Allied Healthcare: Pharmacy Services

Residency Program Personnel

Primary Care & Oral Anticoagulation Clinic

Agnes Chou, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCACP, CDCES received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Long Island University Arnold and Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy. She went on to complete a residency with specialization in ambulatory care at The Brooklyn Hospital Center. She currently works as an ambulatory care pharmacist predominantly in the oral anticoagulation clinic (OAC) and Stanford Primary Care Los Altos (PCLA) clinic.

Alice Wen, Pharm.D., CACP received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree at University of Southern California in 1998 and completed an ambulatory care residency at Kaiser Orange County. She worked as an internal medicine pharmacist at VA Palo Alto before coming to Stanford Health Care in 2002. She currently works as an ambulatory care pharmacist specializing in anticoagulation. She has also achieved National Certification as an Anticoagulation Care Provider (CACP).

Cindy Banh, Pharm.D., PhD, CDCES received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of California, San Francisco. She completed her PGY-1 and PGY-2 in Ambulatory Care with a focus in Academia from University of California, Davis Health. After the completion of her training, she practiced as an ambulatory care pharmacist at Kaiser Oakland prior to joining Stanford Health Care in 2018. She currently works as an ambulatory care pharmacist in Emeryville caring for primary care and endocrinology patients across bay area Stanford Medicine Partners practices.

Jennifer Baik, Pharm.D., BCACP received her undergraduate degree from the University of California, San Diego and Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Washington. She completed her PGY-1 general practice residency from the University of Washington. After the completion of her training, she practiced as an ambulatory care pharmacist at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle for two years. She joined Stanford Health Care in 2020 and currently works as an ambulatory care pharmacist at the Oral Anticoagulation Clinic (OAC).

Jennifer Shieh, Pharm.D., CDCES received her undergraduate degree in Nutritional Sciences: Physiology and Metabolism from the University of California, Berkeley and her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of California, San Francisco. She completed a pharmacy practice residency with an emphasis in ambulatory care at Stanford Health Care. She currently works as an ambulatory care clinical pharmacist in the Stanford Primary Care clinics at Hoover Pavilion.

Judy Lin, Pharm.D. received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from University of the Pacific. She completed her PGY-1 general pharmacy practice residency at Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton and worked as a clinical pharmacist for a year. She then practiced as an ambulatory care pharmacist at Kaiser Permanente prior to joining Stanford Health Care in 2023. She currently works as an ambulatory care clinical pharmacist predominantly in the Oral Anticoagulation Clinic (OAC) and supports the Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) program.

Kristal Franklin, Pharm.D., CDCES received her undergraduate degree in Biochemistry at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of California, San Francisco. She completed a general pharmacy practice residency at Stanford Health Care and worked as a clinical pharmacist at Stanford Hospital before joining the ambulatory team in 2008. She currently works as an ambulatory care pharmacist predominantly in the oral anticoagulation clinic (OAC) and Stanford Primary Care Portola Valley (PCPV) clinic.

Kristina Schmidt, Pharm.D, MS, BC-ADM, CDCES received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree and Master of Science in Healthcare Decision Analysis from the University of Southern California (USC). She also received her undergraduate degrees in Exercise Biology and Spanish from the University of California, Davis. Prior to . Stanford Health Care in 2024, she practiced as an ambulatory care clinical pharmacist with USC and Los Angeles Christian Health Centers working with underserved patient populations. She currently works as an ambulatory care pharmacist at the Stanford Medicine Partners clinics in Emeryville and Castro Valley.

Lisa B. Lee, Pharm.D., BCPS, CDCES received her Doctorate of Pharmacy degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2004. She completed an Ambulatory Care residency at Carolinas Medical Center (now Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center) in Charlotte, North Carolina in 2005 and worked there as an Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacist for about 1 year before moving to California in 2006 for a position as Lead Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at the VA in Palo Alto. She joined Stanford Health Care in 2019 and currently works in the Primary Care clinic at Hoover Pavilion. 

Michael Blyumin, Pharm.D., CDCES received his undergraduate degree in pharmacological chemistry from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and completed his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). He completed his pharmacy practice residency with an emphasis in ambulatory care at Stanford Health Care. He currently works as an ambulatory care clinical pharmacist predominantly in the Stanford Coordinated Care Program and with Stanford Family Medicine and Internal Medicine at Hoover Pavilion in Palo Alto. He also serves as the PGY1 pharmacy residency coordinator for ambulatory care experiences.

Nancy Shin, Pharm.D., CDCES received her undergraduate degree at the University of California, Berkeley and her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of California, San Francisco. She completed her pharmacy practice residency at the VA Palo Alto Healthcare system and worked as an ambulatory care clinical pharmacist at the VA before joining Stanford Health Care in 2016. She currently works at Stanford Health Care’s Primary Care clinic in Santa Clara. She is a Certified Diabetes Educator.

Rakhee Nishtala, Pharm.D., BCPS received her undergraduate degree in Molecular and Cell Biology from the University of California, Berkeley and her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of California, San Diego. She completed a general practice residency at Stanford Health Care. She currently works as an ambulatory care pharmacist at the anticoagulation clinic.

Victoria Lee, Pharm.D., BCPS, CDCES received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of the Pacific. She completed a pharmacy practice residency with ambulatory care emphasis at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center (SCVMC). After the completion of her training, she practiced as an ambulatory care clinical pharmacist at SCVMC and Highland Hospital prior to joining Stanford Health Care in 2016. She currently works as an ambulatory care pharmacist in Emeryville caring for primary care and endocrinology patients across bay area Stanford Medicine Partners practices.

Specialty Clinics/Neuroscience Infusion Center/Electives

Chiara Bui, Pharm.D., MS received her undergraduate degree in Psychobiology from the University of California, Los Angeles and a Master of Science degree in Physiology and Biophysics from Georgetown University. She received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of California, San Francisco and completed her Ambulatory Care PGY1 Residency at Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara. After the completion of her training, she worked in Oncology and Rheumatology at Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara. She joined Stanford’s Neuroscience Health Center Pharmacy part time in 2023, transitioning to Stanford full time in 2024, where she currently works as a Clinical Pharmacist in the Stanford Digestive Health Center.

Chieu Le, Pharm.D., APh, BCACP, CDCES received her B.S degree in Biochemistry from UC Davis and her PharmD degree from the University of the Pacific.  She completed a general pharmacy practice residency at VA Palo Alto.   Currently she practices as a clinical pharmacist in the South Bay CVH Clinic, managing patients with heart failure and hyperlipidemia.

Ellena Mar; Pharm.D., APh, BCACP, BCOP graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in Molecular & Cell Biology and received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Touro University California College of Pharmacy.  She completed an Ambulatory Care PGY1 Residency at Kaiser Permanente Greater Southern Alameda Area.  She had held positions in Lupron Management, Transitional Care, Anticoagulation, PHASE (Cardiovascular & Diabetes care), and Oncology/Infusion.  She is currently the Pharmacist-in-Charge at the Stanford Neuroscience Health Center Pharmacy which supports SNHC, Hoover, and the only dedicated non-oncology SHC Infusion Center.

Marisa Konefal, Pharm.D., BCPS, received her BS in Zoology and MS in Molecular Genetics & Microbiology from the University of Florida, and her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of California, San Francisco. She completed her PGY1 pharmacy practice residency at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, then worked at UCSF Medical Center before joining Stanford Health Care in 2018. She currently works as an Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacist in the Stanford Digestive Health Center.

Sandy Sallam, Pharm.D., BCACP, CDCES received her undergraduate degree in Pharmacological Chemistry from the University of California, San Diego and her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of California, San Francisco. She completed her pharmacy practice residency with an ambulatory care pharmacy focus at University of UC San Diego Health. She currently works as an Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacist within the Stanford Health Care Primary Care and the Digestive Health Center.

Administration

Carmen Lu, Pharm.D., CDCES is the Director of Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Clinical Programs. She oversees the clinical pharmacy programs in primary care, anticoagulation, endocrinology, cardiology, oncology, digestive health, neuroscience, cystic fibrosis, and pharmacogenomics. She has experience as an ambulatory care clinical pharmacist in primary care. She completed her PGY-1 pharmacy practice residency at Stanford Health Care. She earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of the Pacific and her undergraduate degree in Integrative Biology and Asian American Studies minor from the University of California, Berkeley.

Riti Gupta, Pharm.D., BCPS, CDCES received her undergraduate degree in Bioengineering from the University of California, Berkeley and her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of California, San Francisco. She completed a general pharmacy residency at Stanford Health Care. She is the supervisor of ambulatory care pharmacy services overseeing the primary care and anticoagulation clinics. She also practices as an ambulatory care clinical pharmacist for a portion of her time in the Primary Care clinics at Hoover Pavilion and provides support to the Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) primary care patient population.

Bone Marrow Transplant/Cellular Therapy

Arsheeta Kumar, Pharm.D., BCOP received her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of California, San Francisco. She completed her PGY-1 pharmacy practice residency and PGY-2 oncology residency at the University of Washington/Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center.

Ji Soo Kim, Pharm.D., BCOP received her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Washington. She completed her PGY-1 pharmacy practice residency at Stanford Health Care.

Joanna Wang, Pharm.D. received her undergraduate degree in Biology from the University of California, Irvine and her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Southern California in 1991. She completed her residency at University of California, Los Angeles in 1992.

Prasanna Alavandi, Pharm.D. received his Doctor of Pharmacy from Wayne Sate University and completed his PGY-1 pharmacy practice residency at Stanford Health Care.

Walter Domingo, Pharm.D., BCOP received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Hawaii at Hilo College of Pharmacy in 2016. He completed his PGY-1 pharmacy practice residency in 2017 and PGY-2 oncology residency at Stanford Health Care in 2018.

Cardiology

Benjamin Wang, Pharm.D., BCCP received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of the Pacific. He completed his PGY-1 pharmacy practice residency at the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System. He currently works as a clinical pharmacist in the cardiology intensive care unit and pulmonary hypertension service.

Cardiovascular Intensive Care

Cody Parsons, Pharm.D., BCCCP, Cardiovascular Health Pharmacist received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Findlay.  He completed his PGY-1 pharmacy practice residency at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and his PGY-2 critical care residency at Stanford Health Care.  Cody is the Director of Clinical Operations for Cardiovascular Health at Stanford Health Care.

Central Operations

Brandon Tu, Pharm.D., MPH, BCPS, earned his Doctor of Pharmacy and Master of Public Health degrees from Touro University in California. He began his career as a critical care pharmacist and staff pharmacist, gaining valuable experience over several years. In 2019, he joined Stanford Healthcare as a staff pharmacist. Shortly thereafter, he transitioned into a leadership role and was promoted to Sterile Compounding Manager for the Inpatient Pharmacy

Chris Amadi, Pharm.D., MBA. Received his Doctor of Pharmacy and Master’s in Business Administration degr.ee from the University of Missouri – Kansas City in 2022. He completed his PGY1/2 Hospital System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership residency program at UC Davis Health. Chris worked as a Pharmacy Operations Manager at Regional Medical Center in San Jose before he joined the Stanford family to take the role as the Central Pharmacy Manager. His professional interests include but not limited to pharmacy operations – automations and analytics.

Van Vuong, Pharm.D., MBA received her undergraduate degree from the University of California, Davis and her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of California, San Francisco. She completed her PGY-1 pharmacy practice residency at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital and her MBA from Santa Clara University. Van worked as a clinical pharmacist in general pediatrics overseeing workflow improvements and pharmacy expansion for nearly a decade before transitioning into her current role as the Acute Care Pharmacy Manager. Her professional interests include organizational behavior and data analytics.

Critical Care

April Fong, Pharm.D., BCCCP received her undergraduate degree from the University of California, Los Angeles and her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Washington in 2003. She completed her pharmacy practice residency and critical care residency at Stanford Health Care. She currently works as a critical care pharmacist.

Benny Yau, Pharm.D., BCCCP, PGY-2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency Program Director received his undergraduate degree from University of California, Los Angeles and earned his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of South Florida. He completed his PGY-1 pharmacy practice residency at Stanford Health Care and PGY-2 critical care specialty residency at University of California, San Diego. He currently works as a critical care pharmacist.

Calvin Diep, Pharm.D., BCCCP received his undergraduate degree from the University of California, Davis and his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of California, San Francisco. He completed his PGY-1 pharmacy practice residency at Oregon Health and Science University and his PGY-2 critical care residency at Stanford Health Care. He currently works as a clinical pharmacist in critical care medicine.

Carolyn Hua, Pharm.D., BCCCP received her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of California, San Francisco.  She completed her PGY-1 pharmacy practice residency at the University of California, Davis and her PGY-2 critical care residency at the University of California, Davis. She currently works as a critical care pharmacist

Chris Diaz, Pharm.D., BCCCP received his Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Hawaii at Hilo, The Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy. He completed his PGY-1 pharmacy practice residency at the University of Washington and his PGY-2 critical care residency at Stanford Health Care. He currently works as a critical care pharmacist.

Daniella Veloria, Pharm.D.,BCCCP received her undergraduate degree from the University of California, Los Angeles and her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Southern California. She completed her PGY-1 pharmacy practice residency at Stanford Health Care and her PGY-2 critical care residency at Stanford Health Care. She currently works as a critical care pharmacist

Elizabeth Rader, Pharm.D., BCCCP received her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of California, San Francisco.  She completed her PGY-1 pharmacy practice residency at the University of California, San Francisco and her PGY-2 critical care residency at the University of California, San Francisco. She currently works as a critical care pharmacist.

Miranda Wong, Pharm.D., BCCCP received her undergraduate degree from the University of California, Davis and his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Southern California. She completed her PGY-1 pharmacy practice residency at the University of California, San Francisco and PGY-2 critical care residency at Stanford Health Care. She currently works as a critical care pharmacist.

Tran Truong, Pharm.D., received her undergraduate degree from the University of California, Berkeley and her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of California, San Francisco. She completed her PGY-1 pharmacy practice residency at the University of California, San Diego and her PGY-2 critical care residency at Stanford Health Care. She currently works as a critical care pharmacist.

Emergency Medicine

Allison Simmons, Pharm.D., BCEMP
PGY2 Emergency Medicine Residency Program Coordinator
Allison received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Campbell University.  She completed her PGY1 pharmacy practice residency at Duke Regional Hospital in Durham, North Carolina.  After the completion of her training, she practiced as a clinical pharmacist in the Emergency Department at WakeMed Health & Hospitals in Raleigh, North Carolina and Mills Peninsula Health Services in Burlingame, California.  Later, she joined Stanford Healthcare and currently works as an emergency medicine clinical pharmacist.

Christian Hamm, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCEMP received his undergraduate degree in Biology with distinction from the University of Hawaii and his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Washington in Seattle. He stayed in-state, completing a PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency at MultiCare Health Systems in Tacoma, Washington. There, his resident project of piloting an Emergency Department pharmacist successfully demonstrated cost-savings and medication safety.  The data was used to justify the approval of several new pharmacist full time employees (FTEs). After eight years leading the Emergency Department service there, he transitioned to be part of the Stanford Health Care Emergency Department pharmacy team.

Claire (Wonhyoung) Kim, Pharm.D., BCCCP received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of the Pacific School of Pharmacy in 2017. She completed her PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency at Kaweah Health in Visalia, CA and her PGY-2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency at Denver Health in Denver, CO. She worked at Kaweah Health and UC Davis Health as an emergency medicine pharmacist prior to joining the Stanford Health Care Emergency Department pharmacy team.

Edwin Lim, Pharm.D, BCEMP received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Thomas Jefferson University, College of Pharmacy in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He completed his PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency at the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center and went on to complete his PGY-2 Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Residency at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in conjunction with Rosalind Franklin University in Chicago, Illinois. He practiced as a Trauma Clinical Pharmacist at the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and then as an emergency medicine clinical pharmacist at Sutter Memorial Medical Center where he implemented emergency department pharmacy services before joining the emergency medicine pharmacy group at Stanford Health Care.

Elizna van Zyl, Pharm.D., BCCCP received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of the Pacific in 2014 and completed her general and critical care specialty residencies at Loma Linda University Medical. Prior to joining the Stanford Health Care pharmacy team, she worked at Kaiser Permanente as an intern as well as a per diem pharmacist at Loma Linda during her residencies. She started in the ICU and OR  for three years, then transitioned to her current role as an Emergency Medicine Pharmacist.

Ivan Mok, Pharm.D.received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree at University of California, San Francisco in 2013 and completed his PGY-1 at San Francisco General Hospital. He practiced at SFGH in the emergency room and inpatient pharmacy prior to joining the emergency medicine pharmacy group at Stanford Health Care.

Jessica Pham, Pharm.D. received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of California, San Francisco in 2021. She completed her PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency at Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center and her PGY-2 Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Residency at Denver Health Medical Center. She has practiced as an emergency medicine and critical care clinical pharmacist at Denver Health and currently works as an emergency medicine clinical pharmacist at Stanford Health Care.

Joshua Park, Pharm.D., BCCCP, BCEMP
PGY2 Emergency Medicine Residency Program Coordinator
Josh received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Harding University College of Pharmacy. He completed his PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency at Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center in San Diego, California and went on to complete his PGY2 Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Residency at the County of Santa Clara Health System in San Jose, California. He is currently working as an emergency medicine pharmacist at Stanford Health Care.

Shannon Rankin, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCEMP
PGY2 Emergency Medicine Residency Program Director
Shannon received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of New Mexico College of Pharmacy.  She completed a specialty residency in Emergency Medicine at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital through Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. She practiced as an emergency medicine clinical pharmacist at the University of New Mexico Hospital and as a clinical pharmacist at San Francisco General Hospital before joining the emergency medicine pharmacy team at Stanford Health Care.

Hematology/Oncology

Edna Cheung, Pharm.D., BCOP, PGY2 Oncology Residency Program Director. Edna received her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of California, San Francisco.  She completed her PGY-1 pharmacy practice residency at the University of Michigan and her PGY-2 oncology residency at the University of California, San Francisco.

Faye Tsung, Pharm.D. received her Bachelors in Pharmacy at the University of Toronto in 1989. In 1990, she completed an Industrial Pharmacy Residency at Eli Lilly Canada Inc. In 1994, she received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree at Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science. The following year she completed an oncology residency at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Inderpreet Maan, Pharm.D. received her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Southern California Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy. She completed her PGY-1 pharmacy practice residency and PGY-2 oncology residency at New York Presbyterial Hospital.

Liki Ng, Pharm.D. received her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of California, San Francisco. She completed her PGY-1 pharmacy practice residency and PGY-2 oncology residency at Stanford Health Care.

Kaitlyn Van Peursem, Pharm.D. received her Doctor of Pharmacy from University of North Carolina, Eshelman School of Pharmacy. She completed her PGY-1 pharmacy practice residency and PGY-2 oncology residency at Stanford Health Care.

Mark Bibera, Pharm.D., BCOP received his Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Hawaii College of Pharmacy, Hilo.  He completed his PGY-1 pharmacy practice residency and his PGY-2 oncology residency at the University of California, Davis.

Rey Wang, Pharm.D., BCOP received his Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Southern California Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy.  He completed his PGY-1 pharmacy practice residency at the Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center and his PGY-2 oncology residency at the USC Norris Cancer Hospital.

Infectious Diseases

David Ha, PharmD, BCIDP received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of California, San Diego in 2012. He completed his PGY-1 Acute Care pharmacy practice residency at UC San Diego Health in 2013 and PYG-2 Infectious Diseases pharmacy practice residency at UC San Diego Health in 2014. Dr. Ha serves as PGY-2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Residency Program Coordinator. Prior to joining Stanford Health Care, he practiced at Pomona Valley Medical Center and the Keck Graduate Institute as clinical faculty and infectious diseases pharmacist. His professional interests include interdisciplinary collaboration, public and global health, and clinical research in the areas of antimicrobial stewardship, infectious diseases, and infection prevention.

Emily Mui, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCIDP received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Northeastern University in 2008. She completed her pharmacy practice residency and infectious disease specialty residency at Brigham and Women's Hospital in 2010.

Lina Meng, Pharm.D., BCCCP, BCIDP, PGY2 Infectious Disease Residency Program Director.
Lina  an Infectious Diseases pharmacist at Stanford Health Care and member of the Stanford Antimicrobial Safety and Sustainability Program. She completed her PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency training at the University of California, San Francisco and her critical care residency training at Stanford. Dr. Meng is the Stanford PGY-2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Residency Program Director and a member of the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists Stewardship Committee. Her research interest includes antimicrobial stewardship interventions, particularly in critically ill patients.

William Alegria, Pharm.D., BCIDP graduated from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in 2016. He then completed a pharmacy practice residency at the University of California, San Francisco and an infectious diseases specialty residency at the University of Michigan. Before joining the Stanford Antimicrobial Safety and Sustainability program, he worked at the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center as a clinical pharmacist in neurology and pediatric/adult infectious diseases. His professional interests include immunocompromised infectious diseases, gram-negative resistance, and clinical outcomes research.

Informatics

Medicine

Andrea Zhao, Pharm.D., BCPS received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Pacific. She completed her PGY-1 Acute Care Pharmacy Practice Residency at Community Regional Medical Center and currently practices in Internal Medicine and Cardiac Surgery. Her professional interests include teaching, antimicrobial stewardship and anticoagulation.

Denise Kwong, Pharm.D., BCPS received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of California, San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy. She completed her residency (PGY-1) at Stanford Health Care. Her main practice area is in General Medicine and her areas of interests are in Internal Medicine, Cystic Fibrosis, and Cardiac Surgery.

Emily Hou, Pharm.D., BCPS received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of the Pacific in 2019. She completed her pharmacy practice residency (PGY-1) at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center (SCVMC) in 2020 and currently works as an inpatient clinical pharmacist primarily in internal medicine, cardiac surgery, and central clinical pharmacist positions.

Gabrielle (Gabi) Driller, Pharm.D., BCPS received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of California, San Francisco in 2021. She completed her PGY-1 Acute Care Pharmacy Practice Residency at Stanford Health Care in 2022 and currently works as an inpatient clinical pharmacist primarily in internal medicine and cardiac surgery. Her professional interests include anticoagulation, toxicity management, and cardiology.

Jeffrey Shu, Pharm.D., BCPS received his undergraduate degree from University of California, Berkeley and earned his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Touro University California. He completed his PGY-1 acute care pharmacy residency at University of California, San Diego Health System. Currently, he works as an inpatient clinical pharmacist primarily in cardiac surgery and internal medicine.

Joyce Jih, Pharm.D., BCPS received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of North Carolina. She completed her PGY-1 acute care pharmacy practice residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. She currently works as an inpatient clinical pharmacist primarily in internal medicine and cardiac surgery.

Judith (Judy) Kim, Pharm.D., BCPS received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Michigan, College of Pharmacy. She completed her residency (PGY-1) at Providence St. Peter Hospital. Her main practice area is in general medicine and her areas of interests are in internal medicine and cardiology.

Kristine Bielaski, Pharm.D., BCPS, PGY-1 Residency Coordinator
Kristine received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of California, San Francisco. She completed her PGY-1 pharmacy practice residency at Stanford Health Care. Currently, she works as a CVICU/OR clinical pharmacist and is the residency program coordinator for the PGY1 program.

Samaneh Pourali, Pharm.D., BCPS received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Texas at Austin. She completed her PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency at Stanford Health Care. Her main practice area is Internal Medicine and her professional interests include anticoagulation, pharmacy informatics, and Quality Improvement initiatives.

Shilpa Yadavalli, Pharm.D., BCPS received her undergraduate degree from University of California, Los Angeles and earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Southern California. She completed her PGY-1 acute care pharmacy residency at Sutter Health-East Bay Region. Currently, she works as an inpatient clinical pharmacist primarily in internal medicine.

Tantri Budiman, Pharm.D., BCPS received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Northeastern University. She completed her PGY-1 acute care pharmacy practice residency at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. She currently works as an inpatient clinical pharmacist primarily in internal medicine and cardiac surgery.

Drug Utilization Management and Administration

Carmen Lu, Pharm.D., CDCES is the Director of Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Clinical Programs. She oversees the clinical pharmacy programs in primary care, anticoagulation, endocrinology, cardiology, oncology, digestive health, neuroscience, cystic fibrosis, and pharmacogenomics. She has experience as an ambulatory care clinical pharmacist in primary care. She completed her PGY-1 pharmacy practice residency at Stanford Health Care. She earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of the Pacific and her undergraduate degree in Integrative Biology and Asian American Studies minor from the University of California, Berkeley.

Christine Cheng, Pharm.D., FCSHP is the drug information pharmacist in Drug Utilization Management. She conducts evidence-based reviews to support value-based care initiatives at Stanford Health Care and Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley. She has extensive experience in clinical informatics/clinical decision support and has cared for patients in a variety of clinical settings. She is a former faculty member at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Pharmacy and remains active in teaching there. She earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from UCSF and completed her PGY1 pharmacy practice residency at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Santa Clara, CA.

Douglas  Del Paggio, Pharm.D., MPA, Director of Pharmacy received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the Oho State University. After completing a pharmacy practice residency at The Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, he worked as a clinical pharmacist in psychiatry and administration. He completed his Masters in Public Health Administration at the University of San Francisco. He was a professor at UCSF for nearly 20 years, prior to stepping down and helping to open two new Bay Area hospitals, including the New Stanford Hospital (500P) in 2019. Doug has been a Director of Pharmacy in several smaller Bay Area Hospitals and on the County level prior to joining Stanford Health Care as the Director of the Inpatient Pharmacy.

Elizabeth Oyekan, Pharm.D., FCSHP, CPHQ received her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Southern California and Bachelors of Science in Biochemistry from Loma Linda University. She also completed an Administrative and Clinical Residency at Kaiser Permanente and Executive Leadership Program at Harvard University. Elizabeth is a Faculty Member at the Institute of Healthcare Improvement (IH). Elizabeth had various executive roles at Kaiser Permanente including Regional Vice President of Operations and Quality, National Quality Leader for Pharmacy, Director of Pharmacy, Administrator for Surgical & Perioperative Services and Population Health Management.  She joined Stanford Health Care in July 2022 and is the Chief Pharmacy Officer for Stanford Health Care and Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley.

Jamie Kuo, Pharm.D., BCCCP is the Director of Drug Utilization Management. Her primary focus is driving value-based care and bending the cost curve to ensure affordability and access to the most effective drug therapies for all patients receiving care at Stanford Health Care and Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley. She oversees formulary management in collaboration with the Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee (P&T) Committee and Subcommittees. She also has experience in managing pharmacy clinical effectiveness and clinical pharmacy programs. She completed her PGY-1 pharmacy practice residency and PGY-2 critical care specialty residency at Stanford Health Care. She earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of California, San Francisco.

Janjri Desai, Pharm.D., MBA, DPLA received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree and MBA from University of the Pacific in 2011. She then pursued a PGY-1 general pharmacy practice residency at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System and remained there as an Inpatient/Outpatient Clinic Pharmacist, after which she took a Medicine/Surgery Pharmacist position at the San Francisco VA Medical Center. Janjri joined Stanford Health Care in December 2015 and is the now the Administrative Director of Pharmacy.

Kitty Deng, Pharm.D., BCPS is the Clinical Pharmacy Analyst in Drug Utilization Management. Her primary role is to identify, analyze, design, implement, and manage complex clinical initiatives to promote safe and cost-effective use of drug therapies for all patients at Stanford Health Care and affiliates. Prior to joining Stanford Health Care, she has worked in various clinical and leadership roles in the hospital and ambulatory settings as well as in managed care. She received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Purdue University and completed her PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency at NorthShore University HealthSystem.

Mark Klanjac, Pharm.D., BCPS, received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from University of the Pacific in 2005. He then pursued a PGY-1 general pharmacy practice residency at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and remained there as an Inpatient Clinical Pharmacist, after which he took an ICU/OR Lead Pharmacist position. In 2013, Mark became the Residency Program Director and in 2022 became the Director of Professional Development for Stanford Health Care and Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley.

Specialty Pharmacy

Manish Saija Pharm.D., AAHIV-P, CSP received his undergraduate degree at the University of California, San Diego and his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Roseman University, formerly the University of Southern Nevada, in 2013. He began as a community pharmacist/pharmacy manager with Target Pharmacy and then transitioned into specialty pharmacies, including The Aids Healthcare Foundation Pharmacy and Mission Wellness Specialty Pharmacy, before joining Stanford Health Care’s Specialty Pharmacy in 2018. He has achieved certifications as a board-certified HIV pharmacist (AAHIV-P) as well as a Certified Specialty Pharmacist (CSP).

Priyanka Patneedi, Pharm.D, AAHIV-P, CSP received her undergraduate degree from University of Washington and her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Washington State University in 2010. She helped launch Propac Pharmacy, an independent long-term care pharmacy in 2011 and practiced as an LTC pharmacist for almost 5 years. She then transitioned to specialty pharmacy practice at Mission Wellness Pharmacy in San Francisco followed by joining Stanford Health Care Specialty Pharmacy in 2017.

Transitions of Care

Alicia Wong, Pharm.D., BCPS received her Bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry from the University of California, San Diego and Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of California, San Francisco.  She then completed her PGY-1 pharmacy practice residency at California Pacific Medical Center.

Binh-An Nguyen, Pharm.D., BCPS received his Bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry/Cell Biology and Doctor of Pharmacy degree from UC San Diego. He then completed his PGY-1 pharmacy practice residency at Stanford Health Care and currently works as a transitions of care pharmacist. His professional interests include cardiovascular medicine, psychiatry, and neurology.

Carolyn Tang, Pharm.D., BCPS received her undergraduate degree in Pharmacological Chemistry from the University of California, San Diego and her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of California, San Francisco. She completed her residency at Stanford Health Care with an emphasis in Specialty Pharmacy. She currently works as the Transitions of Care Pharmacist at Stanford Health Care.

Eric Fujii, Pharm.D. received his Bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from the University of Washington and Doctor of Pharmacy from Loma Linda University. He most recently worked as a specialty pharmacist at Hoover/Duet pharmacies and now currently works as a Transitions of Care Pharmacist focusing on the Medication Access Program at Stanford Health Care.

Kimberly Dong, Pharm.D., BCPS received her Bachelors of Science in Biochemistry and Molecular/Cellular Biology from University of California, Davis and Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of California, San Francisco School of Pharmacy. She completed a residency at the VA Palo Alto. She currently works in Transitions of Care at Stanford Health Care. 

Kristy Huang, Pharm.D., BCPS received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Rutgers University in New Jersey. She completed her PGY-1 pharmacy practice residency at Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West in New York City. She currently works as a Transitions of Care Pharmacist at Stanford Health Care.

Mindy Lai, Pharm.D. received her Bachelors of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Doctor of Pharmacy from the Ohio State University. She completed her residency at VA Palo Alto and currently works as a Transitions of Care Pharmacist at Stanford Health Care.

Nicole Truong, Pharm.D., BCPS received her undergraduate degree from the University of Southern California (USC) and Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). She then completed her residency at Stanford Health Care with an emphasis in Transitions of Care and currently works as a transitions of care pharmacist.

Noah Fang, Pharm.D., BCPS received his Bachelors of Science in Medicinal Chemistry and Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of the Pacific. He then completed his PGY-1 pharmacy practice residency at NorthBay Healthcare System with an emphasis in Heart Failure Transitions of Care. He currently works as the Transitions of Care Pharmacy Manager at Stanford Health Care. In his free time, Noah enjoys exploring new foods and restaurants.

Phyo S Aung, Pharm.D., BCPS received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of California, San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and completed her Postgraduate Year One (PGY-1) Pharmacy Practice Residency at Stanford Health Care. Phyo is currently practicing as a transitions of care pharmacist at Stanford Health Care and her clinical interests include Cardiovascular Medicine, General Medicine, and Neurology.

Sabrina Bulla, Pharm.D., BCPS received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Health from the University of California, Berkeley and Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of California, San Francisco. She completed her residency at Stanford Health Care with an emphasis in Transitions of Care and currently works as a transitions of care pharmacist inpatient and in our post-discharge clinic.

Stepfanie Lam, Pharm.D. received her undergraduate degree from the University of Florida and Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of California, San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.  She then completed her PGY-1 pharmacy practice residency and her PGY-2 hematology/oncology at the University of California, Davis. She currently works as a Transitions of Care Pharmacist at Stanford Health Care.

Transplant

Erik Henricksen, Pharm.D., BCPS received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Cincinnati. He completed PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency at University of Cincinnati Medical Center and PGY-2 in Solid Organ Transplant at University of California, San Francisco. He currently works as a Cardiothoracic Transplant and LVAD pharmacist.

Jason Phillips, Pharm.D., BCPS, received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree and completed his PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency from the University of California, San Francisco. He currently works as an abdominal transplant pharmacist at Stanford Health Care

Roy Lee, Pharm.D., BCPS received his undergraduate degree in Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology from the University of California, Los Angeles and his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of California, San Diego in 2009. He completed his PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency at Stanford Health Care and currently works as a Cardiothoracic Transplant and LVAD pharmacist.

Thu Le, PharmD, BCTXP received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of California, San Diego. She completed her PGY1 Acute Care Pharmacy Residency from the University of California, San Diego Health and PGY2 Solid Organ Transplant Pharmacy Residency at the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center. She currently works as a Cardiothoracic Transplant and LVAD pharmacist.

Uerica Wang, Pharm.D., BCPS received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree and completed a pharmacy practice residency from the University of California, San Francisco. She currently works as an abdominal transplant pharmacist at Stanford Health Care.