Faculty and Staff
Leadership
Eric Manuel Balmir, BS, MS, PharmD, CIM
- Position
- Vice President
- Chief Pharmacy Officer
- Learning Experience Precepted
- Pharmacy Leadership/Administration
- Residency/Fellowship
- MS: Long Island University
- Clinical/Research Interests
- Genomics
- Gene therapies
- Psychiatry
- Cardiology
- Kidney disease
- Sickle cell
- Compatibility studies
- Favorite Thing to Do in DC
- Salsa dancing
Andrew Clark, PharmD, BCOP
- Position
- Director, PGY2 Oncology Residency Program
- Oncology Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
- Learning Experience Precepted
- Inpatient and Outpatient Pediatric Oncology
- Residency/Fellowship
- PGY1 – Children's Hospital Colorado
- Clinical/Research Interests
- Bone tumors
- Supportive care
- Palliative care
- Favorite Thing to Do in DC
- Meandering through the National Gallery of Art
- Lunch at Union Market
- Running the Cherry Blossom 10-miler
Jessica Lundeen, PharmD, BCPPS
- Position
- Manager of Clinical Pharmacy Services
- Learning Experience Precepted
- PGY1 pharmacy administration
- Residency/Fellowship
- PGY1: Massachusetts General Hospital
- PGY2: Pediatrics at Children’s National Hospital
- Clinical/Research Interests
- Cystic fibrosis
- Asthma
- Substance use disorders
- Favorite Thing to Do in DC
- An early morning walk around the Tidal Basin with a latte from Compass Coffee
Olivia Renaldo, PharmD, BCPPS
- Position
- Director, PGY2 Pediatrics and PSP Critical Care Residency Programs
- Heart Center Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
- Learning Experience Precepted
- Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
- Residency/Fellowship
- PGY1: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- PGY2 Pediatrics: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- Clinical/Research Interests
- Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
- Anticoagulation
- Sedation
- Favorite Thing to Do in DC
- Running (National Mall/Tidal Basin), Barry’s or Rumble classes
- Pizza Enthusiast: Andy’s, Timber, Little Grand
Sara Rooney, PharmD, BCPPS
- Position
- Director of Clinical Pharmacy Services
- Learning Experience Precepted
- PGY2 Pharmacy Administration
- Residency/Fellowship
- PGY1: UK Medical Center – Chandler Hospital
- PGY2 Pediatrics: UK Medical Center
- Clinical/Research Interests
- Sepsis
- Critical care
- Medication safety
- Favorite Thing to Do in DC
- The Zoo
- Eating out at new restaurants
- Natural History Museum
- Walks around the Lincoln Memorial
Paige Ruffier, PharmD, BCPPS
- Position
- Director, PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program
- Heart Center Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
- Learning Experience Precepted
- Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
- Residency/Fellowship
- PGY1: Children's National Hospital
- PGY2 Pediatrics: UCSF Benioff
- Clinical/Research Interests
- Academia
- Cardiology
- Pain and sedation
- Favorite Thing to Do in DC
- Hiking Rock Creek Park with my dog, Scout
- National mall at night
Faculty and Staff
Sarah Belz, PharmD, BCPPS
- Position
- PICU Clinical Pharmacist II
- Learning Experience Precepted
- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
- Residency/Fellowship
- PGY1: Upstate University Hospital
- PGY2 Pediatrics: Children's National Hospital
- Clinical/Research Interests
- Critical care
- Sedation and analgesia
- Septic shock
- Status epilepticus
- Favorite Thing to Do in DC
- Going for walks at the National Mall to see the Lincoln monument
Letitia M. DeLaine PharmD, BCPPS
- Position
- NICU Clinical Pharmacist II
- Learning Experience Precepted
- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
- Nutrition
- Residency/Fellowship
- PGY1: CHRISTUS Children’s Health
- Clinical/Research Interests
- Small baby care
- Nutrition
- Critical care
- Favorite Thing to Do in DC
- Spending time with family