Pharmacy & Medication Safety Expert Witness

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Clinical Pharmacist with 10+ years of experience across psychiatric, geriatric, oncology, ambulatory, and community pharmacy settings. Board-Certified Geriatric Pharmacist (BCGP) and Advanced Practice Pharmacist (APh) with demonstrated expertise in medication safety, polypharmacy evaluation, drug interactions, adverse drug event analysis, and high-risk medication management. SEAK-trained expert witness providing evidence-based analysis grounded in clinical standards, regulatory expectations, and professional best practices. CLINICAL EXPERIENCE Current position as Clinical Inpatient Pharmacist at Adventist Health (San Luis Obispo, CA) involves verifying and dispensing medication orders in compliance with Joint Commission and hospital regulatory standards, monitoring patient medication regimens for appropriate indication, dosing, route, interactions, and allergies, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams on formulary compliance, procurement, and quality assurance. Prior to this, served as Clinical Geriatric Pharmacist with Optum's Clinical Excellence Quality Team (Remote), delivering telephonic and digital medication therapy management consultations to Medicare populations. Conducted comprehensive medication reviews addressing polypharmacy, high-risk drug interactions, anticholinergic burden, and unsafe opioid/benzodiazepine combinations. Provided bilingual (English/Spanish) consultations and served as a clinical resource for interdisciplinary care teams. From 2020 to 2025, served as Clinical Psychiatric Pharmacist at Atascadero State Hospital (Atascadero, CA), managing complex inpatient psychiatric populations over a five-year tenure. Investigated medication variances (MVRs), identified root causes, and implemented process improvements. Collaborated with physicans, nurses, Dialectical Behavioral Treatment (DBT) and social worker teams to minimize polypharmacy while maintaining clinical efficacy. Led a pharmacy team of 10+ technicians managing high-acuity, polypharmacy-intensive cases with vulnerable patients. Earlier experience includes Pharmacy Manager at Walmart (Arroyo Grande, CA), Outpatient Pharmacist and Manager at Cardinal Health partnering with a federally qualified health center (San Luis Obispo, CA), Clinical Geriatric Pharmacist at Model Drug Inc. (Pismo Beach, CA), Oncology Clinical Pharmacist at Dignity Health (San Luis Obispo, CA) overseeing chemotherapy dosing, sterile compounding, aseptic preparation, and 340B medication program management, and Pharmacist at Walgreens (Santa Maria, CA). LICENSURE & CREDENTIALS CA Registered Pharmacist – CA State Board | Advanced Practice Pharmacist (APh) | MEDI-CAL Authorized Prescriber | Medication Therapy Management (MTM) Certified Provider | DEA Certified Controlled Substance Prescriber | Basic Life Support (BLS) – CPR CERTIFICATIONS & TRAINING Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist (BCGP) – Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties | Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Training | Billing & Reimbursement for Patient Care | SEAK Expert Witness Training PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS American Society of Consultant Pharmacists | American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists | American Society of Health-System Pharmacists | Hematology/Oncology Pharmacist Association