Critical Care- About the Preceptors
Meet our faculty and clinicians who lead and serve as the primary preceptors of the residency program. They are supported by the team of other clinical pharmacists and faculty on the Temple Health Sciences Center Campus.
Christina Rose, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP
Program Director, PGY2 in Pharmacy Critical Care
Clinical Professor
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Critical Care at Temple University Hospital
Preceptor, Medical Respiratory Intensive Care Unit
Education & Residency
- PharmD
- Pharmacy Practice Residency, Medical College of Virginia Hospitals (Richmond, VA)
- Critical Care Pharmacotherapy Residency, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
Courses/Teaching Areas
- Medical-Respiratory Intensive Care
- Burn Intensive Care
Organizations
- Mid-Atlantic College of Clinical Pharmacy (past treasurer)
- Philadelphia-Area Critical Care Pharmacists
- American College of Clinical Pharmacy, incl. Critical Care Practice and Research Network
- Society of Critical Care Medicine, Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology Section
Research Interests
- Clinical pharmacokinetics in critically ill patients
- Sedation
- Pain and delirium in ICU patients
- Extracorporeal devices affecting pharmacotherapy
Craig Whitman, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP
Clinical Associate Professor
Preceptor, Medical Respiratory Intensive Care Unit
Education & Residency
- PharmD, Rutgers University
- PGY1 Residency, VA Western NY Healthcare System
- PGY2 Critical Care Residency, University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy
Previous Experience
- Clinical Pharmacist, Barnes-Jewish Hospital
- Faculty Member, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy
Organizations
- Mid-Atlantic College of Clinical Pharmacy (past president)
- American College of Clinical Pharmacy
- Society of Critical Care Medicine
Research Interests
- Management of pain, agitation, and delirium, sepsis, and pharmacotherapy in critically ill lung transplant recipients
Christina Ruggia-Check, PharmD, BCPS, BCPS-AQ Cardiology
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart Failure and Heart Transplant
Preceptor, PGY1, PGY2 Residency in Critical Care and Transplant
Preceptor, Cardiothoracic Surgery ICU Rotation
Education & Residency
- PharmD, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
Research Interests
- Acute decompensated heart failure
- Heart transplant
- Mechanical circulatory support
- Pulmonary hypertension
Neela Bhajandas, PharmD
Clinical Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Preceptor, Emergency Medicine
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist- Emergency Medicine/Critical Care, Temple University Hospital
Education & Residency
- PharmD, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
- BS, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
- PGY1 Residency, Conemaugh, Memorial Medical Center (Johnstown, PA)
Research Interests
- Emergency Medicine
- Critical Care
- Transitions of Care
Jason C. Gallagher, PharmD, FCCP, FIDP, FIDSA, BCPS
Clinical Professor
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Infectious Diseases, Temple University Hospital
Director, PGY2 Residency Program in Infectious Diseases
Editor-in-Chief, Contagion
Education & Residency
- PharmD
- Pharmacy Practice Residency, Medical College of Virginia Hospitals
- Infectious Diseases of the Immunocompromised Host Residency, Duke University Medical Center
Organizations
- Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (past-president)
- Mid-Atlantic College of Clinical Pharmacy (past-president)
- ACCP Infectious Diseases Practice and Research Network (past chair, past secretary/treasurer)
- Infectious Diseases Specialty Council of the Board of Pharmacy Specialties
Research Interests
- Pharmacotherapy of resistant infections
- Clinical pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics
- Antibiotic stewardship
Temple Health Preceptors
Sheriff Gbadamosi, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – Surgical/Trauma Intensive Care Unit
Education & Residency
- PharmD, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
- PGY1 Residency, Suburban Hospital, John Hopkins Medicine (Bethesda, MD)
- PGY2 Critical Care Residency, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA)
Areas of Interest
- Trauma/coagulopathy
- Septic shock
- Anticoagulation
- Thromboelastography
- Sedation
- Analgesia
Jaime Robenolt Gray, PharmD, BCCCP, FCCM
System Director of Medication Safety & Policy
Site Coordinator - Main Campus, PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program
Education & Residency
- PharmD, Virginia Commonwealth University, The Medical College of Virginia
- PGY1 Residency, University of Maryland Medical Center
- PGY2 Critical Care Residency, Detroit Receiving Hospital
Areas of Interest
- Sepsis
- Pain/agitation/delirium
- Alcohol withdrawal
- Pharmacokinetics
- Transitions of care
- Antimicrobial stewardship
- Quality improvement & medication safety
Elizabeth Tencza, PharmD, BCCCP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – Emergency Medicine
Education & Residency
- PharmD, University of Connecticut
- PGY1 Residency, University of New Mexico
- PGY2 Emergency Medicine Residency, Jackson Memorial Hospital (Miami, FL)
Areas of Interest
- Emergency Medicine
- Toxicology