Residency Leadership
Brian Kopp, PharmD, BCPS, FCCM
Dr. Brian Kopp is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science and a Clinical Pharmacist in the surgical/trauma intensive care unit at Banner – University Medical Center Tucson. He earned his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy in 2001. Dr. Kopp completed a PGY1 pharmacy practice residency and PGY2 residency in critical care at the University of Arizona. He serves as the program director for the PGY2 critical care pharmacy residency program at Banner – University Medical Center Tucson. |
David Nix, PharmD, BCPS (AQ-ID)
Dr. Nix is a professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science. He received his BS Pharmacy in 1982 and PharmD in 1984 from the University of Georgia. From 1984-1986, he completed a postdoctoral fellowship in infectious disease pharmacotherapy and pharmacokinetics at the State University of New York at Buffalo. From 1986 to 1996, he served as program director, antimicrobial research, assistant director, and associate director of the Clinical Pharmacokinetics Laboratory, Millard Fillmore Hospital. Dr. Nix was responsible for directing the Clinical Pharmacology Unit and carrying out clinical and laboratory research involving antimicrobial drugs. Dr. Nix joined the University of Arizona Faculty in 1996. Current responsibilities include teaching (infectious diseases), serving as an infectious disease clinical pharmacist (Banner-University Medical Center, Tucson, Arizona), and research. Research interests have included the development of an orphan drug (Nikkomycin Z) for treatment of Valley Fever. Dr. Nix has authored or contributed to more than 90 research papers. He is Board certified in Pharmacotherapy (BCPS) and Applied Pharmacology (American Board of Clinical Pharmacology). He has been a member/alternate member of the UA IRB for more than 12 years and is currently in charge of site review for human research at the College of Pharmacy. |
Kathryn Matthias, PharmD, BCIDP
Kathryn Matthias, PharmD, BCIDP serves as associate clinical professor for the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science. Matthias also practices as a clinical pharmacy specialist in infectious diseases and antimicrobial stewardship at Banner – University Medical Center Tucson. She completed a specialized residency in critical care as well as a pharmacy practice residency at University Medical Center through the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy. She received a bachelor of arts in biology-chemistry at Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, Calif., and a doctor of pharmacy from the UA in 2005. Her area of interest includes infectious disease and critical care. She is a board-certified pharmacotherapy specialist. |
Michael Katz, PharmD
Dr. Michael Katz is a Professor in the College of Pharmacy’s Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science, Director of Residency Programs and Director of International Programs. He received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Kentucky and completed his residency at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in 1979. He is the Residency Program Director for the PGY2 Internal Medicine program at the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy/Banner – University Medical Center Tucson. |
Ashley Campbell, PharmD, BCPS
Ashley Campbell, PharmD, BCPS is an assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science and a clinical pharmacist in internal medicine and geriatrics at Banner – University Medical Center Tucson. where she coordinates the PGY2 Internal Medicine Pharmacy Residency Program. Her numerous abstracts, articles and presentations address geriatrics, pharmacotherapy, anticoagulation, melatonin, and active learning strategies. There, she precepts student pharmacists and pharmacy residents on the internal medicine rounding service, and is key member of the geriatric medicine consult team. In the classroom, Dr. Campbell is passionate about connecting with her learners through incorporating a variety of active learning strategies and making learning fun. She is particularly interested in optimizing medication safety in older adults, and her research has been recognized by the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) through multiple poster awards. |
Lisa Davis, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS, BCOP
Lisa E. Davis, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS, BCOP, professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science—specializes in adult medical oncology. Davis’ work includes Early Phase Clinical Trials at the University of Arizona Cancer Center where she is also a member of the Cancer Prevention and Control Program. Dr. Davis is board certified in pharmacotherapy and oncology pharmacotherapy. Her research interests include drug development, drug resistance, pharmacokinetics, and other factors that influence drug disposition and response. |
Nicole Varner, PharmD, BCPS, BCPPS
Dr. Nicole Varner is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science and a Clinical Pharmacist in Pediatrics at Banner – University Medical Center Tucson. She earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Washington School of Pharmacy in 2009. Dr. Varner completed her PGY1 pharmacy practice residency at the University of California, San Francisco in 2010 and PGY2 residency in pediatrics at the University of Arizona in 2011. She serves as the program director for the PGY2 pediatric pharmacy residency program at Banner – University Medical Center Tucson. |
Leslie Thompson, PharmD, BCPS, BCPPS
Dr. Leslie Thompson is a clinical pharmacist in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Banner – University Medical Center Tucson and pediatric residency program coordinator. She completed her Doctorate of Pharmacy in 2001 and a PGY1 in pharmacy practice in 2002 at the University of Arizona. |
Jessica DeAngelo, PharmD, MBA, BCPS
Dr. Jessica DeAngelo serves as clinical instructor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science and a clinical pharmacist in cardiology and internal medicine at Banner – University Medical Center Tucson. She earned her Doctor of Pharmacy and Master of Business Administration Degree at Shenandoah University in 2014. Dr. DeAngelo completed her PGY1 and PGY2 at the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy/Banner – University Medical Center Tucson in Health System Pharmacy Administration. She serves as program director for the PGY1 pharmacy residency program at Banner – University Medical Center Tucson. |
Jennifer Baggs, PharmD, BCPS, BCNSP
Dr. Jennifer Baggs is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science and a clinical pharmacist in critical care and nutrition support at Banner – University Medical Center Tucson. She earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy in 2009. Dr. Baggs completed a PGY1 pharmacy practice residency and PGY2 specialty residency in nutrition support with an emphasis in critical care at the University of Arizona. She serves as a program coordinator for the PGY1 pharmacy residency program at Banner – University Medical Center Tucson. |
Katie Johnson, PharmD, BCPS
Dr. Katie Johnson is a Clinical Instructor at the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science and clinical pharmacist in solid organ transplant at Banner – University Medical Center Tucson. She earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy in 2011. Dr. Johnson completed her PGY1 pharmacy residency at St. Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City in 2012. After residency, she practiced as a clinical pharmacist in neurology and internal medicine at The University of Kansas Health System for 4 years. Dr. Johnson then relocated to Tucson, where she now serves as a PGY1 residency program coordinator for Banner – University Medical Center Tucson. |