Post-Graduate Year One (PGY1) Pharmacy Residency Program

Amy Knoblock, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP
Dr. Knoblock is the Residency Program Director and the clinical specialist in Internal Medicine. She serves as the Internal Medicine preceptor for pharmacy residents. She also serves as a preceptor for Palliative Care and Pain Management learning experience. Dr. Knoblock received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Wayne State University, Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in 2004. She completed a pharmacy residency with William Beaumont Hospital – Royal Oak in 2005. She received board certification in Pharmacotherapy in 2012 and board certification in Geriatrics in 2017.
 amy.knoblock@bhcpns.org

Rudy Seelmann, PharmD, BCPS
Dr. Seelmann is the Executive Director of Pharmacy of Baptist Health Care. He serves as preceptor for pharmacy practice residents for Practice Management. Dr. Seelmann received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Mercer University, College of Pharmacy in 2002. He received board certification in Pharmacotherapy in 2008.
 rudy.seelmann@bhcpns.org

Shelby Gaudet, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP, BCCCP
Dr. Gaudet is the Health System Clinical Coordinator for Baptist Health Care and the Antimicrobial Stewardship pharmacist. She serves as a preceptor for the Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infectious Disease learning experiences. Dr. Gaudet received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from University of Florida, College of Pharmacy in 2009. She completed a pharmacy residency with Baptist Hospital in 2010. She received board certification in Pharmacotherapy in 2010 Infectious Disease in 2018, and Critical Care in 2022.
 shelby.gaudet@bhcpns.org

Lee Bennett, RPh
Mr. Bennett is the Director of Inpatient Pharmacy. He serves as the preceptor for the Practice Management learning experience for the residency. Mr. Bennett received his Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy from Northeast Louisiana University in 1995.  lbennett@bhcpns.org

April Brown, PharmD, BCACP
Dr. Brown is a clinical specialist in Ambulatory Care and serves as the preceptor for the Ambulatory Care learning experience. She received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Auburn University, Harrison School of Pharmacy in 2005. She completed a pharmacy residency with Atlanta Veteran’s Hospital in 2006. She received board certification in Ambulatory Care in 2020.
 april.brown@bhcpns.org

Andrea Davis, PharmD
Dr. Davis is one of the pharmacy operation managers at Baptist Hospital. She serves as the preceptor for the Orientation learning experience and staffing longitudinal learning experience. She earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from University of Florida, College of Pharmacy in 2018.
 andrea.davis@bhcpns.org

Guntas Hira, PharmD
Dr. Hira is one of the pharmacy clinical informatics specialists. He serves as the preceptor for Pharmacy Informatics. He earned his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Ferris State College of Pharmacy in 2020. He completed a pharmacy residency with Swedish Hospital part of NorthShore Health system in 2021. Dr. Hira completed a PGY2 Pharmacy Informatics residency with Baptist Hospital in 2022 and currently serves as the PGY2 Residency Program Coordinator.
 guntas.hira@bhcpns.org

Emily Olivier, PharmD, MS ICL
Dr. Olivier is a clinical pharmacist who is one of the preceptors for Medication Therapy Management. Dr. Olivier earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Auburn University in 2018. In 2020, she completed a 2-year post-doctoral fellowship at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy during which she earned her Maters in Instruction and Curriculum Leadership from The University of Memphis.
 emily.olivier@bhcpns.org

Daniel Padgett, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP
Dr. Padgett is the clinical specialist in Critical Care. He serves as the Critical Care preceptor for pharmacy residents. Dr. Padgett received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Belmont University, College of Pharmacy in 2014. He completed a pharmacy residency with Baptist Hospital in 2015. He received board certification in Pharmacotherapy in 2015 and board certification in Critical Care in 2018.
 daniel.padgett@bhcpns.org

Neel Patel, PharmD, BCPS
Dr. Patel is one of the pharmacy clinical informatics specialists. He serves as the preceptor for Pharmacy Informatics. Dr. Patel earned his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Mississippi in 2019. He completed a pharmacy residency with Coram/CVS Specialty Infusion Services in 2020. Dr. Patel completed a PGY2 Pharmacy Informatics residency with Baptist Hospital in 2021. He received board certification in Pharmacotherapy in 2022.
 neel.patel@bhcpns.org

Courtney Pitts, PharmD, BCPS
Dr. Pitts is the transitions of care clinical specialist. She serves as the primary preceptor for Cardiology and Medication Therapy Management. Dr. Pitts earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Mississippi in 2018. She completed a pharmacy residency with Baptist Hospital in 2019. She received board certification in Pharmacotherapy in 2021.
 courtney.pitts@bhcpns.org

Laura Harris, PharmD
Dr. Harris earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Auburn University, Harrison College of Pharmacy in 2024. Her areas of interest include psychiatry, transitions of care, and pain management.
 laura.harris@bhcpns.org

Walanda Jones, PharmD
Dr. Jones received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the Northeast Ohio Medical University in 2024. Her areas of interest include ambulatory care, cardiology, and critical care.
 walanda.jones@bhcpns.org