Current Residents
Clare Livingston, PharmD
Residency Year: 2020-2021
Pharmacy school: University of Colorado
Practice area of interest: Medication safety, formulary management, informatics
Reason for coming to Inova Alexandria Hospital: I came to Inova Alexandria because of the variety of opportunities here for pharmacists to make a difference both for individual patients and across the system as a whole. Pharmacists here are empowered to provide the most compassionate, evidence-based, thoughtful care for their patients. There are numerous opportunities to get involved on a systems level from committee work to medication use evaluations. I have been able to customize my experience to fit my interests. I also feel like the team here is incredibly supportive, engaged with the residents, and genuinely invested in our wellbeing both as pharmacists and individuals.
Aafaq Tariq, PharmD
Residency Year: 2020-2021
Pharmacy school: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy
Practice Area Interest: Critical Care and Ambulatory Care
Reason for coming to Inova Alexandria Hospital: I was drawn to Inova Alexandria Hospital originally because I was interested in a community hospital residency. The program offered every rotation that fit my interests and offered a unique medication safety rotation. I wanted to broaden my knowledge and experience in identifying opportunities for improvement with medication errors. Once offered an interview, I fell in love with the diversity and inclusivity that Inova Health System portrayed. After my interview I knew that this program was the best choice for my future career as a pharmacist.
Past Residents
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
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
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
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
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
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
Residency Year: 2016-2017
Pharmacy School: Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Current Position: Clinical Staff Pharmacist, Bon Secours Hospital, Richmond VA
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
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
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