Cleveland Clinic has appointed Lindsey B. Amerine, Pharm.D., MS, BCPS, CPEL, FASHP, as Chief Pharmacy Officer. She will begin on February 26 and will oversee enterprise pharmacy initiatives.
Dr. Amerine joins Cleveland Clinic from UNC Health, where she most recently served as Interim Chief Pharmacy Officer and Vice President of Pharmacy from May to September last year and System Executive Director of Pharmacy since February 2022 overseeing clinical, operational, and financial services.
Dr. Amerine will lead more than 1,500 full-time pharmacy professionals in Ohio and Florida, and will report to Donald A. Malone Jr., M.D., Cleveland Clinic Executive Vice President and President of the Northeast Ohio Market.
“Dr. Amerine is a thoughtful and innovative healthcare leader with vast experience in pharmacy operations,” said Dr. Malone. “Under her leadership, Cleveland Clinic will continue its world-leading pharmacy practices and enhance our services with automation and technology.”
Dr. Amerine has held other leadership roles at UNC Health, including coordinator for the Health-System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership residency program, and was associate professor of clinical education at the University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy.
“Cleveland Clinic’s pharmacy operations are highly regarded,” said Dr. Amerine. “I’m excited to join the team and continue to look for new ways to serve patients and innovate in this ever-changing pharmacy environment.”
Throughout her career, Dr. Amerine has been active with the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), where she serves as the immediate past chair of ASHP’s section of pharmacy practice leaders and was selected as a fellow of ASHP in 2020. She has over 50 peer-reviewed publications and presents on pharmacy practice topics nationally and internationally.
She received the 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2022 ASHP Best Practice Awards, 2015 ASHP Foundation Literature Award, 2017 ASHP Foundation Excellence in Medication Safety Award, and 2018 and 2019 Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) Innovator Awards.
A Nebraska native, Dr. Amerine received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Wyoming School of Pharmacy and her Master of Science degree, with a focus on health-system pharmacy administration, from the University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy.
Allison Riffle, Pharm.D., MS, has served as Cleveland Clinic’s interim Chief Pharmacy Officer since April 2023.
