Pharmacy Leadership
Directors
Laura Alfieri, MPHDirector, 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, PharmDDirector, 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, PharmDDirector, Oncology Pharmacy rbrowne@montefiore.org
Education
BS, Pharmacy, St. John's University, New York, NY
PharmD, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Anh-Viet Le, PharmDDirector, Pharmacy Operations, Montefiore Westchester Square Campus ale12@montefiore.org
Education
PharmD, Midwestern University College of Pharmacy, Glendale, AZ
Philip Manning, MSDirector, 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, MSDirector, 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, FASHPDirector, 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, BCIDPClinical 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, PharmDClinical 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, MSInpatient 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, BSInpatient 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, BCCCPClinical 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, BCPSClinical 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, BCOPClinical 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, BCGPSenior 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, PharmDClinical 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, BCCCPClinical 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, BCPSClinical 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, BCOPClinical 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, BCPSClinical 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, BCIDPClinical 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, BCCCPClinical 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, PharmDClinical 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, BCPSClinical 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, PharmDEvening/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, MPADirector, 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, PharmDDay 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, BCIDPClinical 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, BCCCPClinical 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, BCPPSClinical 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, BCPSClinical 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, BCTXPClinical 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, BCOPOncology 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, BCPPSClinical 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, DPLAClinical 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, PharmDManager, 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, MBADirector, 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, BCGPClinical 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, BCPPSClinical 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, PharmDEvening/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, PharmDClinical 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