Rachelle Firestone
Contact:
rlfirestone@ucdavis.edu

Titles:

  • Senior Pharmacist, Critical Care
  • PGY-2 Critical Care Residency Coordinator
  • Assistant Clinical Professor, University of California, San Francisco School of Pharmacy

Education:
Pharm.D., University of California, San Francisco (2011)

Post-graduate Training:

  • PGY-1 Acute Care Residency, University of California, San Diego (2012)
  • PGY-2 Critical Care Residency, University of California, Davis (2013)

Research Interests:
Glycemic control in critically ill patients, diabetic ketoacidosis management, ICU delirium, fluid de-resuscitation

Practice Philosophy:
Critical care is an exciting and dynamic specialty. I am passionate about ensuring the safe and effective use of medications in the critically ill, and enjoy being part of a team-based approach to patient care.

Rotations Precepted:
Medical Intensive Care Unit (APPE students, PGY-1, PGY-2)

Bio:
Dr. Rachelle Firestone is a board certified, senior critical care pharmacist at UC Davis Health. She began her pharmacy career at UC San Francisco School of Pharmacy, where she was a Bowl of Hygeia nominee and won the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists National Clinical Skills Competition. She then completed an Acute Care Residency at UC San Diego Medical Center (PGY-1, 2012) and a Critical Care Residency at UC Davis Medical Center (PGY-2, 2013).

Dr. Firestone is currently the lead pharmacist for the Medical ICU service, as well as the residency coordinator for the PGY-2 Critical Care program. She is actively involved with programs at UCDH and beyond, including the UCDH Sepsis Improvement Collaborative, Multidisciplinary Diabetes Care Committee, SCCM Northern California chapter, and SCCM Membership Committee. She is also the past chair for the UC Health Critical Care Collaborative. Outside of her clinical duties, Dr. Firestone is an adult leader with the 4-H youth program and enjoys traveling, scuba diving, and camping.