AdventHealth for Children PGY2 - Pediatrics Preceptors

Letha Huang, PharmD, BCPPS

PGY-2 Pediatric Pharmacy Residency Program Director
Pediatric Clinical Pharmacy Manager, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/Cellular Therapy

Dr. Huang received her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Florida. She completed a Pharmacy Practice Residency at West Florida Hospital in Pensacola, Florida. Her Pediatric Specialty Residency was completed at Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital at St. Vincent in Indianapolis, Indiana. She joined AdventHealth for Children in 2016.

Dr. Huang is currently a member of the Pediatric Pharmacy Advocacy Group, American College of Clinical Pharmacy, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Children’s Oncology Group and American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation.

Esha Patel, PharmD, BCPPS

PGY2 Pediatric Pharmacy Residency Program Coordinator
Clinical Specialist, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit


Dr. Patel received her Doctor of Pharmacy in 2016 from Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy in Auburn, AL (War Eagle!). She completed her PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency at Parkridge Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN in 2017 and her PGY-2 Pediatric Pharmacy Residency at AdventHealth for Children in 2018. After completing her PGY-2 pediatric pharmacy residency year, she stayed on at AdventHealth for Children as one of their NICU clinical pharmacy specialists.

Dr. Patel is currently a member of Pediatric Pharmacy Advocacy Group.

Michael Kalita, RPh, MBA

Director of Pharmacy

Mr. Kalita received his BS in Pharmacy and his Executive Masters of Business Administration from the State University of New York at Buffalo. Prior to joining AdventHealth for Children in 2014 he has served in various leadership roles at The Women and Children’s Hospital of Buffalo as Assistant Director of Pharmacy, Pharmacy Manager, and Director of Support Services.

Dr. Kalita is a member of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Florida Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists, New York State Council of Health-Systems Pharmacists and the American College of Healthcare Executives.

Caitlin Crosley, PharmD, AE-C, BCPPS

Practice: Clinical Specialist, General Pediatric Medicine
Pharmacy School: Ferris State University, Big Rapids, Michigan, 2006
PGY1 Residency: Primary Children’s Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2007
PGY2 Residency: Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2008

Andrea P. Dunn, PharmD, BCPPS

Practice: Pediatric Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Rotations Precepted: Coordinated Care for Kids Ambulatory Clinic (CCK), Pediatric Infectious Diseases, and General Pediatrics
Pharmacy School: Howard University, Washington, DC
PGY1 Residency: Wolfson Children's Hospital/Baptist Health, Jacksonville, FL
PGY2 Residency: AdventHealth for Children, Orlando, FL

Jamie Haller, PharmD, BCPPS

Practice: Pharmacy Operations Manager
Rotations Precepted: Drug Distribution and Operations
Pharmacy School: Palm Beach Atlantic University, West Palm Beach, FL
PGY1 Residency: Baptist Health/Wolfson Children's Hospital, Jacksonville, FL

Christopher Jackson, PharmD, BCPPS

Practice: Clinical Specialist, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Pharmacy School: University of Florida, 2013
PGY1 Residency: Wolfson Children’s Hospital, Jacksonville, Florida

Kristen M. Jones, PharmD

Practice: Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Neonatal Intensive Care
Rotations Precepted: NICU, Advanced NICU
Pharmacy School: Duquesne University
PGY1 Residency: UF Health Shands, Gainesville, FL
PGY2 Residency: UF Health Shands, Gainesville, FL

Danielle Miller, PharmD

Practice: Pediatric Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Hematology/Oncology
Rotations Precepted: Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Pharmacy School: University of Florida College of Pharmacy
PGY1 Residency: Cook Children's Medical Center, Fort Worth, TX
PGY2 Residency: Cook Children's Medical Center, Fort Worth, TX

Deborah Maka, PharmD

Practice: Clinical Pharmacist - Pediatric, PICU
Rotations Precepted: PGY2-Pediatric (PICU required and elective rotations - AdventHealth for Children); PGY2-Critical Care (Pediatric elective - AdventHealth Orlando): PGY2-Emergency Medicine (Pediatric elective - AdventHealth Orlando); PGY1 (Pediatric elective - AdventHealth Orlando)
Pharmacy School: Butler University
Residency: Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, AR, 1996

Jordan Phillips, PharmD, BCPPS

Pediatric Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Cardiac Intensive Care
Pharmacy School: University of Florida
PGY-1 Program: Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare, Tallahassee, FL
PGY-2 Program: AdventHealth for Children, Orlando, FL

Sarah E. Wickum, PharmD

Practice: Clinical Pharmacist - Pediatric
Rotations Precepted: Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Pharmacy School: University of Florida
PGY1 Residency: Indian River Medical Center, Vero Beach, FL

Jack Tran, Pharm.D.

Practice: Pediatric Clinical Pharmacist
Rotations Precepted: Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Pharmacy School: University of Maryland, Baltimore
PGY1 Residency: UF Health, Gainesville, Florida 2013-2014
PGY2 Residency: Florida Hospital for Children, Orlando, Florida 2014-2015

Dennis (DJ) Trautman, PharmD, BCSCP

Practice: Operations Manager
Rotations Precepted: Distribution and Clinical Orientation; Drug Distribution and Operations
Pharmacy School: University of South Florida