Dr. Maria Blaze, PharmD, BCPP

Mental Health Clinical Pharmacy Practitioner, Lt. Col. Luke Weathers, Jr. VA Medical Center

Dr. Maria Blaze is a Mental Health Clinical Pharmacy Practitioner at the Lt. Col. Luke Weathers, Jr. VA Medical Center in Memphis, TN. In this role, she serves as a psychotropic prescriber within the outpatient Mental Health Clinic. She has spent the last 10 years working at the VA in a mental health and substance abuse capacity.

Dr. Blaze is a Board-Certified Psychiatric Pharmacist (BCPP) accredited by The American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists (AAPP). She graduated with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Auburn University, in Auburn, AL. After graduation she completed her PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency with a focus in mental health at the South Texas Veterans Health Care System in San Antonio, TX. She then went on to complete a PGY-2 Psychiatric Pharmacy Residency at the VA Western NY in Buffalo, NY. Dr. Blaze is also a graduate of the VA VISN 9 Leadership Development Institute. Dr. Blaze is a preceptor for the Lt. Col. Luke Weathers, Jr. VA Pharmacy Graduate Year (PGY)-1 & PGY2 pharmacy residency programs. She provides consultation to various interdisciplinary providers and training for the mental health nursing staff.