Radhan B. Gopalani, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCCP, AACC, received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Nova Southeastern University in 1995. She completed her Pharmacy Practice Residency training at Miami Veterans Administration Medical Center. Prior to starting her journey at Baptist Hospital in 2007, she had worked as an Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at Miami VAMC and as a Critical Care Pharmacy Specialist at Kendall Regional Medical Center. Over the years at Baptist, she has served in various roles including General Pharmacy Clinical Coordinator, Cardiology Specialists/Educator, PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Director (RPD) and Cardiology Clinical Coordinator. Currently, she is the Cardiology Pharmacy Clinical Manager and PGY2 Cardiology RPD. In her position, she oversees cardiology clinical pharmacy initiatives at the Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute and inpatient cardiac units supporting cardiology transitions of care and leading pharmacy investigational drug services. She performs in an evaluative and educational capacity for evidence-based use of cardiovascular medications within our health system. She co-chairs Cardiac and Vascular Pharmacy & Therapeutics (P&T) Sub-Committee. Radhan is an adjunct clinical faculty for the colleges of pharmacy at University of Florida, Palm Beach Atlantic University and NSU. She precepts pharmacy residents and students for various clinical rotations and facilitates their research at Baptist Hospital. She has passion for teaching and mentoring; she believes in empowering and inspiring others to achieve their highest potential. Her leadership mission is to be a leader who actively listens and is genuinely interested in her team’s talent development and who serves as a facilitator and role model for others.

Heidi Clarke, Pharm.D., BCCCP, obtained her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Nova Southeastern University (NSU), College of Pharmacy. She completed post graduate residency training in Internal Medicine/General Pharmacy Practice with a focus on Critical Care Medicine at NSU in conjunction with Baptist Hospital of Miami. Dr. Clarke practices as the ICU Clinical Specialist at Baptist Hospital, she serves as one of the Clinical Managers and the Director of the PGY2 Critical Care Residency Program at Baptist Hospital. She is recognized for her efforts as the Critical Care Pharmacy Services leader within Baptist Health South Florida. She is also an adjunct Professor of Pharmacy at NSU and UF. In addition, she is involved with various committees and professional organizations and serves as a reviewer for abstracts for the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM). She has served on ASHP’s Committee charged with updating the residency learning objectives for PGY-II Critical Care residency programs.

Jefferson Cua, Pharm.D., BCIDP, received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology from the University of Chicago in 2010 and subsequently earned a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of California-San Francisco (UCSF) in 2018. After pharmacy school, he completed a PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency at Michigan Medicine where he served as a clinical instructor and obtained a teaching certificate from the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy. He then went on to complete a PGY-2 Infectious Diseases Residency at UW Health, where he was appointed as a clinical instructor with the University of Wisconsin – Madison School of Pharmacy. Dr. Cua joined Baptist Hospital of Miami (BHM) in 2020, where he currently serves as an Antimicrobial Stewardship (ASP) Specialist. At BHM, he co-leads the ASP Collaborative Committee and coordinates ASP initiatives with system-wide committees, physician groups, microbiology lab, and infection control and prevention. He is also an active member of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (SIDP). As a current clinical instructor for the University of Florida College of Pharmacy and Nova Southeastern University College of Pharmacy, he precepts pharmacy students in addition to PGY1 and PGY2 residents at Baptist Health South Florida. His clinical research interests include antimicrobial stewardship in the management of pneumonia, antifungal therapeutic drug monitoring, and HIV.

Kristen de Almeida, Pharm.D., MSc, BCCP, received her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology at Nova Southeastern University and Master’s in Biomedical Science at Florida Atlantic University. She obtained her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Palm Beach Atlantic University. She then completed a PGY1 Pharmacy and PGY2 Cardiology residencies at West Palm Beach VA Medical Center. She joined Baptist Hospital Pharmacy team in July 2019 as a Cardiology Clinical Pharmacy Specialist/Educator with a focus in transitions of care for heart failure. She precepts pharmacy students from UF, NSU and pharmacy residents at BHM. She is also an active member of the American College of Cardiology’s Cardiovascular Team and ACCP’s Cardiology PRN. Her interests include anticoagulation, valvular heart disease, electrophysiology and advanced heart failure.

Erika Dittmar, Pharm.D., BCPS, is a Clinical Pharmacy Manager and Director of the PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program at Baptist Hospital of Miami. She graduated with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Florida College of Pharmacy and completed a Pharmacy Residency at Baptist Hospital of Miami. After completion of her residency training, Erika spent 10 years as an Emergency Department Clinical Pharmacy Specialist supporting numerous initiatives to establish pharmacy services. In her current position, she is actively engaged with mentoring staff, residents, and students and is committed to professional organization involvement.

Maura Falli, Pharm.D., achieved her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in 2019. She then went on to complete her PGY1 Pharmacy Residency at Stony Brook University Hospital in 2020, and her PGY2 Cardiology Residency with Capital Cardiology Associates/Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in 2021. Following residency training, she joined the Baptist Hospital Pharmacy team in August 2021 where she currently works as a Cardiology Clinical Specialist with a focus in cardiac stepdown patients and transitions of care for heart failure. She precepts pharmacy residents from Baptist Hospital of Miami and pharmacy students from Nova Southeastern University and University of Florida. She is also a member of ACCP’s Cardiology PRN and American College of Cardiology. Her interests include research, advanced heart failure, and cardio-oncology.

Yarelys Garcia, PharmD, BSN, DPLA, is a Pharmacy Operations manager at Baptist Hospital of Miami. In 1999, she graduated from the University of Miami with a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing. From 1999-2007, she practiced as a Registered Nurse at Miami Children’s Hospital in the NICU, PICU and Cardiac ICU. In May 2007, she earned her Doctorate of Pharmacy degree from Nova Southeastern University College of Pharmacy. Upon graduating, she worked as a NICU specialist at South Miami Hospital (SMH) for seven years. In 2016, she transitioned to her first leadership role as the Clinical Pharmacy Supervisor at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital. Then in 2018, she returned to SMH to work as a Clinical Coordinator. She is part of the 2021 ASHP Pharmacy Leadership Academy graduating class. Her practice interests include administration & sterile compounding.

Marie Rossique-Gonzalez, Pharm.D., BCPP, is the Pediatric Pharmacy Manager at Baptist Children's Hospital. She obtained her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Florida (UF) and completed a Pediatric Clinical Pharmacy Residency at Holtz Children's Hospital at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center. She has over 20 years of experience as a Pediatric Clinical Pharmacist in Pediatric Intensive Care, General Pediatrics, and Neonatology. She is certified in Pediatric Advanced Life Support and Basic Life Support in accordance with the curriculum of the American Heart Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics. She is a member of the Pediatric Pharmacy Advocacy Group. She has published multiple abstracts and articles in the pediatrics pharmacy and medical literature. Present or past Academic Appointments include voluntary Clinical Assistant Professor Pediatrics: University of Miami/School of Medicine, Clinical Assistant Professor at the UF and Nova Southeastern University of Health Sciences.

Mayret Gonzalez, Pharm.D, BCPS, BCOP practices as the clinical pharmacy specialist in Cardio-Oncology and Genitourinary clinics at Miami Cancer Institute. Dr. Gonzalez received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree in 2018 from Nova Southeastern University. She completed a PGY1 pharmacy residency at Homestead Hospital, within Baptist Health South Florida. She is an adjunct professor at Larkin University where she teaches Arrhythmia Pathophysiology and Pharmacotherapy lectures. She is currently an active member of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), the International Cardio-Oncology Society (ICOS), and the ICOS Pharmacy Working Group.

Dr. Amanda Gronniger earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from University of Missouri-Kansas City.Following graduation, she completed a PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency with an emphasis inambulatory care at AdventHealth Celebration in Celebration, FL. After completing residency training, shestarted her career at Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph, MO as a clinical pharmacist where she workedprimarily on the cardiology step-down unit and served as PGY1 cardiology and anticoagulationpreceptor. Dr. Gronniger joined Baptist Health in 2023 as a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist covering theMCVI Cardiology Lipid, Cardiometabolic, hypertension, and Sleep Medicine clinics. She is a member ofthe Florida Society of Health-System Pharmacists (FSHP) and participates in the ambulatory care clinicalforum. Dr. Gronniger is a Board-Certified Cardiology Pharmacist and licensed Consultant Pharmacist inFlorida. She also holds certifications in Diabetes Management, Immunization Administration, andCollaborative Practice Agreements. She has also served as a preceptor for APPE students for multiplepharmacy schools, PGY1 pharmacy residents, and PGY2 pharmacy residents.

Amy Montes, Pharm.D., MHA, BCPS, obtained her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Nova Southeastern University (NSU), College of Pharmacy. She then completed post graduate residency training with Broward General in conjunction with NSU. Dr. Montes started as a Clinical Coordinator in 2009 at Westside Regional Medical Center and transferred over to Kendall Regional Medical Center as their Clinical Manager in 2012. In 2017, Dr. Montes transitioned over to Baptist Hospital of Miami (BHM) as a Cardiology Clinical Pharmacy Specialists/Educator. Currently she serves as one of the Pharmacy Operations Manager at BHM. She is also an adjunct faculty for NSU and a preceptor to both pharmacy residents and students in Hospital Pharmacy rotation and Medication Use learning experience.

Natalie Quesep, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCCCP received her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Florida. She continued her training at Baptist Hospital of Miami where she completed two years of post-graduate residency training specializing in Critical Care. After completion of residency, she practiced as a Critical Care & Emergency Department Specialist for Doctors Hospital and is now the eICU Clinical Pharmacy Specialist. Within Baptist Health, she participates in the System-wide Adult Critical Care Committee. She is also an active member of SCCM’s Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology section, ACCP Critical Care PRN, and FSHP’s Critical Care/Emergency Medicine Clinical Forum.

Dr. Rubi received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree in 2022 from Florida A&M University, College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Public Health. She completed a PGY1 Pharmacy Residency at Homestead Hospital, then a PGY2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Resident at Baptist Health. During her residency years, she served as the resident representative of the Graduate Pharmacy Education Committee. Dr. Rubi will now be working within the Heart Failure Clinic at MCVI.

Beyond professional achievements, Dr. Rubi enjoys arts and crafts (currently focusing on crochet), beach days, and trying new GF vegan recipes.

Maria Andreina Ruiz, PharmD, BCPS, BCCP earned her Bachelor Arts degree in Chemistry at the University of North Carolina (UNC) – Chapel Hill in 2017, and subsequently went on to earn her Doctor of Pharmacy degree at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy in 2022. She then went on to complete her PGY1 Pharmacy Residency and PGY2 Cardiology Pharmacy Resident at Baptist Hospital of Miami. Following residency training, she joined Baptist Hospital of Miami as a Stepdown Clinical Pharmacy Specialist. In November 2024, she joined the cardiology team as a Cardiology Clinical Specialist with a focus in cardiac stepdown and advanced heart failure patients. She precepts pharmacy residents from Baptist Hospital and pharmacy students from the University of Florida. She is also a member of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy’s Cardiology PRN group and is a member of the American College of Cardiology. Her interests include advanced heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, and electrophysiology.

Annette Vidal, Pharm.D., graduated with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Nova Southeastern University, College of Pharmacy. She completed her PGY1 Pharmacy Residency and her PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership Residency at the Miami Veterans Administration Medical Center (VAMC). Following residency training, she joined the Baptist Hospital Pharmacy team in July 2021 where she currently works as a Pharmacy Operations Supervisor. She precepts pharmacy residents and students. In her spare time, she enjoys cooking and baking.

Thomas Wolfel, Pharm.D., BCCCP, obtained a Bachelor's of Science in Biology from the University of Pittsburgh in 2008 and continued on at the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy to obtain his Pharm.D. in 2012. He completed post-graduate residency training at Jackson Memorial Hospital with a focus in critical care at Ryder Trauma Center. Dr. Wolfel joined Baptist Hospital (BHM) in 2013 after residency completion and his current role is the as the Clinical Pharmacy Coordinator for Emergency Medicine and Surgical Services. He serves as the pharmacy clinical representative on a number of local and system-wide committees related to emergency and surgical services in collaboration with Baptist Health South Florida (BHSF) Miami Neuroscience Institute, Transitions of Care, Diabetes Collaborative, Disaster Response Team, Antimicrobial Stewardship Team, Medication Safety Committee, and many others. At BHM, he focuses on medication reconciliation, disease state management, stroke and resuscitation code response, toxicology and bleed reversal, and expansion of emergency medicine pharmacy services across the BHSF system. Dr. Wolfel earned his teaching certificate from the University of Connecticut in 2019 and currently serves as adjunct pharmacy faculty at Nova Southeastern University, University of Florida, and Palm Beach Atlantic University. In addition to this, he provides the didactic pharmacology lecture series for the Nova Southeastern ED Nursing Residency Program. He serves as a preceptor for pharmacy students as well as PGY1 and PGY2 pharmacy practice residents for the Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience in Emergency Medicine at BHSF.