Pediatrics
Anita Nayar Gallay, Pharm.D.
Anita received a B.S. in Biochemistry from the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC and then her Pharm.D. from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Worcester, MA. After graduation, she completed a PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency at the Hospital of Saint Raphael in New Haven, CT in 2012 and a PGY2 Pediatric Pharmacy Residency at the University of Arizona in Tucson, AZ in 2013. After completion of residency, she joined the Georgia Regents Medical Center pharmacy team focusing on general pediatrics. Anita’s scholarly interests include pediatric infectious disease, pain management, toxicology, and medication safety for pediatric patients. Her PGY1 management project to optimize the process for patient’s own medications was published in the American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy. She actively participates in ACCP, ASHP, and the Pediatric Pharmacy Advocacy Group (PPAG).
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Kalen B. Manasco, Pharm.D., BCPS, AE-C
Dr. Kalen Manasco is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Clinical and Administrative Pharmacy at the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy, Program Director for the PGY2 Pediatric Pharmacy Residency and a General Pediatrics Pharmacy Specialist. She obtained a B.S. degree in microbiology from the University of Georgia in 1993 and a Pharm.D. degree from University of Georgia College of Pharmacy in 2001. Following graduation, she completed a pharmacy practice residency at Shands Hospital at the University of Florida and a pediatric specialty residency at Medical University of South Carolina. Prior to joining the faculty in January 2007, she served as Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Clinical and Administrative Sciences at Mercer University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Kalen maintains an active practice site in general pediatrics at the Children’s Hospital of Georgia at Georgia Regents Health System where she precepts pharmacy students, PGY1 and PGY2 residents. She also offers an elective rotation in pediatric infectious diseases for the PGY1 and PGY2 residents. Kalen is an active member of PPAG, ACCP, ASHP, AACP, Georgia Pharmacy Association (GPhA), and Georgia Society of Health System Pharmacists (GSHP). She currently serves as chair of the newly formed Pediatric Special Interest Group for AACP,, as co-chair of the Research Committee for PPAG, and also serves on the Student and Resident Affairs Committee of GSHP, and is the Asthma Education Coordinator for Camp Breathe Easy, a camp for children with asthma. Her research interests include pediatric infectious disease, cystic fibrosis, and increasing education and awareness among pharmacists and pharmacy students regarding the appropriate use of medications in pediatric patients.
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Kelley Norris, Pharm.D., BCPS
Kelley Norris is a Pediatric Critical Care Specialist and the Pediatric Pharmacy Pharmacy Critical Care Team Supervisor. She also holds an appointment as Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Georgia (UGA), College of Pharmacy. Kelley received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Auburn University in 1999. After completing her pharmacy practice residency at the Medical College of Georgia in 2000, she joined the Georgia Regents Health System staff as a pediatric pharmacy specialist. She has earned and maintained the recognition of Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS) since 2000. Kelley is responsible for providing pediatric pharmacy clinical services to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) and for clinical practice development of pharmacists in pediatric and critical care specialties. She serves as a preceptor in the PICU for UGA pharmacy students, the PGY1 Pharmacy residency, the PGY2 Pediatric Pharmacy residency and the PGY2 Critical Care residency. She serves on the UHC Pharmacy Council Pediatric Pharmacy Committee, the Novation Pediatrics Advisory Group, and is an active member of the Pediatric Pharmacy Advocacy Group, ASHP, and ACCP. She was a member of the drafting team for the World Health Organization (WHO) List of Essential Medications for Pediatrics published in December 2007.
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Deidrea J. Parker, R.Ph.
Deidrea is the Pediatric Oncology Pharmacy Specialist and a 1981 graduate of the Xavier University School of Pharmacy. She has been on the staff of the MCG Pharmacy since 1994 and since 1998 has been responsible for the 5th floor patients at the Children’s Hospital of Georgia (Hematology/Oncology and Pediatric Surgery). Her prior experience includes work as a Clinical Pharmacist and Nutrition Pharmacist at Caremark Home Health and Northlake Regional Hospital in Atlanta, a pharmacy supervisor at Express Pharmacy (Birmingham, AL), and as a pharmacist at Mercy Hospital and Eckerds in New Orleans. Deidrea is an active member of GSHP, COG (Children’s Oncology Group), PPAG (Pediatric Pharmacy Advocacy Group) as well as the Georgia Regents Nursing Performance Improvement Council and Pressure Ulcer Prevention Committee. She serves as a Preceptor for the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy and the PGY2 Pediatric Pharmacy residency for an experience in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology.
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Margaret Oates, Pharm.D.
Margaret is a Pharm.D. graduate of the University of Kentucky. She completed a PGY1 Pharmacy Residency at the University of Illinois at Chicago/University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System. During her PGY1 year she participated in a 24-hour in house on-call program and completed a teaching certificate. Following her PGY1, Margaret went on to Children’s National Medical Center in Washington DC for her PGY2 Pediatric Residency. She is now thrilled to be part of the Georgia Regents Pharmacy team as of August 2015 and serve as a Preceptor for the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy. Her primary practice site is in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Her professional interests include antimicrobial stewardship, toxicology, continuity of care, treatment of patients with congential cardiac abnormalities, and medication safety within pediatrics. Margaret is a member of the American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP) and the Pediatric Pharmacy Advocacy Group (PPAG).
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Mindy Parman, Pharm.D., BCPS
Mindy received a B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Tennessee at Martin and her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy in Memphis, TN. She completed an ASHP-accredited PGY1 Pharmacy residency at the Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, DC and a PGY2 residency in Pediatric Pharmacotherapy at Methodist Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis, TN. She then worked as a pediatric critical care clinical pharmacist for Le Bonheur for a little over a year before joining the Georgia Regents Medical Center to care for the Neonatal ICU in 2013. She received teaching certificates from both residencies and earned the recognition of Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS) in 2012. Mindy is a member of the Georgia Regents Nutrition Committee. She is an active member of ACCP and the Georgia Society of Health-system Pharmacists (GSHP) and was appointed as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice (without salary) at University of Georgia College of Pharmacy in 2014.
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Maggie Cravens, Pharm.D.
Maggie completed her undergraduate studies at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama and went on to receive her Pharm.D. from the McWhorter School of Pharmacy (MSOP) in 2013. After graduation, she completed an ASHP-accredited PGY1 Pharmacy Residency at Children’s of Alabama, also in Birmingham. During her residency, she received a teaching certificate and is recognized by Samford University as an affiliate Clinical Instructor of Pharmacy Practice. She is excited to now bring her skills and experience to Georgia Regents. She joined the pharmacy team at GRU Medical Center in August of 2015 with a focus in pediatric ambulatory care. Her prior experience in independent retail pharmacies has given her an enthusiasm for the importance of patient education and continuity of care. To date, Maggie’s scholarly interests include pediatric medication safety and pedagogics. Her PGY1 research project on the impact high fidelity simulation experiences may have on learning has recently been submitted for publication. Maggie is a member of ASHP and the Pediatric Pharmacy Advocacy Group (PPAG) and will be a Georgia Regents preceptor-in-training in 2016.
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