Leadership Team

Gae Ryan Director	Gae M. Ryan, PharmD BS Pharmacy – University of Washington, Seattle PharmD – University of Minnesota, Minneapolis As the Director of Pharmacy Services, Gae oversees the inpatient, outpatient, and research pharmacies along with maintaining relationships with the two local colleges of pharmacy. Her administrative interests include systems thinking, drug policy management, pharmacy leadership development, and the role of automation in the expansion of the pharmacy department’s role as a leader in the medication use process.
Mike Brownlee Assistant Director	Michael J Brownlee, MS, PharmD PharmD, University of Iowa MS (Hospital Pharmacy), University of Kansas Mike is an Assistant Director of Pharmacy Services with main responsibilities in the inpatient care setting. Mike's responsibilities include management of pharmacy information systems, drug information/drug policy services, residency programs, and new clinical development. Mike is also the Director of the Specialty Residency in Pharmacy Informatics. Outside of OHSU, Mike serves as the Vice Chair of the UHC Integrated Technologies for Safe Medication Use Committee and is a member of the ASHP Section Advisory Group for Workload and Productivity. His administrative interests include effective use of technology in health care, clinical pharmacy services, mentoring/leadership, and medication safety.
Mike Millard Assistant Director	Mike Millard, MS, RPh MS (Hospital Pharmacy), Oregon State University BS, Pharmacy, Oregon State University As an Assistant Director of Pharmacy Services, Millard has responsibility for inpatient services, including drug distribution, automation and product control from the Central Pharmacy. Millard’s administrative interests include automated systems, patient safety and six sigma production processes
Mo Ober Assistant Director	Maureen Ober, PharmD PharmD – University of California, San Francisco Maureen is an Assistant Director of Pharmacy Services with responsibilities in the inpatient care setting. Her primary administrative interest is medication safety. She co-chairs the OHSU Medication Safety Committee, is the department’s representative on the OHSU Patient Safety Committee and is a member of the UHC Medication Management and Quality Improvement Council.
Jim Robbins Assistant Director	James B Robbins, RPh, PhD BS in Pharmacy – Ferris State College, Michigan PhD in Pharmacology, University of Pittsburgh As an Assistant Director for Pharmacy Services, Jim manages Central Pharmacy production, controlled substances practices, the automated dispensing system, and many of the technicians employed by the Department. Jim’s interests include expansion of automation within the Department and Hospitals, development of effective relationships with vendors and advancement of professional practices by and for pharmacy personnel.
Kavish Choudhary Operations Manager	Kavish Choudhary, Pharm.D, MS Pharm.D: The Ohio Northern University MS (Health System Pharmacy Administration): University of Wisconsin-Madison Kavish is an operations manager responsible for pharmacy operations in the Center for Health and Healing (CHH), including the retail pharmacy, infusion center pharmacy, research pharmacy services and pharmacy services provided to the CHH clinics. Kavish has a variety of administrative interests, including student/resident development, pharmacy business development, reimbursement for cognitive services, increasing continuity of care between the inpatient and outpatient settings, as well as expanding pharmacy services in both the inpatient and outpatient settings.
Daniel Kennedy Operations Manager	Daniel Kennedy, RPh BS Pharmacy: Oregon State University Overseeing the ambulatory pharmacy operations at the Pavilion, Casey Eye Institute, Doernbecher and Gabriel Park Pharmacies, Dan brings his extensive community and ambulatory care setting experiences to OHSU. Dan’s administrative interests are in the fields of pharmacy automation, patient safety and pharmacy policy, as a member of the Oregon Health Resources Commission.
Jennifer Tryon Operations Manager	Jennifer Tryon, Pharm.D, MS Pharm.D: University of Iowa MS (Health System Pharmacy Administration): University of Wisconsin-Madison Jen is the Central Pharmacy operations manager with responsibility for distribution, production and medication use system workflow for inpatient care areas, the Emergency Department and hospital based clinics. Her administrative interests include pharmacy operations and technology, teaching and resident activities, the mentor/mentee relationship and pharmacy association involvement at both the state and national level.