Afua A. Addo-Abedi, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, is a Canadian of Ghanaian descent. She received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree in May 2008 from University of Maryland School of Pharmacy and her Masters in Business Administration from the University Baltimore as part of the dual PharmD/MBA program. She is a member of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists and College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists. Her passion is psychiatric pharmacy. After completion of her pharmacy practice residency at Sibley Memorial Hospital in 2009, Dr. Addo-Abedi joined the clinical staff of Sibley where she continues to incorporate psychiatric pharmacy into her daily practice. One of her future goals is to become Board Certified in Psychiatric Pharmacy.
Michelle E. Allen, PharmD, BCPS, FCCM, is the PGY1 Residency Director and the Clinical Coordinator for Sibley Memorial Hospital. She received her Bachelors of Science degree from the University of California at Berkeley, and her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Pittsburgh. Residency training was completed at the University Medical Center at the University of Arizona in Tucson, AZ; there Michelle completed a PGY1 residency, as well as a PGY2 in Critical Care. Dr. Allen was a clinical instructor for the University of Arizona’s College of Pharmacy and continues to be an adjunct Clinical Associate Professor for the University of Florida’s College of Pharmacy. Michelle is active professionally in both pharmacy and critical care, having served as a Chair for both ASHP’s New Practitioners Forum, and the Society of Critical Care Medicine’s (SCCM) Education and Training Steering Committee. She is a member of SCCM’s National Research Committee, as well as a member of ASHP, the American College of Clinical Pharmacy, and the Washington Metropolitan Society of Health-System Pharmacists. Dr. Allen is a past recipient of the Presidential Citation from SCCM, a Fellow in the American College of Critical Care Medicine, a published author, and has presented Nationally and Internationally.
Lauren Amick, PharmD, was born and raised in the great state of Texas where she received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Texas’ College of Pharmacy in 2005. She then completed a pharmacy practice residency at Washington Hospital Center in the District of Columbia; she continued to work there for three years, developing a specific interest in both drug information and intensive care pharmacy practice. In April 2008, she joined the clinical staff at Sibley Memorial Hospital where she continues to serve in a variety of patient care areas including internal medicine, geriatrics and intensive care all of which provide ample opportunity to exercise valuable clinical and drug information skills.
Selamawit Belay, PharmD, completed her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. Post graduation, she completed PGY1 residency training at Hunterdon Medical Center in Flemington, New Jersey. In addition, Selamawit has served as an Adjunct Clinical Professor in Women’s Health Therapeutics for the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy. She is a member of the American Society of Health System Pharmacists, and in August 2008, she joined the clinical staff at Sibley Memorial Hospital. Dr. Belay has been, and continues to be, an integral component of the innovative same-day surgery clinical pharmacy practice at Sibley. In her tenure at Sibley, Selam has facilitated departmental training of the PICIS system, mentored and precepted Doctor of Pharmacy students. Selam represents the department of pharmacy for the Infection Control and Prevention Facilitators Committee, and has an interest in emergency medicine, nephrology, women’s health, and internal medicine.
Monique Bonhomme, MS, PharmD, is a resident of Northern Virginia. After receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology with a minor in Chemistry at Valparaiso University in Indiana she went on to earn her Doctor of Pharmacy degree and Master of Science degree at Northeastern University's Bouvé College of Health Sciences in Boston, Massachusetts. She completed her general pharmacy practice residency with Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, Virginia. After completion of her residency, Dr. Bonhomme remained full-time at Inova Fairfax Hospital in mainly a decentralized clinical pharmacy role. As an oncology-trained pharmacist she was a member of the Oncology Task Force, was selected as an Interventional pharmacist, and was the pharmacy-nursing liaison for the stroke unit. She later accepted a full-time position at Sibley Memorial Hospital’s Department of Pharmacy. She is the preceptor for the Internal Medicine Rotation, a Residency Project Advisor, and serves as a resident faculty mentor. She is also part of the team of pharmacists who helped implement the same-day surgery clinical pharmacy practice at Sibley. In addition, Dr. Bonhomme is an active member of the Residency Council. She is also a member of the Washington Metropolitan Society of Health-System Pharmacists.
Erin M.C. Crisson, B.A., PharmD, joined Sibley Memorial Hospital as a clinical staff pharmacist in 2007 after completion of a pharmacy practice residency at Sacred Heart Health System in Pensacola, Florida. Originally from the Midwestern states of Wisconsin and Minnesota, Dr. Crisson received her Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology and Biology from Hamline University in Saint Paul, Minnesota, in 2001 and her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Minnesota-College of Pharmacy in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 2006. Erin practices pharmacy in a variety of settings from central pharmacy operations to decentralized clinical practice in inpatient general medicine and surgical units; in addition, Dr. Crisson participates in an innovative same-day surgery clinical pharmacy practice at Sibley. Her primary practice interests include medication safety, obstetrics & gynecology, cardiology, and hospital administration. While at Sibley, Dr. Crisson has worked on projects involving medication reconciliation and implementation of the surgical area clinical pharmacy practice. Erin is a member of ASHP, APhA, and Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity, Inc. One of her future goals is the completion of a Master's program in patient safety and risk management. Outside of pharmacy, she enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, fitness, and is an avid Washington Capitals fan!
Marilyn O. Farinre, PharmD, MBA, is the Assistant Director of Pharmacy at Sibley Memorial Hospital. She received her Bachelors of Science degree and MBA from Temple University in Philadelphia and her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Florida. Before choosing to focus on her interest in pharmacy operations, Marilyn practiced clinically in many different settings including a five year stint as a clinical transplant pharmacist. She has membership affiliations with ASHP and ACCP and has been active as the Education Council Chairperson for the Golf Coast Society of Health System Pharmacists and as an invited speaker at the annual meeting for the Texas Society of Health System Pharmacists. When not at work, Marilyn has volunteered with the Big Brother Big Sister Organization and she is an avid runner.
Cynthia Jiles, BS, RPh, is a 1984 graduate of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science and a native of the District of Columbia. Cynthia’s clinical expertise is in pediatrics, having previously worked over 20 years at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, DC, before coming to Sibley in 2009. She has specialty experience in Oncology, and Investigational Drugs, having worked in these forums for five and eight years respectfully. Cynthia is active in Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., and a member of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. The people, and the enthusiasm her fellow pharmacists have for clinical pharmacy practice are two things that Ms. Jiles loves about her work at Sibley.
Christopher A. Keeys, PharmD, born in Philadelphia, PA has served as a clinical pharmacist manager/ pharmacy management consultant at Sibley Memorial Hospital for over 12 years. He is an educator who received his B.S. in Pharmacy from Howard University College of Pharmacy and a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from USP (formerly Philadelphia College of Pharmacy). Dr. Keeys completed his initial training as a research intern with the Food and Drug Administration and as a clinician at the Washington Hospital Center. He has been board certified in pharmacotherapy since 1997. His professional accomplishments include directing both the clinical drug studies for a Washington-area research group and leading clinical pharmacy and drug information programs for health care organizations. He has served on numerous national and local pharmacy and therapeutics committees as well as the Board of the Washington Metropolitan Society of Hospital Pharmacists, the Drug Utilization Review Board for Washington, D.C., and the IRB for Chesapeake Research Review, Inc. Dr. Keeys has also been a member of the US Agency for Health Care Policy and Research Group on Clinical Practice Guidelines for Urinary Incontinence. Dr. Keeys holds adjunct faculty appointments at Howard University College of Pharmacy, Creighton University and the University of Maryland. He is a research fellow at the Howard University Center for Minority Health Services Research and his professional publications have been in the content areas of drug information, adverse drug reactions, telepharmacy, pharmacy practice and public health policy. He is cofounder of both Clinical Pharmacy Associates, Inc and MedNovations, Inc.
Trinh Le, BS, MS, is the Director of Pharmacy at Sibley Memorial Hospital and the Advisor to the Residency Council. In her role as Director, she represents the pharmacy department on several committees such as Quality Council, Pharmacy and Therapeutics, and Investigational Review Board. She received a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a Masters of Science in Hospital Pharmacy from the University of Kansas. Trinh completed a two-year hospital pharmacy administration residency at the University of Kansas, in Lawrence, Kansas, graduating in 1999. She is the preceptor for the Practice Management Rotation at Sibley, and the former director of the PGY1 residency. Her practice background is in pediatrics having been previously employed as the Pharmacy Informatics Manager for the Children's National Medical Center in Washington, District of Columbia. Trinh is a former president of the Washington Metropolitan Society of Health-System Pharmacists and is also actively involved with the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists having served on multiple national committees, including the Section Advisory Group on Communications and Publications, the Programming Committee and the Commission on Affiliate Relations. She is currently a member of the DC Medicaid Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee.
Josephine M. Letina, PharmD, is a Croatian immigrant who grew up in Ohio. There she attended Youngstown State University and graduated with a Bachelors of Science degree in Education. She was an elementary school teacher for a number of years before she decided to change careers. After marrying and relocating to the DC area, she raised three children and then began her pre-pharmacy studies at Montgomery College in Maryland. Dr. Letina completed her pharmacy education at Howard University, where she received a Doctor of Pharmacy degree. Before joining the Sibley Pharmacy team as a clinical staff pharmacist, she worked at Providence Hospital and Shady Grove Adventist Hospital.
Shahnaz Milani, PharmD, CGP, a native of Tehran, Iran, is a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist who has served the patients, families and departments of Sibley Memorial Hospital for more than 20 years. Dr. Milani has two advanced pharmacy degrees, one from Tehran University, and the other Doctor of Pharmacy degree is from the University of Maryland’s School of Pharmacy in Baltimore. Shahnaz is certified in geriatric and anticoagulation therapy. Since 1989, Dr. Milani has provided pharmaceutical care in a variety of Sibley venues, including, most recently, as the Clinical Specialist for the Renaissance Unit; the Renaissance unit houses the Center for Rehabilitation Medicine. Dr. Milani is a Clinical Associate Professor for the Virginia Commonwealth University’s Medical College of Virginia College of Pharmacy. She precepts the Geriatric Rotation, is a mentor for the hospital’s anticoagulation program (a clinical program she co-leads that established pharmacist managed warfarin therapy), and is a member of the Anticoagulation Forum.
Benjamin Miles, PharmD, BCPS, an Atlanta native, joined Sibley Memorial Hospital’s clinical pharmacy staff after he and his family relocated to Washington, DC in 2009. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology and Biology in 2003, followed by a Doctor of Pharmacy degree in 2007, both from the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia. He completed a PGY-1 residency at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, Maine in 2008 where he also worked as a decentralized staff pharmacist for the year following his residency. In addition to precepting Advanced Institutional Rotation pharmacy students, Dr. Miles completed a project to establish pharmacy services in the Emergency Department while working at Eastern Maine Medical Center. He presented the results of his project as a poster at the American College of Clinical Pharmacy's 2008 Annual Meeting in Louisville, KY. His interests are in emergency medicine, critical care and internal medicine. Dr. Miles currently serves as a Resident Advisor and co-investigator for a residency project. He is a member of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy and is board certified in pharmacotherapy.
Marybeth Missenda, BS, RPh, a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, completed her Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy at Duquesne University (located in the same city) in 1989. After working two years in community pharmacy, Marybeth completed a certificate course in Tropical and Community Medicine in Liverpool, England. She then applied this education over the following six years in a variety of tropical settings. In Haiti Marybeth served three years as the Director of Pharmacy for H?pital (hospital) Albert Schweitzer in Deschapelles, Haiti. While at H?pital Albert Schweitzer, Marybeth was successful in obtaining a World Health Organization (WHO) grant to develop a prepackaging program for Directly Observed Therapy in the treatment of tuberculosis. After her tenure with H?pital Albert Schweitzer she spent 1.5 years in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, as a pharmacy consultant for the WHO essential drug program's pharmaceutical warehouse, a supplier for medications all over the island of Haiti. On completion of her contract with WHO, Marybeth spent 1.5 years on the Caribbean island of Montserrat as the Director of Pharmacy during their volcanic crisis. Upon returning to the States, Marybeth has spent her professional time working in the hospital pharmacy setting; more than 10 years have been dedicated to providing pharmaceutical care during the nightshift. In 2004, Marybeth joined Sibley with the specific charge to develop the nightshift program. In addition to her clinical pharmacy practice, Marybeth has been essential in developing and maintaining the Department of Pharmacy’s intervention database, a system that facilitates and tracks pharmacist’s contribution to the care and safety of the patients at Sibley. Marybeth has been a member of ASHP for more than 20 years, and she has a passion for Integrative Medicine. Her future goals include completion of an advance degree in this field of study.
Vahiede Nabavian, Pharm D, received two Bachelors of Science Degrees, one in Chemistry and the other in Pharmacy from Howard University in Washington, District of Columbia during the mid 1980’s. To further her education she returned to Howard University and obtained a Doctor of Pharmacy degree in 2005. She has been a member of the Sibley family since 2000, and has extensive clinical experience in a variety of practice settings—including intensive care, oncology and sterile preparation. Dr. Nabavian has presented locally and nationally on topics including intravenous immune globulin and erythropoiesis-stimulating agents. Continued learning, and sharing her clinical knowledge are two things that Vahiede really enjoys about her clinical pharmacy position at Sibley. Dr. Nabavian is passionate about providing service that leads to optimal outcomes. Her future goals include obtaining the distinction of Board Certified Oncology Pharmacist.
Man Nguyen, PharmD, is Sibley’s Informatics Pharmacist. He received his Bachelor’s of Art in English Literature at the Johns Hopkins University and his Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Maryland at Baltimore in 2002. Man worked as a community pharmacist for several years before coming to Sibley Memorial Hospital in 2007 as a clinical staff pharmacist. Dr. Nguyen has a keen interest in information technology (IT) and has spent the last year collaborating with various departments, including admissions, dietary, the emergency department, IT, nursing, occupational therapy, patient accounts, physical therapy, radiology & imaging services, and respiratory therapy, to develop an integrated health information system. Man is a member of the American Society of Health System Pharmacists.
Thanh-Nhan Nguyen, PharmD, grew up in Saigon, Vietnam. She received her Associates Degree in Information Systems from Montgomery College in Maryland, and a Doctor of Pharmacy Degree in 1999 from Howard University School of Pharmacy in Washington, DC. Dr. Nguyen worked at the National Institutes of Health for seven years, three years in the Medical Information Systems Department and four years in inpatient pharmacy. In addition, Nhan worked for 10 years in community pharmacy practice, precepting many pharmacy students, mentoring community pharmacy staff in Medication Therapy Management (MTM) and advancing to management. Dr. Nguyen joined Sibley’s Clinical Pharmacy Staff in September 2008 and has a clinical interest in Geriatric pharmacy care.