United States Department of Veterans Affairs

Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center - Houston, Texas

MEDVAMC Former Pharmacy Residents

Former Residents of the MEDVAMC Pharmacy Residency Programs have accepted clinical pharmacy specialists positions in a variety of areas including ambulatory care, critical care, internal medicine, transplant, geriatrics, mental health, infectious disease and hematology/oncology. Below is a complete list of past residents and their current position.

2011-2012

Saadia Ali, Pharm.D. (2011-2012) – PGY-2 Mental Health Pharmacy Resident, Breckenridge Hospital, Austin, Texas

Christina DiGiacomo, Pharm.D. (2011-2012) – Internal Medicine Clinical Pharmacist, St David Hospital, Austin, Texas

Catherine Hong, Pharm.D. (2011-2012) – PGY-2 Critical Care Pharmacy Resident, VA Hospital San Diego, CA

Deanna McGregor, Pharm.D. (2011-2012) – Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Herman Memorial Hospital, Houston, Texas

Chandni Patel, Pharm.D. (2011-2012) – Medical Affairs Fellowship Cubist, Boston, MA

Tyler Walthall, Pharm.D. (2011-2012) - Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, VA Clinic Aurora, CO

Jennifer Welch, Pharm.D. (2011-2012) – Drug Information Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, UTMB Galveston, Texas

Michael Meldrum, Pharm.D. (2010-2012) – Assistant Director, Outpatient Pharmacy Services, VA Hospital, Phoenix, AZ

2010-2011

Lori Gordon, Pharm.D. (2010-2011) – National Institute of Health (NIH) – Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Bethesda, Maryland

Andrew Hunter,  Pharm.D. (2010-2011) – Infectious Disease Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, Texas

Rachel Lowe,  Pharm.D. (2010-2011) – Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, California Northstate College of Pharmacy  Sacramento, CA

Clayton Otto, Pharm.D. (2010-2011) – Critical Care Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Mission Hospital, Ashville, NC

Rudy Rangel, Pharm.D. (2010-2011) – Owner of Independent Pharmacy in Corpus Christi, TX

Claire Simister, Pharm.D. (2010-2011) – Internal Medicine Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, MD Anderson Hospital, Houston, Texas

Brian Fase, Pharm.D. (2009-2011) – Pharmacoeconomicist Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, Texas

2009-2010

Angela Bird, Pharm.D. (2009-2010) -  Mental Health Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Texas Department of Corrections, Huntsville, TX

Aimee Hammerstrom, Pharm.D. (2009-2010) – Hematology/ Oncology Clinical Pharmacy Specialist MD Anderson Hospital, Houston, TX

Maggie Dinh, Pharm.D. (2009-2010) – Critical Care/ Liver Transplant Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, Texas

Caroline Pham, Pharm.D. (2009-2010) – Internal Medicine Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Herman Memorial Northwest Hospital, Houston, Texas

Angela Tong, Pharm.D. (2009-2010) – Solid Organ Transplant Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Tampa Bay General Hospital, Tampa Bay, FL

Veronica Tovar, Pharm.D. (2009-2010) - Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, VA Clinic Harlingen, TX

2008-2009

Stephanie Cho, Pharm.D. (2008-2009) – Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – Kaiser  Permanente Hospital, Denver, CO

Chukuwu Okongwu, Pharm.D. (2008-2009) – Community Pharmacist

Rina Patel, Pharm.D. (2008-2009) – Critical Care Clinical Pharmacy Specialist,  MD Anderson Hospital, Houston, TX

Rebecca Scott, Pharm.D. (2008-2009) – Investigational Drug Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, MD Anderson Hospital, Houston, TX

Autumn Jackson, Pharm.D. (2008-2009) - Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, VA Clinic Galveston, TX

Aspen Wall, Pharm.D. (2008-2009) – Pediatric Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Christus Santa Rosa Children’s Hospital, San Antonio, TX Santa Rosa Children's Hospital

Daina Wells, Pharm.D. (2008-2009) - Academic Educator for Mental Health Initiatives, VISN 21, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Menlo Park, CA

2007-2008

Nkechi Ajide, Pharm.D. (2007-2008) – Community Pharmacist

Sylvester Agbahiwe, Pharm.D. (2007-2008) - Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Harris County Hospital District, Houston, TX

Adrienne Tam, Pharm.D. (2007-2008) – Internal Medicine Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, MD Anderson Hospital, Houston, TX

Martin Ziska, Pharm.D. (2007-2008) – Geriatics Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, VA Hospital San Antonio, TX

2006-2007

Feibi Chi, Pharm.D. (2006-2007) – HBPC/ Geriatric Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, Texas

Stacy Thomas , Pharm.D. (2006-2007) – Omnicare Longterm Community Pharmacist, Dallas, TX

Regina Philipose, Pharm.D. (2006-2007) – Spinal Cord Injury Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, Texas

Jennifer Nguyen,  Pharm.D. (2006-2007) – Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, Texas

Yvonne Mendoza,  Pharm.D. (2006-2007) - Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Harris County Hospital District, Houston, TX

2005-2006

Janeca Malveaux, Pharm.D.,  (2005-2006) – Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, Texas

Denise Kudva, Pharm.D. (2005-2006) - Investigational Drug Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, MD Anderson Hospital, Houston, TX