Meet the Preceptors

Beverly Morgan, MSc, PharmD, RPh
Director of Pharmacy

Pharmacy Education: Long Island University, Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy; St. John’s University; University of Florida, Gainesville

Andrew Straznitskas, PharmD, BCCCP
Residency Program Director
Assistant Director, Clinical Pharmacy Services
Preceptor: Orientation, Medication Safety

• Pharmacy Education: University of Connecticut
• PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency: University of Washington Medicine
• PGY-2 Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Residency: Tampa General Hospital

Joshua Beckhusen, PharmD, BCPS
Assistant Director of Pharmacy Informatics
Preceptor: Pharmacy Informatics

• Pharmacy Education: Long Island University, Arnold and Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy
• PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency: Maimonides Medical Center
• PGY-2 Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Residency: Maimonides Medical Center

Heather Borriello, PharmD
Assistant Director of Quality and Regulatory Compliance
Preceptor: Transitions of Care

• Pharmacy Education: Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, University of Florida College of Pharmacy

Wendy Chen, PharmD, BCEMP
Emergency Medicine Clinical Pharmacist
Preceptor: Emergency Medicine

• Pharmacy Education: Long Island University Arnold and Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy
• PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency: Brookdale Hospital Medical Center
• PGY-2 Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Residency: Long Island University/The Brooklyn Hospital Center

Brynna Crovetto, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP
Medical Intensive Care Unit Clinical Pharmacist
PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency Coordinator
Preceptor: Critical Care I, Critical Care II, Academia, Professional Development, Orientation

• Pharmacy Education: State University of New York, University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy
• PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency: RWJBH Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital- Somerset
• PGY-2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency: Touro College of Pharmacy/The Mount Sinai Hospital

Ashita Debnath, PharmD, BCIDP
Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship Clinical Pharmacist
Preceptor: Infectious Diseases I, Infectious Diseases II

• Pharmacy Education: Ernest Mario Rutgers School of Pharmacy
• PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency: Atlantic Health System
• PGY-2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Residency: University of Rochester Medical Center

Mei Qin (Denise) Dong, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP
Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship Clinical Pharmacist
Preceptor: Infectious Diseases I, Infectious Diseases II

• Pharmacy Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Eshelman School of Pharmacy
• PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency: SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Hospital

Colin Finley, PharmD
Emergency Medicine Clinical Pharmacist
Preceptor: Emergency Medicine

• Pharmacy Education: University of Michigan College of Pharmacy
• PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency: University of Michigan Health
• PGY-2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency: University of Michigan Health

Sylvie Hall, PharmD, MPH, BCCP, BCCCP
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Clinical Pharmacist
Preceptor: Critical Care I, Critical Care II, Research

• Pharmacy Education: University of Iowa College of Pharmacy
• PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency: Cleveland Clinic, Main Campus
• PGY-2 Cardiology Pharmacy Residency: Cleveland Clinic, Main Campus

Da Som Kim, PharmD, BCACP
CDTM Ambulatory Care Pharmacist
Preceptor: Ambulatory Care

• Pharmacy Education: University of Wisconsin- Madison
• PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency: Northport VA
• PGY-2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residency: Brookdale Hospital

Jason Lee, PharmD, BCACP
CDTM Pharmacist Primary Care Clinic, Diabetes
Preceptor: Ambulatory Care

• Pharmacy Education: St. John’s University
• PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency: Northport VA Medical Center
• PGY-2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residency: St. John’s University

Dhara Mehta, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP
Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship Clinical Pharmacist
Preceptor: Infectious Diseases I, Infectious Diseases II

• Pharmacy Education: Long Island University and Arnold and Marie School of Pharmacy
• PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency: James J Peter VA, Bronx, NY
• PGY-2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Residency: James J Peter VA, Bronx, NY

Hannah Otiker, PharmD
Medical Intensive Care Unit Clinical Pharmacist
Preceptor: Critical Care I, Critical Care II

• Pharmacy Education: University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy
• PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency: Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center, Houston, TX
• PGY-2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency: Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center, Houston, TX

Eugene Owusu-Mensah, PharmD, BCSCP, BCNSP
Sterile Compounding Supervisor|
Preceptor: Sterile Compounding

• Pharmacy Education: Long Island University, Arnold and Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy

Palak Patel, PharmD
Diabetes and Medication Safety Pharmacist , IPPE and APPE Student Program Supervisor
Preceptor: Medication Safety

• Pharmacy Education: Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Joseph Plott, PharmD, BCCCP
Emergency Medicine Clinical Pharmacist
Preceptor: Emergency Medicine

• Pharmacy Education: University of Kentucky
• PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency: Oregon Health and Science University
• PGY-2 Emergency Medicine Pharmacy Residency: The Ohio State University

Firas H. Quran, PharmD, CACP
Anticoagulation Stewardship Clinical Pharmacist
Preceptor: Internal Medicine

• Pharmacy Education: Union University College of Pharmacy
• PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency: Baptist Memorial Hospital DeSoto
• PGY-2 Thrombosis and Hemostasis Management Pharmacy Residency: Sanford USD Medical Center

Susannah Vanderpool, PharmD, MPH, BCPPS
Neonatal and Pediatric Clinical Pharmacist
Preceptor: Neonatal ICU, Pediatrics

• Pharmacy Education: Northeastern University
• PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency: Montefiore Medical Center
• PGY-2 Pediatric Pharmacy Residency: Cone Health

Mei Wu-Liu, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP
Supervisor of Inpatient Services
Preceptor: Pharmacy Operations

• Pharmacy Education: Long Island University, Arnold and Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy
• PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency: Mount Sinai West (Formerly St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center)