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Preceptors - Critical Care - Pharmacy Residency Programs
Yana Bukovskaya, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – Neurocritical
Care
yana.bukovskaya@ochsner.org
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy
Training: PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, Massachusetts General Hospital; PGY-2 Neurology Pharmacy Residency, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
Practice Interests: Subarachnoid hemorrhage, status epilepticus, stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage, anticoagulation.
Dr. Bukovskaya joined the Ochsner team in 2015. She is involved with the PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice and PGY-2 Critical Care residencies as a preceptor for the Neurocritical Care rotation. She is also involved in the education of neurology and anesthesia residents from LSU and Ochsner. Yana serves on several multidisciplinary committees including Anticoagulation and Stroke Committees, as well as the Pharmacy Residency Research Committee.
Catherine Donaldson, PharmD, BCCCP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Neurocritical Care
Catherine.Donaldson@ochsner.org
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus – Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Training: Prisma Health – Upstate, Greenville, SC, PGY1 Pharmacy Residency; University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL, PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency
Practice Interests: anticoagulation reversal, ACLS, ENLS, stroke, traumatic brain injuries
Dr. Donaldson joined the Ochsner team in 2023. She is involved with PGY1 and PGY2 programs as a preceptor for the Neurosciences Critical Care Unit and serves as a preceptor for local pharmacy students. She also serves as a lecturer for Xavier’s Physician Assistant program and is involved with educating neurology, anesthesiology, and emergency medicine medical residents. Dr. Donaldson is part of the Acute Stroke Peer Review and Code Blue multidisciplinary committees. She is also an active member for the Neurocritical Care Society.
Katherine Jennings, PharmD, BCCCP
Residency Program Director, PGY-2 Critical Care, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – Critical
Care
katherine.jennings@ochsner.org
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Wayne State University
Training: University of Illinois at Chicago, PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency; University of Illinois at Chicago, PGY-2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency
Practice Interests: Sepsis, ICU delirium, alcohol withdrawal, and nutrition
Dr. Jennings began practicing at Ochsner Medical Center in 2013. She is the director of the PGY-2 Critical Care Residency program and also precepts PGY-1 and PGY-2 residents on their Medical and Surgical ICU rotations. Dr. Jennings is involved with educating ICU nurses and physician assistant students as well as medical and surgical residents. She is a member of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and Louisiana Society of Health-System Pharmacists.
Elle Kline, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – Critical Care
elle.kline@ochsner.org
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
Training: PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, Ochsner Medical Center; PGY-2 Internal Medicine, Ochsner Medical Center
Practice Interests: Infectious disease, medication safety and ACLS
Dr. Kline joined the critical care team in 2021. She precepts PGY-1 and PGY-2 residents on their Medical ICU rotation and lectures at the University of Queensland Medical School. She also is involved with the education committees for the Residency Track Students from Xavier University and Ochsner residency programs.
Steven Lee, PharmD, BCPS, BCNSP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist-Critical Care (MICU/SICU)
Steven.Lee@Ochsner.org
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, The University of Texas at Austin
Training: PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency and PGY-2 Critical Care Residency: Huntsville Hospital
Practice Interests: surgical/medical/trauma/emergency medicine, infectious diseases, anti-coagulation, sepsis, nutrition
Dr. Lee began practicing at Ochsner Medical Center in 2017. He is a preceptor for the Medical and Surgical ICU rotation for residents and students.
Caitlyn Simonson, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Neurocritical CareCaitlyn.simonson@ochsner.org
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy, Nashville, TN
Training: Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA, PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency; Ochsner Health, New Orleans, LA, PGY-2 Critical Care Residency
Practice Interests: acute respiratory distress syndrome, aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage, trauma, anticoagulation reversal
Dr. Simonson has been a member of the Ochsner pharmacy family since 2019. She worked as an intern at Ochsner Kenner while in pharmacy school, completed her residency training at Ochsner, and began her career as a neurocritical care clinical pharmacist at Ochsner Medical Center in July 2024. Dr. Simonson is a member of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the Neurocritical Care Society. She is on the new practitioners committee for the Louisiana Society of Health-System Pharmacists.
