Preceptors

Name: Lucas Hill, PharmD, BCACP, AAHIVP

Email:  luhill@health.ucsd.edu

Pharmacy Training: University of Southern California; PhamD. (2011) UC San Diego Health; PGY1 Ambulatory Care (2012)

Title: Pharmacist Specialist – HIV and Hepatitis C

Precepting Rotations: Owen Clinic (PGY1, PGY2)

Specialty Practice/Research Interests: HIV, Hepatitis C (monoinfection and HIV/HCV coinfection), liver disease

Primary Responsibilities: Clinical pharmacist for the HIV clinic, precepting pharmacy residents and students

Outside of work, you can find me: Family time, hiking, traveling, at the beach

Name: Doug Humber, PharmD

Email:  dmhumber@health.ucsd.edu

Pharmacy Training: UC San Francisco, PharmD (1996) UC San Diego Health, 2-Year Pharmacy Practice (1998)

Title: Health Sciences Clinical Professor of Pharmacy (UCSD Skagg’s School of Pharmacy), Cardiology Pharmacist Specialist

Awards: UCSD Skagg’s School of Pharmacy Faculty of the Year (2014)

Precepting Rotations: Cardiology (P4, PGY1, and PGY2), Cardiovascular ICU (P4, PGY1, and PGY2)

Specialty Practice/Research Interests: acute coronary syndromes, anticoagulation (specialized dosing, reversal, monitoring), atrial and ventricular arrhythmias

Primary Responsibilities: inpatient clinical pharmacist, staffing adult cardiovascular ICU (50%), academia (50%)

Outside of work, you can find me: bicycling the country roads, surfing, and spending time with my kids and Labrador Retriever

Favorite Spot in San Diego:  where sand meets the sea

Name: Trina Huynh, PharmD, BCPS

Email:  trhuynh@health.ucsd.edu

Pharmacy Training: UC San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy, PharmD (2013) UC San Diego Health, PGY1 Pharmacy Practice (2014) UC San Diego Health, PGY2 Transitions of Care (2015)

Title: Pharmacy Transitions of Care (TOC) Coordinator, Residency Program Director - PGY2 Internal Medicine

Precepting Rotations: Heart Failure TOC (PGY1, PGY2), TOC Longitudinal (PGY1)

Specialty Practice/Research Interests: Transitions of care, heart failure, anticoagulation, medication reconciliation, informatics, post discharge follow-ups

Primary Responsibilities: Manage and coordinate transitions of care program within the Pharmacy Department as well as across the Institution, staff transitions of care shifts

Outside of work, you can find me: trying a lot of restaurants, movies, and roaming Little Italy and Balboa Park

Favorite Spot in San Diego:  Little Italy

Name: Farivar Jahansouz, Pharm.D

Email:  fjahansouz@health.ucsd.edu

Pharmacy Training: University of Minnesota, BPharm (1981) University of Minnesota, PharmD (1987)

Title: Faculty preceptor

Precepting Rotations:  Therapeutics Conference, APP Skill Lab (PGY1 and PGY2) 

Specialty Practice/Research Interests: Critical Care

Primary Responsibilities: co-chairs therapeutics courses and the critical care elective at UC San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutica Sciences

Outside of work, you can find me: walking, rowing, and eating fine food

Favorite Spot in San Diego: La Jolla Shores

Name: Kelli Keene, PharmD

Email:  kakeene@health.ucsd.edu

Pharmacy Training: University of Kansas, PharmD (2006) UC San Diego Health, PGY1 Pharmacy Practice (2007) UC San Diego Health, PGY2 Critical Care (2008)

Title: Staff Pharmacist, Jacobs Medical Center ICU

Awards: Outstanding Teaching Award, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (2010)

Precepting Rotations: Medical ICU- JMC (PGY1, PGY2), Neurocritical Care ICU (PGY1, PGY2), Jacobs ICU (J1 Core- PGY2)

Specialty Practice/Research Interests: Pulmonary and neuro critical care, glycemic control, post-stroke care

Primary Responsibilities: staffing the Jacobs 3F (Neuro) and 3H (Medical) ICUs, precepting students and residents, various committees and projects

Outside of work, you can find me: spending time with my family, running, or reading

Favorite Spot in San Diego: Calumet Park

Name: Panteha Kelly, BS Pharm, BCACP, APh, CDE

Email:  pdkelly@health.ucsd.edu

Pharmacy Training: Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences, BS Pharm (1995)

Title: Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Assistant Clinical Professor, UC San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Awards: Outstanding Teaching Award-UCSD School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (2011), Pharmacist of the year award-UCSD Health System, Department of Pharmacy (2010)

Precepting Rotations: Diabetes Self-Management Rotation (specify PGY1, PGY2 ) at La Jolla and Lewis street Internal medicine group clinic.

Specialty Practice/Research Interests: Diabetes education and management

Primary Responsibilities: Diabetes clinic and Academia

Outside of work, you can find me: Traveling, gardening and having BBQ with friends or simply spend time with my 4 cats and husband

Name: Janice Kerr, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP

Email:jskerr@health.ucsd.edu

Pharmacy Training: UC San Francisco (2007) UC San Diego Health, PGY1 Acute Care Pharmacy Practice (2008)

Title: Pharmacist Specialist, Solid Organ Transplantation

Awards: Ambulatory Preceptor of the Year (2015-2016), AmCare Pharmacist of the Year (2016-2017), APPE Ambulatory Care Preceptor Excellence (2018-2019)

Precepting Rotations: Abdominal Transplant Clinics (PGY1, PGY2), Transplant Infectious Disease (PGY2)

Specialty Practice/Research Interests: abdominal transplant, infectious disease, diabetes

Primary Responsibilities: direct patient care, clinical research

Outside of work, you can find me: practicing yoga, craft beer tasting, drinking coffee, jogging, chasing sunsets, eating carbs

Favorite Spot in San Diego:  Torrey Pines to Del Mar Dog Beach

Name: Jade M. Kozuch, PharmD, BCPS

Email:  jkozuch@health.ucsd.edu

Pharmacy Training: Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, PharmD (2013) UC San Diego Health, PGY1 Pharmacy Practice (2014) UC San Diego Health, PGY2 Solid Organ Transplant (2015)

Title: Dialysis and Solid Organ Transplant Pharmacist

Precepting Rotations: Cardiothoracic Transplant/Mechanical Assist Device Ambulatory Clinics (PGY1, PGY2), Cardiothoracic Transplant/Mechanical Assist Device Inpatient (PGY1, PGY2)

Specialty Practice/Research Interests: lung transplant, heart transplant

Primary Responsibilities: pharmacotherapy management for cardiothoracic transplant recipients and mechanical circulatory support patients in both the inpatient and outpatient settings

Outside of work, you can find me: reading at the beach, surrounded by an art project

Favorite Spot in San Diego: Solana Beach, Mission Bay - PB side, Bird Rock

Name: Laura Lafranchise, PharmD

Email:  llafranchise@health.ucsd.edu

Pharmacy Training: UC San Diego SSPPS, PharmD (2010), UC San Diego Health PGY1 Pharmacy Practice (2011)

Title: Inpatient Pharmacy Manager

Precepting Rotations: Pharmacy Operations/Staffing (La Jolla Campus - PGY1 / PGY2)

Specialty Practice/Research Interests: Leadership, administration, operations, hospital medicine

Primary Responsibilities: Inpatient daily operations for the La Jolla Campus, administrator for inpatient pharmacists including: HR, scheduling, regulatory activities, pharmacy policies and procedures, and pharmacy budget management

Outside of work, you can find me: crossfit’ing, swimming, biking, running, ironman’ing, not eating ice cream

Favorite Spot in San Diego: Torrey Pines State Park

Name: Megan Lang, PharmD, BCACP

Email:  melang@health.ucsd.edu

Pharmacy Training: University of Iowa, PharmD (2004) UC San Diego Health, PGY1 Ambulatory Care (2006)

Title: Pharmacist Specialist - Anticoagulation

Precepting Rotations: Anticoagulation Clinic (PGY1, PGY2)

Specialty Practice/Research Interests: Anticoagulation, ambulatory care

Primary Responsibilities: outpatient anticoagulation clinic management

Outside of work, you can find me: hanging with my family and friends, shopping anywhere and everywhere, at wineries, and watching college football- go Hawkeyes!

Favorite Spot in San Diego:  Ponces, Bali Hali, Sushi Deli, breweries, and the San Diego Zoo

Name: Christina Le, PharmD, BCPS

Email:  chl087@health.ucsd.edu

Pharmacy Training: University of the Pacific, PharmD (2016) UC San Diego Health, PGY1 Acute Care (2017)

Title: Staff Pharmacist

Precepting Rotations: Adult Internal Medicine (PGY1, PGY2)

Specialty Practice/Research Interests: Staffing various inpatient areas (adult medicine, OR, ED, distribution

Primary Responsibilities: Precepting students and residents on adult medicine, participating in interdisciplinary FIT rounds, coordinating Grand Rounds in La Jolla

Outside of work, you can find me: at the yoga studio or trying new restaurants

Favorite Spot in San Diego:  Windansea Beach

Name: Kelly C. Lee, PharmD, MAS, FCCP, BCPP

Email:  kellylee@health.ucsd.edu

Pharmacy Training: University of California San Francisco (UCSF), Pharm.D (2000) UCSF, PGY1 Pharmacy Practice (2001) UCSF, Fellowship in Behavioral Health Sciences (2003) UCSD, Master of Advanced Studies in Clinical Research (2012)

Title: Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Associate Dean for Assessment and Accreditation, UCSD Skaggs School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences (SSPPS); Residency Program Director-PGY2 Psychiatric Pharmacy

Awards: Class of 2020 Teacher of the Year Award (SSPPS), AACP Assessment SIG Best Collaborative Research Award, AACP Experiential Education SIG Literature Award, The Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine Dorfman Journal Paper Award for Best Article for Original Research

Precepting Rotations: ADHD Clinic (PGY1, PGY2), Academia (PGY1, PGY2)

Specialty Practice/Research Interests: Psychiatry, implementation and effectiveness of novel pharmacy practice models, evaluating effectiveness and safety of psychotropic medications in high risk/vulnerable populations, education, assessment and prevention of burnout and suicidality among pharmacy professionals and trainees

Primary Responsibilities: Teaching in classroom (Therapeutics, Special Topics in Psychiatry, Pharmacogenomics, Principles of Pharmacology and Physiology), managing curricular and programmatic assessment and accreditation issues at UCSD, managing patients with ADHD and other psychiatric conditions under Collaborative Practice at UCSD Outpatient Psychiatry Clinics, La Jolla, managing psychiatric pharmacy residency program as RPD

Outside of work, you can find me: playing tennis, spending time with family, volunteering

Favorite Spot in San Diego: Del Mar Beach

Name: Dmitri Lerner, PharmD

Email:  ldmitri@health.ucsd.edu

Pharmacy Training: UC San Francisco School of Pharmacy, PharmD (2004) UC San Diego Health, PGY1 Pharmacy Practice (2005) UC San Diego Health, PGY2 Critical Care (2006)

Title: Pharmacist Specialist for Anticoagulation

Precepting Rotations: Anticoagulation Internal Medicine Rotation (PGY2)

Specialty Practice/Research Interests: Anticoagulation, pharmacokinetics, critical care

Primary Responsibilities: Managing our patients on anticoagulation

Outside of work, you can find me: reading, hiking

My ‘At bat’ theme song: ‘give it away’ red hot chilly peppers

Name: Alicia Lichvar, PharmD, MS, BCPS, BCTXP

Email:  alichvar@health.ucsd.edu

Pharmacy Training: University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, BS and PharmD (2011 and 2013); University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (PGY1 2013 – 2014; and PGY2 Solid Organ Transplantation 2014 – 2015); University of Cincinnati Medical Center (Fellowship 2015 – 2017); University of Cincinnati School of Medicine (MS Clinical and Translational Research 2015 – 2017)

Title: Pharmacy Specialist – Solid Organ Transplantation; Incoming PGY2 Solid Organ Transplantation Residency Program Director

Awards: ACCP Immunology/ Transplantation PRN Young Investigator Award (2020); AST Transplant Pharmacy Community of Practice Young Investigator Award (2017)

Precepting Rotations: Abdominal transplant (inpatient and outpatient)

Specialty Practice/Research Interests: Novel immunosuppression combinations, resident education, transplant pharmacy practice advancement

Primary Responsibilities: Clinical management of kidney and liver transplant recipients, conducting clinical research and QAPI

My At-bat Song: "To the Top," Too Many Zooz

Outside of work, you can find me: hiking, running, and going to live shows (absolute favorite = MUNA)

Favorite Spots in San Diego:    

• Breweries: Pure Project, Duck Foot Brewing, Little Miss Brewing, Kilowatt Brewing, Newtopia
• Food:  Pho Cow Cali, Menya Ultra, Little Sakana, Rigoberto's Taco Shop, R & B Filipino Cuisine, Hawaiian Fresh Seafood
• Hiking:  Blue Sky Reserve, Pyles Peak Trail, Mt. Laguna, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park (during super bloom), Iron Mountain 
  

Name: Amy Lin, PharmD, BCCCP

Email:  aj8lin@health.ucsd.edu

Pharmacy Training: University of Southern California (2009) UC San Diego Health, PGY1 Acute Care Pharmacy Practice (2010) UC San Diego Health, PGY2 Critical Care (2011)

Title: Staff Pharmacist II

Precepting Rotations: Staffing rotation (PGY2 Critical Care)

Specialty Practice/Research Interests: Critical care, advanced resuscitation, simulation training

Primary Responsibilities: Staffing the ICUs, central dispensing

Outside of work, you can find me: Eating, baking cakes, sipping coffee

Favorite Spot in San Diego: As of March 2020? Home :)

Name: Sarah Lorentz, PharmD, APP

Email:  slorentz@health.ucsd.edu

Pharmacy Training: University of Minnesota, BS Pharmacy (1981), PharmD (1982) UC San Diego Health, Fellowship (Ambulatory Care Clinical) (1982-1984)

Title: Director-Medication Therapy Management Services, Director- Ambulatory Care and Community Practice Experiential Education

Precepting Rotations: Medication Therapy Management (MTM) Elective

Specialty Practice/Research Interests: MTM, Immunization

Primary Responsibilities: Program Development

Outside of work, you can find me: Hiking, shopping, traveling, exploring new restaurants

Name: Joseph (Joe) Ma, PharmD, FCP

Pharmacy Training: UCSF, PharmD (2002) Bassett Healthcare, Cooperstown, NY, Clinical Pharmacology Fellowship (2002-2004)

Title: Professor of Clinical Pharmacy

Awards: Excellence in Teaching (2008, 2013), Faculty of the Year (2017)

Precepting Rotations: Pain & Palliative Care Elective (PGY1, PGY2)

Specialty Practice/Research Interests: Drug-drug interactions, pharmacokinetics, pain management

Primary Responsibilities: Under CPA, able to start, stop, change medications for physical symptoms related to cancer and/or chemotherapy

Outside of work, you can find me: Chasing after my kids, binge-watching The Wire, rooting for the LA Kings

My ‘At bat’ theme song: “Uprising” by Muse

Name: Jennifer H. Mai, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP

Email:  jhmai@health.ucsd.edu

Pharmacy Training: UC San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy, PharmD (2009), UC San Diego, PGY1 Acute Care (2010)

Title: Inpatient Pharmacy Manager (Hillcrest)

Precepting Rotations: Pharmacy Operations/Staffing (Hillcrest Campus - PGY1 / PGY2)

Specialty Practice/Research Interests: Leadership administration, education of students and residents

Primary Responsibilities: Oversee inpatient clinical operations at Hillcrest Medical Center

Outside of work, you can find me: Trying to keep my kids entertained, eating, or at a park

Favorite Spot in San Diego: Cowles Mountain

Name: Marlina Mansour, PharmD, BCACP

Email:  m4mansour@health.ucsd.edu

Pharmacy Training: UC San Francisco, PharmD (2016) UC San Diego Health, PGY1 Pharmacy Practice - Ambulatory Care (2017)

Title: Ambulatory Care Pharmacist

Awards: Teaching Assistant of the Year (UCSF), Vince Angell Community Health Service Award (UCSF), Apple Teaching Award (UCSF)

Precepting Rotations: Solid Organ Transplant, Hepatitis C Clinic, Diabetes Education, Heart Failure/HIV TOC, Refill Clinic, Anticoagulation Clinic

Specialty Practice/Research Interests: Solid Organ Transplant, Hepatitis C, Diabetes

Primary Responsibilities: Float pharmacist for any outpatient clinics needing coverage

Outside of work, you can find me: at the beach, rock climbing, or eating delicious food!

Favorite Spot in San Diego: La Jolla Caves - great paddle board and snorkel

Name: Mark Mariski, PharmD, BCPS

Email:  mmariski@health.ucsd.edu

Pharmacy Training: Temple University, PharmD (2011) UC San Diego Health, PGY1 Ambulatory Care (2012) UC San Diego Health, PGY2 Solid Organ Transplant (2013)

Title: Pharmacist Specialist for thoracic transplant and mechanical circulatory support, Residency program Director - PGY2 solid organ transplant

Precepting Rotations: Thoracic transplant and ventricular assist device (PGY1, PGY2)

Specialty Practice/Research Interests: Solid organ transplant and mechanical circulatory support, anticoagulation in MCS, immunosuppression strategies in transplant

Primary Responsibilities: pharmacotherapy management of thoracic transplant recipients and mechanical circulatory support patients in both the inpatient and outpatient settings

Outside of work, you can find me: backpacking, camping, and hiking with his wife and dutch shepherd

Favorite Spot in San Diego: Kwaay Paay Peak at Mission Trails Park (away from Cowles Mountain crowd), Rocky's Crown Pub for a beer and burger

Name: Joel Martin, PharmD, BCPS

Email:  jom018@health.ucsd.edu

Pharmacy Training: UC San Francisco, PharmD (2011) UC San Diego Health, PGY1 Pharmacy Practice (2012)

Title: Inpatient Staff Pharmacist II

Precepting Rotations: Staffing Learning Experience – medicine/surgical floors, OB/NICU, and inpatient pharmacy operations (PGY1, PGY2)

Specialty Practice/Research Interests: OB/NICU, oncology, internal medicine

Primary Responsibilities: Order verification, profile review, pharmacokinetic evaluations, various pharmacist protocol practices, and other pharmacist clinical duties for a variety of areas including medicine/surgical/trauma floors, OB/NICU, Inpatient Psychiatry/Geriatric medicine floors, and inpatient pharmacy operations

Outside of work, you can find me: enjoying married life and being a father, spending time with friends and family, traveling, hiking, and reading

Favorite Spot in San Diego: San Diego Zoo (annual pass is a must!) and Costa Brava (Spanish Tapas) in Pacific Beach

Name: Sam Martinez, PharmD, BCOP, BCPS

Email:  sgmartinez@ucsd.edu

Pharmacy Training: Washington State University, PharmD (2006) UC San Diego Health, PGY1 Pharmacy Practice (2007)

Title: Senior Pharmacist Manager

Awards: Pharmacist of the Quarter

Precepting Rotations: Outpatient Pavilion(PGY1, PGY2)

Specialty Practice/Research Interests: Bone Marrow Transplant, Oncology, Immunology

Primary Responsibilities: Manager of the Outpatient Pharmacy Pavilion

Outside of work, you can find me: At the beach

Name: Janine (Galasso) Martino, PharmD, BCOP, APh

Email:  jmartino@ucsd.edu

Pharmacy Training: Philadelphia College of Pharmacy (2009), VA Medical Center Philadelphia, PGY1 Pharmacy Practice (2011), UC San Diego Health PGY2 Oncology/Hematology (2014)

Title: Oncology Specialist Pharmacist

Precepting Rotations: Inpatient Heme/Onc (PGY1 and PGY2 Onc), BMT (PGY1 and PGY2 Onc), Inpatient Med Onc (PGY2 Internal Medicine), Student Heme/Onc 

Specialty Practice/Research Interests:  Oncology, BMT, Research/IRB

Primary Responsibilities: Cover the Hem/Onc and BMT Services, Vice Chair of the IRB A committee, Research Council member, President Elect of the San Diego County Pharmacists Association

Favorite Spot in San Diego: Stargazing on Mount Laguna after dark 

Name: Christina Mnatzaganian, PharmD, BCACP, APh

Email:  cmnatzaganian@ucsd.edu

Pharmacy Training: University of Arizona, 2011 University of Hawaii-Hilo Daniel K Inouye College of Pharmacy, PGY1 Community Pharmacy (2012)

Title: Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor and Residency Program Director (PGY1 Community Residency, UC San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences)

Awards: UC San Diego Barbara and Paul Saltman Campus Distinguished Teaching Award (2020); UC San Diego SSPPS Class of 2022 Faculty of the Year Award (2019);  Excellence in Teaching Award (2014, University of Hawaii-Hilo Daniel K Inouye College of Pharmacy)

Precepting Rotations: Family Medicine (UC San Diego Lewis Medical Clinic) – PGY1

Specialty Practice/Research Interests: chronic disease management (diabetes, hypertension, lipids, anticoagulation), MTM, immunization, public health, and education-based research

Primary Responsibilities: Faculty and Residency Program Director (PGY1 Community) at UC San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Clinical Pharmacist at UC San Diego Lewis Medical Clinic

Outside of work, you can find me: running, hiking, shopping, and spending time with my husband and family

My ‘At bat’ theme song: “Can’t Hold Us” by Macklemore

Name: Vi Nguyen, PharmD, BCPS

Email: vnn004@health.ucsd.edu

Pharmacy Training: UCSD Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical, PharmD (2017) UC San Diego Health, PGY1 Acute Care (2018) UC San Diego Health, PGY2 Solid Organ Transplant (2019)

Title: Pharmacist Specialist for thoracic transplant and mechanical circulatory support

Precepting Rotations: Cardiothoracic Transplant/Mechanical Assist Device Ambulatory Clinics (APPE student, PGY1, PGY2), Cardiothoracic Transplant/Mechanical Assist Device Inpatient (APPE student, PGY1, PGY2)

Specialty Practice/Research Interests: solid organ transplant, mechanical circulatory support

Primary Responsibilities: pharmacotherapy management for cardiothoracic transplant recipients and mechanical circulatory support patients in both the inpatient and outpatient settings

Outside of work, you can find me: trying different restaurants, watching movies/shows, hanging out with friends/family, reading books

Favorite Spot in San Diego: hiking at Torrey Pines, views at Kate Sessions Park and Centennial Park, farmer market in Little Italy, Bobboi La Jolla Cove for the best gelato in town

Name: Nathan Painter, PharmD, CDE, FAADE

Pharmacy Training: Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) (2003) VCU/McGuire VAMC; PGY1 Ambulatory Care (2004)

Title: Association Clinical Professor

Awards: GenerationRX Champion; CPhA 2015 APhA Generation RX Champion

Precepting Rotations: Family Medicine (PGY1 Ambulatory Care and PGY1 Community Practice)

Specialty Practice/Research Interests: Diabetes, HTN, Lipids, prescription drug abuse, pharmacogenomics, anticoagulation.

Primary Responsibilities: Faculty UC San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Clinical Pharmacist at UC San Diego Family Medicine Clinic

Outside of work, you can find me: hanging out with my family, watching baseball (Go Mets!), traveling.

My ‘At bat’ theme song: “Tonight” by Toby Mac

Name: Jessica Quigley, PharmD, BCPS

Email:  jiquigley@health.ucsd.edu

Pharmacy Training: University of Washington, PharmD (2007) UC San Diego Health, PGY1 Pharmacy Practice (2008) UC San Diego Health, PGY2 Medication Use Safety (2009)

Title: Staff Pharmacist – Operations (AKA, “Queen Bee”)

Precepting Rotations: Hospital Practice (PGY1, PGY2)

Specialty Practice/Research Interests: Pharmacy Operations, Epic Medication Process and Med Use Safety

Primary Responsibilities: Oversee and coordinate operations and distribution in our main inpatient pharmacy (CDA), supervising technicians, address daily drug management concerns and cost saving measures, and trying to keep Laura LaFranchise from breaking stuff 

Outside of work, you can find me: Working out, reading a good mystery, on walks with my dog and husband, learning how to shoot hoops (not good at), wine tasting (pretty good at)

My ‘At bat’ theme song: “In Da Club” by 50 (Fitty) Cent

Name: Sally Rafie, PharmD, BCPS, APh, NCMP

Email:  srafie@health.ucsd.edu

Pharmacy Training: UC San Francisco, PharmD (2008) UC San Diego Health, PGY1 Pharmacy Practice (2009)

Title: Pharmacist Specialist for Medication Safety

Precepting Rotations: Pharmacy Administration (PGY1); Medication Safety & Regulatory (PGY2)

Specialty Practice/Research Interests:family planning (contraception and abortion), medication safety, menopause – 60% of my time is medication safety and 40% of my time is research!

Primary Responsibilities: medication event reporting, medication error reduction plan program, Safe Medication Practices committee, medication-related policies and education

Outside of Work, You can find me:  doting on my dog or trying to keep my plants alive

Favorite Spot in San Diego:  La Jolla has some of my favorite things - yoga on the beach and gelato from Bobboi!

Name: Ila M. Saunders, PharmD, BCOP

Email:  isaunders@ucsd.edu

Pharmacy Training:  UC San Francisco School of Pharmacy, PharmD (2006), UC San Francisco PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency (2007), University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center PGY2 Oncology Pharmacy Practice Residency (2008)

Title: Assistant Clinical Professor of Pharmacy

Awards:  Inaugural HOPA Volunteer Award (2019)

Precepting Rotations: Ambulatory Oncology Rotation - Moores Cancer Center (Precision Medicine and BMT)

Specialty Practice/Research Interests:  Blood & Marrow Transplant, Precision Medicine, Rare Tumors, Infectious Diseases, Promoting the Role of Pharmacists, Pharmacy Education

Primary Responsibilities: Assistant Clinical Professor of Pharmacy at Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Outside of work, you can find me: Cooking & Baking, hanging out with my husband and girls, practicing yoga & meditation when I can, going to concerts and the theater

Name: Renu Singh, PharmD, BCACP, APh, CDCES

Email:  rfsingh@ucsd.edu

Pharmacy Training: University of Iowa, PharmD (1993) UC San Francisco, PGY1 Pharmacy Practice (1994)

Title: Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Clinical Professor, Assistant Dean for Experiential Education, UC San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Awards: Innovation in Teaching Award 2017; Teacher of the Year 2014

Precepting Rotations: Diabetes Self-Management Rotation (specify PGY1, PGY2 ) at Genesee and Scripps Ranch Family Medicine Clinics

Specialty Practice/Research Interests: Diabetes outcomes, educational research, chronic disease state management, preceptor development, experiential education, mentoring, leadership

Primary Responsibilities: Academia (lecturing, chairing courses and committees, research, precepting, administrative duties)

Outside of work, you can find me: hiking, enjoying happy hour with family and friends

Favorite Spot in San Diego: Swami's Beach in Encinitas, at low tide

Name: Alicia Somers, PharmD, BCPS

Email: atsomers@health.ucsd.edu

Pharmacy Training: University of Southern California, PharmD (2009) UC San Diego Health, PGY1 Pharmacy Practice (2010)

Title: Women and Infant Services Pharmacist

Awards: Hospital Staff of the Year, UCSD Pediatric Residents (2016, 2018) OB/GYN Resident Appreciation Award (2018)

Precepting Rotations: NICU/OB (PGY1, PGY2)

Specialty Practice/Research Interests: neonatal and pregnancy-related pharmacokinetics, neonatal abstinence syndrome

Primary Responsibilities: Oversee and coordinate the medication use process for WIS, precept pharmacy students and residents, answer medication related questions related to breastfeeding, facilitate neonatal TPN ordering

Outside of work, you can find me: running marathons, at crossfit, or eating tacos

Favorite Spot in San Diego:  Hamilton's in South Park

Name: Craig A. Stevens, PharmD, BCPS, CACP

Email:  c2stevens@health.ucsd.edu

Pharmacy Training: Northeastern University, Toxicology (2009) PharmD (2011) Brigham and Women’s Hospital, PGY1 Pharmacy Practice (2012)

Title: Clinical Pharmacist, P&T and REMS Program Coordinator

Awards: Massachusetts College of Pharmacy Scholarship of Integration Award for Research (2016), Brigham and Women’s Hospital Excellence Award for Research (2011, 2012), UCSDH Honorary Preceptor of the Year (2018-2019)

Precepting Rotations: Staffing (PGY2 Critical Care), Administration (PGY1)

Specialty Practice/Research Interests: Cardiology, critical care and anticoagulation

Primary Responsibilities: Administration: P&T monograph creation, REMS audits, and Informulary newsletter articles. Staffing: varying from ICU, ED, general medicine and dispensing from the central pharmacy

Outside of work, you can find me: Outdoors; hiking, running, traveling, and in the water

Favorite Spot in San Diego: the top of Iron Mountain

Name: Yodit Teklu, PharmD, BCPS

Email:  yteklu@health.ucsd.edu

Pharmacy Training: Northeastern University, PharmD (2020), UC San Diego Health PGY1 Ambulatory Care (2021), PGY2 Ambulatory Care VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (2022)

Title: Ambulatory Care Pharmacist 

Precepting Rotations:  Anticoagulation clinic, Population Health, Specialty 

Specialty Practice/Research Interests:  Geriatrics, diabetes, academia

Primary Responsibilities: Float pharmacist for any outpatient clinics needing coverage

Outside of work, you can find me: booking my next trip, going to concerts, learning a new TikTok dance

Favorite Spot in San Diego:  Coronado,my favorite little getaway!

Name: Shirley M. Tsunoda, PharmD

Email:  smtsunoda@ucsd.edu

Pharmacy Training: UCSF, PharmD (1992) UCSF, PGY1 Pharmacy Practice (1993) UCSF, Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Pharmacokinetics/Drug Metabolism in the lab of Leslie Z. Benet, Ph.D. (1995)

Title: Professor and Clinical Pharmacist, Liver Transplantation

Awards:Faculty of the Year, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences P3 Class (2020), Faculty Leadership Academy, UC San Diego Health Sciences (2020), Teacher of the Year, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (2016), Dedicated Member, American Society of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (2012), Member of the Month, ASCPT (2011)

Precepting Rotations: Liver Transplantation Ambulatory Care Clinic, Chancellor Park (specify PGY1, PGY2)

Specialty Practice/Research Interests: Factors influencing variability of immunosuppressive agents, particularly CYP3A4 and P-gp substrates; pharmacogenomics, microbiome

Primary Responsibilities: SSPPS Therapeutics Director, Co-Chair, and lecturer; SSPPS Committee on Educational Policy Co-Chair, Liver Transplant APPE Preceptor, Research, Liver Transplant Clinic

Outside of work, you can find me: doing yoga, hiking, biking, trying new restaurants, hanging with my family

Favorite Spot in San Diego: Del Mar and Torrey Pines

Name: Lillian Udomphonkul, PharmD, BCPS

Email: ludomphonkul@health.ucsd.edu

Pharmacy Training: UCSF, PharmD UCSD, PGY1 Acute Care Pharmacy Practice

Title: Clinical Pharmacist

Awards: Skaggs SPPS Excellence in Teaching (2010) UCSD Residency Preceptor of the Year (2011)

Precepting Rotations: Acute Care Internal Medicine-Hillcrest (PGY1 Acute Care, AmCare, PGY2 TOC)

Specialty Practice/Research Interests: Hospital Medicine

Primary Responsibilities: Order verification, Multidisciplinary Rounds, Training and Precepting, Education, Medication Safety

Outside of work, you can find me: Raising two future foodies, travelling, doing yoga/at the gym, cooking/baking

Favorite Spot in San Diego: Balboa Park during the holidays, on my deck

Name: Sara Venezia, PharmD, BCPS

Email:svenezia@health.ucsd.edu

Pharmacy Training: Midwestern University, PharmD (2011) UC San Diego Health, PGY1 Acute Care (2012)

Title: Staff Pharmacist II

Precepting Rotations: Ambulatory Hematology/Oncology (PGY1, PGY2), Staffing (PGY2)

Specialty Practice/Research Interests: Breast Cancer, Gynecologic Cancers

Primary Responsibilities: Order verification, Oncology treatment plan review and builds, Dispensing, Patient chemotherapy education

Outside of work, you can find me: hanging out with my family and obsessing over Game of Thrones

My ‘At bat’ theme song: “‘Till I Collapse” by Eminem

Name: Mitch Vitale, PharmD, BCPS

Email: mvitale@health.ucsd.edu

Pharmacy Training: UC San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy, PharmD (2015) UC San Diego Health, PGY1 Acute Care (2016) UC San Diego Health, PGY2 Health System Pharmacy Administration (HSPA) (2017)

Title: Inpatient Pharmacy Supervisor

Precepting Rotations: Operations Rotation (PGY1 and PGY2), Administrative Operations (PGY2)

Specialty Practice/Research Interests:Leadership and administration, operations, sterile compounding, pharmacy automation, NICU and obstetrics

Primary Responsibilities: Oversight of inpatient operations for the La Jolla campus

Outside of work, you can find me: cycling, running, swimming, playing with my dog, and hanging out with family

Favorite Spot in San Diego:  The San Diego Zoo!

Name: Nancy T. Yam, PharmD, MHA, BCPS

Email:  ntyam@health.ucsd.edu

Pharmacy Training: UC San Francisco (UCSF), PharmD (2005) UC San Diego Health, PGY1 Pharmacy Practice (2006) Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, PGY2 Health System Pharmacy Administration (HSPA) (2007)

Title: Associate Chief of Pharmacy / Director of Inpatient Pharmacy; Residency Program Director – PGY2 Health System Pharmacy Administration & Leadership

Awards: Outstanding Experiential Education Teacher Award (2017)

Precepting Rotations: Operations Rotation (PGY1 and PGY2), Administrative Operations (PGY2)

Specialty Practice/Research Interests: Leadership and Administration, operations, education and training of residents and students, medication safety

Primary Responsibilities: Oversight of inpatient operations and clinical practice

Outside of work, you can find me: shopping, hanging out with my family (2 kids!), eating, running (only because I feel like I need to), and did I mention shopping?

Favorite Spot in San Diego: Discovering new places or seeing how places have changed (since I grew up here)

Name: Felix K. Yam, PharmD, MAS, BCPS-AQ Cardiology, BCCP

Email: fyam@ucsd.edu

Pharmacy Training: University of Rhode Island, PharmD (2004) University of Kentucky Healthcare, PGY1 Pharmacy Practice (2005) University of Kentucky Healthcare, PGY2 Ambulatory Care (2006) Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, PGY3 Health System Pharmacy Administration (HSPA) (2007) University of California, San Diego, Masters of Advanced Studies (MAS) in Clinical Research (2012)

Title: Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor of Pharmacy

Awards: SSPPS Preceptor of the Year (2012, 2015); UOP APPE Distinguished Service Award (2012); AFPE Faculty Development Fellowship Award (2011).

Precepting Rotations: Co-Chair Therapeutics (PGY1 and PGY2), Research Council Member

Specialty Practice/Research Interests: Cardiology (heart failure and anticoagulation) and Acute Care Internal Medicine

Primary Responsibilities: Directs pharmacist-run heart failure clinic at VA San Diego, co-chairs SSPPS therapeutics course, directs the required PharmD. student research program

Outside of work, you can find me: At Costco, spending time with family and cheering for the New England Patriots.

Favorite Spot in San Diego: Home!

Name: Jeff Yin, PharmD, BCPS, AAHIVP

Email: jfyin@health.ucsd.edu

Pharmacy Training: UC San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy, PharmD (2014) UC San Diego, PGY1 Acute Care (2015)

Title: Pharmacist Specialist - Hepatitis C and HIV

Awards: Ambulatory Care Preceptor of the Year (2017-2018)

Precepting Rotations: Hepatology/HCV, Owen Clinic (HIV)

Specialty Practice/Research Interests: Transplant, HCV, Hepatology

Primary Responsibilities: Hepatology/HCV Clinic, Owen Clinic (HIV)

Outside of work, you can find me: surfing, hiking, camping, biking…or in a broccoli field!

Favorite Spot in San Diego:  Watching sunsets on Mount Soledad