Preceptors
Management
James McNulty, PharmD, Director of Pharmacy Health System
James McNulty, PharmD is the Director of Pharmacy Health System for Kaweah Health. He oversees and provides strategic direction for both inpatient and outpatient pharmacy operations and services. He has served as Director of Pharmacy Services and Pharmacy Health System for more than 25 years. He is Associate Dean for University of California, San Francisco School of Pharmacy. He serves as a preceptor for PGY1 pharmacy residents in the area of practice management. Under his leadership, the pharmacy team have been nationally recognized multiple times for achievements in pharmacy best practice, including ASHP Best Practice Awards in Anemia Management in 2010 and Pain Management in 2014. Dr. McNulty received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Idaho State University in Pocatello, Idaho in 1997. He completed his PGY1 pharmacy residency at University of California Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, California in 1998. Email: jmcnulty@kaweahhealth.org
Rheta Silvas, PharmD, Inpatient Assistant Director of Pharmacy
Rheta Silvas, PharmD is the Inpatient Assistant Director of Pharmacy for Kaweah Health. She has been a clinical pharmacist for more than 25 years, working at Kaweah Health for more than 20 years, serving first as the inpatient pharmacy manager for over 10 years before moving into her current role as assistant director. She currently serves as a preceptor for PGY1 pharmacy residents in the area of practice management. Dr. Silvas completed her Doctor of Pharmacy degree at the University of the Pacific and a PGY1 pharmacy practice residency at the University of California San Diego. Email address: rhsandov@kaweahhealth.org
Nicole Gann, PharmD, BCPS, Inpatient Pharmacy Clinical Manager
Nicole Gann, PharmD, BCPS is the Inpatient Pharmacy Clinical Manager for Kaweah Health. She is also a Clinical Assistant Professor (WOS) for the University of California, San Francisco School of Pharmacy. She has worked at Kaweah Health for over 24 years and currently serves as a preceptor for PGY1 pharmacy residents in the area of practice management. Dr. Gann completed her BS in Pharmacy and Doctor of Pharmacy degrees at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and a PGY1 pharmacy practice residency at the VA Medical Center, Denver, CO. Email address: ngann@kaweahhealth.org.
Steven Richardson, PharmD, BCIDP, Clinical Pharmacy Coordinator / Residency Coordinator
Steven is the Clinical Pharmacy Coordinator and Residency Coordinator for Kaweah Health Medical Center. He has worked at Kaweah Health since July 2018 in a variety of clinical settings and acuity. Currently, Steven is actively involved in the management and coordination of the residency program alongside the RPD. Steven completed his BS in Biochemistry at Presbyterian College (SC), and his Doctor of Pharmacy degree at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. After schooling Steven completed his PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice and PGY-2 Infectious Diseases residency at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, OH. Email: strichar@kaweahhealth.org
Hal Bradshaw, PharmD, Operations Pharmacy Coordinator
Hal Bradshaw, PharmD is the Operations Pharmacy Coordinator at Kaweah Health. He serves as a preceptor for PGY1 pharmacy residents and pharmacy students. Dr. Bradshaw received his Bachelor of Science in Human Biology from Brigham Young University, Provo in 1999 and Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Southern California in 2004. Email address: hbradsha@kaweahhealth.org.
Medication Safety
Mara Miller, PharmD, BCPS, Medication Safety Coordinator
Mara Miller, PharmD, BCPS is the Medication Safety Coordinator at Kaweah Health. Mara received her Bachelor of Science in Biology and Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry from California State University, Fresno in 2010 and then her Doctor of Pharmacy from Touro University in 2014. She completed her PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency at Kaweah Health in 2015. Prior to her current role, she practiced as a Clinical Pharmacist in pediatrics/NICU, emergency medicine, critical care and internal medicine. She currently serves as a preceptor for PGY1 pharmacy residents and pharmacy students. Email address: maryoung@kaweahhealth.org.
Formulary Management
David Crowther, PharmD, BCPS, Formulary Management Specialist
David Crowther, PharmD, BCPS is the Formulary Management Specialist for Kaweah Health and serves as a preceptor for both PGY1 pharmacy residents as well as pharmacy students. He received his Bachelors of Science in Physiology/Developmental Biology (2006) from Brigham Young University and his Doctor of Pharmacy (2009) from Roseman University. Dr. Crowther completed both his PGY1 Pharmacy Residency (2010) and PGY2 Drug Information Residency (2011) at the University of Virginia Health System in Charlottesville VA. After residency he worked as a Clinical Specialist in Drug Information at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston TX for 6.5 years before joining the team at Kaweah Health. Email address: dcrowthe@kaweahhealth.org
Infectious Disease
Emily Hou, PharmD
Internal Medicine
Vata Hernandez, PharmD, BCPS
Dr. Hernandez is a Clinical Pharmacist at Kaweah Health. She serves as a preceptor for APPE students and PGY1 pharmacy residents on their Internal Medicine rotation. After obtaining her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Tennessee in 2015, she completed her PGY1 pharmacy practice residency at TriStar Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, TN.
Email address: vatherna@kaweahhealth.org
Nibal Fadhil, PharmD
Nibal Fadhil, PharmD is an Internal Medicine Clinical Pharmacist at Kaweah Health. After obtaining a BS in Biology-Biochemistry Concentration, and a Minor in Chemistry, from the University of New Haven in CT in 2011, she attended the University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy, where she received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree in 2016. She completed her PGY 1 pharmacy residency at Waterbury Hospital in CT in 2017. Dr. Fadhil is an Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of California, San Francisco School of Pharmacy. She serves as a preceptor for both pharmacy students as well as PGY 1 pharmacy residents. Email address: nfadhil@kaweahhealth.org
Mimi Jakes, PharmD
Mimi Jakes, PharmD, is a Clinical Pharmacist at Kaweah Health and serves as a preceptor for PGY1 pharmacy residents and pharmacy students. She received her Doctor of Pharmacy from Ohio Northern University Raabe College of Pharmacy and completed her PGY1 residency at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. Email address: yjakes@kaweahhealth.org
Lawrence Chang, PharmD, BCPS
Lawrence Chang, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP, is a Clinical Pharmacist at Kaweah Health. He serves primarily as a preceptor for APPE students on Internal Medicine rotations. After obtaining his Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceutical Chemistry at the University of California San Diego in 2012, Lawrence received his Doctor of Pharmacy at the University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in 2017. Lawrence then completed his PGY1 pharmacy residency at Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse, New York in 2018. Email address: Lachang@kaweahhealth.org
Lauren Clark, PharmD
Lauren Clark, PharmD is a Clinical Pharmacist at Kaweah Health and serves as an Internal Medicine preceptor for UCSF APPE students and PGY-1 residents. She is also an Assistant Clinical Professor at UCSF School of Pharmacy. Dr. Clark completed her undergraduate studies at Pepperdine University where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies and French Literature. She then received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree in 2017 from the University of Pacific Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy. She completed her PGY-1 pharmacy residency at Community Regional Medical Center in Fresno, CA in 2018. Email address: lauclark@kaweahhealth.org
Pain Management
Brooke Sabella, Pharm D, BCPS
Brooke Sabella, PharmD, BCPS is a Pain Management and Oncology Pharmacist at Kaweah Health. She serves as a preceptor for PGY1 pharmacy residents and pharmacy students. Brooke completed her PGY2 Pain Management and Palliative Care pharmacy residency at Summa Health System in Akron, OH. She completed her PGY1 Acute Care pharmacy residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pittsburgh, PA. She received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree with an Acute Care concentration at Duquesne University School of Pharmacy in Pittsburgh, PA. Email address: bsabella@kaweahhealth.org
Eva Coulson, PharmD, BCPS
Eva Coulson, PharmD, BCPS is a Pain Management Pharmacist at Kaweah Health. She serves as a preceptor for PGY1 pharmacy residents and pharmacy students. Dr. Coulson joined the pharmacy team as a pain management specialist after completing her PGY2 Pain Management and Palliative Care residency at the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy. She completed her PGY1 acute care residency at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Email address: ecoulson@kaweahhealth.org
Satya Yaramati, PharmD, MHIIM
Satya Yaramati, PharmD, MHIIM is a Pain Management Clinical Pharmacist at Kaweah Health. She serves as a preceptor for PGY1 pharmacy residents and pharmacy students. Dr. Yaramati joined the pharmacy team as a pain management specialist after completing both her PGY1 Acute Care and PGY2 Pain Management and Palliative Care residencies at UF Health Jacksonville in Jacksonville, Florida. She received her BS in Neuroscience from the University of Pittsburgh and her Doctor of Pharmacy and Master of Health Informatics and Information Management degrees from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Dr. Yaramati has also obtained a teaching certificate from the University of Florida College of Pharmacy. Email address: satya.yaramati@kaweahhealth.org
Critical Care
Kit Chai, PharmD, BCPS
Kit Chai, PharmD, BCPS is a Critical Care Pharmacist at Kaweah Health. She serves as a preceptor for PGY1 pharmacy residents and pharmacy students, as well as being an assistant clinical professor (WOS) for University of California, San Francisco pharmacy students. Dr. Chai completed her PGY1 pharmacy residency at University of Southern California-Los Angeles County General in 1995. Dr. Chai received her Doctor of Pharmacy from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1994. Email address: lchai@kaweahhealth.org
Kim Diep, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP
Kim Diep, PharmD, BCPS is a Critical Care Clinical Pharmacist at Kaweah Health. She covers a broad spectrum of pharmaceutical clinical services, including cardiovascular intensive care, pediatric/NICU, internal medicine, and anemia management. She serves as a preceptor for PGY1 pharmacy residents and pharmacy students. Dr. Diep completed her PGY1 pharmacy residency at Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System in 2012. She received her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of the Pacific Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy in Stockton, California in 2011. Email address: kdiep@kaweahhealth.org
Maile Headrick, PharmD, BCPS
Maile Headrick, PharmD, BCPS is a Critical Care Pharmacist at Kaweah Health. She serves as a preceptor for PGY1 pharmacy residents. Maile completed her PGY1 pharmacy residency at Harborview/University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle, Washington in 1998. She received her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of California, San Francisco in 1997. Email address: mheadric@kaweahhealth.org
Duke Cheney, PharmD
Duke Cheney, PharmD is a Clinical Pharmacist at Kaweah Health. He serves as a preceptor for PGY1 pharmacy residents and pharmacy students from the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Cheney completed his PGY1 pharmacy residency at Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno, Nevada in 2010. Dr. Cheney received his doctor of pharmacy degree from University of Colorado Denver in 2009. Email address: dcheney@kaweahhealth.org
Emergency Medicine
Kellie Bartlett, PharmD
Dr. Bartlett, PharmD, BCPS, is an Emergency Medicine Pharmacist at Kaweah Health. She serves as a preceptor for PGY1 pharmacy residents and pharmacy students and is also an assistant clinical professor at UCSF. Dr. Bartlett completed her Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry from the University of St. Thomas (St. Paul, MN), then she attended the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy in Minneapolis, MN and received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree in 2016. She completed her PGY1 pharmacy residency at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, MN in 2017. Email address: kbartlet@kaweahhealth.org
Karly Erickson, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP
Karly Erickson, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP is an Emergency Medicine Clinical Pharmacist at Kaweah Health. Dr. Erickson precepts both PGY1 pharmacy residents and pharmacy students from various schools of pharmacy. She serves as an Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy for University of California, San Francisco pharmacy students. She also serves as the coordinator for the PGY1 longitudinal emergency response rotation. She completed her PGY1 pharmacy residency at UMass Memorial Medical Center in 2012, and her PGY2 pharmacy residency in emergency medicine at Boston Medical Center in 2013. Dr. Erickson received her doctor of pharmacy degree from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences University in 2011. Email address: kerickso@kaweahhealth.org
Kelsey Zapata, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP
Kelsey Zapata, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP is an Emergency Medicine Pharmacist at Kaweah Health. She serves as a preceptor for PGY1 pharmacy residents and pharmacy students and is also a volunteer faculty member for UCSF. Dr. Zapata received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree at the University of Toledo in Toledo, Ohio in 2011. She completed a PGY1 pharmacy practice residency at Akron General Medical Center in Akron, Ohio in 2012 and a PGY2 critical care residency at Charleston Area Medical Center in Charleston, West Virginia in 2013. Dr. Zapata has also received a teaching certificate from Northeast Ohio Medical University in 2012. Email address: kduplaga@kaweahhealth.org
Jessica Le-Nieves, PharmD
Jessica Le-Nieves, PharmD is an Emergency Medicine Pharmacist at Kaweah Health Medical Center and serves as an emergency medicine preceptor for pharmacy residents and students. Dr. Le-Nieves received her Doctor of Pharmacy from University of Utah College of Pharmacy in Salt Lake City, Utah in 2019. Prior to joining Kaweah Health, she completed both a PGY1 residency and teaching certificate with Intermountain Healthcare at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah in 2020. Email address: phle@kaweahhealth.org
Jenna Brown, PharmD
Jenna Brown, PharmD, is an Emergency Medicine Pharmacist at Kaweah Health. She serves as a preceptor for PGY1 pharmacy residents and pharmacy students. Dr. Brown earned her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Missouri–Kansas City in 2022. She subsequently completed her PGY1 pharmacy residency at AdventHealth Shawnee Mission in 2023, during which she earned a teaching certificate from the University of Missouri–Kansas City. Email address: jenna.brown@kaweahhealth.org
Internal Medicine
Annie Chang, PharmD, BCPS
Annie Chang, PharmD, BCPS is a Clinical Pharmacist at Kaweah Health. She serves as a preceptor for PGY-1 pharmacy residents taking the Internal Medicine learning experience and pharmacy students. Dr. Chang earned her Doctor of Pharmacy from UC San Diego in 2021, completed a PGY-1 residency at the VA Greater Los Angeles in 2022, and obtained a teaching certificate through the University of Southern California the same year. Email address: achang@kaweahhealth.org
Omar Sandoval, PharmD
Omar Sandoval, PharmD, is a Clinical Pharmacist at Kaweah Health where he serves as a preceptor for PGY1 pharmacy residents and pharmacy students. He received his Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of California, San Francisco School of Pharmacy in 2022 and completed a PGY1 pharmacy residency at Kaweah Health Medical Center in 2023. Email address: omsandov@kaweahhealth.org
Jaylen Ortega, PharmD, BCPS
Jaylen Ortega, PharmD, BCPS, is a Clinical Pharmacist at Kaweah Health. She serves as a preceptor for PGY1 pharmacy residents and pharmacy students. Dr. Ortega earned her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of the Pacific. She then completed her PGY1 pharmacy residency at Kern Medical in Bakersfield, CA. Email address: jmungcal@kaweahhealth.org
Pediatrics/NICU
Kyra Ashcraft, PharmD, BCPS, Pediatrics / NICU
Kyra Ashcraft, PharmD, BCPS is a Pediatric / NICU Clinical Pharmacist at Kaweah Health. She serves as a preceptor for PGY1 pharmacy residents and pharmacy students. Dr. Ashcraft completed her PGY1 residency at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, KS in 2016. She received her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy in 2015. Email address: khagan@kaweahhealth.org
Tauhid Bhuiyan, PharmD, BCPS
Tauhid Bhuiyan, PharmD, is a Clinical Pharmacist at Kaweah Health, where he also serves as a preceptor for PGY1 pharmacy residents and pharmacy students. Dr. Bhuiyan earned his Bachelor of Science in Biology from Wayne State University in Michigan, followed by his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of New England College of Pharmacy in Portland, Maine. He went on to complete a two-year Pharmacy Practice Residency at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, after which he served as a Pediatric Clinical Pharmacist in the NICU at the same institution. He later transitioned to academia, serving as an Assistant Professor at the American University of Health Sciences College of Pharmacy for three years before joining Kaweah Health. Through his diverse clinical and academic experiences, Dr. Bhuiyan has cultivated a strong foundation in pharmacy practice, education, and mentorship. Email address: tbhuiyan@kaweahhealth.org
Felicia Van Airsdale, PharmD
Felicia Van Airsdale, PharmD, is a Clinical Pharmacist at Kaweah Health Medical Center. She specializes in Acute Pediatrics/NICU and adult Internal Medicine. Dr. Van Airsdale serves as a preceptor for PGY-1 pharmacy residents as well as pharmacy students. Dr. Van Airsdale received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Touro University California in 2021 and completed her PGY-1 Residency in Pediatrics at Valley Children’s Hospital in Madera, CA in 2022. Email address: fgary@kaweahhealth.org
Anemia Management
Coleen Moriarity-Suggs, PharmD, BCPS
Coleen Moriarity-Suggs, PharmD, BCPS is a Clinical Pharmacist specializing in dialysis and anemia management at Kaweah Health. She received her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of the Pacific School of Pharmacy. Dr. Moriarity-Suggs serves as an Assistant Clinical Professor for UCSF and precepts PGY1 and PGY2 pharmacy residents as well as pharmacy students. She was a recipient of the UCSF Apple for Excellence in Teaching Award for the UCSF Fresno site in 2014 and 2021. The KDMC Pharmacy Anemia Management program under the direction of Dr. Moriarity-Suggs was awarded an ASHP Best Practices Award in Health System Pharmacies in 2010. Email address: cmoriari@kaweahhealth.org
Pharmacy Informatics
Blake Bartlett, PharmD
Blake Bartlett, PharmD is the ISS Pharmacy Coordinator at Kaweah Health. Dr. Bartlett has been a clinical pharmacist for more than 15 years, working more than 10 years in informatics. Dr. Bartlett is the primary preceptor for informatics for both PGY1 pharmacy residents and pharmacy students. He serves as an Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy for University of California, San Francisco pharmacy students. He received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from University of California, San Francisco in 2009 and completed a PGY1 residency at Stanford Hospital and Clinics in 2010. Dr. Bartlett was awarded the UCSF Deans Recognition for Teaching Excellence in 2008. Email address: bbartlet@kaweahhealth.org