Education

• Post Pharm.D Fellow 1997-1999.
  ACCP accredited fellowship in Pediatric Pharmacotherapy,
  The Ohio State University, and
  Wexner Pediatric Research Center, Columbus Children’s Hospital.

• ASHP accredited Pediatric Specialty Residency 1996-1997
  Columbus Children’s Hospital

• Doctor of Pharmacy 1994-1996
  University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

• Master of Science 1991-1995
  Division of Clinical and Administrative Pharmacy
  College of Pharmacy, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

• Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Sciences 1985-1989
  The Bombay College of Pharmacy
  University of Bombay, India

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Areas of Interest

• Pediatric Bone Marrow or Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation (PBSCT)

• Complications of BMT or PBSCT

• Supportive care in pediatric cancer patients

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Practice

Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program

I provide clinical pharmacy specialist services at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH to the Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program through the Department of Pharmacy.  For these services the College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University is reimbursed for 50% of my salary and benefits by Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Dept. of Pharmacy making me a 0.5 FTE. The clinical services provided by me include but are not limited to the following:

1. As part of a multi-disciplinary health care team consisting of a BMT/PSCT attending physician, a Hematology/Oncology medical fellow, a BMT/PSCT nurse practitioner and a social worker I provide medication therapy management during daily patient care rounds
   
2. I am available for medication therapy management of BMT/PSCT patients via pager 7 days/week, 24 hours/day for BMT/PSCT patients except vacation and illness.
   
3.  As needed I also provide medication therapy management to the BMT/PSCT Outpatient Clinic.  This service is provided as needed since these patients are seen simultaneously as the inpatients by a separate team.

The functions performed by me under medication therapy management include but are not limited to:

• Collecting and organizing patient data such as demographics, drug profiles, physical findings and relevant laboratory values;
• Providing information on drug doses, drug dosing adjustments during renal and hepatic impairment, adverse effects to be anticipated, drug-drug interactions, commercial dosage forms available, and extemporaneous dosage form availability.  This is an important service provided especially regarding drugs not commonly used in or well studied in pediatric patients;
• Providing pharmacokinetic consultation for drugs such as aminoglycosides, vancomycin, cyclosporine, tacrolimus, antiepileptics such as phenytoin, and phenobarbital, and chemotherapy agents such as busulfan;
• Providing preliminary recommendations (preceding Nutrition Support Consult Team recommendations) on total parenteral nutrition in BMT/PSCT, recommending total calories, amount of carbohydrates, protein, and lipids, volume of fluid and electrolyte composition of the TPN;
• Providing recommendations on fluid and electrolyte supplementation (boluses and through IVF) and changes to oral supplements during discharge planning as well as when seen in the outpatient clinic
• Providing consultation on drug therapy use for specific patient care issues such as antiemetics, chemotherapy adverse effects, pain mangament, veno-occulsive disease, and graft versus host disease.
• Checking and approving chemotherapy and supportive care drug orders for accuracy prior to patient admission for a myeloablative chemotherapy preparative regimen prior to BMT/PSCT

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Teaching Experience

PH 782 Pathophysiology and Therapeutics VI (Required 4 credit hours)

Course Director and Lecturer (10 lectures) since 2003

PH 715 Pediatric Pharmacotherapy (Elective 2 credit hour)

Course Director and Lecturer

PH 799 Fourth Year Experiential Rotations

Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant Rotation
2 students/rotation for 3 months/year

Nationwide Children’s Hospital Pharmacy Residency Program
Preceptor, Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program
1-2 residents/year for a month long rotation

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Professional Experience

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
Division of Pharmacy Practice and Administration
College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University
September 2001 to present

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant Program and
Department of Pharmacy
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
January 2002 to present

Assistant Professor
Department of Pharmacy Practice and Administrative Sciences
College of Pharmacy, Idaho State University
August 1999 to September 2001

Clinical Pharmacist
Department of Pharmacy
Children’s Center at St. Lukes Regional Medical Center
Boise, ID
August 1999 to September 2001

Clincal Pharmacy Specialist
On-call Contingent position
Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH
July 1997 to February 1999

Pharmaceutical Industry Internship
Food, Drugs and Chemicals Ltd.
Bombay, India
1990-1991

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Honors and Awards

Preceptor of the Year Award, The Ohio State University, College of Pharmacy, 2005.

Preceptor of the Year Nomination, The Ohio State University, College of Pharmacy, 2004.

Preceptor of the Year Nomination, The Ohio State University, College of Pharmacy, 2006.

Miriam R. Balshone Memorial Award Nomination for Distinguished Teaching, The Ohio State University, College of Pharmacy, May 2007.

Teacher of the Year, Idaho State University, College of Pharmacy, May 2001.

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