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Pharmacy Preceptors

Learn about the background and interests of the preceptors providing the guidance and mentoring you need to complete your pharmacy residency training.

Wayne Chee, PharmD, BCPS

Clinical Pharmacist, Internal medicine

  • Preceptor for internal medicine
  • Research project advisor
  • PharmD – Texas Tech University Health Science Center
  • Research interests include anticoagulation, hematology/oncology, and pharmacotoxicology

Hannah Ehrenfeld, PharmD, BCPS

Clinical Pharmacist, Cardiology

  • Research project coordinator
  • Preceptor for cardiology and cardiovascular critical care
  • Research project advisor
  • PharmD – Texas A&M University
  • PGY1 – Pharmacy residency, Scott & White Medical Center
  • PGY2 – Solid organ transplant, CHI St. Luke’s Health
  • Research interests include transplant, cardiology and anticoagulation

Ashitha Jayachandran, PharmD, BCPS

Clinical Pharmacist, Internal medicine

  • Preceptor for orientation and internal medicine
  • Research project advisor
  • PharmD – Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
  • PGY1 – Pharmacy residency, UTMB Health
  • Research interests include infectious disease, pediatrics, anticoagulant and quality and process improvement

Clay Lassiter, RPh

Director of Pharmacy

  • Preceptor for pharmacy administration and operations, and professional development and leadership
  • BS – University of Louisiana at Monroe
  • Research interests include pharmacy operations, productivity, and regulatory compliance

Brady McMahon, PharmD, BCPS

Clinical Pharmacist, Internal medicine

  • Preceptor for pharmacy administration and operations, professional development and leadership, and grand rounds
  • PharmD – The University of Texas at Austin
  • PGY1 – Pharmacy residency, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
  • Research interests include antibiotic stewardship and anticoagulation

Clynton Musngi, PharmD, BCPS

Clinical Pharmacist, Internal medicine

    • Preceptor for internal medicine and grand rounds
    • Research project advisor
    • PharmD – University of Maryland
    • PGY1 – Pharmacy residency, MedStar Union Memorial Hospital
    • Research interests include anticoagulation, cardiology and critical care

Jonny Nguyen, PharmD, MBA, BCPS

Clinical Pharmacist, Emergency medicine

  • Preceptor for emergency medicine
  • Research project advisor
  • PharmD – University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy
  • PGY1 – Pharmacy residency, Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center
  • Research interests include trauma and cardiovascular emergencies

Jonathan Patterson, PharmD, BCCCP

Clinical Pharmacist, Critical care

  • Preceptor for critical care, neuroscience critical care, trauma critical care and research
  • Research project advisor
  • PharmD – The University of Texas at Austin
  • PGY1 – CHI St. Luke’s Health Baylor St Luke’s Medical Center
  • PGY2 – Critical care, CHI St. Luke’s Health Baylor St Luke’s Medical Center
  • Research interests include analgesia and sedation, shock and critical illness-related corticosteroid insufficiency

Taylor Schieber, PharmD

Clinical Pharmacist, Infectious diseases

  • Preceptor for infectious diseases and infectious diseases II
  • Research project advisor
  • PharmD – University of Colorado
  • PGY1 – Pharmacy residency, Wesley Medical Center
  • PGY2 – Infectious diseases, HCA Healthcare and UTHSC School of Pharmacy
  • Research interests include antimicrobial stewardship, candida auris, and persistent MRSA bacteremia

Noopur Shah, PharmD

Clinical Pharmacist, Pediatrics

  • Preceptor for teaching certificate
  • Research project advisor
  • PharmD – Lipscomb University
  • PGY1 – Pharmacy residency, Birmingham VA Medical Center
  • Research interest includes pediatrics

Rhea Soltau, PharmD

Clinical Pharmacist, Critical care

  • Preceptor for critical care, neuroscience critical care, trauma critical care
  • Grand rounds project advisor
  • PharmD – The University of Houston
  • PGY1 – Pharmacy residency, Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center
  • PGY2 – Critical care, Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center
  • Research interests include trauma, sedation, critically ill obstetrics and post-cardiac arrest care

Joseph Vu, PharmD

Medication Safety Officer

  • Preceptor for medication safety
  • Research project advisor
  • PharmD – Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
  • PGY1 – Pharmacy residency, Baptist Saint Anthony’s Health System
  • PGY2 – Medication safety and pediatrics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
  • Research interests include diabetes care and management, medication safety, pediatrics, and quality and process improvement

Michelle Yazdchi, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, BCSCP, CPHQ, CPPS

Pharmacy Operations Manager

  • Preceptor for pharmacy administration and operations, professional development and leadership, and healthcare improvement and innovation
  • Research project advisor
  • PharmD – Texas A&M University
  • PGY1 – Managed care, HCA Healthcare and University of Tennessee Health Science Center
  • Research interests include medication safety, quality and process improvement, and inter–professional collaboration

Nauman Zia, PharmD

Clinical Pharmacist, Emergency medicine

  • Preceptor for emergency medicine
  • Research project advisor
  • PharmD – Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
  • PGY1 – Pharmacy residency, Peconic Bay Medical Center
  • Research interests include trauma and cardiovascular emergencies