PGY1 Current Residents

PGY1 Pharmacy Residents
Elizabeth LaDeaux B

Elizabeth LaDeaux, Pharm.D.
ladeaux@ohsu.edu

Dr. LaDeaux is originally from Idaho but has called Oregon home for more than 10 years. She earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Pacific University in Oregon. Prior to residency, she spent nearly 15 years in community pharmacy, where she developed a passion for operational improvement, leadership, and mentoring. She is now a PGY1 Health-System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership resident at OHSU. Her professional interests include practice advancement, pharmacogenomics, infectious diseases, and oncology. She will complete her MBA in Healthcare Management through Pacific University in November 2026. Outside of residency, Dr. LaDeaux enjoys traveling, exploring the Pacific Northwest, spending time with her son, and cheering him on at his wrestling tournaments.

Emily Fitzpatrick B

Emily Fitzpatrick, Pharm.D. 
fitzpatricke@ohsu.edu

Dr. Fitzpatrick is originally from Las Vegas, Nevada and earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Prior to pharmacy school, she spent her gap year working at a local acute care hospital, and during pharmacy school she developed her clinical interests in pediatrics and acute care through her internship at Cone Health Women's and Children's Hospital at Moses Cone Hospital. She also developed a strong interest in leadership through active participation in organizations such as APhA-ASP and ASHP. Her major research project will analyze the daily dosing of tacrolimus in pediatric renal transplant recipients based on CYP3A5 variants. Outside of residency, Dr. Fitzpatrick enjoys reading, knitting, and spending time with her wife and their dogs, Pickles and Poppy.

Gia Hoang Nguyen B

Gia Hoang Nguyen, Pharm.D., MBA
nguyegia@ohsu.edu

Gia Hoang Nguyen was born and raised in Vietnam and came to Portland, Oregon in 2018. She earned her dual Doctor of Pharmacy and Master of Business Administration degree from Oregon State University. During pharmacy school, she worked as an inpatient pharmacy intern at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center. Her experience during her internship and APPE rotations gave her exposure to many areas of inpatient pharmacy and shaped her interests in critical care, cardiology, and emergency medicine. She will be staffing with the general and orthopedic surgery service. Her major project focuses on the incidence of surgical site infections in cardiac surgery patients with respect to intra-operative cefazolin administration. Outside of pharmacy, Dr. Nguyen enjoys cooking with family, exploring new restaurants with friends, doing nail art, and crocheting.

Justin Goff B

Justin Goff, Pharm.D.
goffju@ohsu.edu

Dr. Goff is originally from Kodiak, Alaska. He completed his undergraduate studies in Biochemistry at Southern Oregon University before earning his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Idaho State University. During pharmacy school, he worked as a pharmacy intern at a small community hospital in Palmer, Alaska, where he enjoyed collaborating with providers and nursing staff. This experience sparked a strong clinical interest in critical care and emergency medicine. For his major project, he will be investigating the association between immunosuppression therapy serum concentrations at time of engraftment and incidence of graft-versus-host disease in patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. He will be staffing with the internal medicine service. Outside of pharmacy, Dr. Goff enjoys camping and spending time outdoors with his wife and their three dogs, watching college sports, and exploring Portland's unlimited options of breweries and restaurants.

Malia Hazen B

Malia Hazen, Pharm.D.
hazenma@ohsu.edu

Dr. Malia Hazen was born and raised in Renton, Washington. She completed her undergraduate studies at Washington State University in Pullman before earning her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Washington State University College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in Spokane. During pharmacy school, she was actively involved in several professional and leadership organizations, including APhA-ASP, ACCP, Phi Lambda Sigma, and Kappa Psi. Through experiential rotations and internship experiences, she developed a strong interest in both pediatrics and ambulatory care. Her major research project focuses on interventions required post prescribing PCSK9 inhibitors. Outside of pharmacy, Dr. Hazen enjoys exploring new restaurants, baking, traveling, crocheting, reading, and spending time with family, friends, and her cat, Willow.

Stefan Meinken B

Stefan Meinken, Pharm.D., MS
meinken@ohsu.edu

Dr. Meinken grew up in the Seattle area, before moving to Missoula, Montana. There he studied at the University of Montana where he earned a Bachelor of Science in biology before completing his Doctor of Pharmacy. Through pharmacy school he developed a passion for institutional pharmacy, leading him to pursue residency. During his PGY1 year he plans to further develop clinical skills in the fields of critical care, infectious disease, and transplant pharmacy. His research project will investigate the use of prophylactic oral anticoagulation in patients at risk of thrombosis post-kidney transplant.

Zachary Olsem B

Zachary Olsem, Pharm.D.
olsem@ohsu.edu

Dr. Zachary Olsem was born and raised in Peosta, Iowa. He completed his undergraduate studies at Iowa State University before earning his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. During pharmacy school, he was actively involved in several professional organizations, including APhA-ASP, ASHP, Phi Delta Chi, and Phi Lambda Sigma. Dr. Olsem spent the past four years completing his pharmacy internship at an oncology clinic. Through his advanced pharmacy practice experiences, he cultivated interests in pharmacy leadership, infectious diseases, and psychiatry. In addition to his residency training, he is pursuing an MBA with Oregon State University. His major project this year focuses on the delivery of floxuridine via hepatic arterial infusion pump. Outside of residency, Dr. Olsem enjoys hiking and skiing, exploring new food carts throughout the Portland area, and reading the ever-growing collection of books he picks up from Powell's Books.