Washington, D.C. – The Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) is pleased to announce the new Specialty Council Chairs, Vice Chairs, and members for each of the 14 BPS-recognized specialties. These appointments and reappointments are effective January 1, 2023. For the full roster of each BPS Specialty Council visit https://www.bpsweb.org/about-bps/specialty-councils/.
A BPS Specialty Council serves the following purposes:
- To develop standards and eligibility requirements for board certification in the specialty area for approval by the BPS Board of Directors;
- To develop examinations and set the passing standard for initial and continuing certification of pharmacist specialists; and
- To approve and review professional development programs for recertification of pharmacist specialists.
In mid-2022, the BPS Board of Directors and APhA Board of Trustees approved an amendment to the BPS governing documents. The amended governing documents state that specialty councils are to be comprised of at least 10 members who are board-certified in that specialty area. Each specialty council may include up to two additional members, each of whom may be either board-certified in that specialty area or a pharmacist not certified in that specialty area but with other qualifications and/or expertise pertinent to the specialty area. The maximum number of specialty council members is 12.
Ambulatory Care Pharmacy (BCACP)
Chair:
Christie Schumacher, PharmD, BCPS BCACP, BCCP, BC-ADM, CDCES, FCCP
Midwestern University
Chicago, IL
Vice Chair:
Lauren Pamulapati, PharmD, BCACP
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy
Richmond, VA
Reappointed to a three-year Council term beginning in 2023
Council Member Appointments:
Katie Cardone, PharmD, BCACP, FNKF, FASN, FCCP
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Albany, NY
Reappointed to a three-year Council term beginning in 2023
Brandon Sucher, PharmD, BCACP, CDCES, AE-C
Regis University School of Pharmacy
Denver, CO
Jessica W. Merrey, PharmD, MBA, BCACP, BCGP, BCPS
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD
Katherine Montag Schafer, PharmD, BCACP, CDCES
University of Minnesota Medical School
Minneapolis, MN
Cardiology Pharmacy (BCCP)
Chair:
Craig Beavers, PharmD, BCCP, BCPS, CACP, FAHA, FACC, FCCP
University of Kentucky Healthcare
Lexington, KY
Vice Chair:
Caitlin Gibson, PharmD, BCPS, BCCP
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA
Reappointed to a three-year Council term beginning in 2023
Council Member Appointments:
Azita H. Talasaz, PharmD, PhD, BCPS, BCCP
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA
Joel C. Marrs, PharmD, MPH, BCACP, BCCP, BCPS, CHC, CLS, FAHA, FASHP, FCCP, FNLA
University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy
Nashville, TN
Katherine Crawford, PharmD, BCCP, AACC
Ohio Health
Columbus, OH
Compounded Sterile Preparations Pharmacy (BCSCP)
Chair:
Barbara A. Knightly, PharmD, RPh
InfuCare RX
West Chester, PA
Vice Chair:
Kathleen J. Kane, PharmD, BCSCP, DPLA
University of Chicago Medical Center
Chicago, IL
Council Member Appointments:
Jon M. Hicks, PharmD, BCSCP
STAQ Pharma
Columbus, OH
David Melton, PharmD, BCSCP
Michigan Medicine
Ann Arbor, MI
Nicholas D. Baker, PharmD, MPH, BCPS, BCSCP
Kaiser Permanente
Modesto, CA
Kenneth “Chip” Lazenby, PharmD, BCPS, BCSCP
The Queen’s Medical Center
Honolulu, HI
Critical Care Pharmacy (BCCCP)
Chair:
Carrie Griffiths, PharmD, BCCCP, FCCM
Wingate University,
Wingate, NC
Reappointed to a three-year Council term beginning in 2023
Vice Chair:
Russ Roberts, PharmD, BCCCP, FCCM
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Reappointed to a three-year Council term beginning in 2023
Council Member Appointments:
Jeremiah J. Duby, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, FCCM
University of California, Davis Medical Center
Davis, CA
Abdalla Ammar, PharmD, BCCCP, BCPS, FCCM
New York Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY
Emergency Medicine Pharmacy (BCEMP)
Chair:
Christopher Edwards, PharmD, BCPS, FASHP
University of Arizona College of Pharmacy
Tucson, AZ
Vice Chair:
Michael Thomas, PharmD, BCPS, FCCP
Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy
Birmingham, AL
Geriatric Pharmacy (BCGP)
Chair:
Christopher P. Alderman, PhD, BPharm, Dip Proj Manage, BCPP, BCGP, FSHP, FASCP
Australian Medication Safety Services
Leabrook, SA, Australia
Vice Chair:
Dennis Williams, PharmD, BCPS, AE-C, FCCP, FAPhA, FASHP
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC
Council Member Appointments:
Emalee Collins, PharmD, BCGP
Yale New Haven Hospital
New Haven, CT
Paige Mathew, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP
Veterans Affairs Healthcare System
Washington, DC
Mimi Lo, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP
University of California San Francisco Medical Center
San Francisco, CA
Teisha A. Robertson, PharmD, MBA, BCGP, CPH
United States Public Health Service
Bowie, MD
Infectious Diseases Pharmacy (BCIDP)
Chair:
Jennifer Girotto, PharmD, BCPPS, BCIDP
University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy
Storrs, CT
Vice Chair:
Conan MacDougall, PharmD, MS, BCPS, BCIDP
University of California San Francisco School of Pharmacy
San Francisco, CA
Council Member Appointments:
Curtis Collins, PharmD, MS, BCIDP, FASHP
Trinity Health Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI
Reappointed to a three-year Council term beginning in 2023
Steve Mok, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP
Wolters Kluwer Health
Atlanta, GA
Reappointed to a three-year Council term beginning in 2023
Radhika Polisetty, PharmD, BCIDP, BCPS-AQ ID, FIDSA, AAHIVP
Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy
Downers Grove, IL
Reappointed to a three-year Council term beginning in 2023
Wesley D. Kufel, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP, AAHIVP
Binghamton University School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Binghamton, NY
Kirthana Beaulac, PharmD, BCIDP
Emerson Hospital
Concord, MA
Nuclear Pharmacy (BCNP)
Chair:
Melissa Foster, PharmD, BCNP
Cardinal Health Nuclear & Precision Health Solutions
Chattanooga, TN
Vice Chair:
Leana Gebo, PharmD, BCNP
Cardinal Health Nuclear & Precision Health Solutions
Beltsville, MD
Council Member Appointments:
Ronald J. Crowe, RPh, BCNP
Emory University Center for Systems Imaging Radiopharmacy Core
Atlanta, GA
Eric Smith, PharmD, MS, BCNP, FAPhA
Bayer Pharmaceuticals
Durham, NC
Jeff Clanton, MS, DPh, BCNP
Independent Radiopharmacy Consultant
Nashville, TN
Nic Mastascusa, PharmD, RPh, BCNP
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Marion, IA
Nutrition Support Pharmacy (BCNSP)
Chair:
Angela Bingham, PharmD, BCPS, BCNSP, BCCCP, FASPEN, FCCP, FASHP
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy
Philadelphia, PA
Vice Chair:
Todd Canada, PharmD, BCNSP, BCCCP, FASHP, FTSHP
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Reappointed to a three-year Council term beginning in 2023
Council Member Appointments:
Beth Deen, PharmD, BCNSP, BCPPS
Cook Children’s Medical Center
Fort Worth, TX
Vivian Zhao, PharmD, BCNSP, FASPEN
Emory University Hospital
Atlanta, GA
Sarah Cogle, PharmD, BCCCP, BCNSP
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN
Gordon S. Sacks, PharmD, BCNSP, FASPEN, FCCP
Fresenius Kabi USA
Lake Zurich, IL
Oncology Pharmacy (BCOP)
Chair:
Thu Oanh T. Dang, PharmD, BCOP
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Reappointed to a three-year Council term beginning in 2023
Vice Chair:
Janelle B. Perkins, PharmD, BCOP
University of South Florida Taneja College of Pharmacy
Tampa, FL
Council Member Appointments:
LTC Erik DeFreitas, PharmD, MA, MPH, BCOP
US Army Pharmacovigilance Center
Burke, VA
Reappointed to a three-year Council term beginning in 2023
Alexandre Chan, PharmD, MPH, BCPS, BCOP, FCCP, FISOPP, APh
University of California, Irvine School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Irvine, CA
Yun Man, PharmD, BCOP
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA
Pediatric Pharmacy (BCPPS)
Chair:
Elizabeth Beckman, PharmD, BCPS, BCPPS, BCCCP
University of Kentucky HealthCare
Lexington, KY
Vice Chair:
John “Brock” Harris, PharmD, BCPS, BCPPS, FCCP
Wingate University School of Pharmacy
Wingate, NC
Council Member Appointments:
Monica C. Bogenschutz, PharmD, BCPS, BCPPS
UW Health – American Family Children’s Hospital
Madison, WI
Kristen Nichols, PharmD, BCPS, BCPPS, BCIDP
Wolters Kluwer Health
Indianapolis, IN
Mary Subramanain, PharmD, BCPS, BCPPS
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
Winston-Salem, NC
Susan C. Villegas, PharmD, BCPPS
Long Island University
Brookville, NY
Anita Siu, PharmD, BCPPS
Rutgers University Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
Piscataway, NJ
Pharmacotherapy (BCPS)
Chair:
Felix K. Yam, PharmD, MAS, BCCP, BCPS
UC San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
La Jolla, CA
Vice Chair:
Jacqueline Olin, PharmD, MS, BCPS, CPP, CDCES, FASHP, FCCP
Clinical Education Alliance
Monroe, NC
Reappointed to a three-year Council term beginning in 2023
Council Member Appointments:
Heather Nyman, PharmD, BCPS
University of Utah College of Pharmacy
Salt Lake City, UT
Reappointed to a three-year Council term beginning in 2023
Breanne Piazik, PharmD, MPH, BCPS, CPPS
Elliot Health System
Manchester, NH
Erik Maki, PharmD, BCPS
Drake University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
Des Moines, IA
Helen Moon, PharmD, BCPS
Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital
Houston, TX
Mary Mekheil, PharmD, BCPS, BCCP
Duly Health and Care
Wheaton, IL
Psychiatric Pharmacy (BCPP)
Chair:
Kelly Gable, PharmD, BCPP
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy
Edwardsville, IL
Vice Chair:
Emma Palmer, PharmD, BCPP, BCPS
University of Cincinnati James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy
Cincinnati, OH
Reappointed to a three-year Council term beginning in 2023
Council Member Appointments:
CDR Anna Santoro, PharmD, MA, BCPP, BCGP, NCPS
Federal Bureau of Prisons / US Public Health Service
Ayer, MA
Reappointed to a three-year Council term beginning in 2023
Lindsey N. Binns, PharmD, MS, BCPP
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Louisville, KY
Richard J. Silvia, PharmD, BCPP
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Boston, MA
Farah Khorassani, PharmD, BCPP
University of California at Irvine
Irvine, CA
Solid Organ Transplantation Pharmacy (BCTXP)
Chair:
Emily Benefield PharmD, BCPS, BCPPS
Seattle Children’s Hospital
Seattle, WA
Vice Chair:
Mary Leick, PharmD, BCPS, BCTXP
Nebraska Medicine
Omaha, NE
Council Member Appointments:
Mary Moss Chandran, PharmD, BCPS, BCTXP, CPP, FAST, FCCP
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
Alicia Lichvar, PharmD, MS, BCPS, BCTXP
University of San Diego Health
San Diego, CA
Stacy A. Bernard, PharmD, BCPS, BCTXP
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
Georgina Waldman, PharmD, BCTXP
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Karen Khalil, PharmD, BCTXP
NYU Langone Health Transplant Institute
New York, NY
About the Board of Pharmacy Specialties
The Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) was established in 1976 as an autonomous division of the American Pharmacists Association (APhA). The mission of BPS is to improve patient care by positioning BPS Board-Certified Pharmacist Specialists as integral members of multidisciplinary healthcare teams, through recognition and promotion of specialized training, knowledge, and skills for pharmacists in the United States and internationally. Board certification is a recognized credential for determining which pharmacists are qualified to contribute at advanced practice levels given the rigorous standards mandated by BPS board certification and recertification. BPS has currently issued more than 57,600 certifications held by pharmacists across 14 specialties.
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