Edward Grace, Pharm.D., is the program director for the PGY2 Infectious Disease residency at Bay Pines VAHCS and Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Infectious Disease. Dr. Grace is the clinical pharmacy specialist for the pharmacy HIV/AIDS clinic and Hepatitis-C Clinic. He is also responsible for antibiotic surveillance and serves on the infection control committee. Dr. Grace also precepts the PGY-1 program residents during their infectious disease rotations. He holds academic appointments as Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Florida and Nova Southeastern University College of Pharmacy. Dr. Grace received his Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D) from the University of Florida in 2005, and completed a primary care specialty residency at Bay Pines VA Healthcare System in 2006.

Carmen Hernandez, Pharm.D., is the program director for the PGY1 Primary Care residency at the Fort Myers Outpatient VA Clinic and Clinical Pharmacist Specialist in Primary Care. Dr. Hernandez received her Doctor of Pharmacy from Florida A & M University in Tallahassee, Florida in 2003. Dr. Hernandez completed a post-doctoral Primary Care Residency at Bay Pines VA Healthcare System in June 2004. Her residency research project compared hypertension management in patients treated in a pharmacist-managed clinic versus traditional health care by a primary care provider. She has practice responsibilities in Anticoagulation, Hepatitis C, Pharmcare, and Ambulatory Surgery clinics. Her primary practice areas of interest include hyperlipidemia, diabetes, hypertension, and ambulatory surgery. She has an academic appointment at the University of Florida. Dr. Hernandez enjoys training and teaching pharmacy staff and students.

John Hoeldtke, B.S., Pharm.D., BCPS, is the program director of the PGY1 Residency Program (formerly Pharmacy Practice) and Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in the Pharmacy Investigational Drugs service. Dr. Hoeldtke received his B.S. in Pharmacy from the University of Georgia and his Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of South Carolina. He holds academic appointments as Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Florida, Nova Southeastern University College of Pharmacy, and Mercer University School of Pharmacy, is board certified as a Pharmacotherapy Specialist and is a member of the Investigational Review Board at Bay Pines.

Keri Justice, Pharm.D., is the CBOC (Community Based Outpatient Clinic) Pharmacy Supervisor, PGY1 Primary Care Residency Program Director at the Sarasota CBOC, and a Clinical Pharmacist at the Manatee and Sarasota VA Primary Care Clinics (CBOCs). She holds academic appointments at University of Florida, Nova Southeastern University, Palm Beach Atlantic University-Lloyd Gregory School of Pharmacy and Ohio Northern University. Dr. Justice received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Nova Southeastern University in 1995. After graduating, she completed a Pharmacy Practice Residency at Bay Pines VAHCS in 1996. In 1997, she started at the first Bay Pines CBOC in Sarasota. Since that time, the CBOCs have grown to 7 clinics staffed with 8 clinical pharmacists following the model developed at Sarasota. Dr. Justice’s responsibilities include anticoagulation services, disease state management, including hyperlipidemia, diabetes mellitus and hypertension and conducts New Patient Orientation Group classes in Manatee and Sarasota. She also completed the VISN 8 Competency Development for Leaders in the 21st Century program. Dr. Justice is a member of FSHP and a full member of the American Academy of Clinical Pharmacists.

Valerie Stanard, PharmD, CDE, CLS, is the program director for the PGY2 Ambulatory Care Residency in Diabetes Management and Clinical Pharmacotherapy Specialist in Endocrinology at Bay Pines VAHCS.  Dr. Stanard received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia in 2001.  She completed a post-doctoral residency in Diabetes and Cardiovascular Risk Reduction at the McGuire VA Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia before becoming a member of their Diabetes Health Center staff.  At the Richmond VA Medical Center, Dr. Stanard was a Clinical Research Coordinator and provider in the Diabetes Health Center, as well as Affiliate Assistant Professor for the MCV/VCU School of Pharmacy.  Dr. Stanard is Board Certified in Lipid Management and is a Certified Diabetes Educator.

Carolyn Stephens, Pharm.D., is the Residency Education, and Clinical Coordinator for Bay Pines VAHCS Department of Pharmacy. She holds academic appointments at Florida A&M University, Mercer University, Nova Southeastern University, and the University of Florida. Dr. Stephens received her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Florida and completed a Primary Care Residency at James A. Haley Veterans Hospital in Tampa in 1992. From 1997 to 2002, she served on national VA advisory boards reviewing the role of clinical pharmacy specialists, advanced practice nurses, and physician assistants in Primary Care. During 2000 to 2001 she served as the advisory board chair and reported to the director of patient care for Veterans Health Services. In 2001 she established the charter Tampa Bay chapter of the Federal Pharmacist Association. Since 2003 she has been a co-coordinator of the Tampa Bay Residency Forum which includes all the pharmacy residency programs in the Tampa Bay area.

Robert D. Stewart, PharmD, is the program director of the PGY1 Primary Care Residency Program at the Bay Pines VA Campus. He is a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in the PharmCare clinic, which is a pharmacist-managed disease-state management clinic. He is also the clinical pharmacy specialist for Home Based Primary Care and the HAZ-MAT/EMRT team. He holds academic appointments as Clinical Associate Professor at Florida A&M University, University of Florida, Nova Southeastern University College of Pharmacy, Palm Beach Atlantic, and Mercer University School of Pharmacy. Dr. Stewart received his PharmD. from Florida A&M University College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in 1996 and completed a Pharmacy Practice residency a Bay Pines in 1997.