Meet the Pharmacists

USC Pharmacy and USC Health Center Pharmacy
	_____ Kari Trotter Wall, PharmD Director of Pharmacy, USC Pharmacy and Health Center Pharmacy; adjunct faculty Kari Trotter Wall manages the daily operations of the pharmacy and mentors current pharmacy students. PharmD: USC School of Pharmacy Residency: Community Practice, USC	_____ Katty Hsu, PharmD Clinical Coordinator Katty Hsu coordinates many clinical services, including diabetes self-management, smoking cessation, latent tuberculosis management, pre-travel health and multiple disease-state screenings. She also mentors pharmacy students during their clinical rotations. PharmD: USC School of Pharmacy Residency: Community Practice, USC
	_____ Hannah Lee, PharmD Clinical Staff Pharmacist Hannah Lee specializes in diabetes management, smoking cessation and latent TB management. Hometown: Los Angeles Undergrad: USC PharmD: USC School of Pharmacy	_____ Brigitte Nguyen, PharmD Clinical Pharmacist PharmD: USC School of Pharmacy Residency: Community Practice, USC
USC Medical Plaza Pharmacy
	_____ Sherry Cochran, RPh Director, USC Medical Plaza Pharmacy Before coming to USC, Sherry Cochran worked for many years managing retail and long-term-care pharmacies and also worked as regional manager for a pharmacist temp agency, which gave her opportunities to work in a variety of settings, including ambulatory care, manufacturing and home care. She has worked for USC Pharmacies for more than 20 years. Education: University of Arizona College of Pharmacy	_____ Sylvia Y. Rodriguez, PharmD Staff Pharmacist Sylvia Rodriguez graduated from the USC School of Pharmacy in 1980. She went on to complete an oncology residency at VA in Long Beach. She started her career at USC in 1985 with a position at the UPC Student Health Center Pharmacy and currently works at USC Medical Plaza Pharmacy. PharmD: USC School of Pharmacy Residency: Oncology, Veterans Administration, Long Beach
	_____ Astine Petrosyan, PharmD Staff Pharmacist	_____ Ayda Bonyadi, PharmD Staff Pharmacist
	_____ Jay Parikh, PharmD Staff Pharmacist Jay Parikh joined USC Medical Plaza Pharmacy as a staff pharmacist in May 2012 and is very involved in patient care activities as well as mentoring pharmacy school students doing internships and rotations. After work, Dr. Parikh is committed to community service through philanthropic organizations established at the School of Pharmacy. PharmD: USC School of Pharmacy	_____ Patrick Tabon, PharmD, APH, BCPS, BCGP Staff Pharmacist; Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy Patrick Tabon joined the USC Medical Plaza Pharmacy Team in August of 2017. His area of interest is community-based transitions of care programs and is currently developing a Meds to Beds Service out of Plaza Pharmacy. He also serves as clinical faculty at USC School of Pharmacy and enjoys training future pharmacists at Plaza pharmacy and in the classroom. PharmD: Washington State University College of Pharmacy Residency: PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency at Swedish Medical Center
USC Verdugo Hills Professional Pharmacy
	_____ Elizabeth Khatchaturian, PharmD Director, USC Verdugo Hills Professional Pharmacy Elizabeth Khatchaturian has been a pharmacist at the Verdugo Hills Professional Pharmacy since 2008. Prior to that, she worked as a community pharmacist in the area. The Verdugo Hills Professional Pharmacy prides itself on personalized patient care. PharmD: USC School of Pharmacy
Keck Medicine of USC Specialty Pharmacy
	_____ Elina Baskina, PharmD, CSP Director of Pharmacy, Keck Medicine of USC Specialty Pharmacy Dr. Elina Baskina has been a clinical pharmacist at the University of Southern California since 2013. She completed her Doctorate in Pharmacy at the University Of Southern California School Of Pharmacy and her postgraduate year 1 training at the University of Washington in community pharmacy with a focus in ambulatory care. As the Director of Pharmacy at the Keck Medicine of USC Specialty Pharmacy, she is responsible for its daily operations, supervises a team of technicians and pharmacists, and mentors pharmacy residents and students on experiential rotations. PharmD: USC School of Pharmacy Residency: Community Pharmacy, University of Washington
	_____ Havan Truong, PharmD Clinical Staff Pharmacist As a clinical staff pharmacist at the Keck Medicine of USC Specialty Pharmacy, Havan Truong monitors the safety and efficacy of therapies for patients receiving specialty medications. Her areas of focus include auto-immune diseases, oncology, hepatology, and multiple sclerosis. PharmD: University of Colorado, Denver Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Residency: Community Pharmacy, USC	_____ Janet Cho, PharmD, CDE, BCGP Clinical Staff Pharmacist Dr. Janet Cho is a Certified Diabetes Educator and Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist. She currently provides clinical pharmacy services for the rheumatology, gastroenterology and dermatology department. She also serves as a preceptor for residents during their clinical rotations. PharmD: University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy Residencies: Pharmacy Practice, VA Greater Los Angeles; Ambulatory Care, USC
	_____ Roslynn Stone, PharmD, PhD Clinical Staff Pharmacist, Multiple Sclerosis Dr. Roslynn Stone received her PharmD and PhD in Clinical and Experimental Therapeutics from the USC School of Pharmacy. The focus of her dissertation was on the pre-clinical development of a novel disease-modifying therapy for the treatment of multiple sclerosis. As a specialized clinical pharmacist, she is responsible for ensuring affordable, safe, and appropriate use of disease-modifying therapies in multiple sclerosis. PharmD: USC School of Pharmacy PhD: USC School of Pharmacy	_____ Joshua Wang, PharmD Clinical Staff Pharmacist After Joshua Wang completed a fellowship in Infectious Diseases Pharmacology at USC with research interests in cystic fibrosis, he joined the Keck Medicine of USC Specialty Pharmacy in 2017 working at the Center for Cystic Fibrosis where he helps manage patients with this progressive, genetic disease. PharmD: USC School of Pharmacy Residency: PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice, Huntington Memorial Hospital
Administrative and Clinical Personnel
	_____ Raffi Svadjian, PharmD, MBA Executive Director, Community Pharmacies Raffi Svadjian leads the daily operations, strategic planning, and administrative oversight for USC Pharmacies. Previously, he served as Senior Director for Keck Medicine of USC Specialty Pharmacy. Prior to that, he served as a staff pharmacist at USC Medical Plaza Pharmacy from 2003 to 2012. PharmD: USC School of Pharmacy MBA: USC Marshall School of Business	_____ Edith Mirzaian, PharmD, BCACP Coordinator, Pharmacy Patient Care Programs; Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy Edith Mirzaian coordinates various patient care programs, focusing on diabetes, travel health, anticoagulation, and smoking cessation. She holds the Certificate of Knowledge in Travel Health from the International Society of Travel Medicine. PharmD: USC School of Pharmacy Residency: Community Pharmacy Practice, USC
	_____ Katty Hsu, PharmD Clinical Coordinator Katty Hsu coordinates many clinical services, including diabetes self-management, smoking cessation, latent tuberculosis management, pre-travel health and multiple disease-state screenings. She also mentors pharmacy students during their clinical rotations. PharmD: USC School of Pharmacy Residency: Community Practice, USC	_____ Richard Dang, PharmD, BCACP, APh Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy Richard Dang is a Board Certified Ambulatory Care Pharmacist who works as a clinical pharmacist at the collaborative practice clinics with the USC Pharmacies, including the USC International Travel Health Clinic. He coordinates and provides various patient care programs, including travel health, immunizations, diabetes management, anticoagulation management, smoking cessation, latent tuberculosis management, and medication therapy management. He also serves as a preceptor mentoring students, interns, and residents during their clinical rotations. PharmD: USC School of Pharmacy Residency: Community Pharmacy Practice, USC
	_____ Karin Kharloubian, PharmD Clinical Staff Pharmacist Dr. Kharloubian provides clinical services including travel health, medication therapy management, immunizations, diabetes management, anticoagulation management, smoking cessation, and latent tuberculosis management. She also precepts pharmacy students during their clinical rotations. PharmD: USC School of Pharmacy Residency: Community Pharmacy Practice, USC/Ralphs	_____ Leah Amirian, PharmD Clinical Staff Pharmacist Leah Amirian holds a Certificate of Knowledge in Travel Health from the International Society of Travel Medicine. She provides a number of clinical services, including travel health, immunizations, diabetes management, anticoagulation management, smoking cessation and latent TB management. PharmD: USC School of Pharmacy Residencies: Community Practice, USC; Ambulatory Care and Practice Management, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and USC
Residents
	_____ Jeanice Rodriguez, PharmD PGY-1 Resident in Pharmacy Practice, Community Pharmacy
	_____ Jia-yin Shum, PharmD PGY-1 Resident in Pharmacy Practice, Community Pharmacy
	_____ Krysty Avila, PharmD PGY-1 Resident in Pharmacy Practice, Community Pharmacy/Keck Medicine of USC Specialty Pharmacy
	_____ Vlada Manzur, PharmD PGY-1 Resident in Pharmacy Practice, Pain Management and Opioid Medication Safety
	_____ Emily Phung, PharmD PGY-1 Resident in Pharmacy Practice, Community Pharmacy/CliniCare
	_____ Anthony Vo, PharmD PGY-1 Resident in Pharmacy Practice, Community Pharmacy/Ralphs

University of Southern California

USC Pharmacies

It's all about your health.

Kari Trotter Wall, PharmD

Katty Hsu, PharmD

Hannah Lee, PharmD

Brigitte Nguyen, PharmD

Sherry Cochran, RPh

Sylvia Y. Rodriguez, PharmD

Astine Petrosyan, PharmD

Ayda Bonyadi, PharmD

Jay Parikh, PharmD

Patrick Tabon, PharmD, APH, BCPS, BCGP

Elizabeth Khatchaturian, PharmD

Elina Baskina, PharmD, CSP

Havan Truong, PharmD

Janet Cho, PharmD, CDE, BCGP

Roslynn Stone, PharmD, PhD

Joshua Wang, PharmD

Raffi Svadjian, PharmD, MBA

Edith Mirzaian, PharmD, BCACP

Katty Hsu, PharmD

Richard Dang, PharmD, BCACP, APh

Karin Kharloubian, PharmD

Leah Amirian, PharmD

Jeanice Rodriguez, PharmD

Jia-yin Shum, PharmD

Krysty Avila, PharmD

Vlada Manzur, PharmD

Emily Phung, PharmD

Anthony Vo, PharmD

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