Education: Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy - PharmD, Class of 2023
Training: PGY-1: Children's of Alabama; PGY-2 Pediatrics, Critical Care Track: St. Louis Children's Hospital
Practice Area: NICU
Fun Fact: I am an avid coffee drinker and love to visit new coffee shops - I have gone to > 15 coffee shops in the Pensacola area!
Email: anna.armstrong@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: Medical University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy (Doctor of Pharmacy)
Training: PGY1 Norton Children's Hospital; PGY2 Pediatrics Duke University Hospital
Practice Area: PICU
Fun Fact: I have an English Mastiff named Teddy! He weighs more than most of my patients (almost 150 pounds)!
Email: casey.cummings@ascension.org
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
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
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
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
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
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