Meet the Preceptors

Program Directors

Gillian Kuszewski, PharmD, BCPS, FCPA

Gillian Kuszewski, PharmD, BCPS

University Director of Pharmacy Residency Programs
PGY1 Residency Program Director

School: University of Connecticut
Areas of Interest/Specializations: Antimicrobial Stewardship Committee (Co-Chair); Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee (Coordinator); Past President of Connecticut Pharmacists Association (CPA) and member of the CPA Education Committee
Fun Fact: I am a Jersey Girl turned Connecticut soccer mom. I'm originally from Jersey City, NJ and currently reside in Cheshire, CT with my family.

Jillian Carey, PharmD, BCACP

Jillian Carey, PharmD, BCACP

Primary Care Clinical Coordinator
PGY2 Ambulatory Care Residency Program Director

School: University of Connecticut
Postgraduate Training: PGY1, UConn John Dempsey Hospital at UConn Health (Farmington, CT); PGY2, Ambulatory Care, Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center (Hartford, CT)
Areas of Interest/Specializations: Internal Medicine, Population Health
Fun Fact: I have a goal of visiting all of the National Parks!

Preceptors

Jeffrey R. Aeschlimann, PharmD

Jeffrey R. Aeschlimann, PharmD
Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice

School: University of Connecticut (B.S., Pharmacy); University of Utah (PharmD)
Postgraduate Training: Pharmacy Practice - Erie County Medical Center (Buffalo, NY); Infectious Diseases Pharmacotherapy Fellowship - The Anti-Infective Research Laboratory, Detroit Receiving Hospital / Wayne State University (Detroit, MI)
Areas of Interest/Specializations: Infectious Diseases; Antimicrobial Stewardship; Academia; Scholarship
Fun Fact: I'm a hardcore mountain biker and home brewer!

Jillian Cavallari, PharmD, BCPS

Jillian Cavallari, PharmD, BCPS
Emergency Medicine Clinical Coordinator

School: Rutgers University
Postgraduate Training: PGY1 - Capital Health Regional Medical Center (Trenton, NJ); PGY2 - Emergency Medicine - Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital / Rutgers University (New Brunswick, NJ)
Areas of Interest/Specializations: Emergency Medicine, Critical Care
Fun Fact: I love spending time hiking and kayaking with my dog Ike

 

 

Fabio Caetano, PharmD
Pharmacy Operations Clinical Coordinator

School: University of Western New England College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Postgraduate Training: PGY1 - Waterbury Hospital Waterbury Health (Waterbury, CT)
Areas of Interest/Specializations: Pain management, Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, USP 797/800, Anticoagulation, Pharmacy Operations
Fun Fact: I enjoy playing soccer, being outdoors, and kayaking.

preceptor Jennifer Czerwinski

Kevin W. Chamberlin, PharmD, FASCP
Associate Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer

School: University of Connecticut
Postgraduate Training: Specialty Residency in Geriatric Pharmacotherapy - VA Connecticut Healthcare System (West Haven, CT)
Areas of Interest/Specializations: Internal Medicine, Pain Management, Geriatrics, Academia, Scholarship
Fun Fact: Diehard Boston and UConn sports fan who loves to travel and accomplish things on my bucket list!

Miranda Ciraolo, PharmD

Miranda Ciraolo, PharmD
Pharmacist

School: D’Youville University (Buffalo, NY)
Postgraduate Training: CSS Health (Buffalo, NY)
Areas of Interest/Specializations: Internal Medicine, Chronic Disease Management, Managed Care
Fun Fact: I love to bake! I bake fresh bread every week and take my holiday baking very seriously.

Jennifer Czerwinski, PharmD, MBA

Jennifer Czerwinski, PharmD, MBA
Investigational Drug and Medication Safety Pharmacist

School: Western New England University
Postgraduate Training: PGY1 - UConn John Dempsey Hospital at UConn Health (Farmington, CT)
Areas of Interest/Specializations: Medication Safety and Investigational Drug Services
Fun Fact: I am an avid gardener and typically grow more than 15 different types of vegetables each summer, along with harvesting over 30 blueberry bushes. My black Labrador retriever eats most of it though!

Cassandra Doyno, PharmD, BCPS

Cassandra Doyno, PharmD, BCPS
Assistant Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Practice

School: University of Connecticut
Postgraduate Training: PGY1 - UMass Memorial Medical Center (Worcester, MA); PGY2 - Critical Care - UMass Memorial Medical Center (Worcester, MA)
Areas of Interest/Specializations: Emergency Medicine and Neurocritical Care
Fun Fact: I am an avid Real Housewives, Bravo! reality TV fan

 

 

Kaitlyn Elliott, PharmD, BCPS
Neurology Clinical Coordinator

School: University of Connecticut
Postgraduate Training: PGY1 - VA Maine Healthcare System (Augusta, ME)
Areas of Interest/Specializations: Geriatrics, Anticoagulation, Antimicrobial Stewardship, Neurology, Rheumatology
Fun Fact: I enjoy making DIY craft projects and gifts

Douglas Hackenyos, PharmD, BCOP
Oncology Clinical Coordinator

School: Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (Worcester)
Postgraduate Training: PGY1 - Tufts Medical Center (Boston, MA); PGY2 - Oncology - Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (Boston, MA)
Areas of Interest/Specializations: Oncology
Fun Fact: I once caught a 48-inch striped bass with my bare hands! I enjoy the outdoors, running, craft beer, and being a dad (not in that order, and not all at the same time)!

Lisa M. Holle, PharmD, BCOP, FHOPA, FISOPP
Associate Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Practice

School: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.S., Pharmacy); University of Wisconsin-Madison (Post-graduate PharmD)
Postgraduate Training: Specialty Residency in Oncology - University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center (Houston, TX)
Areas of Interest/Specializations: Hematology/Oncology, Specifically GI and GU Cancers; Palliative Care; Oral Anticancer Medication Management
Fun Fact: I love to trail run and hike in the mountains with my family

 

Sean J. Johnston, RPh
Critical Care Clinical Coordinator

School: University of Connecticut
Areas of Interest/Specializations: Critical Care; Emergency Medicine; Cardiology
Fun Fact: I enjoy building extensive Lego sets. I'm a husky dad, having no fewer than 3 Siberian Huskies in my family at any given time!

F. Bahar Matusik, PharmD, BCPS
Associate Director of Ambulatory Pharmacy Services

School: University of Connecticut
Postgraduate Training: PGY1 - St. Joseph's/Candler Health System (Savannah, GA)
Areas of Interest/Specializations: Pharmacy Administration and 340B Drug Program and Regulations
Fun Fact: I love New England winters and enjoy the ski slopes as much as I can!

Nishi Patel, PharmD
Pharmacist

School: University of Connecticut
Postgraduate Training: PGY1 - Eastern Maine Medical Center (Bangor, ME)
Areas of Interest/Specializations: Cardiology; Anticoagulation; Internal Medicine
Fun Fact: I learned to knit in 5th grade

Anuja Rizal, RPh, PharmD, CACP
Anticoagulation Clinical Coordinator

School: University of Connecticut (B.S., Pharmacy); University of Kansas (PharmD)
Areas of Interest/Specializations: Anticoagulation
Fun Fact: I'm from the only country with a non-rectangular flag. I like mysteries and riddles.

Marissa Salvo, PharmD, BCACP
Associate Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Practice

School: University of Rhode Island
Postgraduate Training: PGY1 - Ambulatory Care emphasis - St. Louis College of Pharmacy / St. Louis County Department of Public Health (St. Louis, MO)
Areas of Interest/Specializations: Ambulatory Care (focused in Primary Care); Chronic disease state management; Interprofessional education; Student pharmacist education
Fun Fact: I LOVE country music!

Sylvia M. Slattery, PharmD, BCPS
Investigational Drug and Medication Safety Pharmacist

School: University of Connecticut
Postgraduate Training: PGY1 - UConn John Dempsey Hospital at UConn Health (Farmington, CT)
Areas of Interest/Specializations: Oncology, medicine, cardiology, and investigational drug services. Currently serves as co-preceptor for longitudinal staffing rotation.
Fun Fact: I have a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and my friend owns the Parkour gym where I train.

Emmett J. Sullivan, RPh, MBA
Director of Specialty and Ambulatory Pharmacy Operations

School: UConn, B.S., Pharmacy; Quinnipiac University, MBA
Areas of Interest/Specializations: Specialty Pharmacy, Outpatient Services, Transitional Care
Fun Fact: I will often select the most exotic food item on the menu, including: tripe, foie gras, rattlesnake, and mustard ice cream, these were not the same meal.

 

 

Daniel P. Vo, PharmD
Informatics Pharmacist

School: University of Connecticut
Areas of Interest/Specializations: Informatics
Fun Fact: I've run six marathons, including the Disney Dopey Challenge