org

St. George Regional Hospital

• Hometown: Mtn. Green, UT
• Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Pacific University School of Pharmacy - Hillsboro, OR
• Project: Review of negative urine cultures in ED patients treated for UTI
• Professional interests: Critical care, infectious diseases, emergency medicine
• Hobbies: Skiing & mountain biking
• Favorite things to do in Utah (or look forward to doing): Mountain biking in Southern Utah

Email: graham.mortensen@imail.org

Intermountain Medical Center

• Hometown: Murray, UT
• Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Utah College of Pharmacy - Salt Lake City, UT
• Project: Is the MRSA nasal swab predictive of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in traumatic brain injured patients?
• Professional interests: Cardiology, critical care and internal medicine
• Hobbies: Sports (Go Jazz!), traveling, and trying all of the different cookie places in the valley!
• Favorite things to do in Utah (or look forward to doing): Going to Jazz games and exploring new restaurants

Email: karlee.paloukos@imail.org

Utah Valley Hospital

• Hometown: Stroudsburg, PA
• Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Florida College of Pharmacy - Gainesville, FL
• Project: Impact of the addition of sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors on dosing of pre-existing loop or thiazide diuretics in patients with heart failure (HF) at two ambulatory care clinics
• Professional interests: Cardiology, solid organ transplant, critical care, drug information, care transitions, health literacy, research
• Hobbies: Watching independent films and documentaries, listening to audiobooks, crocheting, trying new recipes, traveling
• Favorite things to do in Utah (or look forward to doing): Hiking, yoga, meditating while marveling at the mountain views, visiting national parks and sacred places with family and friends

Email: maria.saimbert@imail.org

LDS Hospital

• Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
• Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences - Buffalo, NY
• Project: Incidence of CRS with earlier immunosuppressive therapy post haplo-stem cell transplant
• Professional interests: Ambulatory care, cardiology and internal medicine
• Hobbies: Cooking, eating and spending time with family
• Favorite things to do in Utah (or look forward to doing): Paddling boarding, hiking and snowboarding

Email: jerrica.tang@imail.org

LDS Hospital / Medication-Use Safety and Policy

• Hometown: Lincoln, NE
• Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Michigan College of Pharmacy - Ann Arbor, MI
• Project: Impact of area under the curve vancomycin monitoring on incidence of nephrotoxicity
• Professional interests: Medication policy and safety, infectious disease, oncology
• Hobbies: Music, hiking, spending time with family
• Favorite things to do in Utah (or look forward to doing): Hiking in the mountains

Email: brady.vance@imail.org

Intermountain Medical Center

• Hometown: Phoenix, AZ
• Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Arizona College of Pharmacy - Phoenix, AZ
• Project: Effect of intraoperative methadone administration on perioperative opioid use
• Professional interests: Emergency medicine and critical care
• Hobbies: Running and golfing
• Favorite things to do in Utah (or look forward to doing): Running in the mountains

Email: david.zingale@imail.org

Critical Care, Intermountain Medical Center

• Hometown: Bloomington, IN
• Education and training:
  • Doctor of Pharmacy, Roseman University of Health Sciences College of Pharmacy - South Jordan, UT
  • PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Intermountain Healthcare Intermountain Medical Center - Murray, UT
  Project:
  • PGY1: Assessment of prophylactic antibiotic use in patients with delayed sternal closure post cardiothoracic surgery
  • PGY2: Assessment of appropriate proton pump inhibitor use for stress ulcer prophylaxis: a multi-site, system-wide evaluation
• Professional interests: Critical care, pain/sedation management, infectious disease, toxicology, mechanical circulatory support, research
• Hobbies: Sleeping and exercising! Essentials during residency
• Favorite things to do in Utah (or look forward to doing): Spending time outdoors!

Email: rachel.belcher@imail.org

Cardiology, Utah Valley Hospital

• Hometown: South Ogden, UT
• Education and training:
  • Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Utah College of Pharmacy - Salt Lake City, UT
  • PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Intermountain Healthcare Intermountain Medical Center - Murray, UT
  Project:
  • PGY1: High-dose versus low-dose 4-factor prothrombin complex concentrate for factor Xa inhibitor reversal in intracranial hemorrhage
• Professional interests: Cardiology, critical care, emergency medicine
• Hobbies: Pickleball, stand up paddle boarding, snowboarding, playing Xbox
• Favorite things to do in Utah (or look forward to doing): Going to watch the Utah Jazz basketball games

Email: spencer.davis@imail.org

Pediatrics, Primary Children's Hospital

• Hometown: Arizona
• Education and training:
  • Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Arizona College of Pharmacy - Phoenix, AZ
  • PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, University of Michigan Medical Center - Ann Arbor, MI
  Project:
  • PGY1: Assessment of a change in ethanol lock protocol for TPN-dependent pediatric patients on CLABSI rates
  • PGY2: Delirium treatment strategies in critically ill pediatric patients
• Professional interests: Pediatric pharmacy
• Hobbies: Watching all the Pixar movies!
• Favorite things to do in Utah (or look forward to doing): Going to all the museums!

Email: mo.fung@imail.org

Infectious Diseases, Enterprise-Wide

• Hometown: North Ogden, UT
• Education and training:
  • Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Utah College of Pharmacy - Salt Lake City, UT
  • PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Intermountain Healthcare McKay-Dee Hospital - Ogden, UT
  Project:
  • PGY1: Rates of antimicrobial resistance after broad versus narrow spectrum antibiotics for the treatment of urinary tract infections
  • PGY2: Prescribing practices for Group A Streptococcal bacteremia
• Professional interests: Infectious diseases, antimicrobial stewardship, antimicrobial resistance
• Hobbies: Fly fishing, basketball, board games, video games
• Favorite things to do in Utah (or look forward to doing): Spend time with family, visit national parks and Bear Lake

Email: david.gillins@imail.org

Medication-Use Safety and Policy

• Hometown: Boston, MA
• Education and training:
  • Doctor of Pharmacy, Regis University School of Pharmacy - Denver, CO
  • PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Intermountain Healthcare LDS Hospital - Salt Lake City, UT
• Project:
  • PGY1: Cumulative corticosteroid dose over time and cytomegalovirus reactivation after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
  • PGY2:
  • Improving allergy documentation and clinical decision support for patients with cephalosporin allergies
  • Cost-effective strategies for managing rabies post-exposure prophylaxis
• Professional interests: Drug information, medication safety and population health
• Hobbies: Hiking, backpacking, cooking
• Favorite things to do in Utah (or look forward to doing): Explore the national and state parks and backcountry ski

Email: amanda.grady@imail.org

Ambulatory Care, Enterprise-Wide

• Hometown: Seattle, WA
• Education and training:
  • Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Washington School of Pharmacy - Seattle, WA
  • PGY1 Community-Based Pharmacy Residency, Intermountain Healthcare - Salt Lake City, UT
  Project:
  • PGY1: Impact of a pharmacist-led outreach program to medication adherence at health system-based community pharmacies
  • PGY2: Clinical impact and value of clinical pharmacists’ interventions within primary care clinics
• Professional interests: Primary care, specialty ambulatory care, population health, academia
• Hobbies: Traveling, hiking, piano, reading, try new restaurants and cuisines, spending time with friends and family
• Favorite things to do in Utah (or look forward to doing): Exploring the national parks, hiking, learning to ski

Email: anna.pham@imail.org

Emergency Medicine, Intermountain Medical Center

• Hometown: Grand Island, NE
• Education and training:
  • Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy - Omaha, NE
  • PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Intermountain Healthcare Intermountain Medical Center - Murray, UT
  Project:
  • PGY1: Post-transplant medication education: Prospective evaluation of patient understanding and its impact on readmission rates
  • PGY2: Comparing length of stay and glucose control between subcutaneous insulin vs IV insulin infusion DKA protocol
• Professional interests: Toxicology, resuscitation, trauma, antimicrobial stewardship
• Hobbies: Hiking, reading, running, camping, volleyball, softball, cooking
• Favorite things to do in Utah (or look forward to doing): Hiking/backpacking with my pup, visiting the nearby national parks, and fishing

Email: kuulei.stuhr@imail.org

Ambulatory Care, Enterprise-Wide

• Hometown: Mansfield, MA
• Education and training:
  • Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy - Kingston, RI
  • PGY1 Community-Based Pharmacy Residency, Intermountain Healthcare - Salt Lake City, UT
  Project:
  • PGY1: Effect of pharmacist led cost consultation intervention on HbA1c in patients with diabetes; a retrospective analysis
  • PGY2: Evaluation of an accelerated ambulatory care clinical pharmacist training program
• Professional interests: Primary care and family medicine, specialty disease states, oncology, chronic disease state management
• Hobbies: Hiking, playing guitar, snowboarding, watching movies
• Favorite things to do in Utah (or look forward to doing): Hiking, visiting all of the local national parks, snowboarding

Email: bradford.williamson@imail.org