Our Leadership Team

Director

Mike Brownlee, PharmD, MS

Mike is the Director of Pharmacy Services with responsibilities over the department of over 200 staff serving patients in inpatient, retail, and ambulatory areas. Mike is also the Director of the PGY2 Specialty Residency in Pharmacy Informatics and PGY2 Specialty Residency in Health-System Pharmacy Administration. Outside of OHSU, Mike serves as the incoming Chair of the UHC Medication Use Informatics and Technology Committee and serves as member of the APhA Policy Committee and ASHP SPPM Programming Committee. His administrative interests include effective use of technology in health care, clinical pharmacy services, mentoring/leadership, and medication safety.

ASSISTANT DIRECTORS

Jason Christensen, PharmD, MS

Jason is an Assistant Director for Inpatient Pharmacy Services with responsibilities over inpatient central pharmacy operations and automation management and coordination with an interest in improving patient safety related to the distribution of medications.  Jason also has responsibility for intensive care unit and emergency department clinical pharmacy services.  His administrative interests include patient safety, operational efficiency, evidence based practice guidelines, financial management, and leadership development.

Yen Pham, RPh, BS

Yen is an Assistant Director for Ambulatory Services with responsibilities for all OHSU ambulatory care pharmacy areas, with an interest in expanding OHSU pharmacy services into new areas such as specialty pharmacy services, medication therapy management, mail order and employee benefits. Her administrative interests include ambulatory operations, building consensus, and expansion of the pharmacy profession.

OPERATIONS MANAGERS

Neil Edillo, PharmD, BCPS, CPHIMS

Neil is the Informatics Manager for the department with responsibilities to both inpatient and outpatient services.  Neil oversees the medication use process within the Electronic Health Record and any associated technology.  His interests include patient safety, workflow efficiency, project management, change management, and pharmacy residency training.

Jessica Freels, PharmD, MS

Jessica is the Clinical Pharmacy Operations Manger with the responsibility for inpatient clinical services of cardiology, hematology-oncology, medicine, and surgery.  Jessica serves outside of OHSU, as a member of the UHC Pharmacy Council Committee on Performance Improvement and Compliance.  Her administrative interests include medication safety, patient transitional care, establishing evidence based "best-practice" standards, and leadership development.

Daniel Kennedy, RPh, FAPhA

Dan is the Outpatient Pharmacy operations manager with responsibility for the daily operation of OHSU's seven outpatient sites. Dan brings his extensive community and ambulatory care experiences to OHSU. Dan's administrative interests are in the fields of pharmacy automation, patient safety, drug use policy and biomedical ethics. He is currently active in pharmacy association leadership at both the state and national level.

Lam Nguyen, PharmD

 Lam is an Inpatient Operations Manager with responsibility over central pharmacy services with an emphasis in sterile preparation, non-sterile compounding, pharmacy automation, and medication distribution.  He is also responsible for pharmacy operations services for Doernbecher Children’s Hospital.  His administrative interests include lean process improvement, pharmacy automation, medication safety, financial management, and change management.

Nicole Panosh, PharmD, MS, BCPS

Nicole is the Clinical Pharmacy Operations Manager with responsibility for inpatient pediatric clinical services.  Nicole serves outside of OHSU as a member of the ASHP New Practitioners Forum – Leadership and Career Development Advisory Group.  Her administrative interests include patient care coordination across the continuum, staff development, and pediatric best practices.

Rachel Root, PharmD, MS

Rachel an Inpatient Operations Manager with responsibility over central pharmacy services with an emphasis in automation, medication distribution, and narcotic surveillance/distribution.  Her administrative interests include workflow efficiency, medication safety, quality improvement, care transitions, and student and resident training and development.

Patricia Sullivan, CPhT

Patti is the technician manager with responsibility for scheduling and training inpatient pharmacy technicians, along with managing technician workflow and operations. Her administrative interests include pharmacy operations and technology, teaching and certification activities, and pharmacy association involvement.

Majid Tanas, PharmD, MHA, MS

Majid is the Ambulatory Pharmacy Operations Manager with diverse responsibilities including Pharmacy Services at Pacific Oncology (Beaverton, Gresham, Northwest, and Tualitin), the Center for Health and Healing, and the Doernbecher Infusion Pharmacies. In addition, he is responsible for Pharmacy Services within the Operating Rooms and Research Pharmacy Services. His administrative interests include patient safety, ambulatory pharmacy clinical services, operational efficiency, supply chain management, and optimizing the patient experience. Other areas of professional interest include leadership, student development, and health policy development.

Jeff Wassouf, PharmD

Jeff has direct responsibility for the daily operations of the OHSU Mail Order Pharmacy (located on OHSU's West Campus) and the Medication Assistance Program. While his professional background is primarily in Community Pharmacy, Jeff is interested in developing innovative Specialty Pharmacy and Home Delivery service models. Other professional interests include Pharmacist-based immunization programs, Medication Therapy Management and Collaborative Drug Therapy Management programs and Professional Development programs for Student Pharmacists.

Jennifer Zanon, RPh

Jennifer is the Supply Chain and Compliance Operations Manager for pharmacy services encompassing  inpatient, outpatient and ambulatory settings.   Her administrative focus is patient safety and service.  This focus is driven by assuring adherence to industry regulations, OHSU policy and procedure and by maintaining a consistent and cost effective medication supply.