Current Residents

Dr. Saja Al-Adhami

Saja Al-Adhami, PharmD

Residency Year: 2023-2024

Pharmacy School: Bernard J Dunn School of Pharmacy - Shenandoah University

Practice Areas of Interest: Critical Care, Infectious Disease, Cardiology

I was interested in being a resident at Alexandria Hospital because: It is a community hospital that offers a wide variety of rotations including internal medicine, critical care, infectious disease, emergency medicine, and other variety of electives including NICU, and ambulatory care. Also, the residency program at Alexandria Hospital is designed to provide a great learning environment with exposure to a high-acuity patient population. At Alexandria Hospital, pharmacists are essential to the multidisciplinary team due to the variety of pharmacy services in providing patient care during both staffing and clinical rounds. Finally, the welcome from the staff and management during my interview has made it very appealing and exciting to be part of the pharmacy team.

Dr. William Markle

William Markle, PharmD

Residency Year: 2023 - 2024

Pharmacy School: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy

Practice Areas of Interest: Emergency Medicine

I chose Inova Alexandria Hospital because: It offered the personalized learning environment of a community hospital with the practice opportunities of a large health system. The pharmacists are not only knowledgeable in their practice areas but also work to support your learning by meeting you on your level. With experienced preceptors and a wide variety of rotation opportunities Inova Alexandria was the perfect program to allow me to hone my clinical skills and advance myself professionally.

Past Residents

Leanne Crawford, PharmD

Leanne Crawford, PharmD

Residency Year: 2022-2023

Pharmacy School: Bernard J Dunn School of Pharmacy - Shenandoah University

Continuing Education (CE) Lecture: Gabapentin: Friend or Foe?

Longitudinal Research Project: Postoperative Discharge Opioid Prescriptions at a Community Hospital: A Patient-Centered Approach

Post-Residency Position: Inova Health System PGY2 Medication-Use Safety & Policy

Lauren Warren, PharmD

Lauren Warren, PharmD

Residency Year: 2022- 2023

Pharmacy School: University of Colorado

Continuing Education (CE) Lecture: Migraine—What’s New? What Should We Know?

Longitudinal Research Project: Rate of Vancomycin AKI in Patients with SSTIs

Post-Residency Position: Inova Health System PGY2 Ambulatory Care

Jasmine Saei, PharmD

Jasmine Saei, PharmD

Residency Year: 2021-2022

Pharmacy School: Virginia Commonwealth University

Continuing Education (CE) Lecture: Management of Complicated Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

Longitudinal Research Project: Safety of Drugs with the Potential to Cause Liver Injury in a Community Hospital

Ashley Turk, PharmD

Ashley Turk, PharmD

Residency Year: 2021-2022

Pharmacy School: Auburn University’s Harrison School of Pharmacy

Continuing Education (CE) Lecture: How to Utilize Opioid Prescribing Guidelines and ERAS

Longitudinal Research Project: Impact of De-labeling Penicillin Allergies

Post-Residency Position: MTM Pharmacist for Scan Health Plan

Clare Livingston

Clare Livingston, PharmD

Residency Year: 2020-2021

Pharmacy School: University of Colorado

Continuing Education (CE) Lecture: Balancing treatment today with resistance tomorrow: Options for difficult to treat Pseudomonal and carbapenem-resistant enterobacterales infections

Longitudinal Research Project: Reducing inpatient mortality in high-risk patients

Post-Residency Position: PGY2 in Medication Use Safety and Policy at Inova Alexandria and Mount Vernon Hospitals

Aafaq Tariq

Aafaq Tariq, PharmD

Residency Year: 2020-2021

Pharmacy School: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy

Continuing Education (CE) Lecture: SGLT2 Inhibitors use in Heart Failure with reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)

Longitudinal Research Project: Pharmacist led interventions impact on hyperglycemic outcomes in surgical patients

Post-Residency Position: Staff Pharmacist Inova Mount Vernon Hospital

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Daniel Prampero, PharmD

Residency Year: 2019-2020

Pharmacy School: University of Cincinnati College of Pharmacy

Continuing Education (CE) Lecture: Current Practices in Parenteral Nutrition

Longitudinal Research Project: Impact of Clinical Pharmacist Intervention on Fentanyl Infusions in Mechanically Ventilated Adults

Post-Residency Position: Clinical Staff Pharmacist Ohio State Wexner Medical Campus

Sarah Rahim

Sarah Rahim, PharmD

Residency Year: 2019-2020

Pharmacy School: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy

Continuing Education (CE) Lecture: Invasive Antifungal Disease States and Available Treatment Options

Longitudinal Research Project: Limiting the Use of Sulfonylureas at a Community Hospital

Post-Residency Position: Staff Pharmacist Inova Mount Vernon Hospital

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Samantha Barnes, PharmD

Residency Year: 2018-2019

Pharmacy School: Florida A&M University College of Pharmacy

Continuing Education (CE) Lecture: Management of Status Epilepticus in the Hospital Setting

Longitudinal Research Project: Reducing Use of Long Acting Opioids in Joint Replacement Patients

Post-Residency Position: Staff Pharmacist Inova Fairfax Hospital

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Kelsey Foster, PharmD

Residency Year: 2018-2019

Pharmacy School: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy

Continuing Education (CE) Lecture: Reduce Abuse: Use of Non-Opioid Alternative in Acute Pain

Longitudinal Research Project: The Role of Melatonin in the Prevention of Delirium in Adult Critical Care Patients

Post-Residency Position: Clinical Staff Pharmacist The Johns Hopkins Hospital

Brittany Carroll, PharmD

Brittany Carroll, PharmD

Residency Year: 2017-2018

Pharmacy School: University of Findlay College of Pharmacy, Findlay OH

Continuing Education (CE) Lecture: Managing Migraine: Understanding the Concepts Behind the Cocktails

Longitudinal Research Project: Evaluation of Potentially Inappropriate Medications (PIM) on Patient Medications Lists using the Beers List

Post-Residency Position: Clinical Staff Pharmacist Kaiser Permanente, Washington DC

Faith Ihongbe, PharmD

Faith Ihongbe, PharmD

Residency Year: 2017-2018

Pharmacy School: Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy - Shenandoah University, Wincester VA

Continuing Education (CE) Lecture: Hereditary Angioedema in the Emergency Setting: Optimizing Patient Management

Longitudinal Research Project: Early Identification of Opioid-Naive Patients utilizing Medication Reconciliation

Post-Residency Position: Clinical Staff Pharmacist Houston Methodist Hospital

Ashley-Nicole Carmichael, PharmD

Ashley-Nicole Carmichael, PharmD

Residency Year: 2016-2017

Pharmacy School: Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

Current Position: Clinical Staff Pharmacist, Bon Secours Hospital, Richmond VA

Cynthia Esterline, PharmD

Cynthia Esterline, PharmD

Residency Year: 2016-2017

Pharmacy School: Creighton University School of Pharmacy, Omaha, NE

Current Position: Clinical Staff Pharmacist, Inova Fair Oaks Hospital, Fairfax VA

Puja Padalia, PharmD

Puja Padalia, PharmD

Residency Year: 2015-2016

Pharmacy School: University of Florida, Gainesville

Continuing Education (CE) Lecture: Two Steps Ahead of Antibiotic Resistance in Gram Negative Bacteria

Longitudinal Research Project: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): How can we piece the readmission pie together?

Current Position: Clinical staff pharmacist, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT

Megan Rhoten, PharmD

Megan Rhoten, PharmD

Residency Year: 2015-2016

Pharmacy School: Northeastern University Bouve College of Health Sciences

Continuing Education (CE) Lecture: Breaking Down Thrombolysis in the Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism

Longitudinal Research Project: Reducing readmissions in heart failure patient’s: the pharmacist’s role in transitions of care

Post-Residency Position: PGY-2 Cardiology Pharmacy Resident, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA