Brett Leja, PharmD

I am the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Clinical Pharmacist Specialist. Patients served in the PICU include, but are not limited to, those with the following disease states or conditions requiring treatment: post-operative surgical care, status asthmaticus, status epilepticus, seizure disorders, burns, shock, diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), ECMO, renal replacement therapy, transplant, sepsis, bone marrow transplant, hematology-oncology, ventilator-dependency, pediatric/neonatal nutrition, traumatic brain injury, infectious disease, and toxicology.The PICU team really relies on me for therapeutic drug monitoring, steroid weans, pain/sedation tapers, opioid conversions, IV to PO conversions, fluid stewardship, order maintenance, quality improvement, med safety, and antibiotic dosing and recommendations.

Pharmacy School Attended: University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy (2016)

Other Training:

• PGY1 Pharmacy: Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, OH (2017)
• PGY2 Pediatrics: Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, OH (2018)