Meet Your Pharmacists

Raffi Svadjian, PharmD, MBA

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 Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
MBA: USC Marshall School of Business

USC Health Center Pharmacy

Kari Trotter

Kari Trotter Wall, PharmD

Director of Pharmacy, USC Health Center Pharmacy; adjunct faculty

Kari Trotter Wall manages the daily operations of the pharmacy and mentors current pharmacy students.

PharmD: USC Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Residency: Community Pharmacy Practice, USC

Katty Hsu, PharmD, APh

Clinical Coordinator

Katty Hsu coordinates many clinical services, including diabetes self-management, smoking cessation, latent tuberculosis management, hormonal contraception service, travel health and multiple disease-state screenings. She also serves as a preceptor to our community-based pharmacy practice residents, APPE and IPPE Students and pharmacy interns.

PharmD: USC Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Residency: Community Practice, USC

Hannah Lee, PharmD

Clinical Staff Pharmacist

Hannah Lee specializes in diabetes management, smoking cessation and latent TB management.

PharmD: USC Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Tatiana Saykali, PharmD

Clinical Staff Pharmacist

PharmD: USC Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

USC Medical Plaza Pharmacy

Rena B. Charchian, PharmD

Director, USC Medical Plaza Pharmacy

Rena B. Charchian, who joined USC Medical Plaza Pharmacy in 2019, has worked in numerous multidisciplinary pharmacy settings over the past 20 years, leading the delivery of high-quality pharmacy services. Most recently, she served as Director of Pharmacy at MedPlus Pharmacy LTC in Covina. Other leadership roles include Director at Modern Health LTC Pharmacy in Monrovia and pharmacist in charge and owner of Glendale Medical Express Pharmacy in Glendale.

PharmD: USC Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Sylvia Y. Rodriguez, PharmD

Staff Pharmacist

Sylvia Rodriguez graduated from the USC Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences 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 Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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 Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Elizabeth Gonzalez, PharmD

Staff Pharmacist

PharmD: USC Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Michelle Hormozian, PharmD

Clinical Coordinator

As the Clinical Coordinator, Michelle provides patient care in our international travel clinic, diabetes and hypertension management programs, hormonal contraception services and additional community-based clinical operations. She also serves as a preceptor to our community-based pharmacy practice residents, APPE and IPPE Students and pharmacy interns.

PharmD: USC Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Residency: PGY-1 Community Based Pharmacy Practice, USC

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 Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Leah Amirian, PharmD

Part-Time Clinical 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 Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Residencies: Community Practice, USC; Ambulatory Care and Practice Management, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and USC

Keck Medicine of USC Specialty Pharmacy

Nazeli Bairamian, PharmD, BCGP

Director of Pharmacy, Keck Medicine of USC Specialty Pharmacy

PharmD: USC Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

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, BCGP

Clinical Staff Pharmacist

Dr. Janet Cho is a Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist. She provides clinical pharmacy services for the rheumatology and gastroenterology 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

Kyle Fischer, PharmD, APh

Clinical Staff Pharmacist, Pulmonary Specialist

PharmD: USC Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Residencies: Community-Based Pharmacy, USC

Sharis Ghazeri, PharmD

Clinical Staff Pharmacist

Brigitte Nguyen, PharmD, APh

Clinical Staff Pharmacist

As a clinical staff pharmacist, in addition to ensuring safe drug therapies for patients, Brigitte Nguyen also provides an array of clinical services including diabetes management, travel health and hormonal contraception services.

PharmD: USC Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Residencies: Community Practice, USC

Mikaela Sampayan, PharmD, BCPS

Clinical Staff Pharmacist, Oncology Specialist

PharmD: Western University of Health Sciences
Residencies: PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Kaiser Permanente

Negin Sazgar, PharmD

Clinical Staff Pharmacist

PharmD: USC Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

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 Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
PhD: USC Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Anna Szeto, PharmD

Clinical Staff Pharmacist, Oncology

Dr. Anna Szeto completed her PGY-1 residency at the Keck Medicine of USC Specialty Pharmacy and is now a staff clinical pharmacist with a specialized focus in oncology/hematology. She is responsible for providing education to patients regarding oral chemotherapy medications as well as adherence counseling and toxicity management. She also helps to ensure specialty medications are safe, appropriate, and affordable.

PharmD: USC Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Residency: PGY-1 Community Based Pharmacy Practice – Specialty Pharmacy, USC

Gabriel Wang, PharmD

Clinical Staff Pharmacist, Oncology Specialist

Administrative and Clinical Personnel

Raffi Svadjian, PharmD, MBA

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 Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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 Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Residency: Community Pharmacy Practice, USC

Katty Hsu, PharmD, APh

Clinical Coordinator

Katty Hsu coordinates many clinical services, including diabetes self-management, smoking cessation, latent tuberculosis management, hormonal contraception service, travel health and multiple disease-state screenings. She also serves as a preceptor to our community-based pharmacy practice residents, APPE and IPPE Students and pharmacy interns.

PharmD: USC Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Residency: Community Pharmacy 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 Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Residency: Community Pharmacy Practice, USC

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 Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Residencies: Community Practice, USC; Ambulatory Care and Practice Management, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and USC

Michelle Hormozian, PharmD

Clinical Coordinator

As the Clinical Coordinator, Michelle provides patient care in our international travel clinic, diabetes and hypertension management programs, hormonal contraception services and additional community-based clinical operations. She also serves as a preceptor to our community based pharmacy practice residents, APPE and IPPE Students and pharmacy interns.

PharmD: USC Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Residency: PGY-1 Community Based Pharmacy Practice, USC