Julie Achatz, Pharm.D., is a clinical pharmacist specializing in critical care at Memorial University Medical Center. She earned her Doctorate of Pharmacy from the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Pharmacy. She then went on to complete a pharmacy practice residency at Memorial University Medical Center.

DeWayne Cross, Pharm.D., is a clinical pharmacist in internal medicine/surgery. A native of Savannah, he trained as a pharmacy technician at Memorial University Medical Center prior to and during pharmacy school. He graduated from the inaugural class of South University School of Pharmacy in 2006. He completed his PGY-1 residency training at Shands Jacksonville in Florida, before rejoining the Memorial pharmacy team.

David Deen, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCNSP, is a clinical pharmacist specializing in critical care. He received his Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from the University of Texas at Austin and his Doctorate of Pharmacy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He completed a pharmacy practice residency at the University of Pittsburgh with emphasis in critical care. Deen is dual board certified as a pharmacotherapy specialist and a nutrition support pharmacist. He holds academic appointments as clinical assistant professor at South University School of Pharmacy and adjunct assistant professor at Mercer University College of Pharmacy. He is an active member of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy and the Society of Critical Care Medicine. Deen’s research and practice interests include alcohol withdrawal, neuro critical care, sedation, delirium, and nutritional considerations within the ICU.

Rachel Hemberger, Pharm.D., BCPS, is a clinical pharmacist specializing in critical care. She received her Doctorate of Pharmacy from Ohio Northern University's Rudolph H. Raabe College of Pharmacy in 2004. She then completed a pharmacy practice residency at Memorial University Medical Center. She is a board certified pharmacotherapy specialist with current practice interests in critical care and neurotrauma. She is also a member of the Society of Critical Care Medicine.

Kristi Herald, Pharm.D., is a clinical pharmacist specializing in inpatient oncology at Memorial University Medical Center (MUMC). She received her Doctorate of Pharmacy from the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy in 2009 before completing a pharmacy residency at MUMC. She is a member of the Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association (HOPA).

Katherine Jones, Pharm.D., is a medication safety and investigational drug pharmacist at Memorial University Medical Center. She received her Doctorate of Pharmacy at the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy. Her current practice interests include quality improvement using Six Sigma and common-cause analysis and evidence-based medicine order set development.

Ken Jozefczyk, R.Ph., M.S., FASHP, is the director of pharmacy at Memorial University Medical Center. He received his Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy at Wayne State University. He then received his Master of Science and completed a pharmacy practice residency at The Ohio State University. Prior to joining Memorial in 2001, Jozefczyk was director of pharmacy at West Virginia University Hospitals. He is a past president of the West Virginia Society of Health-System Pharmacists and is a fellow of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. He is currently president-elect of the Georgia Society of Health-System Pharmacists. He holds academic appointments at the University of Georgia, South University, and Mercer University where he also serves on the College of Pharmacy’s Board of Visitors. In 2009 Jozefczyk was honored with the GSHP Pharmacist of the Year award.

W. Klugh Kennedy, Pharm.D., BCPP, FASHP, is associate professor of pharmacy and psychiatry at Mercer University School of Medicine - Savannah campus. He holds a joint appointment with the Mercer College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and the Mercer Medical School. Kennedy received a Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy from the University of Georgia and then a Doctorate of Pharmacy from Idaho State University. He is board certified in psychiatric pharmacy. He is a fellow of the American Society of Health-system Pharmacists. His teaching, clinical service, and scholarly interests are in the areas of schizophrenia and other psychopharmacology, geriatrics, psychosomatics, associated critical care issues, experiential and interdisciplinary education, substance related disorders, and evidence-based practice. Kennedy has published and presented on these topics locally, regionally, and nationally.

Jason Lin, Pharm.D., is a clinical pharmacist specializing in infectious diseases. He received his Doctorate of Pharmacy from the University of Florida College of Pharmacy. He then completed a pharmacy practice residency and infectious diseases specialty residency at the James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital. His current practice interests include the outcomes of antimicrobial use and resistance, antimicrobial stewardship, and antimicrobial pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic optimization.

Miranda Lin, Pharm.D., is a clinical pharmacist specializing in adult oncology. She received her Doctorate of Pharmacy from the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy. She then completed a PGY-1 residency at Memorial University Medical Center followed by an ASHP traineeship in oncology. She is a member of the Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association (HOPA).

Michael J. Melroy, Pharm.D., BCPS, is the manager of pharmacy and our residency program director. Melroy earned his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Georgia and completed a pharmacy practice residency at the James A. Haley V.A. in Tampa. He then came to Memorial as a clinical pharmacist in critical care. He started Memorial’s pharmacy residency program in 1999, then became the clinical coordinator and is now the department manager. Melroy is a board-certified pharmacotherapy specialist with faculty appointments at the UGA College of Pharmacy, Mercer College of Pharmacy, and South University School of Pharmacy.

Aimee Meyer, Pharm.D., is a clinical pharmacist specializing in internal medicine/surgery at Memorial University Medical Center (MUMC). She received her Doctorate of Pharmacy from Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, in 2009. She then completed a PGY-1 pharmacy residency at MUMC. Her current practice interests include antibiotic management and assisting the floor medical teams with drug therapy issues.

Megan Neary, Pharm.D., is a clinical pharmacist specializing in emergency medicine at Memorial University Medical Center (MUMC). She received her Doctorate of Pharmacy from Duquesne University Mylan School of Pharmacy in 2009 and went on to complete a pharmacy residency at MUMC. Following completion of her residency, she accepted a position to initiate clinical pharmacy services within the emergency department at MUMC.

Jennifer Parker, Pharm.D., is a clinical pharmacist specializing in internal medicine/surgery. Originally from Madera, California, she received her Doctorate of Pharmacy from the University of the Pacific Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy. She then completed a pharmacy practice residency at Memorial University Medical Center. Her current practice interest is cardiology.

Megan Schoeffler, Pharm.D., BCPS, is a clinical pharmacist specializing in critical care at Memorial University Medical Center. She completed her undergraduate degree in biochemistry from Agnes Scott College then proceeded to earn her Doctorate of Pharmacy from Mercer University in 2003. She completed a pharmacy practice residency at St. Joseph’s/Candler Health System in Savannah. She received her board certification as a pharmacotherapy specialist in 2009. Schoeffler is an adjunct assistant professor with Mercer University and also a reviewer for The Annals of Pharmacotherapy. She is a member of the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM). Her practice interests include critical care, infectious diseases, cardiology, and clinical research.

Karyn Taylor, Pharm.D., is a clinical pharmacist specializing in pediatric critical care, oncology, and medicine at Memorial University Medical Center. She is responsible for patients in our pediatric ICU, inpatient oncology, medicine, and surgery units, as well as the pediatric E.R. and outpatient oncology. Taylor has teaching responsibilities that include pharmacy students, nurses, and the pediatric medical team at Memorial. She is a member of the Pediatric Pharmacy Advocacy Group (PPAG). Taylor received her Doctorate of Pharmacy from the University of Montana in 2001 and completed her pharmacy practice residency at Memorial University Medical Center in 2002.