Dr. Blas Aguero
aguerob@ohsu.edu
Dr. Aguero grew up in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, later moving to Austin, TX to complete a Bachelor of Science & Arts in Biology from The University of Texas at Austin. He then continued his education at The University of Texas at Arlington, earning a Master of Science in Health Care Administration. Upon realizing his passion for pharmacy administration, he returned to The University of Texas at Austin for pharmacy school. This year he matriculated into the PGY1/2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration & Leadership program, during which he will also be completing a Master of Business Administration from Oregon State University. He is excited to be working on a quality improvement project related to our vaccination workflow within our oncology clinics. When not working, he's most likely playing with his dogs, Teddy and Truman. 

Dr. Aleta Yushkevich
yushkevi@ohsu.edu
Dr. Yushkevich was born and raised in Denver, CO. She completed her Bachelor's degree in Biochemisty at the University of Colorado Boulder and earned her Doctor of Pharmacy at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. In her undergraduate years, she gained valuable operational insight through exceptional mentorship in both community retail and an on-campus clinic, which fueled her desire to lead both clinically and administratively. As such, she is excited to be pursuing a PGY1/2 in Health System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership along with a Masters of Business Administration (MBA). Her major research project is related to assessing initial prophylactic enoxaparin dosing for high risk cardiac pediatric patients. In her free time, she enjoys cooking by trial and error, pickleball, and shopping at Marshall's.

Dr. Leah Topp
topp@ohsu.edu
Dr. Topp was born and raised in Seattle, WA. She completed her Bachelor of Science in Biology at Oregon State University, before returning to Seattle to complete her Doctor of Pharmacy at University of Washington. Currently, her professional areas of interest are internal medicine, solid organ transplant, and medication safety. Leah's looking forward to completing a major research project on Acetazolamide Use in Patient with Diuretic-Resistant Acute Decompensated Heart Failure. Outside of residency, Leah loves skiing, hiking, paddleboarding, and spending time with her fiance and their 3 cats. 

Dr. Victoria Liu
liuvic@ohsu.edu
Dr. Liu is originally from Toronto, ON but moved to Seattle, WA where she completed both her Bachelor of Science in Biology and Doctor of Pharmacy degrees at the University of Washington. Her experiences through her research, internship and clinical rotations helped shape her interests in oncology, health information technology and pharmacy policy & advocacy. Her major research project is "Evaluation of the safety and efficacy of gemcitabine and pazopanib for treatment of advanced or metastatic soft tissue sarcoma". Outside of pharmacy, you can find her completing New York Times games and finding new boba shops to try.

Dr. Sheridan Bryan
bryansh@ohsu.edu
Dr. Bryan has lived all over the country but has most recently called Tampa, FL her home. She is proud Clemson Tiger and completed a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry at Clemson University. She went on to earn her PharmD from the University of South Florida where she was able to continue to develop her passion for pediatrics and oncology through diadactic and experiential education. While at the University of South Florida she developed a strong interest in leadership through pharmacy organizations including Kappa Psi, Phi Lambda Sigma, and ACCP. Her major research project is examining the impact of low lymphocyte count on the efficacy of bispecific T Cell Engager therapy. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her husband and their two poodles, hiking, reading, and exploring her new city!

Dr. Nathan Klein
kleinna@ohsu.edu
Dr. Klein was born and raised in Juneau, AK. Before earning his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Washington, he played four years of collegiate baseball and received his Bachelor's degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Lewis & Clark College. His current professional interests include critical care and solid organ transplant. His major research project will compare the efficacy of cephalexin dosing strategies for patients discharged from an academic medical center emergency department with an SSTI diagnosis. Outside of residency, he loves to play golf, basketball and ski. He also enjoys spending time with his wife and playing with their three pets.

Dr. Isabelle Nguyen
nguyeisa@ohsu.edu
Dr. Nguyen grew up Sunnyvale, CA. She completed her undergraduate studies at Santa Clara University and earned her Doctor of Pharmacy at University of California, San Francisco. In her pre-pharmacy life, she worked as a clinical research coordinator in Bone Marrow Transplantation (BMT). There she found an interest in hematology and oncology and was inspired by the amazing pharmacists within BMT and the investigational drug service to further her education. Her major research project is the evaluation of bendamustine as an alternative lymphodepletion chemotherapy regimen for chimeric antigen receptor T cell therapy. Outside of residency, she enjoys playing tennis, listening to podcasts, and trying all the croissants and cinnamon rolls that Portland has to offer. 

Dr. Ismael Aguirre
aguirrei@ohsu.edu
Dr. Aguirre is from Riverside, CA. He completed his Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry at the University of California, Riverside. He then relocated to earn his PharmD from Pacific University, Oregon and completed his PGY1 at Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center in Hillsboro, OR. His major research project is an assessment of social determinants of health that may influence prescribing patterns of letermovir versus valganciclovir. His professional interests include ambulatory care services, primary care, and diabetes management with a focus on underserved populations. His personal interests include running, playing racquetball, and mountain biking. 

Dr. Jacob Denkins
denkins@ohsu.edu
Dr. Denkins, raised in a military family, has resided in various locations across the United States and Europe, including Germany and Italy. He earned his Bachelor's degree in chemistry from the University of Central Florida. He pursued a career as a process engineer for a micro-manufacturing and 3-D printing startup in Orlando, Florida, before relocating to Colorado. He earned his PharmD from the University of Colorado and completed his PGY1 residency at Swedish Medical Center in Englewood, Colorado. His professional interests include antimicrobial stewardship, critical care infectious disease, and travel-related infections. His personal interests include rock climbing, snowboarding, tabletop gaming, and meeting dogs, often enjoying these activities with his supportive wife. 

Dr. Lucy Ernst
ernstlu@ohsu.edu
Dr. Ernst grew up in Cedar Rapids, IA. She completed two years of undergraduate studies, followed by obtaining a dual Doctor of Pharmacy and Masters in Public Health degree, all at the University of Iowa. Currently she is pursuing a PGY1 and PGY2 in Health System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership at OHSU along with a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) at Oregon State University. Lucy is passionate about expanding pharmacy services to improve patient care, access, and outcomes through systems level initiatives. Her interests are broad, with passions for clinical pharmacy leadership, public health, and operations. She is currently serving as the Chair of the Pharmacy Administration  and Leadership Residents' Collaborative (PALRC), under ASHP. In her free time, Lucy likes to hike, skii (both snow and water) and hang out with her dog, Scout! 

Dr. Jenny Lam
lamjenn@ohsu.edu
Dr. Lam was born and raised in Seattle, WA. She obtained her Bachelor's degree at the University of Washington in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology followed by her Doctor of Pharmacy at Washington State University. During pharmacy school, she found great interest in expanding health care services and oppurtunies to underserved populations; such as, parterning with a local pharmacy to create COVID vaccine clinics in AAPI-owned businesses. Now as a pharmacy resident she volunteers at Asian Health and Service Center, which is a program that strives to reduce health inequity and improve health care quality for all Asian patients. Her major research project is titled, "Home Infusion Per Diem Formula Calculations." Her clinical interest are in outpatient and ambulatory pharmacy services with a focus in speciality pharmacy and home infusion pharmacy. In her free time, she enjoys going on runs, weightlifting and yelping new restaurants to check out. 

Dr. Mason Myers
myersmas@ohsu.edu
Dr. Myers (he/they) hails from the Entertainment Capitol of the World: Las Vegas, NV! They obtained their Doctor of Pharmacy through the accelerated 2+3 APEx program offered by Chapman University, located in sunny Orange County, CA. As a student, they were thoroughly involved in their local ASHP/CSHP chapter, in addition to coordinating the school’s budding supplemental instruction program. Dr. Myers completed their PGY1 residency at OHSU, staffing the internal medicine service and conducting research on the risk of AKI post-allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant. They are excited to continue their formal training at OHSU within the Knight Cancer Institute alongside some of the most wonderful preceptors and coresidents our profession has to offer. Throughout the year, they look forward to exploring their main clinical interests of malignant hematology and cellular therapies, as well as continuing to invest time expanding upon their professional work related to health outcomes and drug dosing considerations among gender diverse patients. When they find themself outside of the hospital walls, they enjoy exploring the PDX food/coffee/bar scene, paddleboarding, playing cards, reading poetry, and practicing a new language (with a lifetime goal of being a five language polyglot!)

Dr. Megan Gadda
gaddame@ohsu.edu
Dr. Gadda grew up in West Linn, OR. She completed her bachelors degree at University of Portland in Biology and neuroscience.  She went on to work as a pharmacy technician at OHSU during which time she completed her MAT and began teaching high school biology and chemistry.  After two years of teaching, she realized her passion truly lay with pharmacy and began her Doctor of Pharmacy at Pacific University.  She completed a PGY1 residency at Oregon Health  & Science University and is now pursing a PGY2 in oncology.  Her major project is a multisite project evaluating calaspargase toxicities in pediatric patients.  In her free time, she loves to spend time with her 7-year-old son James, swimming, paddle boarding, and snow skiing! 

Dr. Andy Browning
brownian@ohsu.edu
Dr. Browning was born and raised in Minneapolis, MN. He came to pharmacy serendipitously by taking what he thought was a temporary job as a pharmacy technician following completion of a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin. Eventually making the transition to hospital pharmacy, he had the opportunity to spend most of his time staffing in the satellite ICU pharmacy where he gained a passion for critical care and a desire to make pharmacy his career. Dr. Browning earned his Doctor of Pharmacy at the University of Minnesota and completed his PGY1 at OHSU. His major research project is "Evaluation of Cangrelor Use among Patients Receiving Mechanical Circulatory Support." Outside of pharmacy, he loves playing board games, trying out Portland's wonderful restaraunts and breweries, and spending time with his cat, Dahlia. 

Dr. Savanah Norman
normansa@ohsu.edu
Dr. Norman is from New Orleans, Louisiana (where we make gumbo at!). She completed her undergraduate studies at Louisiana State University and earned her Doctorate of Pharmacy at Xavier University of Louisiana. During pharmacy school, she was an intern at Childrens Hospital of New Orleans (CHNOLA) where she developed an interest in pediatrics and hospital pharmacy. After graduating in May 2022, she worked at CHNOLA as an inpatient staff pharmacist where she recognized her passion for process improvement and optimizing technologies in the healthcare setting. She completed a PGY1 residency at Oregon Health & Science University and is now pursuing a PGY2 in informatics. Dr. Norman currently serves on the advisory group for the Section of Pharmacy Informatics and Technology (SOPIT) with the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP). Her major research project is the implementation and evaluation of compounding and repackaging (CNR) in an outpatient pharmacy. In her free time, she likes to cook, bake, watch live music events, and travel!