Oncology Staff

Meet the Residents & Pharmacists

PGY2 Oncology Pharmacy Residents 2021-2022

Luke Brinkman, PharmD

Pharmacy School
Univ. of Minnesota College of Pharmacy, PharmD 2020

Residency
Nebraska Medicine 2020-2021 PGY1

Random Fact
I enjoy hiking, fishing, playing volleyball, bouldering, and checking out new breweries in my free time.

Megan Fonteno, PharmD

Pharmacy School
Auburn University’s Harrison School of Pharmacy, 2020

Residency
Piedmont Columbus Regional Hospital 2020-2021 PGY1

Random Fact
Favorite activities: swimming, paddle boarding, and now hiking! (thanks to Utah)

Victoria Jensen, PharmD

Pharmacy School
Butler University – Spanish BA 2019, PharmD 2020

Residency
Eskenazi Health 2020-2021 PGY1

Random Fact
Since moving to Utah, one of my favorite hobbies is hiking and trail running with my dog.

Julia Lee, PharmD

Pharmacy School
UC San Francisco, PharmD 2020

Residency
Univ. of Utah 2020-2021 PGY1

Random Fact
I played timpani, xylophone, and glockenspiel in my high school band.

HCH Pharmacists & Residency Preceptors

Scott Silverstein, RPh, MS

Pharmacy Director, HCI

Pharmacy School
Univ. of Utah, BS Pharmacy 1983
Univ. of Utah, MS Administration 1993

Current Rotation(s) Precepted
Management

Steve Kirkegaard, PharmD

Clinical Pharmacist

Pharmacy School
Univ. of Nebraska, 1979

Current Rotation(s) Precepted
Infusion

Lisa A. Cox, PharmD, BCOP

Clinical Pharmacist, 1990-present

Pharmacy School
Idaho State University, PharmD 1990

Current Rotation(s) Precepted
Infusion

Daniel S. Sageser, BS, PharmD

Clinical Pharmacist 2001-present, Former PGY2 Oncology RPD 2005-2012, Clinical Manager 2007-2019, Clinical Coordinator 2019-present

Pharmacy School
Univ. of Utah, PharmD 1994

Residency
Pittsburgh Cancer Institute 1995 PGY2

Current Rotation(s) Precepted
Melanoma Clinic

Nannette Sageser, PharmD

Clinical Pharmacist, 2001-present

Pharmacy School
Univ. of Utah, PharmD 1992

Residency
Univ. of Utah 1992 PGY1
Univ. of Illinois-Chicago 1993 (Ambulatory Care) PGY2

Current Rotation(s) Precepted
Infusion, GI Oncology Clinic

Tricia Jeppson, PharmD, BCOP

Clinical Pharmacist, 2002-present

Pharmacy School
Univ. of Utah, PharmD 2002

Current Rotation(s) Precepted
Breast Oncology Clinic, Sarcoma Oncology Clinic

Random Fact
Started at the University of Utah as a Graduate Pharmacy Intern in February 2002. I had a job lined up to sell hotdogs at the 2002 Winter Olympics when I was offered the Graduate Intern position at the U. I took the Intern position instead of the hot dog job because I needed the health insurance.

Kristen S. Vinik, PharmD

Clinical Pharmacist, 2002-present

Pharmacy School
Univ. of Utah, PharmD 2002

Current Rotation(s) Precepted
Inpatient BMT, Auto/Allo BMT Clinic

Random Fact
I enjoy hiking, backpacking, mountain biking, and spending time with my husband, two daughters, and dog. I absolutely love traveling and have visited 33 countries in 6 of the 7 continents.

Christine Crossno, PharmD, BCOP

Clinical Pharmacist 2002-2004, 2009-present

Pharmacy School
Purdue University, PharmD 2000

Residency
Johns Hopkins Hospital 2000-2001 PGY1
Johns Hopkins Hospital Oncology 2001-2002 PGY2

Current Rotation(s) Precepted
Breast Oncology Clinic

Random Fact
The COVID-19 pandemic led us to add two canine family members to our clan and I am now a ‘certified’ dog trainer.

Jeffrey A. Gilreath, PharmD

Clinical Pharmacist, 7/2007-present

Pharmacy School
Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison, PharmD 2005

Residency
Univ. of Utah 2005-2006 PGY1
Medical Univ. of South Carolina 2006-2007 PGY2

Current Rotation(s) Precepted
Benign Heme Clinic

Random Fact
1st pharmacist to author "How I treat" manuscript for Blood's ongoing journal series.

Thu Tran, PharmD, BCOP

Clinical Pharmacist, 7/2006-present

Pharmacy School
St. Louis College, BS in Pharmacy 2003; PharmD 2004

Residency
Texas Tech University 2004-2005 PGY1
VAMC North Texas 2005-2006 PGY2

Current Rotation(s) Precepted
Inpatient Oncology, GI Oncology Clinic

Mary Lampas, PharmD, BCOP

Clinical Pharmacist, 11/2008-present

Pharmacy School
Purdue University, 2006

Residency
Univ. of Utah 2006-2007 PGY1
Univ. of Utah Huntsman 2007-2008 PGY2

Current Rotation(s) Precepted
Inpatient BMT, Auto/Allo BMT Clinic

Random Fact
I enjoy type2 fun.

Stephanie A. Sanders, BS, PharmD, BCOP, BCCCP

PGY2 Oncology Residency Director 1/2013-present, PGY2 Oncology Residency Coordinator 7/2009-12/2012, Clinical Pharmacist 7/2008-present

Pharmacy School
Ferris State University, 2005

Residency
VA Medical Center, Denver CO 2006-2007 PGY1
Univ. of Utah Huntsman 2007-2008 PGY2

Current Rotation(s) Precepted
Huntsman ICU

Random Fact
J’adore mes orteils. (I’m learning French because my son is in a French immersion program. TOES is the acronym created by my family’s first initials.)

Kali Ditolla, PharmD, BCOP

Clinical Pharmacist, 7/2011-present

Pharmacy School
Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison, PharmD 2009

Residency
Univ. of Utah 2009-2010 PGY1
Univ. of Utah Huntsman 2010-2011 PGY2

Current Rotation(s) Precepted
Inpatient BMT, Auto/Allo BMT Clinic

Random Fact
I love mountain biking and am learning to "embrace the suck" of the uphill.

Michael Filtz, PharmD

Clinical Pharmacist 7/2011-present, Hematology/BMT Clinical Coordinator 2016-present

Pharmacy School
Univ. of Maryland, PharmD 2009

Residency
Univ. of Utah 2009-2010 PGY1
Univ. of Utah Huntsman 2010-2011 PGY2

Current Rotation(s) Precepted
Inpatient Hematology

Fun Fact
The answer to life, the universe, and residency at HCH is 42.

Ann Marie Prazak, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP

Clinical Pharmacist, 2011-present

Residency
Univ. of Utah 2009-2010 PGY1
Univ. of Utah Critical Care 2010-2011 PGY2

Current Rotation(s) Precepted
Huntsman ICU

Russell Benefield, BS, PharmD, BCPS (AQ-ID)

Clinical Pharmacist 2011-present, ID PGY2 RPD 2016-present

Pharmacy School
Washington State University, PharmD 2007

Residency
Univ. of Oklahoma, 2008-2009 PGY1
Oklahoma City VA, Infectious Diseases, 2009-2010 PGY2

Current Rotation(s) Precepted
Infectious Diseases

Random Fact
Better-than-average homebrewer

Makala Pace, PharmD, BCOP

Clinical Pharmacy Manager Hematology/Oncology Services 2019-present, IDS Interim Manager, 2017-2019, Clinical Coordinator 2013-2017, Clinical Pharmacist 5/2012-present

Pharmacy School
Univ. of Utah, PharmD 2004

Residency
Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison 2004-2005 PGY1
MD Anderson 2005-2006 PGY2

Current Rotation(s) Precepted
Management, Staffing

Random Fact
3rd degree black belt in a Korean martial art called Soo Bahk Do

Sara Hiller deHoll, PharmD, BCOP

Clinical Pharmacist 7/2012-present, PGY2 Oncology Residency Coordinator 1/2013-present

Pharmacy School
Univ. of Missouri-Kansas City, PharmD 2010

Residency
Univ. of Utah 2010-2011 PGY1
Univ. of Utah Huntsman 2011-2012 PGY2

Current Rotation(s) Precepted
Inpatient Hematology, Farmington Clinic

Fun Fact
I hated peanut butter growing up (probably because my mom always packed it in my school lunch), but now it is my favorite food and I eat peanut butter, banana, and honey sandwiches at least twice weekly.

Erin Bailey, PharmD, BCOP

Clinical Pharmacist, 7/2012-present

Pharmacy School
West Virginia University, PharmD 2010

Residency
Univ. of Utah 2010-2011 PGY1
Univ. of Utah Huntsman 2011-2012 PGY2

Current Rotation(s) Precepted
GU Oncology Clinic, Gynecologic Oncology Clinic

Random Fact
I love hiking and yoga. Wine trivia is one of my favorite hobbies!

Kelly Fritz, PharmD, BCOP

Clinical Pharmacist 6/2015-present, Oncology Clinical Coordinator 2017-present

Pharmacy School
Ohio Northern University, PharmD 2012

Residency
Univ. of Utah 2012-2013 PGY1
Univ. of Utah Huntsman 2013-2014 PGY2

Current Rotation(s) Precepted
Inpatient Oncology, Neuro-Oncology Clinic

Random Fact
I love to cook! And travel – and travel to places that have really good food! One of my favorites was Thailand where we actually took a cooking class after picking up food at the local markets.

Courtney C. Cavalieri, PharmD, BCOP

Clinical Pharmacist, 7/2013-present

Pharmacy School
Univ. of the Sciences in Philadelphia, PharmD 2011

Residency
Univ. of Colorado 2011-2012 PGY1
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center 2012-2013 PGY2

Current Rotation(s) Precepted
GI Oncology Clinic, Thoracic / Head & Neck Clinic

Random Fact
I love running, biking, camping, backpacking, and skiing, and when I'm not doing those things, I can be found gardening, reading, and/or drinking wine.

Charles O. Hall, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP

Clinical Pharmacist, 2/2014-present

Pharmacy School
Univ. of Utah, PharmD 2007

Current Rotation(s) Precepted
Infusion

Jordan McPherson, PharmD, BCOP

Clinical Pharmacist, 7/2015-present

Pharmacy School
West Virginia University, PharmD 2013

Residency
Univ. of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 2013-2014 PGY1
Univ. of Utah Huntsman 2014-2015 PGY2

Current Rotation(s) Precepted
Melanoma Clinic, Farmington Clinic

Random Fact
3 fun facts: My wife and I love to travel (favorite place in the world is Tunnel Beach near Dunedin in New Zealand; look it up!). In my spare time, I build Legos with my kids, play ukulele, and write hymns. Immunotherapy and patient education are my passions—I am a panelist on the NCCN irAE Guidelines.

Kathryn Elofson Disney, PharmD, BCCCP

Clinical Pharmacist, 9/2014-present

Pharmacy School
Univ. of Arizona, PharmD 2012

Residency
Ohio State University 2012-2013 PGY1
Ohio State University Critical Care 2013-2014

Current Rotation(s) Precepted
Huntsman ICU

Random Fact
Went to running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain after my PGY2.

Jessica Campaign-Mauser, PharmD, BCOP

Clinical Pharmacist, 9/2015-present

Pharmacy School
Univ. of New Mexico, 2007

Residency
NewYork-Presbyterian Weill Cornell & Columbia 2007-2008 PGY1
Univ. of Utah Huntsman 2011-2012 PGY2

Current Rotation(s) Precepted
Inpatient Oncology, Thoracic / Head & Neck Clinic

Random Fact
Former Alaskan who enjoys European travel, dark podcasts, wine tasting, cooking complicated foods like macarons, and leisure time with cats Edison & Tesla.

Ashley Newland, PharmD, BCOP

Clinical Pharmacist, 10/2014- present

Pharmacy School
Univ. of Toledo, PharmD 2008

Residency
Lahey Clinic 2008-2009 PGY1
Univ. of Kentucky 2009-2010

Current Rotation(s) Precepted
Malignant Heme Clinic

Erik Harrington, BS, PharmD, BCOP

Clinical Pharmacist, 7/2016-present

Pharmacy School
Univ. of Utah, PharmD 2014

Residency
Providence Portland Medical Center 2014-2015 PGY1
Univ. of Utah Huntsman 2015-2016 PGY2

Current Rotation(s) Precepted
GU Oncology Clinic, Gynecologic Oncology Clinic

Random Fact
In the winter I can be found at Alta telemark skiing with my wife and three kids or backcountry skiing in the Wasatch. In the summer I enjoy connecting big loops on my gravel bike right out my front door. Frequently played music: Lumineers, Eddie Vedder, Bob Marley, Led Zeppelin, and Encanto (Recently supplanted Frozen1/2).

Alyson Clough, PharmD, BCOP

PRN Pharmacist, 11/2021-present, Clinical Pharmacist, 7/2016-11/2021

Pharmacy School
Purdue University, 2014

Residency
Barnes-Jewish 2014-2015 PGY1
Univ. of Utah Huntsman 2015-2016 PGY2

Current Rotation(s) Precepted
Inpatient BMT

Random Fact
I love food and wine! My personal learning goal is to obtain WSET level 2 certification.

Shelly Hummert, PharmD, BCOP

Clinical Pharmacist, 7/2016-present

Pharmacy School
Univ. of Arizona, PharmD 2014

Residency
Providence Health & Services, St. Vincent 2014-2015 PGY1
Univ. of Utah Huntsman 2015-2016 PGY2

Current Rotation(s) Precepted
Breast Oncology Clinic, Sarcoma Clinic

Random Fact
Elephants have extra copies of p53 which is why they rarely get cancer.

Stacy Prelewicz, PharmD, BCOP

Clinical Pharmacist, 7/2016-present

Pharmacy School
Wilkes University, PharmD 2014

Residency
Penn State-Hershey Medical Center 2014-2015 PGY1
Univ. of Utah Huntsman 2015-2016 PGY2

Current Rotation(s) Precepted
Inpatient Hematology, SOS Clinic

Random Fact
My dog, Louie, won best in show at the Salt Lake Grizzlies ice hockey dog show... mostly because he was rolling around on the ice and was wearing a Penguins jersey! He is a pyredoodle - half pyrenes half poodle mix.

Halee Namanny, PharmD

Clinical Pharmacist, 7/2017-present

Pharmacy School
Univ. of Utah, PharmD 2015

Residency
IMC – Utah Valley Hospital, 2015-2016 PGY1
Univ. of Utah Huntsman 2016-2017 PGY2

Current Rotation(s) Precepted
Inpatient Hematology, Malignant Heme Clinic

Random Fact
Love everything outdoors and watching playing/sports and being a mom to my rambunctious kiddos.

Emma Jones, PharmD, BCOP

Clinical Pharmacist, 7/2018-present

Pharmacy School
Univ. of Nebraska, PharmD 2016

Residency
Univ. of Utah 2016-2017 PGY1
Univ. of Utah Huntsman 2017-2018 PGY2

Current Rotation(s) Precepted
Inpatient Oncology, GU Oncology Clinic

Random Fact
I am irrationally afraid of grasshoppers.

Kelley Julian, PharmD, BCOP

Clinical Pharmacist, 6/2018-present

Pharmacy School
Univ. of Kentucky, PharmD 2013

Residency
Univ. of Utah 2013-2014 PGY1
Univ. of Kentucky 2014-2015 PGY2

Current Rotation(s) Precepted
Inpatient Hematology, Myeloma Clinic

Random Fact
I love to ski and enjoy wearing full-body onesies so everyone on the slopes knows where I am!

Rebecca Martin, PharmD, BCOP

Clinical Pharmacist, 7/2019-present

Pharmacy School
University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences SUNY Buffalo, PharmD 2017

Residency
WVU Medicine, Ruby Memorial PGY1
Univ. of Utah Huntsman PGY2

Current Rotation(s) Precepted
Inpatient Oncology, GU Oncology Clinic

Random Fact
I used to train guidedogs!

Rebecca Clark Pokorny, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP

Rebecca Pokorny, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP

Clinical Pharmacist, 7/2019-present

Pharmacy School
Lipscomb University, PharmD 2017

Residency
Henry Ford Hospital, 2017-2018 PGY1
Univ. of Utah Huntsman 2018-2019 PGY2

Current Rotation(s) Precepted
GI Oncology Clinic, Thoracic Oncology Clinic, Inpatient BMT, Inpatient Oncology

Random Fact
Got married at Taco Bell.

Brandon Tritle, PharmD, BCIDP

Clinical Pharmacist, 7/2019-present

Pharmacy School
Univ. of Wyoming, PharmD 2017

Residency
Intermountain Healthcare, 2017-2018 PGY1
Univ. of Utah Infectious Diseases 2018-2019 PGY2

Current Rotation(s) Precepted
Infectious Diseases

Random Fact
Before I entered the adrenaline-fueled world of infectious diseases, I was a white-water rafting guide. I’m happy to discuss either, but I think we can all agree that ID is more exciting.