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Role of a Pharmacotherapy Pharmacist
Role of a Pharmacotherapy Pharmacist
Help patients better understand their disease and drug therapy plan
Monitor effectiveness of drug therapy
Prevent adverse drug reactions
Help identify the best ways for patients to take their medications
Identify new, cost-effective drug therapy plans
Improve patient's health and quality of life
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Education and Training
Educational Requirements
BS/PharmD degree
Experiential Learning
Board exams (NAPLEX, state law exam)
Post Doctoral Training (optional)
Residency (PGY1, PGY2)
Check out CHA's PGY1 Pharmacy Residency here
Fellowship
Board Certifications (optional)
Ambulatory care, cardiology, compounded sterile preparations, critical care, geriatric, infectious disease, nuclear, nutrition support, oncology, pediatric, pharmacotherapy, psychiatric, solid organ transplantation
Additional information available through Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS)
Additional Training/Professional Development (optional)
Credentialing at CHA
Credentialing at CHA
Pharmacy Credentials Committee
Review and approve pharmacist applicants
Maintain records for professional certifications, continuing education, licenses, competence assessments
Medical Credentials Committee
Initial Application and Focused Professional Practice Evaluation
Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluation (OPPE)
Includes regular peer review and direct observation
Privileges issued upon Medical Executive Committee & CHA Board approval in 4 practice areas:
Inpatient Pharmacist
Inpatient Clinical Pharmacist
Retail Pharmacist
Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacist
Pharmacotherapy Services and Protocols
Pharmacotherapy Services and Protocols
Pharmacotherapy Scheduling
Pharmacotherapy Scheduling
Meet The Team
Meet The Team
Chief and Associate Chief Pharmacy Officer
Chief and Associate Chief Pharmacy Officer
Steven Cano, M.S., RPh, FASHP
Chief Pharmacy Officer
Education: University of Kansas
Additional Training/Certifications:
PGY2 - University of Kansas Medical Center
Practice/Research Interests: Promoting pharmaceutical care and the role of the pharmacist in a rapidly changing healthcare environment and performance excellence in pharmacy leadership
Monica Akus, PharmD, BCPS, DPLA
Associate Chief Pharmacy Officer
Education: University of Rhode Island
Additional Training/Certifications:
2020-2021 CHA-Gold Innovation Fellowship Program
To learn more about the program and hear Monica speak about her experience, please click here
ASHP Pharmacy Leadership Academy
Main Practice Site: Anticoagulation clinic
Practice/Research Interests: Remote patient monitoring, ambulatory care
Managers and Supervisors
Managers and Supervisors
Victoria Liu, PharmD, MHCDS, BCACP, DPLA
Manager, Pharmacotherapy Services
Education:
University of Connecticut - BS & PharmD
Dartmouth College - Masters of Healthcare Delivery Science
Additional Training/Certifications:
PGY1 VA Ann Arbor Health System
PGY2 Detroit Medical Center (Ambulatory care focused)
Main Practice Site: Revere Care Center
Practice/Research Interests: Cardiology, healthcare leadership, health equity
Precepting: PGY1 residents, Univserity of Connecticut APPE students, Northeastern APPE students
Catrina Derderian, PharmD, BCACP, DPLA
Supervisor, Pharmacotherapy Services
Education: Northeastern University
Additional Training/Certifications:
PGY1 University of Southern California (Community focused)
Main Practice Site: Cambridge Family Health, Cambridge Family Health North
Practice/Research Interests: Population health, diabetes, hypertension
Precepting: PGY1 residents, Northeastern APPE students
Garrett Lech, PharmD, BCACP, DPLA
Supervisor, Pharmacotherapy Services
Education: Northeastern University
Additional Training/Certifications:
PGY1 VA Boston Healthcare System
Main Practice Site: Broadway Care Center
Precepting: PGY1 residents, Northeastern APPE students
Clinical Pharmacists
Clinical Pharmacists
Uswa Ahmad, PharmD, BCACP
Clinical Pharmacist Specialist
Education: Northeastern University
Additional Training/Certifications:
PGY1 VA Hudson Valley Healthcare System (Ambulatory Care focused)
Main Practice Site: East Cambridge Care Center
Precepting: PGY1 residents, Northeastern APPE students
Click here to hear Uswa speak about managing diabetes during ramadan!
Shamila Ali, PharmD, MPH
Clinical Pharmacist Specialist
Education: Northeastern University
Main Practice Site: Everett Care Center, Malden Family Care Center, Revere Care Center
Precepting: Northeastern APPE students
Rebecca Bourgery, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP
Clinical Pharmacist Specialist
Education: University of Rhode Island
Additional Training/Certifications:
PGY1 Cambridge Health Alliance
PGY2 Hunter Holmes McGuire VAMC (Psychiatric focused)
Main Practice Site(s): Anticoagulation clinic, psychiatry
Practice/Research Interests: Psychiatry, clozapine
Active projects: Expansion of clozapine use at CHA, pharmacist burnout in telehealth
Robin Heafey, PharmD, BCACP
Senior Clinical Pharmacist Specialist
Education: Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS)
Main Practice Site: Cambridge Family Health North, Anticoagulation clinic
Tayla Inderlin, PharmD, BCACP
Senior Clinical Pharmacist Specialist
Education: Northeastern University
Additional Training/Certifications:
PGY1 James J. Peters VA Medical Center
Main Practice Site(s): Revere Care Center, Union Square Family Care Center
Sahil Jain, PharmD, BCACP
Clinical Pharmacist Specialist
Education: Northeastern University
Additional Training/Certifications:
PGY1 VA Boston Healthcare System
Main Practice Site: Windsor Street Care Center, Anticoagulation clinic
Practice/Research Interests: Primary care, endocrinology
Alexandra Kolwicz, PharmD, BCACP
Clinical Pharmacist Specialist
Education: Northeastern University
Additional Training/Certifications:
PGY1 Cambridge Health Alliance
Main Practice Site: Everett Care Center
Practice/Research Interests: Transitions of care, employee engagement and burnout
Caralyn Granato, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacist Specialist
Education: University of Rhode Island
Additional Training/Certifications:
PGY1 - VA Providence HealthCare System (Mental-Health Focused)
PGY2 - VA Providence HealthCare System (Psychiatric Pharmacy)
Main Practice Site: Cambridge Family Health North, CBHC Macht, CBHC Malden, Malden Care Center
Practice/Research Interests: Psychiatry, substance use disorders, chronic pain, primary care mental health integration, burnout among healthcare workers
Precepting: University of Rhode Island APPE students
Lindsey Krueger-Grgurich, PharmD, BCACP
Senior Clinical Pharmacist Specialist
Education: Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Additional Training/Certifications:
PGY2 Boston Medical Center (Ambulatory care focused)
Main Practice Site: Cambridge Hospital Primary Care
Practice/Research Interests: Diabetes, anticoagulation, primary care in HIV patients, precepting pharmacy residents
Whitney Hsu, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacist
Education: Northeastern University
Additional Training/Certifications:
PGY1 Cambridge Health Alliance
PGY2 VA Boston Healthcare System (Geriatrics focused)
Main Practice Site: Broadway Care Center, Union Square Family Health, Anticoagulation clinic
Joy Ma, PharmD, BCACP
Senior Clinical Pharmacist Specialist
Education: University of Texas at Austin
Additional Training/Certifications:
PGY1 Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Main Practice Site: Broadway Care Center, Union Square Family Health
Joanna Nichols, PharmD, BCACP
Clinical Pharmacist Specialist
Education: Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS)
Additional Training/Certifications:
PGY1 Lahey Hospital and Medical Center
PGY2 Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Ambulatory Care
Main Practice Site: Everett Care Center, Malden Family Care Center
Practice/Research Interests: Primary care, endocrinology, cardiology, population health
Precepting: Northeastern APPE students
Matthew Olean, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP
Clinical Pharmacist Specialist
Education: University of Rhode Island
Additional Training/Certifications:
PGY1 VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System
PGY2 VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System (Ambulatory Care focused)
ASHP Pain Management Certification
Main Practice Site: Malden Family Care Center, Anticoagulation clinic
Practice/Research Interests: Primary care, endocrinology, chronic pain, LGBTQ+ health, anticoagulation, academic detailing, population health
Precepting: University of Rhode Island APPE students
Anthony Onorato, RPh
Clinical Pharmacist Specialist
Education: Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS)
Main Practice Site: Broadway Care Center
Paige Padellaro, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacist
Education: University of Connecticut
Additional Training/Certifications:
PGY1 Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
PGY2 Maine Medical Center (Ambulatory Care focused)
Main Practice Sites: Everett Care Center, Malden Family Care Center, Revere Care Center
Alexandra Polito, PharmD, BCACP
Senior Clinical Pharmacist Specialist
Education: University of Connecticut
Additional Training/Certifications:
PGY1 VA Boston Medical Center
Main Practice Site: Cambridge Hospital Primary Care
Practice/Research Interests: Diabetes
Precepting: PGY1 residents, Univserity of Connecticut APPE students
Click here to hear Alex speak about continuous glucose monitors (CGMs)!
Lauren Sullivan, PharmD, BCACP
Clinical Pharmacist Specialist
Education: University of Connecticut
Additional Training/Certifications:
PGY1 Lahey Hospital and Medical Center
PGY2 Lahey Hospital and Medical Center (Ambulatory care focused)
Clinical Content Builder
Main Practice Site(s): Broadway Care Center, Revere Care Center
Practice/Research Interests: Diabetes, clinical informatics, population health
Precepting: Univserity of Connecticut APPE students, Northeastern APPE students
Momoko Tokuo, PharmD, BCACP
Clinical Pharmacist Specialist
Education: Northeastern University
Additional Training/Certifications:
PGY1 Cambridge Health Alliance
PGY2 Boston Medical Center (Ambulatory care focused)
Main Practice Site: Cambridge Family Health North, Cambridge Medical Specialties (Cardiology)
Practice/Research Interests: Heart failure, diabetes
Precepting: Northeastern APPE students
Yvette Zeng, PharmD, BCACP
Clinical Pharmacist Specialist
Education: University of Rhode Island
Additional Training/Certifications:
PGY1 Cambridge Health Alliance
PGY2 Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (Ambulatory care focused)
Main Practice Site: Malden Family Care Center
Practice/Research Interests: Chronic disease management, academia, complementary and integrative medicine, palliative care
Emily Zouzas, PharmD, BCACP
Senior Clinical Pharmacist Specialist
Education: Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS)
Additional Training/Certifications:
PGY1 Atrius Health/MCPHS University
Main Practice Site: Union Square Family Health
Practice/Research Interests: Diabetes, hypertension, anticoagulation, medication reconciliation
Precepting: PGY1 residents, Northeastern APPE students
Publications:
Barker EA, Pond ST, Zaiken K et al. Impact of medication onboarding: A clinical pharmacist-run ‘onboarding’ telephone service for patients entering a primary care setting. J Pharm Technol. 2015; 32:9-15.
Pharmacy Technicians
Pharmacy Technicians
Jenelle Bachmann
Specialist Pharmacy Ops
Clinic Roles: Anticoagulation services, home visits, point-of-care INR machine applications, patient engagement/outreach, packaging patient education materials
Emily Koah
Specialist Pharmacy Ops
Clinic Roles: Anticoagulation services, home visits, point-of-care INR machine applications, patient engagement/outreach, packaging patient education materials
Contact
Contact
Pharmacothearpy Services
1035 Cambridge Street, Suite 23 Cambridge, MA 02141
Main Office Phone: 617-806-8542
Fax: 617-806-8575
To contact all providers via Epic, please send pool message to Pharmacotherapy/AMS Providers and via email to PHA21.
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