St. Louis Children’s Hospital

Preceptors and Clinical Specialists

Clinical pharmacy specialists serve on all primary patient care teams and promote the safe and effective use of medications in pediatric patients. As trusted sources in pediatric pharmacotherapy, they improve patient care through clinical research, innovation initiatives, and participation in multidisciplinary units and hospital committees. Each of these practitioners values the importance of educating future pharmacists and health care providers. Additionally, clinical pharmacy specialists are dedicated to furthering the growth of pediatric pharmacy.

Brandy Zeller, PharmD, BCPPS
Residency Program Director, PGY1 Pharmacy and PGY2 Pediatric Residency Programs
NICU
Doctor of Pharmacy: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy
Pharmacy Practice Residency: Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, Kansas City, MO
Pediatric Specialty Residency: St. Louis Children’s Hospital, St. Louis, MO
Email: [email protected]

Anna Arthur, PharmD
NICU
Doctor of Pharmacy: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy
Pharmacy Practice Residency: Children’s of Alabama, Birmingham, AL

Scott Boyle, RPh, MHA, PhD
Pharmacy Manager, Leadership
Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy: The University of Georgia
Doctor of Philosophy: Vanderbilt University

Rebecca Brand, PharmD, BCPPS
General Pediatrics and Pharmacogenomics
Doctor of Pharmacy: University of Mississippi

Dawn Bunton, PharmD, BCPS, BCPPS
Solid Organ Transplant
Doctor of Pharmacy: The University of Toledo
Pharmacy Practice Residency: Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Pediatric Specialty Residency: Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC

Kitana Caesar, PharmD
Staffing
Doctor of Pharmacy: St. Louis College of Pharmacy
Pharmacy Practice Residency: Baptist Health Floyd, New Alabany, IN

Ezinwanne Emelue, PharmD, BCPPS
CICU, Cardiology
Doctor of Pharmacy: University of Tennessee
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency: St. Louis Children’s Hospital, St. Louis, MO
PGY2 Pediatric Pharmacy Residency: St. Louis Children’s Hospital, St. Louis, MO

Melissa Heigham, PharmD, MHA, FASHP, BCPPS, BCOP
Regional Director of Pharmacy
Doctor of Pharmacy: St. Louis College of Pharmacy
Pharmacy Practice Residency: Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH

Jonica Huntman, PharmD, BCPPS
Pulmonary, Cystic Fibrosis
Doctor of Pharmacy: St. Louis College of Pharmacy
Pharmacy Practice Residency: The Children’s Hospital, Denver, CO

Megan Kemper, PharmD
Psychiatry, General Pediatrics
Doctor of Pharmacy: Butler University

Kara Kniska, PharmD, BCPPS
PICU
Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy: The Ohio State University
Doctor of Pharmacy: Virginia Commonwealth University
Pharmacy Practice Residency: Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH

Rachel Langley, PharmD, BCPPS
Bone Marrow Transplant
Doctor of Pharmacy: Purdue University
Pharmacy Practice Residency: Rush University Hospital, Chicago, IL
Pediatric Specialty Residency: St. Louis Children’s Hospital, St. Louis, MO

Christine Lockowitz, PharmD, BCIDP
Residency Program Director, PGY2 Infectious Diseases Residency Program
Antimicrobial Stewardship, Infectious Diseases
Doctor of Pharmacy: St. Louis College of Pharmacy
Pharmacy Practice Residency: West Virginia University, Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, WV
Infectious Diseases Specialty Residency: West Virginia University, Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, WV

Caren Liviskie, PharmD, BCPPS
NICU
Doctor of Pharmacy: University of Cincinnati
Pharmacy Practice Residency: St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, MO
Pediatric Specialty Residency: St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, MO

Katlyn Loper, PharmD
Emergency Medicine
Doctor of Pharmacy: University of Kansas
Pharmacy Practice Residency: St. Louis Children’s Hospital
Pediatric Specialty Residency (Critical Care Track): St. Louis Children’s Hospital

Sally Mansour, PharmD
Neurology
Doctor of Pharmacy: University of Tennessee
Pharmacy Practice Residency: Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters, Norfok, VA
Pediatric Specialty Residency: University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL

Kyle Mays, PharmD, BCPPS
Pharmacy Manager, Operations and Pharmacy Information Systems
Doctor of Pharmacy: St. Louis College of Pharmacy
Pharmacy Practice Residency: OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria, IL
Pediatric Specialty Residency: Children’s Hospital of Illinois at OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Peoria, IL

Kimberly Mills, PharmD, BCPPS
PICU
Doctor of Pharmacy: University of Tennessee
Pharmacy Practice Residency: St. Louis Children’s Hospital, St. Louis, MO
Pediatric Specialty Residency: St. Louis Children’s Hospital, St. Louis, MO

Tara Miller, PharmD, BCPPS
Hematology/Oncology
Doctor of Pharmacy: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy
Pharmacy Practice Residency: University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
Pediatric Specialty Residency: University of Arizona Medical Center, Diamond Children’s Hospital, Tucson, AZ

Emily Paridy, PharmD
CICU, Cardiology
Doctor of Pharmacy: University of Missouri – Kansas City
Pharmacy Practice Residency: St. Louis Children’s Hospital, St. Louis, MO
Pediatric Specialty Residency: St. Louis Children’s Hospital, St. Louis, MO

Miranda Sahrhage, PharmD, BCPPS
General Pediatrics
Doctor of Pharmacy: Auburn University
Pharmacy Practice Residency: St. Louis Children’s Hospital, St. Louis, MO

Cortney Rogers, PharmD, BCPPS
Pharmacy Manager
Doctor of Pharmacy: St. Louis College of Pharmacy
Pediatric Pharmacotherapy Residency: University of Tennessee–Le Bonheur Children’s Medical, Memphis, TN

Jennifer Young, PharmD, BCPPS
Solid Organ Transplant
Doctor of Pharmacy: St. Louis College of Pharmacy
Pharmacy Practice Residency: Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN

Valerie Yuenger, PharmD, BCIDP
Antimicrobial Stewardship, Infectious Diseases
Doctor of Pharmacy: The University of Texas at Austin
Pharmacy Practice Residency: Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO
Infectious Diseases Specialist Residency: Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO