Faculty

	David P. Elliott, PharmD, CGP, FCCP, FASCP, AGSF Professor Associate Chair for the Charleston Division West Virginia University School of Pharmacy Charleston Division 3110 MacCorkle Ave. S.E. Charleston, WV 25304 Phone: 304.347.1327 \| Mobile: 304.306.0771 \| Fax: 304.347.1350 Email: delliott@hsc.wvu.edu Link to full CV - PDF Bio Sketch David Elliott, Pharm.D., is Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Associate Chair of Clinical Pharmacy for the Charleston Division at the Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center of West Virginia University Charleston Division. He practices, teaches, and conducts research in geriatrics. He is the pharmacist in the CAMC Geriatrics Clinic and is the WVU School of Pharmacy representative for the West Virginia Geriatric Education Center. Dr. Elliott is a Certified Geriatric Pharmacist and a Fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy, the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists, and the American Geriatrics Society. He is a member of the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists Geriatric Academicians Roundtable and the Commission for Cerification in Geriatric Pharmacy Academic Focus Group. He is a member of the American Geriatrics Society Professional Education Executive Committee and is the 2010 President of the WV Geriatrics Society. He is a member of the editorial boards of the Annals of Pharmacotherapy and The Consultant Pharmacist. Dr. Elliott’s areas of particular interest include geriatric ambulatory care and optimizing medication use for older adults.
	Charles Babcock, PharmD Assistant Clinical Professor West Virginia University School of Pharmacy 3110 MacCorkle Ave S.E. Charleston WV, 25304 Phone: 304-347-1377 \| Fax: 304-347-1315 Email: cbabcock@hsc.wvu.edu Link to full CV - PDF Bio Sketch Charles "CK" Babcock, Pharm.D., is an Assistant Clinical Professor for the West Virginia University (WVU) School of Pharmacy working in ambulatory care at Fruth Pharmacy on Oakwood Road in Charleston as his primary practice site. After completing the program at the WVU School of Pharmacy, he completed a community pharmacy residency at Fruth Pharmacy's corporate office in Point Pleasant, WV. His practice experience includes clinical pharmacy practice, community pharmacy management, as well as general practice in the community setting. The goal for students on this rotation site is to learn practical ways to incorporate clinical skills into a community pharmacy setting.
	Scott A. Brown, R.Ph. Assistant Clinical Professor West Virginia University School of Pharmacy Phone: 304-574-0009 Email: wvrxczar@suddenlink.net Link to full CV - PDF Bio Sketch Scott Brown, R.Ph., is a 1994 graduate of the WVU School of Pharmacy and is currently Pharmacy Director for Cabin Creek Health Systems and a Clinical Assistant Professor at the WVU School of Pharmacy Department of Clinical Pharmacy. He also held the title of the first Pharmaceutical Advocate for the State of West Virginia. Prior to this, he served as the Pharmacy Director for New River Health Association, an FQHC in Scarbro, West Virginia. Mr. Brown also serves as Consultant Pharmacist to the West Virginia Primary Care Association, and has extensive clinical and retail pharmacy experience. He currently is Vice-Chair of both the West Virginia Medicaid P&T Committee and the West Virginia Medicaid DUR Board, serves on the Texas Association of Community Health Centers P&T Committee, and several other standing committees and advisory panels. He was born and raised in West Virginia, and currently resides in Putnam County with his wife and two children.
	Jennifer Confer, PharmD Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacy Critical Care Clinical Pharmacist, Cabell Huntington Hospital Cabell Huntington Hospital 1340 Hal Greer Blvd. Huntington, WV 25701 Phone: 304.526.2472 \| Fax: 304.526.2101 Email: Jennifer.Confer@chhi.org Link to full CV - PDF Bio Sketch Dr. Confer is an Assistant Clinical Professor for West Virginia University School of Pharmacy with her primary practice being a Critical Care Specialist at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Dr. Confer received her Doctorate of Pharmacy from University of Arizona and has since completed a Pharmacy Practice Residency at Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington, West Virginia. Dr. Confer’s practice interests include Critical Care Medicine and Trauma/Emergency Medicine. She has vast experience with hospital pharmacy and has practice as a community pharmacist.
	Amanda D. Geist, PharmD Clinical Assistant Professor West Virginia University School of Pharmacy Charleston Division 3110 MacCorkle Ave. S.E. Charleston, WV 25304 Phone: 304.347.1380 \| Fax: 304.347.1350 Email: ageist@hsc.wvu.edu Link to full CV - PDF Bio Sketch Dr Geist earned her Doctorate of Pharmacy from Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA in 2007. She then went on to complete a pharmacy practice residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Mercy and a pediatric specialty residency at the University of Kentucky. After completion of her pediatric specialty residency she accepted her current position as Clinical Assistant Professor at WVU School of Pharmacy.
	Chris Terpening, PhD, PharmD Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy Associate Professor of Family Medicine West Virginia University School of Pharmacy Charleston Division 3110 MacCorkle Ave. S.E. Charleston, WV 25304 Phone: 304.347.1326 \| Fax: 304.347.1350 Email: cterpening@hsc.wvu.edu Link to full CV - PDF Bio Sketch
	Elizabeth J. Scharman, PharmD, ABAT, BCPS Director, West Virginia Poison Center Professor of Clinical Pharmacy Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine West Virginia University School of Pharmacy Charleston Division 3110 MacCorkle Ave. S.E. Charleston, WV 25304 Phone: 304.347.1312 \| Fax: 304.347.1350 Email: escharman@hsc.wvu.edu Link to full CV - PDF Bio Sketch Dr. Elizabeth J. Scharman is a tenured Professor of Clinical Pharmacy at West Virginia University. She received a B.S. in Pharmacy (1986) from Butler University and a Pharm.D. (1991) from Virginia Commonwealth University (Medical College of Virginia) then completed a Clinical Toxicology Fellowship (1992) at the Pittsburgh Poison Center. She is currently the Director of the West Virginia Poison Center; a position she has held since July 1992. She became a Diplomat of the American Board of Applied Toxicology (ABAT) in 1992 and became a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist in 1995. She is currently the Deputy Strategic National Stockpile Coordinator for West Virginia. She is involved in multiple disaster related projects in West Virginia including being the Chair of the Kanawha/Putnam Emergency Planning Committee. She had held numerous positions on boards of national committees including the American Academy of Clinical Toxicology, the American Board of Applied Toxicology, and the American Association of Poison Control Centers. Dr. Scharman has multiple publications in the field of clinical toxicology.
	Jon P. Wietholter, PharmD, BCPS Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy Cabell Huntington Hospital 1340 Hal Greer Blvd. Huntington, WV 25701 Phone: 304.562.2596 \| Fax: 304.526.2101 Email: jwietholter@hsc.wvu.edu Link to full CV - PDF Bio Sketch Dr. Wietholter grew up in Bluffton, a small town in Northwest Ohio. Following his graduation from Bluffton High School, he pursued a degree in pharmacy at the University of Pittsburgh. Upon the conclusion of his six years of schooling and completion of his Pharm.D. degree, he moved to Greenville, NC to complete his PGY-1 residency at Pitt County Memorial Hospital. While he enjoyed his time in North Carolina, the opportunity to move closer to family and to once again experience all four seasons drove him to West Virginia. This goal was accomplished as he accepted his current position as Clinical Assistant Professor at West Virginia University and Internal Medicine Clinical Pharmacist at Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington, WV. He married his beautiful better half, Carrie in July of 2005 and they welcomed their son Caleb James into the world on April 15th, 2008 and are expecting their second child in August of 2010. They are enjoying their time in Huntington and with West Virginia University and they will continue to strive to make a positive impact on the community as well as the future of pharmacy practice through direct interactions with pharmacy students on rotations and in the classroom.

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