Dr. Clarkson graduated from the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy in 2015. She completed an Acute Care Residency followed by a Cardiology Pharmacy Residency at UPMC Presbyterian. She maintains her board certification in both cardiology and critical care. She practices at UPMC Presbyterian on the Advanced Heart Failure/Pulmonary Hypertension and Cardiac Pavillion Services. Her academic and research interests are related to advanced heart failure, cardiology critical care, cardiac transplantation, teaching pedagogy, and simulation. She has a passion for education and enjoys engaging her students to learn and grow their knowledge.
- PharmD
- Acute Care Pharmacy Practice - UPMC Presbyterian Cardiology - UPMC Presbyterian
Education & Training
Horn ET, Xu Q, Dibridge JN, Huston JH, Hickey GW, Kaczorowski DJ, Keebler ME, Zeevi A. Reduction of HLA donor specific antibodies in heart transplant patients treated with proteasome inhibitors for antibody mediated rejection. Clin Transplant. 2023 Dec;37(12):e15132. Cochran KA, McGivney MAS, Cowart K, DiBridge JN, Dominic T, Goode JV, Kier K, Phan H, Wallace-Grey T, Wargo R. Collaboration between pharmacists in community pharmacy and ambulatory clinic settings: Current state and future directions. J Am Coll Clin Pharm. 2023; 6(6): 642-653. Bashline, M, DiBridge J, Klass WJ, Morelli B, Kaczorowki D, Horn ET, Gomez H, Ramanan R, Hickey G, Rivosecchi RM. Outcomes of systemic bivalirudin and sodium bicarbonate purge solution for Impella 5.5. Artif Organs. 2023. Feb; 47(2)361-369. DiBridge JN, Rivosecchi RM, McVerry BJ, Lamberty PE, Donahoe MP, Groetzinger LM. Comparison of three cisatracurium dosing strategies in acute respiratory distress syndrome: A focus on drug utilization and improvement in oxygenation. J Crit Care. 2021;66:166-172. DiBridge J, Holder-Murray J, Skledar S, Subramaniam K, Esper SA. Implementation of a peri-operative ketamine shortage mitigation strategy. Korean J Anesthesiol. 2020;73(3):259-261 Culley CM, DiBridge JN, Wilson GL Jr. Off-label use of agents for the management of serious or life-threatening angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor-induced angioedema. Ann Pharmacother. 2016 Jan;50(1):47-59
University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health Klass WJ, Ziegler LA, DiBridge JN, Basline J, Rivosecchi M, Kaczorowski DJ. Novel Purge System Modification Reduces Incidence of Impella 5.5 Dysfunction. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center ASAIO. E. T. Horn, Q. Xu, Z. Tushak, M. Binko, J. N. Dibridge, J. H. Huston, G. W. Hickey, D. J. Kaczorowski, M. E. Keebler, A. Zeevi. Significant Reduction Of Donor-specific Antibodies In Heart Transplant Recipients Treated With Proteasome Inhibitors For Antibody Mediated Rejection. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation 2022 Annual Meeting, Boston, MA DiBridge J, Rivosecchi RM, Groetzinger LM. The effect of cisatracurium dosing strategy on drug consumption and efficacy. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. January 2021 Society of Critical Care Medicine 2021 Critical Care Congress, Virtual Meeting Rivosecchi RM, DiBridge J. The effect of fixed dose versus standard doing strategy for four factor PCC. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. January 2021 Society of Critical Care Medicine 2021 Critical Care Congress, Virtual Meeting
