Meet Your Clinical Pharmacy Team

Montefiore Einstein’s clinical pharmacy leaders are recognized innovators. They’re not just medication experts—they’re educators, researchers and part of your care team. Many train the next generation through our region’s first ASHP-accredited residency program (established 1968), ensuring you are always supported by some of the best trained pharmacists in the nation.

Team Leadership

Yi Guo, PharmD

Director, Clinical & Educational Pharmacy Services

Team Members

Hongkai Bao, Pharm.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
Brendan Begnoche, PharmD

Brendan Begnoche, PharmD

Clinical Pharmacy Manager, Informatics

Mei H. Chang, PharmD

Clinical Pharmacy Manager, Infectious Diseases

Angela Cheng-Lai, Pharm.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
Alyssa De Castro, PharmD, BCOP

Alyssa De Castro, PharmD, BCOP

Clinical Pharmacy Manager, Oncology
Sara Farghaly, PharmD, BCTXP

Sara Farghaly, PharmD, BCTXP

Clinical Pharmacy Manager, Solid Organ Transplant

Nadia Ferguson, Pharm.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine

Danielle Garcia, PharmD

Clinical Pharmacy Manager, Transitional Care Excellence
Virleny Garcia, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP

Virleny Garcia, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP

Clinical Pharmacy Manager, Pediatric Transplantation & Cellular Therapy

Pavel Goriacko, M.P.H., Pharm.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology & Population Health
Pooja Kumar, PharmD

Pooja Kumar, PharmD

Clinical Pharmacy Manager, Critical Care

Philip J. Lee, Pharm.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Andy Lim, PharmD, BCIDP

Andy Lim, PharmD, BCIDP

Clinical Pharmacy Manager, Infectious Diseases
Angelly Miane, PharmD

Angelly Miane, PharmD

Clinical Pharmacy Manager, Solid Organ Transplant

Alexander D. Miller, Pharm.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
Qingxiang Mo, PharmD, BCTXP

Qingxiang Mo, PharmD, BCTXP

Clinical Pharmacy Manager, Solid Organ Transplant

Toshiba R.D. Morgan Joseph, Pharm.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Daryl U. Nnani, PharmD

Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine
Dominick Patafio, PharmD

Dominick Patafio, PharmD

Clinical Pharmacy Manager, Oncology
Pragna Patel, PharmD, BCOP

Pragna Patel, PharmD, BCOP

Oncology Pharmacy Manager, Investigational Drugs
Dhara Shah, PharmD, BCPPS

Dhara Shah, PharmD, BCPPS

Clinical Pharmacy Manager, Pediatric Critical Care
Keith Veltri, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP

Keith Veltri, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP

Clinical Pharmacy Manager, Family Medicine

Katherine Myers, PharmD

Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine