Amy Brotherton, PharmD, BCIDP, AAHIVP, is a Clinical Pharmacist Specialist in Infectious Diseases at The Miriam Hospital Infectious Diseases and Immunology Center. Dr. Brotherton works with a multidisciplinary team to provide comprehensive and compassionate care to patients living with HIV/AIDS. Additionally, she specializes in outpatient antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) and the treatment of opportunistic infections, hepatitis C, and multi-drug resistant HIV. Dr. Brotherton also serves on the Brown University Health Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Committee.
Education: Doctor of Pharmacy, Mercer University College of Pharmacy (2015)
Residency: PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Medical Center (2016); PGY-2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Residency, Grady Health System (2017)
Practice/Research Interests: HIV treatment and prevention, opportunistic infections, and diversity, equity, and inclusion
Pronouns: She/her
Select Publications:
Brotherton AL, Coroniti AM, Ayuninjam DK, Sanchez MC, Benitez G, Garland JM. Pharmacist-Driven Rapid Initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy Decreases Time to Viral Suppression in People With HIV. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2024;11(5):ofae237. Published 2024 Apr 26. doi:10.1093/ofid/ofae237
Brotherton AL, Rab S, Kandiah S, Kriengkauykiat J, Wong JR. The impact of an automated antibiotic stewardship intervention for the management of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia utilizing the electronic health record. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2020;75(4):1054-1060. doi:10.1093/jac/dkz518
Brotherton AL. Metrics of Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs. Med Clin North Am. 2018;102(5):965-976. doi:10.1016/j.mcna.2018.05.008