Faculty

Program Director

Rupal Jaffa, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, BCIDP

Specialty: Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship
Site: Carolinas Medical Center
Pharmacy School: University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency: University of Wisconsin Health
PGY2 Pharmacy Residency in Infectious Diseases: Atrium Health-Carolinas Medical Center
About Dr. Jaffa: Dr. Jaffa joined the Antimicrobial Support Network in 2017 as the first PGY-2 in Infectious Diseases at Carolinas Medical Center.  Upon completion of her residency, she remained with Atrium Health as an infectious diseases specialist. She currently serves as the Clinical Team Leader for the Central Division of ASN.  Her professional interests include medical and pharmacy experiential education, the treatment of multidrug resistant organisms, the management of infections in immunocompromised populations, and the optimization of antimicrobials in patients with antibiotic allergies.  She is a member of the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (SIDP), the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP).

Infectious Diseases Preceptors

Renee Ackley, PharmD, BCPS

Specialty: Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship, HIV
Site: Atrium Health Mercy
Pharmacy School: University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy
PGY1 Residency: Cone Health-Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital
PGY2 Residency: Atrium Health-Carolinas Medical Center 
About Dr. Ackley: Dr. Ackley joined the Antimicrobial Support Network in July 2019 following the completion of her PGY2 ID residency at Carolinas Medical Center. Her professional interests include treatment of multidrug-resistant gram-negative pathogens, antimicrobial stewardship, HIV and opportunistic infections.

Liz Barnes, PharmD, CPP, BCACP, AAVHIVP

Specialty: HIV
Site: Atrium Health Infectious Disease Kenilworth
Pharmacy School: The University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy
About Dr. Barnes: Dr. Barnes joined Atrium Health in 2012 as an ambulatory care clinical pharmacist for Myers Park Pharmacy, working not only in the dispensing area but also helping to manage patient care within the asthma, HIV and anticoagulation clinics. She later became the pharmacy supervisor of this location before accepting a position as the clinical lead for the HIV service line within AH Specialty Pharmacy. Her professional interests include HIV and HCV.

Katie Lynn Hammer, PharmD, BCPS-AQ ID, BCIDP

Specialty: Infectious Diseases
Site: Atrium Health Pineville, Atrium Health Pineville Rehab, Atrium Health Cleveland, Atrium Health Union, Atrium Health Union West, Atrium Health Anson, Atrium Health Kings Mountain
Pharmacy School: Temple University School of Pharmacy (TUSP)
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency: Ohio State University Medical Center (OSUMC)
PGY2 Pharmacy Residency in Infectious Diseases: Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)
About Dr. Hammer: Dr. Hammer is originally from South Jersey. She worked at Prisma Health as an ASN/Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Specialist for two years before joining Atrium Health in 2015 as the Infectious Diseases Clinical Team Leader for the South Division of the Atrium Health Antimicrobial Support Network. Her interests include multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs), gram-negative bloodstream infections, fungal infections, immunocompromised hosts, clinical microbiology, and rapid diagnostics. She serves as a member of The Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (SIDP), Southeastern Research Group Endeavor (SERGE-45), and on the Planning Committee for Making a Difference in Infectious Diseases (MAD-ID).

Nicholas Kane, PharmD, BCIDP

Specialty: Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship
Site: Atrium Health Cabarrus
Pharmacy School: Belmont University - College of Pharmacy
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency: Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
PGY2 Pharmacy Residency in Infectious Diseases: University of North Carolina Hospitals
About Dr. Kane: Dr. Kane joined the Antimicrobial Support Network (ASN) North Division in August 2023. His professional interests include infections in the immunocompromised host, antimicrobial resistance, and pharmacy education. He is an active member of several committees for the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (SIDP).

Jamie Kimbrell, PharmD, CPP, AAHIVP

Specialty: HIV and Hepatitis C
Site: Atrium Health Infectious Disease Kenilworth
Pharmacy School: Wingate University School of Pharmacy
PGY1 Residency: Atrium Health Cabarrus - Ambulatory Care Focus
About Dr. Kimbrell: Dr. Kimbrell joined Atrium Health in 2017 as a resident. Upon completion of residency, she started working with the Atrium Health Specialty pharmacy as a clinical specialty pharmacist within the HIV and Hepatitis C service lines and sees patients at the outpatient ID clinic. Her professional interests include HIV, hepatitis C, and chronic medication management.  

Amanda Lefemine, PharmD, BCIDP

Specialty: Adult and Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship
Site: Carolinas Medical Center and Levine Children’s Hospital   
Pharmacy School: University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy
PGY1 Residency: Atrium Health – Carolinas Medical Center
PGY2 Residency in Infectious Diseases: Atrium Health – Carolinas Medical Center
About Dr. Lefemine: Dr. Lefemine joined the Antimicrobial Support Network in 2022 following the completion of her PGY2 training. Her professional interests include antimicrobial resistance, immunocompromised infectious diseases, and clinical microbiology. She is a member of the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (SIDP) and the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP). 

Jennifer Onsrud, PharmD, MSCR, BCIDP

Specialty: Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship; Antimicrobial Stewardship Administration
Site: Atrium Health Cabarrus
Pharmacy School: Campbell University School of Pharmacy
PGY1 Residency: Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center
About Dr. Onsrud: Dr. Onsrud joined Atrium Health and the Antimicrobial Support Network in 2015. She is an active member of SIDP and ACCP. Her clinical interests include precepting, quality improvement, and drug development. Dr. Onsrud also enjoys listening to podcasts, spending time with her children, and participating in water sports on Lake Norman. 

Ethan Rausch, PharmD, BCIDP

Specialty: Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship
Site: Carolinas Medical Center
Pharmacy School: University of Toledo College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency: Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospitals
PGY2 Pharmacy Residency in Infectious Diseases: University of North Carolina Hospitals
About Dr. Rausch: Dr. Rausch joined the Antimicrobial Support Network (ASN) Central Division in April 2023. His professional interests include antifungal pharmacology, infections in the immunocompromised host, management of multi drug resistant gram-negative and gram-positive infections, and PK/PD optimization. He is an active committee member of the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (SIDP) and the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP).

Jennifer Schweiger, PharmD

Specialty: Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Site: Carolinas Medical Center and Levine Children’s Hospital   
Pharmacy School: University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy
PGY1 Residency: Children’s Hospital Colorado – Anschutz 
PGY2 Residency in Pediatrics: Children’s Hospital Colorado – Anschutz 
About Dr. Schweiger: Dr. Schweiger joined the Pediatric Antimicrobial Support Network in 2023. Her professional interests include inpatient antimicrobial stewardship, antimicrobial PK/PD, and therapeutic drug monitoring.

Megan Shah, PharmD, BCIDP

Specialty: Adult and Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship
Site: Carolinas Medical Center and Levine Children’s Hospital   
Pharmacy School: The University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy
PGY1 Residency: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
PGY2 Residency in Infectious Diseases: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
About Dr. Shah: Dr. Shah joined the Antimicrobial Support Network in 2022 after practicing as an Infectious Diseases Clinical Pharmacist at The University of Virginia Health System for four years. Her professional interests include antimicrobial resistance, rapid diagnostics, and transitions of care. She is a member of the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (SIDP) and the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP).

Rohit Soman, RPh, MS, BCPS

Specialty: Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship
Site: Carolinas Medical Center, Atrium Health Cleveland, Atrium Health Pineville, Atrium Health Pineville Rehab, Atrium Health Union, Atrium Health Union West, Atrium Health Anson, Atrium Health Kings Mountain
Pharmacy School: University of Pune, India & University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy
About Mr. Soman: Mr. Soman joined the Antimicrobial Support Network in October 2017. He has extensive experience working as a clinical pharmacist for 10 years prior to joining the Antimicrobial Support Network. His professional interests include treatment of multidrug-resistant gram-negative pathogens, antimicrobial stewardship, diagnostic stewardship and transitions of care. Mr. Soman has a passion for teaching and educating his peers about antimicrobial stewardship principles and various topics in infectious diseases. He has presented at numerous local, state and national conferences. He serves as a member of American Society of Health-System Pharmacy (ASHP) and Making A Difference in Infectious Diseases (MAD-ID).

Stephanie Welch, PharmD, BCPS

Specialty: Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship, HIV
Site: Atrium Health Mercy, Kenilworth ID Clinic
Pharmacy School: University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency: Carolinas Medical Center
PGY2 Pharmacy Residency in Infectious Diseases: Atrium Health-Carolinas Medical Center
About Dr. Welch: Dr. Welch joined the Antimicrobial Support Network in July 2020 following the completion of her residency training. Her professional interests include gram-positive bloodstream infections, antimicrobial resistance, HIV, and academia/experiential education.

Julie Williamson, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP, DPLA

Specialty: Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship, Antimicrobial Stewardship Administration
Site: Carolinas Medical Center
Pharmacy School: University of Georgia College of Pharmacy
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency: Greenville Health System (now Prisma Health)
PGY2 Pharmacy Residency in Infectious Diseases: Cleveland Clinic
About Dr. Williamson: Dr. Williamson joined Atrium Health in 2008 as a Clinical Pharmacy Team Leader in Infectious Diseases at Carolinas Medical Center, immediately following completion of residency training. From 2013 – 2015, Dr. Williamson practiced in Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship at Montefiore Medical Center and Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, NY before returning to Atrium Health’s Division of Quality to develop an antimicrobial stewardship collaborative across Atrium’s regional hospital network. She joined the Antimicrobial Support Network in 2019 and serves as the ASN Co-Manager of the Central and Pediatrics Division. Her research interests include development of novel metrics for antimicrobial stewardship and antimicrobial utilization, reduction in the treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria, development of stewardship across the continuum of care, the use of rapid diagnostics in antimicrobial stewardship, and treatment of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bloodstream infections.

Other Faculty Preceptors

Kevin Cooper, PharmD

Specialty: Solid Organ Transplant
Site: Carolinas Medical Center-Transplant Division
Pharmacy School: The University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency: Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin
PGY2 Pharmacy Residency in Critical Care: Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin
About Dr. Cooper: Dr. Cooper has been at CMC since 1998 and with the Transplant Center since 2003. He treats solid organ transplant patients, including liver, kidney, kidney/pancreas and heart transplant recipients. The transplant pharmacists also provide care to outpatient transplant patients.

Allison Morse, PharmD, BCOP

Specialty: Adult Hematology, Oncology and Blood and Marrow Transplant
Site: Levine Cancer Institute
Pharmacy School: University of Iowa College of Pharmacy
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency: Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin
PGY2 Pharmacy Residency in Critical Care: Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin
About Dr. Morse: Dr. Morse joined the CMC team in September 2017.  Her professional interests include hematologic malignancies, bone marrow transplantation, pharmacogenomics in oncology practice, and pharmacy practice advancement.

Bennett Noell, PharmD, BCPS

Specialty: Solid Organ Transplant
Site: Carolinas Medical Center - Transplant Division
Pharmacy School: The University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency: Houston Methodist Hospital
PGY2 Pharmacy Residency in Solid Organ Transplant: University of Maryland Medical Center
About Dr. Noell: Dr. Noell joined CMC in August 2013. His clinical interests include transplant infectious diseases, antibody mediated rejection, and post-transplant hepatitis C management.

Nicholas Quinn, PharmD, BCCCP

Specialty: Medical Critical Care
Site: Carolinas Medical Center
Pharmacy School: Northeastern University
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency: Carolinas Medical Center
PGY2 Pharmacy Residency in Critical Care: Cleveland Clinic
About Dr. Quinn: Dr. Quinn joined the CMC pharmacy department in September of 2022.  He worked as the Clinical Pharmacy Manager in Critical Care at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, NY prior to joining CMC.  His research interests include ICU delirium, pharmacokinetics in the critically ill, anticoagulation in the critically ill, and infectious diseases.

Erin Roach, PharmD

Specialty: Drug Policy
Site: Enterprise Drug Policy Center
Pharmacy School: The University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency: Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
PGY2 Critical Care Residency: Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
About Dr. Roach: Dr. Roach joined Atrium Health's Carolinas Medical Center as a Clinical Team Leader - Surgical Trauma Critical Care in 2017.  She recently transitioned out of this role and into the Enterprise Drug Policy Center as Clinical Coordinator - Drug Policy in May 2024 and focuses on policy/procedure and formulary management in our large, complex health system.

Morgan Tobin, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP

Specialty: Surgical Trauma Intensive Care Unit 
Site: Carolinas Medical Center 
Pharmacy School: Albany College of Pharmacy 
PGY1 Residency: Saint Joseph Hospital, Lexington, KY 
PGY2 Residency in Critical Care: Saint Joseph Hospital, Lexington, KY 
About Dr. Tobin: Dr. Tobin joined the CMC pharmacy department in December 2021. She started her career as an Emergency Medicine Clinical Specialist at CaroMont Regional Medical Center prior to starting at Carolinas Medical Center as a Critical Care Clinical Pharmacist. She then transitioned into her current role as the Surgical Trauma Critical Care Pharmacy Specialist in 2024. Dr. Tobin is actively involved within SCCM and sits as the Mentorship Chair of the Carolinas/Virginias Chapter of SCCM. Her professional interests include research, resuscitation, anticoagulation reversal, opioid stewardship, and traumatic brain injuries.

Alexandra Wolff, PharmD, BCOP

Specialty: Adult Hematology, Oncology and Blood and Marrow Transplant
Site: Levine Cancer Institute
Pharmacy School: West Virginia University School of Pharmacy
PGY1 Residency: West Virginia University Medicine
PGY2 Residency in Hematology/Oncology: West Virginia University Cancer Institute and West Virginia University School of Pharmacy
About Dr. Wolff: Dr. Wolff joined LCI in February 2017 after 4 years with the WVU Cancer Institute as the outpatient BMT specialist and director of Stem Cell Collections. Her professional interests include lymphoma and myeloma, supportive care, leadership and professional development, and oncology pharmacy organization involvement and development.