PGY-2 Pediatric Pharmacy Residency Program - CCMC

Cohen Children’s Medical Center is currently offering four positions in our PGY-2 pharmacy residency program in pediatric pharmacy practice to contribute to the development of clinical pharmacists responsible for the medication-related care of pediatric patients. This program will build on Doctor of Pharmacy education and make residents eligible for board certification and a fulfilling career in clinical pediatric pharmacy care.

ASHP Program code: 22126

Northwell Health is New York’s largest health care provider and private employer, with more than 76,000 employees, 830 outpatient facilities and more than 16,600 affiliated physicians, as well as an internationally recognized research enterprise.

Cohen Children’s Medical Center

Our 202-bed academic medical center is the No. 1 children’s hospital in New York and is nationally recognized in nine pediatric specialties by U.S. News & World Report. As Northwell’s flagship pediatric hospital and the center for our pediatric service line, Cohen Children’s is the largest provider of pediatric health services in the state, serving over 1.8 million children.

Notable clinical services at Cohen Children’s:

• Level 1 trauma center
• Level 4 NICU
• 37-bed PICU
• Level 4 epilepsy center
• Active ground and air transport team
• ELSO recognition for ECMO care
• FACT accreditation for stem cell transplant and cellular therapy

Hear what our pediatric residents have to say about Cohen Children’s.

The PGY-2 Pediatric Pharmacy Residency Program at CCMC is a 12-month postgraduate training experience. Our program seeks to build on the resident’s PGY-1 pharmacy experience to create well-rounded clinical pharmacists who will be able to practice in any clinical, operational, academic or administrative setting relating to pediatric pharmacy.

At the completion of the PGY-2 pediatric residency program, the resident will have the experience and knowledge necessary to become a pediatric specialty pharmacy services leader, prepare for the pediatric pharmacy board certification exam and mentor future pharmacy learners in the pediatric arena.

Program highlights:

• Participation in research and pediatric pharmacy initiatives that impact care at both the local and system level
• Teaching hospital affiliated with Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell allows for increased learning opportunities
• High acuity patient population allows for exposure to unique disease states and management approaches
• Numerous pediatric subspecialty learning experiences, such as parenteral and enteral nutrition, cardiac ICU, stem cell transplant and solid organ transplant
• Strong emphasis on well-being and resiliency
• Robust Residency Advisor Program to guide residents to successful completion of PGY-2 and mentor them to achieve career goals
• Student preceptorship and didactic teaching with local schools of pharmacy

Learning experiences

Core rotational experiences (4 weeks each, unless otherwise specified)

• Orientation
• Neonatal ICU
• Pediatric ICU
• General pediatric medicine
• Infectious diseases
• Oncology
• Emergency medicine
• Pharmacy administration
• Ambulatory care-focused: solid organ transplant/nephrology clinic or cystic fibrosis clinic

Elective learning experiences (2-4 weeks each)

• Advanced practice in any of the above
• Adult medicine
• Antimicrobial stewardship
• Cardiac intensive care
• Child psychiatry
• Hematology
• Neurology
• Oncology (outpatient)
• Palliative care
• Parenteral and enteral nutrition
• Stem cell transplant and cellular therapy

Applicants interested in the PGY-2 pediatric pharmacy residency program at Cohen Children’s Medical Center should apply through the Pharmacy Online Residency Centralized Application Service (PhORCAS).

Please refer to ASHP directory for application process, requirements and deadlines.

ASHP program code: 22126

National Matching Service (NMS) code: 62476

As the largest private employer in New York, Northwell provides competitive benefits and compensation for employees. Our pharmacy residents enjoy comprehensive health, wellness and retirement benefits.

Please refer to ASHP directory for additional salary and benefits information.

Class of 2024-25

Pharmacy administration

Enrico Ligniti, PharmD, MHA
Assistant Vice President, Pediatric Pharmacy Service Line
Pharmacy school: St. John’s University
PGY-1 residency: Montefiore Medical Center

John Sang, PharmD, BCPS
Director, Pediatric Pharmacy
Pharmacy school: St. John’s University

Angelica Bevinetto, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplant
Pharmacy school: University of Rhode Island
PGY-1 residency: NYU Langone – Long Island
PGY-2 residency: Pediatric Oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Krishna Daiya, PharmD, BCPPS
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant and Nephrology
Pharmacy school: University at Buffalo
PGY-1 residency: NYU Langone Hospital
PGY-2 residency: Pediatrics at Loma Linda University Health

Sasha Dorzin, PharmD, BCPPS
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Cystic Fibrosis Ambulatory Pharmacy
Pharmacy school: University of Rhode Island
PGY-1 residency: NYU Langone Hospital
PGY-2 residency: Pediatrics at Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital

Denise Iacono, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Pediatric Infectious Disease
Pharmacy school: St. John’s University
PGY-1 residency: New York Harbor VA Medical Center
PGY-2 residency: Infectious Diseases at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Jinjoo Kang, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplant
Pharmacy school: University of Connecticut
PGY-1 residency: Yale New Haven Hospital
PGY-2 residency: Pediatrics at Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital

Srivarshini Kanukollu, PharmD, BCOP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplant
Pharmacy school: Rutgers University
PGY-1 residency: Hackensack University Medical Center
PGY-2 residency: Pediatric Oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Hannah (Palsgraf) LaPlante, PharmD, BCPPS
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Pharmacy school: Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
PGY-1 residency: John R. Oishei Children’s Hospital
PGY-2 residency: Pediatrics at Children’s Regional Hospital-Cooper University Health Care

Reid LaPlante, PharmD, BCPPS
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Pharmacy school: Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
PGY-1 residency: University of Maryland Medical Center
PGY-2 residency: Pediatrics at University of Maryland Medical Center

Megan Moravec, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant and Nephrology
Pharmacy school: University of Connecticut
PGY-1 residency: Stony Brook University Hospital

Dora Visona, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, General Pediatrics
Pharmacy school: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
PGY-1 residency: Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C.

Email us for more information on our program:

Jinjoo Kang, PharmD, BCPS
Coordinator, PGY-2 Pediatric Pharmacy Residency Program
Email: [email protected]