Amy Brotherton, PharmD, BCIDP, AAHIVP, is a clinical pharmacist specialist in infectious diseases at The Miriam Hospital Infectious Diseases and Immunology Center, the clinical pharmacy coordinator for ambulatory infectious diseases at Brown University Health, and an assistant professor of medicine for The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.Dr. Brotherton works with a multidisciplinary team to provide comprehensive and compassionate care to people living with HIV. Additionally, she specializes in outpatient antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) and the treatment of opportunistic infections, viral hepatitis, and multidrug-resistant HIV. In her role, she developed the first pharmacist-driven protocol for rapid initiation of antiretroviral therapy and initiation of long-acting injectable antiretroviral therapy. Dr. Brotherton also serves as the chair of the preceptor development committee for Brown University Health.
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: Health equity
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