Pharmacotherapy rounds are designed for pharmacy residents and fellows, residency and fellowship preceptors, faculty, and practicing pharmacists. Activities are offered free of charge to all participants.

Pharmacotherapy Rounds at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy are held in room N211 from 12:30-1:30 PM, unless otherwise noted.

University of Maryland School of Pharmacy Pharmacotherapy (PT) Rounds Schedule (2025-2026)

Bold topics are confirmed, while unbolded ones are still under consideration.

Date Presenter Topic Topic Due App. Due Slides Due
10/14/2025 Sam Yang, PharmD Who Gives a THAM About Bicarb? Tris-hydroxymethyl Aminomethane to Correct Metabolic Acidosis From Cardiopulmonary Bypass 07/28/25 08/11/25 09/30/25
Madison Savidge, PharmD Tachy Times: Adenosine versus Calcium Channel Blockers for Management of Supraventricular Tachycardia 07/28/25 08/11/25 09/30/25
10/21/2025 Emma Brusio, PharmD Meet Me at Midnight: Emerging Pharmacotherapy Options for the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea 08/04/25 08/18/25 10/07/25
Christine Tran, PharmD TIL Infinity and Beyond: Reimagining Immunotherapy in Metastatic Melanoma 08/04/25 08/18/25 10/07/25
10/28/2025 Shelby Efird, PharmD One Syndrome, Three Systems: Clinical Approaches to Staging and Managing Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome 08/11/25 08/25/25 10/14/25
    08/11/25 08/25/25 10/14/25
11/4/2025 Jessica Lai, PharmD Short and Sweet or Long and Strong? Stewarding Durations Between a Bug and a Hard Place 08/18/25 09/02/25 10/21/25
Annie Kurdziel, PharmD Less is More: Laboratory Stewardship to Improve Outcomes and Reduce Waste 08/18/25 09/02/25 10/21/25
11/18/2025 Cindy Van, PharmD Caught Between Equations: The Shift from Cockroft Gault to CKD-EPI 2021 and Its Implications for Medication Dosing in Older Adults 08/23/25 09/15/25 11/03/25
    08/23/25 09/15/25 11/03/25
11/25/2025 Melinda Lee, PharmD A Marvel or DC? Exploring the Current Role of Antivenom in Black Widow Envenomation 09/08/25 09/22/25 11/10/25
Misbah Khatib, PharmD Xylazine Withdrawal: Pathophysiology, Presentation, and Treatment 09/08/25 09/22/25 11/10/25
12/2/2025 Make up date   09/11/25 09/25/25 11/14/25
Make up date   09/11/25 09/25/25 11/14/25
12/16/2025 Hitomi Iwasaki, PharmD A Hot New Bombshell Enters the Villa, Suzetrigine 09/25/25 10/09/25 12/02/25
Jacob McGregor, PharmD ADHD Treatment Updates 2025 09/25/25 10/09/25 12/02/25
1/7/2026 Sarah Thompson, PharmD From Measure 109 to Medical Access in Maryland: Is Maryland the next state to make legislation on psychedelics? 10/13/25 10/27/25 12/18/25
TBA   10/13/25 10/27/25 12/18/25
1/14/2026 Pamela Ramos Ramos, PharmD Go with your Gut: Navigating IBD Treatment in Transplant Patients 10/20/25 11/03/25 12/29/25
Adrian Gonzalez, PharmD Who Checks the Checker? Integrating Pharmacy Technician Product Verification in Health Systems 10/20/25 11/03/25 12/29/25
1/21/2026 TBA   10/24/25 11/07/25 01/06/26
Clarissa Santori, PharmD Resuscitating the Evidence: Amiodarone and Lidocaine in Advanced Cardiac Life Support 10/24/25 11/07/25 01/06/26
1/28/2026 Donyae Brown, PharmD Thinner Blood, Thicker Plots: The 4Ms of Anticoagulation in Older Adults 10/31/25 11/17/25 01/13/26
Jillian Johnson, PharmD Ironing Out the Details: Supplementation in Active Infection 10/31/25 11/17/25 01/13/26
2/4/2026 TBA   11/07/25 11/24/25 01/21/26
Adria Pirozzi, PharmD Blast from the Past: Revisiting Digoxin in Modern Heart Failure Management 11/07/25 11/24/25 01/21/26
2/11/2026 Ivanna Padilla, PharmD SGLT-2 Inhibitors: Because Controlling Diabetes Just Wasn’t Enough 11/17/25 12/03/25 01/28/26
Castin Schulz, PharmD Mist Opportunities: The Role of Inhaled Antibiotics for Chronic Suppression in Gram-Negative Bacteria 11/17/25 12/03/25 01/28/26
2/18/2026 Amulya Dasoju, PharmD Beat the Build-Up: Exploring Treatment Options for Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy 11/24/25 12/10/25 02/04/26
Safiya Nero, PharmD Little Hearts, Big Updates: What’s New in Pediatric Heart Failure Care 11/24/25 12/10/25 02/04/26
2/25/2026 Mary Taylor, PharmD A Head Start on Hemostasis: Tranexamic Acid Use in Traumatic Brain Injury 12/03/25 12/17/25 02/11/26
Maada Jajua, PharmD Abatacept for GvHD Prevention: Emerging Evidence and Evolving Practice 12/03/25 12/17/25 02/11/26
3/04/2026 Kaitlyn Healy, PharmD Clots, Cancer and Caution: Anticoagulation in Oncology Patients 12/10/25 12/26/25 02/18/26
Alexander Ruehman, PharmD Not So RIPE: Updates in The Treatment of Active Tuberculosis 12/10/25 12/26/25 02/18/26
3/11/2026 Jagpreet Singh, PharmD OTC topical analgesic products in the management of pain 12/17/25 01/06/26 02/25/26
TBA   12/17/25 01/06/26 02/25/26
3/18/2026 Charleen Anani, PharmD CMS, CNS, and Clinical Sense: Rethinking CNS Polypharmacy 12/26/25 01/13/26 03/04/26
Gianna Mehia, PharmD evolving role of pharmacists in medical billing, including billable services, barriers, and future trends impacting clinical practice 12/26/25 01/13/26 03/04/26
3/25/2026 Hannah Mullaney, PharmD   01/06/26 01/21/26 03/11/26
Brooke Siebert, PharmD   01/06/26 01/21/26 03/11/26
4/1/2026 Emma Nelson, PharmD   01/13/26 01/28/26 03/18/26
Kenzie Alexanian, PharmD   01/13/26 01/28/26 03/18/26
4/8/2026 Halah Hussein, PharmD   01/21/26 02/04/26 03/25/26
Maria Joseph, PharmD   01/21/26 02/04/26 03/25/26
4/15/2026 Shalini Rana, PharmD   01/28/26 02/11/26 04/01/26
TBA   01/28/26 02/11/26 04/01/26
4/22/2026 Sharish Malik, PharmD   02/04/26 02/18/26 04/08/26
Hima Kileep, PharmD   02/04/26 02/18/26 04/08/26
4/29/2026 D'Era Washington, PharmD   02/11/26 02/25/26 04/15/26
Jahanvi Patel, PharmD   02/11/26 02/25/26 04/15/26

 

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