Pharmacy Preceptors for the
Abington PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency Program

Shawn Parekh, Pharm.D., BCPS

Title: Director of the Department of Pharmaceutical Services, Residency Program Director

Rotations offered: Administration

Significant AMH involvement: Secretary of the Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee; Acting Clinical Manager

Professional Involvement: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP), American Colleges of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), Healthcare Leadership Network of Delaware Valley (HLNDV)

Alma mater / Degree(s): University of the Sciences in Philadelphia (Pharm.D.)

Residency Training: None

Number of years of practicing: 12

Number of years at AMH: one year

 

Donna L. Fine, B.S., Pharm.D.

Title / Area of Specialty: Medication Safety Officer

Rotations offered: Medication Safety

Significant AMH involvement: Member of the Center for Quality and Safety, Chair of Medication Safety Committee

Professional Involvement: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), Pennsylvania Society of Health-System Pharmacists (PSHP)

Alma mater / Degree(s): Temple University (B.S. Pharmacy), Shenandoah University (Pharm.D.)

Number of years of practicing: 20+

Number of years at AMH: 5

 

Maria C. Foy, Pharm.D., CPE

Title / Area of Specialty: Clinical Specialist - Pain/Palliative Care

Rotations offered: General Medicine, Pain Management, Palliative Care, Hospice

Significant AMH involvement: Narcotic & Sedation Subcommittee

Professional Involvement: American Society of Health System Pharmacists; American Society of Pain Educators; American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Care Medicine; Pennsylvania Society of Health System Pharmacists

Alma mater / Degree(s): Temple University (B.S. Pharmacy); University of the Sciences (Pharm.D.)

Number of years practicing: 20+

Number of years at AMH: 5

 

Denise Greco, RPh, MBA

Title /Area of Specialty: Pharmacy Services Supervisor

Rotations offered: Pharmacy Service (Staffing)

Professional Involvement: Pennsylvania Society of Health-System Pharmacists (PSHP), American Society of Health- System Pharmacists (ASHP)

Alma mater / Degree(s): Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science (B.S. Pharmacy), Indiana Wesleyan University (MBA)

Number of years of practicing: 18

Number of years at AMH: 10

 

Van Hellerslia, Pharm.D.

Title / Area of Specialty: Anticoagulation Clinical Coordinator

Rotations offered: Anticoagulation

Significant AMH involvement: Anticoagulation Subcommittee

Professional Involvement: American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP), American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM), National Anticoagulation Forum

Alma mater / Degree(s): University of the Sciences in Philadelphia (Pharm.D.)

Residency Training: University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI

Number of years of practice: 11

Number of years at AMH: 5

 

Valerie Ristvey, RPh

Title / Area of Specialty: Clinical Leader, Oncology

Rotations offered: Oncology

Professional Involvement: American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP)

Alma mater / Degree(s): Duquesne University (B.S. Pharmacy)

Number of years of practicing: 20+

Number of years at AMH: 18

 

Danielle Schulingkamp, RPh

Title / Area of Specialty: Clinical Specialist / Critical Care and Surgical Trauma

Rotations offered: Internal Medicine, Critical Care/Surgical Trauma

Significant AMH involvement: Member of Critical Care, Trauma, Therapeutic Hypothermia, Left Ventricular Assist Device, and Peri-Op Committees

Professional Involvement: Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM), American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)

Alma mater / Degree(s): Temple University School of Pharmacy (B.S. Pharmacy)

Number of years of practice: 17

Number of years at AMH: 16

 

Sareen Vartanian, Pharm.D.

Title / Area of Specialty: Infectious Diseases Clinical Coordinator

Rotations offered: Infectious Diseases, Antimicrobial Stewardship (ASP)

Significant AMH involvement: Chair of Infectious Disease Subcommittee, Coordinator of Antimicrobial Stewardship Program

Professional Involvement: American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP), American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (SIDP), Mid-Atlantic College of Clinical Pharmacy (MACCP), Pennsylvania Society of Health-System Pharmacists (PSHP)

Alma mater / Degree(s): University of the Sciences in Philadelphia (Pharm.D.)

Residency Training: PGY1 (General) and PGY2 (Infectious Diseases) – Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Number of years of practicing: 5

Number of years at AMH: 5