Leadership

Directors

Laura Alfieri, MPH
Director, Pharmacy Operations, Wakefield Campus
laalfier@montefiore.org

Education

BS, Pharmacy, St. John's University, New York, NY
MPH, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY

Frank C. Aroh, PharmD
Director, Pharmacy Operations, Montefiore Hutchinson Campus
faroh@montefiore.org

Education

BS, Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, NJ
BS, Pharmacy, Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Brooklyn, NY
PharmD, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR

Residency

ASHP-Accredited Residency in Pharmacy Practice, Brookdale Hospital Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY

Royston Browne, PharmD
Director, Oncology Pharmacy
rbrowne@montefiore.org

Education

BS, Pharmacy, St. John's University, New York, NY
PharmD, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Anh-Viet Le, PharmD
Director, Pharmacy Operations, Montefiore Westchester Square Campus
ale12@montefiore.org

Education

PharmD, Midwestern University College of Pharmacy, Glendale, AZ

Philip Manning, MS
Director, Specialty Pharmacy/340b
pmanning@montefiore.org

Education

BS, Pharmaceutical Sciences, St. John’s University, New York, NY
MS, Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Brooklyn, NY

Ellen Rudnick, MS
Director, Pharmacy Operations, Moses Campus
erudnick@montefiore.org

Education

BS, Pharmacy, Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Brooklyn, NY
MS, Drug Information and Communication, Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Brooklyn, NY
GSK/APhA Executive Management Program for Pharmacy Leaders, Wharton-LDI

Mark J. Sinnett, PharmD, FASHP
Director, Clinical and Educational Pharmacy Services
msinnet@montefiore.org

Education

BS, Pharmacy, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
PharmD, State University of New York at Buffalo, NY

Residency

ASHP-Accredited Residency in Pharmacy Practice, Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital, Cooperstown, NY

Appointments

Co-Chair, Institutional Review Board, Biomedical Research Alliance of New York
Deputy Chair, Institutional Review Board, Montefiore Medical Center

Michael Thomas, MS, PharmD
Director, Pharmacy Operations, Einstein Campus
micthoma@montefiore.org

Education

BS, Pharmaceutical Sciences, St. John’s University, New York, NY
PharmD, Saint John’s University, New York, NY
MS, Pharmacy Administration, St. John’s University

Bonifacio Zaino, MS
Director, Pharmacy Finance and Automation
bzaino@montefiore.org

Education

BS, Pharmacy, Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Brooklyn, NY
MS, Institutional Pharmacy Practice, St. John's University, New York, NY

Residency

ASHP-Accredited Residency in Pharmacy Practice, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY

Clinical and Operations Management

Hongkai (Jack) Bao, PharmD, BCIDP
Clinical Pharmacy Manager, Infectious Diseases
hbao@montefiore.org

Education

PharmD, St. John’s University, New York, NY

Residency

ASHP-Accredited PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Pharmacy, NYU Langone Health; New York, NY
ASHP-Accredited PGY2 Pharmacy Residency in Infectious Diseases, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY

Brendan Begnoche, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacy Manager, Informatics
bbegnoch@montefiore.org

Education

PharmD, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY

Residency

PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
PGY-2 Pharmacy Informatics Residency, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH

Alla Belovsky, MS
Inpatient Pharmacy Manager, Moses Campus
abelovsk@montefiore.org

Education

BS, Pharmacy, St. John's University, New York, NY
MS, Clinical Pharmacy, St. John’s University, New York, NY

Shawn Boley, BS
Inpatient Pharmacy Manager, Wakefield Campus
shboley@montefiore.org

Education

BS, Pharmacy, Samford University, Birmingham, AL
BS, Biology, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL

Mei Chang, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP, BCCCP
Clinical Pharmacy Manager, Infectious Diseases
mechang@montefiore.org

Education

PharmD, Arnold and Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY
BA, Economics, Columbia University

Residency

ASHP-Accredited Residency in Pharmacy Practice, James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, NY
ASHP-Accredited Specialty Residency in Infectious Diseases, James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, NY

Angela Cheng-Lai, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacy Manager, Cardiology
acheng@montefiore.org

Faculty Appointment

Associate Professor, Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Education

BS, Pharmacy, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
PharmD, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY

Residency

ASHP-Accredited Residency in Pharmacy Practice, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY

Alyssa Mae De Castro, PharmD, BCOP
Clinical Pharmacy Manager, Oncology
adecast@montefiore.org

Education

BS, Microbiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI
PharmD, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN

Residency

ASHP-Accredited PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
ASHP-Accredited PGY2 Pharmacy Residency in Oncology, Providence Alaska Medical Center, Anchorage, AK

Katherine E. Di Palo, PharmD, MBA, MS, BCACP, BCGP
Senior Director, Transitional Care Excellence
kdipalo@montefiore.org

Faculty Appointment

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
Adjunct Instructor, University of Buffalo School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, Buffalo, NY

Education

PharmD, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
MBA, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
MS Health Care Research & Policy, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Residency

ASHP-Accredited Residency in Pharmacy Practice, James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, NY

Sara Farghaly, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacy Manager, Solid Organ Transplant
sfarghal@montefiore.org

Education

PharmD, Arnold and Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY

Residency

ASHP-Accredited Residency in Pharmacy Practice, Downstate Medical Center
ASHP-Accredited Specialty Residency in Solid Organ Transplantation, University of Maryland

Nadia C. Ferguson, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP
Clinical Pharmacy Manager, Critical Care
nafergus@montefiore.org

Education

PharmD, The Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ

Residency

ASHP-Accredited Residency in Pharmacy Practice, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, NY

Danielle Garcia, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacy Manager, Transitional Care Excellence
Coordinator, PGY1 Pharmacy Residency
dangarci@montefiore.org

Education

PharmD, The Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ

Residency

ASHP-Accredited PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
ASHP-Accredited PGY2 Pharmacy Residency in Internal Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina/South Carolina College of Pharmacy, Charleston, SC

Virleny Garcia, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP
Clinical Pharmacy Manager, Pediatric Transplantation and Cellular Therapy
virgarcia@montefiore.org

Education

PharmD, Touro College of Pharmacy, New York, NY
BA, Biology, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ

Residency

ASHP-Accredited Residency in Pharmacy Practice, Yale New Haven, CT
ASHP-Accredited Specialty Residency in Oncology, Bronx Care Health System, Bronx, NY

Pavel Goriacko, PharmD, MPH, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacy Manager, Critical Care
Manager, Research and Quality Analytics, Center for Pharmacotherapy Research and Quality
pgoriack@montefiore.org

Education

PharmD, Arnold and Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY
MPH, Columbia University, New York, NY

Residency

ASHP-Accredited PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY

Yi Guo, PharmD, BCIDP
Clinical Pharmacy Manager, Infectious Diseases
Co-director, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
Director, PGY2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Residency
yiguo@montefiore.org

Faculty Appointment

Associate Professor of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY

Education

PharmD, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY

Residency

ASHP-Accredited Residency in Pharmacy Practice, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY
ASHP-Accredited Specialty Residency in Infectious Diseases, Bronx VA Medical Center, Bronx, NY

Saira Khalique, PharmD, BCCCP
Clinical Pharmacy Manager, Critical Care
skhaliqu@montefiore.org

Education

PharmD, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ

Residency

ASHP-Accredited PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
ASHP-Accredited PGY2 Critical Care Residency, Christiana Health System, Newark, DE

Pooja Kumar, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacy Manager, Critical Care
pokumar@montefiore.org

Education

PharmD, Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

Residency

ASHP-Accredited PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, University of California, Irvine Health, Orange, CA
ASHP-Accredited PGY2 Residency in Critical Care, New York-Presbyterian, Weill Cornell Medical Center/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY

Philip Lee, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacy Manager, Pediatric Infectious Diseases
phle@montefiore.org

Education

BA, Economics, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
PharmD, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

Residency

ASHP-Accredited PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, NY
ASHP-Accredited PGY2 Pharmacy Residency in Infectious Diseases, Yale-New Haven Health Hospital, New Haven, CT

Ruth Lyttle, PharmD
Evening/Midnight Pharmacy Manager - Einstein Campus
rlyttle@montefiore.org

Education

BS, Pharmacy, St. John's University, New York, NY
BS, Microbiology, Howard University, Washington DC
PharmD, Shenandoah University, Winchester, VA

Joseph Manganelli, PharmD, MPA
Director, Clinical Pharmacy, CMO, Care Management Company, Montefiore
jmangane@montefiore.org

Education

BS, Pharmacy, St. John's University, New York, NY
MS, Public Administration, Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY
PharmD, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

Irene E. Maningas, PharmD
Day Pharmacy Manager, Einstein Campus
imaning@montefiore.org

Education

BS, Pharmacy, University of Santo Tomas, Manilla, Philippines
PharmD, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Terrence McSweeney, PharmD, BCIDP
Clinical Pharmacy Manager, Infectious Diseases
tmcsweeney@montefiore.org

Education

PharmD, St. John’s University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, New York, NY

Residency

ASHP-Accredited PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, NYU Langone Hospital – Long Island, New York, NY
ASHP-Accredited PGY2 Pharmacy Residency in Infectious Diseases, Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT

Alexander (Xander) Miller, PharmD, BCCCP
Clinical Pharmacy Manager, Critical Care
alexmille@montefiore.org

Education

PharmD, Northeastern University Bouve College of Pharmacy, Boston, MA

Residency

ASHP-Accredited Residency in Pharmacy Practice, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
ASHP-Accredited Specialty Residency in Critical Care, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San Jose, CA

Toshiba Morgan-Joseph, BS, PharmD, BCPPS
Clinical Pharmacy Manager, Neonatal Intensive Care
Director, PGY1 Pharmacy Residency
tmorgan@montefiore.org

Faculty Appointment

Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore

Education

BS, Biology, Howard University, Washington, DC
PharmD, Howard University, Washington, DC

Residency

ASHP-Accredited Pharmacy Practice Residency, The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY

Katherine (Katie) Myers, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacy Manager, Solid Organ Transplantation
kathjohnso@montefiore.org

Faculty Appointment

Clinical Instructor, University of Arizona College of Pharmacy, Tucson, AZ

Education

PharmD, University of Kansas School of Pharmacy, Lawrence, KS

Residency

ASHP-Accredited PGY1 Residency, Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City, Kansas City, MO

Daryl Nnani, PharmD, BCTXP
Clinical Pharmacy Manager, Solid Organ Transplantation
dnnani@montefiore.org

Education

BS, Human Biology, Albany College of Pharmacy, Albany, NY
PharmD, Albany College of Pharmacy, Albany, NY

Residency

ASHP-Accredited PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
ASHP-Accredited PGY2 Pharmacy Residency in Solid Organ Transplantation, The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY

Pragna Patel, PharmD, BCOP
Oncology Pharmacy Manager, Investigational Drugs
ppatel@montefiore.org

Education

BS, Pharmacy, LM College of Pharmacy, Gujarat, India
MS, Pharmacy, LM College of Pharmacy, Gujarat, India
PharmD, Albany College of Pharmacy, Albany, NY

Dhara D. Shah, PharmD, BCPPS
Clinical Pharmacy Manager, Pediatric Critical Care
dhshah@montefiore.org

Education

PharmD, The Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ

Residency

ASHP-Accredited PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Atlantic Health System, Morristown, NJ
ASHP-Accredited PGY2 Pediatric Pharmacotherapy Residency, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ

Harshal Shukla, PharmD, BCPS, DPLA
Clinical Pharmacy Manager, Anesthesiology
hshukla@montefiore.org

Education

PharmD, Arnold and Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY
Diplomate, Pharmacy Leadership Academy (ASHP)

Residency

ASHP-Accredited PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY

Clemencia Solorzano, PharmD
Manager, Investigational Drug Services
Clinical Pharmacy Manager, Anticoagulation Services
csolorza@montefiore.org

Education

BA, Biology, City University of New York, Hunter College, New York, NY
BS, Pharmacy, Arnold and Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Brooklyn, NY
PharmD, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Residency

ASHP-Accredited Residency in Pharmacy Practice, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY

Appointments

Member, Institutional Review Board, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY

Steven W. Tuckman, MBA
Director, Ambulatory Pharmacy Services
stuckman@montefiore.org

Education

BA, Yeshiva University, Bronx, NY
BS, Pharmacy, Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Brooklyn, NY

Keith T. Veltri, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP
Clinical Pharmacy Manager, Family Medicine
kveltri@montefiore.org

Faculty Appointment

Associate Professor of Pharmacy, Touro College of Pharmacy, New York, NY

Education

BS, Biology, Mary Washington College, Fredricksburg, VA
BS, Pharmacy, St. John's University, New York, NY
PharmD, St. John's University, New York, NY

Susan Villegas, PharmD, BCPPS
Clinical Pharmacy Manager, Pediatrics
Assistant Professor, Pharmacy, Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Brooklyn, NY

Education

PharmD, West Virginia University School of Pharmacy, Morgantown, WV

Residency

ASHP-Accredited Pharmacy Practice Residency, Children's Hospitals and Clinics, Minneapolis, MN

Carolyn M. Woodley, PharmD
Evening/Midnight Pharmacy Manager, Moses Campus
cwoodley@montefiore.org

Education

BS, Pharmacy, Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Brooklyn, NY
PharmD, Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Brooklyn, NY
Certified Nuclear Pharmacist, Arizona School of Pharmacy, Tucson, AZ

Vicken Yaghdjian, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacy Manager, Anesthesiology
vyaghdji@montefiore.org

Education

BS, Pharmacy, St. John's University, New York, NY
PharmD, St. John's University, New York, NY
BS, Forensic Science/Toxicology, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, NY

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