Preceptor BiographiesPharmacy Residency

Hamsah Saif, PharmD, BCPPS, PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency Program Coordinator and Clinical Practice Specialist - Pediatrics

Residency Training/Postgraduate Education

Pediatrics, Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, 2022
Pharmacy Practice, NYU Langone Hospital - Long Island, 2021

Education

Doctor of Pharmacy, The Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences at Long Island University, 2020

Joined UTMB: 2022

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

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 Infectious Diseases—Antimicrobial Stewardship

Noor Zaidan, PharmD, BCIDP, PGY2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Residency Program Coordinator 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

Rachel Britt, PharmD, BCIDP PGY2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Residency Program Director and Senior Clinical Practice Specialist – Infectious Diseases

Residency Training/Postgraduate Education

Infectious Diseases, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 2019
Pharmacy Practice, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 2018

Education

Doctor of Pharmacy, The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy, 2017

Joined UTMB: 2019

Preceptor: Infectious Diseases—Consult Services and Infectious Diseases—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, 19946

Joined UTMB: 1997

Preceptor: Internal Medicines

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)

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)

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 - Clear Lake Campus

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

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

Residency Training/Postgraduate Education

Pharmacy Practice, UTMB Health, 2011

Education

Doctor of Pharmacy, Texas Southern University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 2010
Bachelor of Science, The University of Houston, 2005

Joined UTMB: 2010

Preceptor: Solid Organ Transplant

Monica Robinson Green, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, BCACP, CDCES, PGY2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residency Program Director and Pharmacy Ambulatory Manager

Residency Training/Postgraduate Education

Ambulatory Care, Parkland Health & Hospital System, 2005

Education

Master of Business Administration - Healthcare Management, University of Texas at Tyler, 2019
Doctor of Pharmacy,nTexas Southern University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 2004
Bachelor of Science, Prairie View A&M University, 1993

Joined UTMB: 2020

Preceptor: Ambulatory Care

Alana Rice, PharmD, BCACP, Clinical Practice Specialist – GI/Hepatology

Residency Training/Postgraduate Education

Ambulatory Care, University of Kansas Health System, 2022
Pharmacy Practice, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center,2021

Education

Doctor of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy, 2020

Joined UTMB: 2022

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

Khushbu Patel, PharmD, BCACP, Clinical Practice Specialist – Endocrinology

Residency Training/Postgraduate Education

Ambulatory Care, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, 2022
Pharmacy Practice, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, 2021

Education

Doctor of Pharmacy, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 2020

Joined UTMB: 2022

Preceptor: Ambulatory Care – Endocrinology

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

Ellen Yin Mahood, PharmD, BCCP, Pharmacy Manager - Medication Use & Formulary Management

Residency Training/Postgraduate Education

Cardiology, Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, 2016
Pharmacy Practice, Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, 2015

Education

Doctor of Pharmacy, Purdue University College of Pharmacy, 2014

Joined UTMB: 2023

Preceptor: Formulary Management

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

Jared C. Sheneman, PharmD, MS, Supervisor - Inpatient Operation

Residency Training/Postgraduate Education

PGY1/2 HSPAL, 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 Operation

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