G. Elliott Cook , PharmD, BCPS - 2006
Pharmacist, Provider Resources, Inc.
Assistant Professor, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) School of Pharmacy - 2007-2011
Contact Information
Email: ecook@lecom.edu
Phone: 814.860.5113
Education/Training
Doctor of Pharmacy, LECOM School of Pharmacy
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Accredited (PGY1) Pharmacy Practice Residency, Hillcrest Hospital - A Cleveland Clinic Hospital
Biographical Sketch
Dr. Cook from graduated LECOM School of Pharmacy in 2006, a pharmacy practice residency in 2007, and has been a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist since 2008. He is currently licensed to practice pharmacy by the Pennsylvania and Ohio State Boards of Pharmacy. His current practice site is at Millcreek Community Hospital where he is a Clinical Pharmacist with an internal medicine service. Dr. Cook lectures in various courses at LECOM School of Pharmacy including Drug Information and Research Methods and Pharmacoepidemiology. Dr. Cook is Director of the LECOM / MCH PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program, a member of the P&T Committee at MCH, a member of the admissions committee for LECOM School of Pharmacy, and a member of several professional pharmacy organizations both at the local and national level.
Publications
Cook GE. Missing published and unpublished data in guidelines. BMJ 2010;340:c1337.
Cook GE, Sukkari SR, Sasich LD. An additional source of bias in antidepressant and other trials. Pharmacotherapy 2010;30(3):117e-8e.
Cook GE, Sasich LD, Sukkari SR. Letter to the Editor: FDA Drug Information That Never Reaches Clinicians. N Engl J Med 2010;11(6):561-3.
Cook GE, Sasich LD, Sukkari SR. DIONYSOS study comparing dronedarone with amiodarone. BMJ 2010;240:c285.
Sasich LD, Sukkari SR, Cook GE, Tuttle DA. The importance of FDA approval packages and briefing documents in pharmacy education. Am J Pharm Educ 2009;73(7) Article 126.
Kahaleh A, Cook GE. Pharmacy students providing patient medication discharge counseling in Pennsylvania. US Pharm 2009;34(8):49-57.
Minor PD, Cook GE. Student pharmacists: don’t forget the product labeling. J Am Pharm Assoc 2008 Nov-Dec;48(6):696,700.
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Abbi L. Smith, PharmD, BCPS - 2007
Clinical Specialist, Critical Care
South Pointe Hospital, Warrensville Heights, Ohio
Contact Information
Email: asmith2@ccf.org
Phone: 216.491.3507
Education/Training
Doctor of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University
Bachelor of Science, Ohio University
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Accredited (PGY1) Pharmacy Practice Residency, Hillcrest Hospital, a Cleveland Clinic Hospital
Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification
Biographical Sketch
Dr. Smith graduated from The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy in 2007, completed a hospital pharmacy practice residency, and has been a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist since 2008. She has worked as a clinical pharmacist with a focus in critical care since 2008 at South Pointe Hospital, a Cleveland Clinic hospital. Dr. Smith regularly educates physicians, nurses, and medical students, as well as precepts pharmacy student annual research poster presentations at the ASHP Midyear Meeting.
She was recently a recipient of the Cleveland Clinic Caregiver Celebrations Excellence Award in the 3rd quarter of 2010 for providing quality care to intensive care unit (ICU) patients. She has also developed and collaborated on several hospital and health system-wide policies and procedures. Dr. Smith holds faculty appointments at Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine, The Ohio State University, NEOUCOM and University of Toledo. She is also a member of several professional pharmacy organizations at local and national levels. Dr. Smith is on various committees including the Cleveland Clinic ICU Integration Team, Code Blue Committee, ICU Committee, Critical Care sub-panel of CCHS Medical Staff P & T Committee, Surgical Care Improvement Project Committee, and the Cleveland Clinic Antimicrobial Stewardship Working Group, amongst others. She also regularly supports pharmacy management needs within the hospital.
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Melissa Lagzdins, PharmD, BCPS - 2008
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Critical Care
Hillcrest Hospital, a Cleveland Clinic Hospital
Contact Information
Email: lagzdim@ccf.org
Phone: 440.312.2266
Education/Training
Doctor of Pharmacy, Ohio Northern University’s Raabe College of Pharmacy, Ada, Ohio
PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, Hillcrest Hospital, Mayfield Heights, Ohio
PGY-2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency, Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio
Biographical Sketch
Dr. Lagzdins graduated from Ohio Northern University’s Raabe College of Pharmacy in 2008, a PGY-1 pharmacy practice residency in 2009, and a PGY-2 specialty residency in critical care in 2010. She has been a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist since 2010 and has been certified in Advance Cardiac Life Support since 2009. She is currently licensed to practice pharmacy by the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy. Her current practice site is at Hillcrest Hospital where she is the clinical pharmacy specialist in the medical and surgical intensive care units. Dr. Lagzdins has provided guest lectures at the University of Findlay on various critical care topics, and precepts pharmacy students from a variety of Ohio pharmacy colleges. Dr. Lagzdins is a member of the P&T Committee at Hillcrest Hospital and a member of several professional pharmacy organizations both at the local, state, and national level.
Publications
Hulisz D, Lagzdins M. Drug induced hypertension. U.S. Pharmacists. 2008;33(9):1-6.
Antiretroviral Medications. Melissa M. Lagzdins, Pharm.D., BCPS. Chapter contribution for Antimicrobianos: uso terapeutico en infectologia clinica by Luis Jauregui, Jr., M.D. Anticipated publication: 2011.
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Megan L. Mitchell, PharmD - 2009
Oncology Clinical Pharmacist
West Penn Allegheny Oncology Network
The West Penn Allegheny Health System
Contact Information
Email: mmitchell@wpaon.org
Phone: 440.312.2266
Education/Training
Doctor of Pharmacy, Duquesne University’s Mylan School of Pharmacy, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, Hillcrest Hospital, Mayfield Heights, Ohio
PGY-2 Oncology Pharmacy Residency, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Biographical Sketch
Dr. Mitchell graduated from Duquesne University’s Mylan School of Pharmacy in 2009, completed a PGY-1 pharmacy practice residency in 2010, and a PGY-2 specialty residency in oncology in 2011. She is currently licensed to practice pharmacy by the Pennsylvania Board of Pharmacy, and works as an oncology clinical pharmacist for the West Penn Allegheny Oncology Network, part of the West Penn Allegheny Health System. Dr. Mitchell is also a member of several local and national pharmacy organizations.
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Pamela Ong, PharmD 2010
Pharmacist, Hillcrest Hospital, Mayfield Heights, OH
Contact Information
Email: ongp@ccf.org
Phone: 440.312.4874
Education/Training
PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency 2011, Hillcrest Hospital, Mayfield Heights, OH
Doctor of Pharmacy 2010, LECOM School of Pharmacy, Erie, PA
Biographical Sketch
Dr. Ong graduated from the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine and Pharmacy in 2010 and completed a pharmacy practice residency in 2011. She is currently licensed in Ohio and practices as a staff pharmacist at Hillcrest Hospital. Dr. Ong is also a member of various professional organizations at the state and national level.
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