Education: Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola, FL
Practice Area: Critical Care
Fun Fact: I enjoy yoga, traveling to different places, going to the beach, reading, and playing with my dog, Penny.
PGY2 Residency Program Director, Emergency Medicine
Education: East Tennessee State University- Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 LSU Health - Shreveport
Practice Area: Emergency Medicine
Fun Fact: I spent the night on a boat on the Great Barrier Reef.
Email: alyssa.simpson@ascension.org
Education: Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola, FL
Practice Area: Critical Care
Fun Fact: I'm a dog mom to a goldendoodle named Sophie.
Email: brooke.crosby@ascension.org
Education: University of Florida College of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 Memorial Regional Hospital/Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital, Pediatric Focused
Practice Area: Pediatrics
Fun Fact: I am a very loyal UF fan! Go Gators!
Education: The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside, FL
Practice Area: Critical Care
Email: chloe.huang@ascension.org
Education: Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 DCH Regional Medical Center, Tuscaloosa, AL
Practice Area: Emergency Medicine
Fun Fact: I've recently gotten into running! I've ran four half-marathons within the last two years and have a long-term goal of running my first full marathon.
Email: dwight.burnham@ascension.org
Education: Nova Southeastern University College of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center; PGY2 Solid Organ Transplant Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center
Practice Area: Transplant
Education: University of Georgia College of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 University of Mississippi Medical Center; PGY2 Infectious Diseases University of Mississippi Medical Center
Practice Area: Infectious Diseases
Fun Fact: I have a cat named Missi (named after Mississippi)!
Email: emily.plauche@ascension.org
PGY1 Residency Program Director, Adult and Pediatric
Education: Massachusetts College of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 Southern Arizona VA Healthcare System, Tucson, AZ
Practice Area: Medication Safety, Pain Stewardship, Pharmacy Administration, Teaching Certificate
Fun Fact: My family and I love K-Dramas and K-Pop.
Email: ernie.cyr@ascension.org
PGY1 Residency Program Coordinator, Adult
Education: University of Florida College of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 West Florida Hospital (Now HCA Florida West Hospital)
Practice Area: Internal Medicine, Critical Care, Cardiology
Fun Fact: Go Gators, Giants, and Lightning!
Email: glenn.grantner@ascension.org
Education: Florida A&M University College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Public Health
Training: PGY1 Huntsville Hospital
Practice Area: Pediatric Heme/Onc & Infusion therapy
Fun Fact: I love mediation, yoga and swimming!
Email: janesha.thomas@ascension.org
Education: St. Louis College of Pharmacy at University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy
Training: Clinical Staff Pharmacist to ER Pharmacist for 7 years at SSM DePaul Health Center, Bridgeton, Missouri while starting ER Pharmacy program before coming to Ascension Sacred Heart in 2015. Jointly started ER Pharmacy Program in 2017 before transitioning to Internal Medicine.
Practice Area: Internal Medicine
Fun Fact: I spent a summer photographing for the St. Louis Cardinals and I used to photograph Illini Football.I also enjoy swimming, running, and cycling.
Education: South Dakota State College of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota, PGY2 Ascension Sacred Heart Medical Group, Ambulatory Care
Practice Area: Ambulatory Care
Email: josie.blasius@ascension.org
Education: Ohio Northern University Raabe College of Pharmacy
Practice Area: Sterile Compounding
Fun Fact: I grew up in Hawaii.
Email: karen.markham@ascension.org
Pharmacy Manager, Pediatric
Education: The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center, Pediatric Specialty
Practice Area: Pediatrics, Administration
Fun Fact:I studied marine biology in Australia for a summer in high school and have ridden a bull.
Email: sarah.wassil@ascension.org
PGY1 Residency Program Coordinator, Pediatric
Education: Florida A&M University College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Public Health
Training: PGY1 Baptist Health/Wolfson Children's Hospital, Pediatric Focused
Practice Area: Pediatric Internal Medicine
Fun Fact: I serve as chair of communications with Junior League of Pensacola.
Email: keyosha.smart@ascension.org
PGY2 Residency Program Director, Ambulatory Care
Education: University of Kansas School of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 Ascension Sacred Heart/Studer Family Children's Hospital; PGY2 Ascension Sacred Heart Medical Group, Ambulatory Care
Practice Area: Ambulatory Care
Fun Fact: I have two amazing greyhounds that are retired racers - Kida raced in West Palm Beach, FL and Milo raced in Australia.
Education: Florida A&M University College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Public Health
Training: PGY1 Residency at Ascension Saint Thomas West Hospital in Nashville, TN
Practice Area: Internal Medicine, Academia. Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice at Florida A&M University, with Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola serving as clinical practice site
Fun Fact: I enjoy film photography in my free time.
Education: University of Florida College of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 Wolfson Children's Hospitals, Pediatric Focused
Practice Area: Pediatric Emergency Medication
Fun Fact: I was on nickelodeon's slime time as a kid.
Email: matthew.ruland@ascension.org
Education: University of Florida College of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 Ascension Sacred Heart | Studer Family Children's Hospital, Pediatric Focused; PGY2 Children's Minnesota, Pediatrics
Practice Area: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Fun Fact: I played in Regionals of the Women's College World Series for Softball.
Email: meagan.balding@ascension.org
Education: Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola, FL
Practice Area: Internal Medicine
Fun Fact: I'm a twin.
Education: Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola, FL
Practice Area: Critical Care
Fun Fact: I took a class in college to become scuba certified!
Email: meghan.lenn@ascension.org
Education: Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 CHI Memorial Chattanooga, TN
Practice Area: Research
Fun Fact: I enjoy sourcing and reselling vintage items.
Education: University of Colorado at Denver- Anschutz Medical Campus
Training: ICU/ OR pharmacist for 5 years at University of Colorado and started Perioperative Pharmacist Service Line and Resident Rotation at Ascension Sacred Heart in 2015
Practice Area: Perioperative Pharmacy - Surgery & Anesthesia
Fun Fact: The feeling of freedom and serenity that comes with paddleboarding is addictive, and it's a go-to activity for stress relief and connection with nature!
Regional Clinical Pharmacy Manager
Education: University of Florida College of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 UF Health Shands Hospital; PGY2 Infectious Diseases UF Health Shands Hospital
Practice Area: Administration
Fun Fact: I'm addicted to tennis!
Email: sasha.premraj@ascension.org
Director of Pharmacy
Education: University of Florida College of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 West Florida Healthcare (HCA Florida West), FL
Practice Area: Pharmacy Practice Management / Administration
Fun Fact: I enjoy woodworking and have built a farmhouse style dining table and our chicken coop.
Email: shane.chordas@ascension.org
Education: University of Florida College of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 VA Joint Ambulatory Care Center
Practice Area: Internal Medicine, Cardiology
Fun Fact: My guilty pleasure is watching K-Dramas.
Email: shannon.pierce@ascension.org
Education: University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy
Training: PGY1 Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital, Stuart Florida; PGY2 Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola, Emergency Medicine
Practice Area: Emergency Medicine
Fun Fact: I have two black belts in American Karate.
Email: sierra.greiner@ascension.org
Education: University of Florida College of Pharmacy
Training: 20 years of experience, mostly in adult ICU
Practice Area: Critical Care
Email: sluke@ascension.org
Pharmacy Operations Manager, Adult
Education: Medical University of South Carolina
Training: Nuclear pharmacist for 10 years, 8 years as outpatient pharmacist with Cancer Center and IVT
Practice Area: Diversion, Administration
Email: travis.bemiss@ascension.org