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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