Current Fellows

Education:

• MPH Candidate, Texas A&M University - School of Public Health, College Station, TX (2016-2019)
• PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX (2015-2016)
• PharmD, Texas Southern University - College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Houston, TX (2011-2015)

Research Interest:

• Prevention of healthcare associated infections in critically ill adults
• Management of pain, agitation, and delirium in critically ill adults

Fellowship Funding:

• The MENDS II study: Maximizing the Efficacy of Sedation and Reducing Neurological Dysfunction and Mortality in Septic Patients with Acute Respiratory Failure, U.S. NIH Grant/Contract: R01HL111111
• Ernest Cockrell, Jr. Scholar in Clinical and Translational Research Program Award

Current Research:

• Serving as a study coordinator for the MENDS II study, managing patient enrollment, protocol execution, and quality assurance
• Serving as the lead investigator of a secondary analysis of a single-center randomized controlled trial, evaluating the impact of chlorhexidine bathing on antimicrobial utilization in surgical intensive care unit patients

Education:
• Public Health Certificate - The University of Texas - School of Public Health, Houston, Texas (January 2018 – December 2018)
• PGY1 Pharmacy Residency for International Graduates, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas (2016 - 2017)
• PharmD, Lebanese American University - School of Pharmacy, Lebanon (2010 - 2016)

Research Interest:
• Anticoagulation management in the acute care setting
• Pain management in the acute care setting

Fellowship Funding: 
• Efficacy and Utility of Deploying a VigiLanz Opioid Stewardship Service at a Multi-Hospital Health System, sponsored by VigiLanz Corporation

Current Research:
• Serving as a study coordinator for the Houston Methodist Opioid Stewardship Program, identifying and tracking metrics, testing an Opioid Stewardship Discrete Service, and supporting a prospective implementation study
• Serving as the lead investigator of a retrospective study evaluating the use of intravenous acetaminophen after colorectal surgery and overseeing the study’s protocol development, data collection, and data analysis