Preceptor BiographiesPharmacy Residency

Cheng Yu (Yvonne) Yen, PharmD, Clinical Practice Specialist – Pediatrics

Residency Training/Postgraduate Education

• Pediatrics, Texas Children's Hospital, 2024
• Pediatrics, Texas Children's Hospital, 2023

Education

• Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2022

Joined UTMB: 2025

Preceptor: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), General Pediatrics

Scott Ferren, PharmD, BCIDP,  PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency Program Director and Senior Clinical Practice Specialist – Infectious Diseases

Residency Training/Postgraduate Education

• Infectious Diseases, University of California - Irvine, 2017
• Pharmacy Practice, UTMB Health, 2016

Education

• Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Houston College of Pharmacy, 2015

Joined UTMB: 2017

Preceptor: Infectious Diseases Consult Services and Antimicrobial Stewardship

Noor Zaidan, PharmD, BCIDP,  PGY2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Residency Program Director and Clinical Practice Specialist – Infectious Diseases

Residency Training/Postgraduate Education

• Infectious Diseases, UTMB Health, 2021
• Pharmacy Practice, UTMB Health, 2020

Education

• Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Houston College of Pharmacy, 2019
• Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition and Foods, University of Houston, 2015

Joined UTMB: 2019

Preceptor: Community Infectious Diseases

Hiba Al Shaikhli, PharmD PGY2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Residency Program Coordinator and Clinical Practice Specialist – Infectious Diseases

Residency Training/Postgraduate Education

• Infectious Diseases, University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2024
• Pharmacy Practice, Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital, 2023

Education

• Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Houston College of Pharmacy, 2022

Joined UTMB: 2024

Preceptor: Community Infectious Diseases

Daniel Moussa, PharmD, BCIDP- Clinical Practice Specialist – Infectious Diseases

Residency Training/Postgraduate Education

• Infectious Diseases, Memorial Hermann- Texas Medical Center, 2024
• Pharmacy Practice, Memorial Hermann- Texas Medical Center, 2023

Education

• Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Houston College of Pharmacy, 2022

Joined UTMB: 2025

Preceptor: Infectious Diseases Consult Services & Antimicrobial Stewardship

Eddie Lee, PharmD, BCPS, Clinical Practice Specialist – Internal Medicine

Residency Training/Postgraduate Education

• Pharmacy Practice, The University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center, 1997

Education

• Doctor of Pharmacy, The University of Kentucky, 1996
• BS Pharmacy, The University of Louisiana at Monroe, 1946

Joined UTMB: 1997

Preceptor: Internal Medicine

Nicole Stephen, PharmD, PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency Program Coordinator and Clinical Practice Specialist – Internal Medicine

Residency Training/Postgraduate Education

• Pharmacy Practice, University of Chicago Medicine, 2021

Education

• Doctor of Pharmacy, Feik School of Pharmacy, 2020

Joined UTMB: 2023

Preceptor: Internal Medicine

Annette Augustine, PharmD, BCPS, Clinical Practice Specialist – Internal Medicine

Residency Training/Postgraduate Education

• Pharmacy Practice, OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital, 2022

Education

• Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Houston College of Pharmacy, 2021

Joined UTMB: 2024

Preceptor: Internal Medicine

Emily Kefer, PharmD, Clinical Practice Specialist – Cardiology

Residency Training/Postgraduate Education

• Cardiology, Memorial Hermann – Texas Medical Center, 2024
• Pharmacy Practice, Memorial Hermann – Texas Medical Center, 2023

Education

• Doctor of Pharmacy, The University of Houston College of Pharmacy, 2022

Joined UTMB: 2024

Preceptor: Cardiology

Regina Ramirez, PharmD, BCPS, Clinical Practice Specialist – Solid Organ Transplant & VAD Programs

Residency Training/Postgraduate Education

• Pharmacy Practice, The University of Texas Medical Branch, 2011

Education

•  Doctor of Pharmacy, Texas Southern University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 2010

Joined UTMB: 2010

Preceptor: Solid Organ Transplant

Sonia Mathews, PharmD, BCPS, Clinical Practice Specialist – Critical Care

Residency Training/Postgraduate Education

• Pharmacy Practice, UTMB Health, 2004

Education

• Doctor of Pharmacy, The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy, 2003

Joined UTMB: 2010

Preceptor: Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU)- Galveston Campus

Michele Tieman, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, Clinical Practice Specialist – Critical Care

Residency Training/Postgraduate Education

• Critical Care, St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, 2004
• Pharmacy Practice, St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, 2003

Education

• Doctor of Pharmacy, The University of Houston College of Pharmacy, 2002

Joined UTMB: 2004

Preceptor: Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU)- Galveston Campus

Rhea Soltau, PharmD, BCCCP,  Clinical Practice Specialist – Critical Care

Residency Training/Postgraduate Education

• Critical Care, Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, 2023
• Pharmacy Practice, Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center, 2022

Education

• Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Houston College of Pharmacy, 2021

Joined UTMB: 2025

Preceptor: Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU)- Galveston Campus

Jaimy James, PharmD, BCCCP, Clinical Practice Specialist – Critical Care

Residency Training/Postgraduate Education

• Critical Care, Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, 2022
• Pharmacy Practice, Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, 2021

Education

• Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Houston College of Pharmacy, 2020

Joined UTMB: 2022

Preceptor: Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) - Clear Lake Campus

Tien Pham, PharmD, BCCCP, Clinical Practice Specialist – Critical Care

Residency Training/Postgraduate Education

• Critical Care, Cleveland Clinic, 2025
• Pharmacy Practice, Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital, 2024

Education

• Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Houston College of Pharmacy, 2023

Joined UTMB: 2025

Preceptor: Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) - League City Campus

Haneen Hussein, PharmD, Clinical Practice Specialist – Emergency Medicine

Residency Training/Postgraduate Education

• Emergency Medicine, Advocate Christ Medical Center, 2024
• Pharmacy Practice, UChicago Medicine, 2023

Education

• Doctor of Pharmacy, The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy, 2022

Joined UTMB: 2024

Preceptor: Emergency Medicine

Christina Yang, PharmD, BCCCP, Clinical Practice Specialist – Emergency Medicine

Residency Training/Postgraduate Education

• Emergency Medicine, Huntington Memorial Hospital, 2016
• Pharmacy Practice, Palomar Health, 2015

Education

• Doctor of Pharmacy, UC San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2014

Joined UTMB: 2022

Preceptor: Emergency Medicine

Cameron Mei, PharmD, Clinical Practice Specialist – Hematology/Oncology

Residency Training/Postgraduate Education

• Oncology, Riverside Methodist Hospital, 2024
• Pharmacy Practice, OhioHealth, 2023

Education

• Doctor of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy, 2022

Joined UTMB: 2024

Preceptor: Oncology

David Pham, PharmD, BCOP,  Clinical Practice Specialist – Hematology/Oncology

Residency Training/Postgraduate Education

• Hematology/Oncology, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, 2019
• Pharmacy Practice, Harris Health System, 2018

Education

• Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Houston College of Pharmacy, 2017

Joined UTMB: 2019

Preceptor: Oncology

Tyler Ludwig, PharmD, Clinical Practice Specialist- Critical Care

Residency Training/Postgraduate Education

• Pharmacy Practice, Carle Foundation Hospital, 2017

Education

• Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Illinois Chicago College of Pharmacy, 2016

Joined UTMB: 2023

Preceptor: Burn Intensive Care Unit, Staffing

Jeena Thomas, PharmD, BCPS, Clinical Practice Specialist – GI/Hepatology

Residency Training/Postgraduate Education

• Pharmacy Practice, UTMB Health,2018

Education

• Doctor of Pharmacy, Texas Southern University, 2017

Joined UTMB: 2018

Preceptor: Ambulatory Care – GI/Hepatology

Damien R.T. Fisher PharmD, AE-C PGY2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residency Program Coordinator and Clinical Practice Specialist – Dermatology/Pulmonology 

Residency Training/Postgraduate Education

• Community and Ambulatory Care, University of Tennessee, 2005

Education

• Doctor of Pharmacy, Florida A&M University College of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2004

Joined UTMB: 2022, 2008-2018

Preceptor: Ambulatory Care – Dermatology/Pulmonology

Goran Flajc, PharmD, BCTXP, Clinical Practice Specialist – Solid Organ Transplant

Residency Training/Postgraduate Education

• Solid Organ Transplant, Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center, 2022
• Pharmacy Practice, Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center, 2021

Education

• Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Houston College of Pharmacy, 2020
• Bachelor of Science, The University of Texas at Austin, 2014

Joined UTMB: 2022

Preceptor: Ambulatory Care – Solid Organ Transplant

Brenda Astorga, PharmD, Clinical Practice Specialist – Solid Organ Transplant

Residency Training/Postgraduate Education

• Solid Organ Transplant, UChicago Medicine, 2022
• Pharmacy Practice, Methodist Healthcare System, 2021

Education

• The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy, 2020

Joined UTMB: 2024

Preceptor: Ambulatory Care – Solid Organ Transplant

Shannon Walter, PharmD, BCACP, Clinical Practice Specialist – Family Medicine

Residency Training/Postgraduate Education

• Ambulatory Care, Harris Health System, 2022
• Pharmacy Practice, Harris Health System, 2021

Education

• Doctor of Pharmacy, Texas A&M University Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy, 2020

Joined UTMB: 2023

Preceptor: Ambulatory Care – Family Medicine

LaNeria Sanders, PharmD, Clinical Practice Specialist – Family Medicine

Residency Training/Postgraduate Education

• Ambulatory Care, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, 2024
• Pharmacy Practice, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, 2023

Education

• Doctor of Pharmacy, The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy, 2022

Joined UTMB: 2024

Preceptor: Ambulatory Care – Family Medicine

Mario A. Gutierrez, PharmD, Clinical Practice Specialist – Family Medicine

Residency Training/Postgraduate Education

• Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residency, Harris Health System, 2024
• Pharmacy Practice, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, 2023

Education

• Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Houston College of Pharmacy, 2022

Joined UTMB: 2024

Preceptor: Ambulatory Care – Family Medicine

Chiemela Ubani, PharmD, DABAT- Director of Poison Center

Residency Training/Postgraduate Education

• Emergency Medicine/Clinical Toxicology, University of Florida Health- Jacksonville, 2020-2022

Education

• Doctor of Pharmacy, Feik School of Pharmacy, 2018

Joined UTMB: 2022, 2018-2020

Preceptor: Poison Center 

Akeem Bale, PharmD, MS, MBA, BCPS, BCSCP, PGY1 & PGY2 Health System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership Residency Program Coordinator and Health System Director of Inpatient Pharmacy Operations

Residency Training/Postgraduate Education

• PGY1/2 HSPAL, Houston Methodist Hospital, 2019

Education

• Master of Bussiness Administration (Healthcare Administration), Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi, 2020
• Master of Science, Pharmacy Leadership & Administration, University of Houston College of Pharmacy, 2019
• Doctor of Pharmacy, The University of Toledo College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2017

Joined UTMB: 2022

Preceptor: Practice Management

Rebekah Silberhorn, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP, Pharmacy Informatics Manager

Residency Training/Postgraduate Education

• Pharmacy Practice, St. Charles Mercy Hospital and St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center and Children's Hospital

Education

• Doctor of Pharmacy, The University of Toledo College of Pharmacy, 2003

Joined UTMB: 2023

Preceptor: Pharmacy Informatics and Pharmacy Informatics Leadership

Beula Abraham, RPH, MBA, Pharmacy Manager - Medication Safety

Education

• BS in Pharmacy, University of Houston, 1989

Joined UTMB: 2004

Preceptor: Medication Safety

Maryam Bayat, PharmD, BCPS, BCCP, Senior Pharmacy Manager - Drug Information & Formulary Management

Residency Training/Postgraduate Education

• Critical Care, The Methodist Hospital/Texas Southern University, 1995
• Pharmacy Practice, Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center

Education

• Doctor of Pharmacy, Texas Southern University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 1994
• BS in Pharmacy, University of Houston, 1992

Joined UTMB: 1991-1993, 1997-2009, 2017

Preceptor: Formulary Management

Brandi Cooper-Lewis, PharmD, M.Ed

Residency Training/Postgraduate Education

• Master of Education in Educational Leadership, 2011

Education

• Doctor of Pharmacy, Texas Southern University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 2016

Joined UTMB: 2021

Preceptor: Community Pharmacy

Rochelle Akpaffiong, PharmD, MBA-HCM, DPLA, Pharmacy Manager

Residency Training/Postgraduate Education

• Pharmacy Leadership Academy, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, 2023

Education

• Master of Business Administration - Healthcare Management, University of Texas at Tyler, 2016
• Doctor of Pharmacy, Texas Southern University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 2008

Joined UTMB: 2018

Preceptor: Inpatient Pharmacy Operations

Ryan J. Hughes, PharmD, MHA,  Pharmacy Manager

Residency Training/Postgraduate Education

• PGY1/2 HSPAL, Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center, 2021

Education

• Master of Health Administration, Pfeiffer University, 2021
• Doctor of Pharmacy, Texas Southern University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 2019

Joined UTMB: 2024

Preceptor: Inpatient Pharmacy Operations

Jared C. Sheneman, PharmD, MS, PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency Program Coordinator and Manager - Inpatient Operations

Residency Training/Postgraduate Education

• PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership Residency, OhioHealth, 2023
• PGY1 Pharmacy Practice, OhioHealth - Mansfield Hospital, 2022
  

Education

• Master of Science - Health System Pharmacy Administration, The Ohio State University, 2023
• Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Houston College of Pharmacy, 2021

Joined UTMB: 2023

Preceptor: Inpatient Pharmacy Operations, Longitudinal Leadership, Professionalism, and Practice Management

Hala Ghoson, PharmD, CITI-GCP, Investigational Drug Services

Education

• Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Houston College of Pharmacy, 2002

Joined UTMB: 2002

Preceptor: Inpatient Pharmacy, Investigational Drug Services