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St. Joseph Medical Center

Meet Our Team 

We have eleven pharmacists with a designation of BCPS (Board-certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist) on our staff, with twelve staff having completed residencies. 

Pharmacy & Residency Director

Larry Ishii, PharmD

Dr. Ishii oversees our Pharmacy Residency Program. He previously worked for the Indian Health Services as a clinical pharmacist, caring for indigent populations in Alaska. From 2000-2002, he served as co-president of the Washington State Board of Pharmacy and on many committees for the Washington State Hospital Pharmacy Directors Group. Dr. Ishii became the director of pharmacy in 2006 for PeaceHealth St. Joseph (previously St. Joseph Hospital) and proceeded to develop the Pharmacy Residency Program, which began in 2008. He serves as the lead preceptor for the Practice Management rotation. 

Residency
  • PGY-1 Residency, University of California San Francisco
Education
  • Doctorate of Pharmacy, University of California San Francisco 

Clinical & Residency Coordinator

Neil Massoud, PharmD, MBA, FCCP

Active in professional societies, Dr. Massoud is a member of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, the American College of Clinical Pharmacy, and the Canadian Society for Clinical Pharmacology. He has published a number of books and articles. His most recent publication, Best Practice in Medicine, A Clinical Guide by Northern California Physicians, focuses on managed/ambulatory care. He is also author of a text, Pharmacokinetic Basis of Drug Treatment.

Residency/Fellowship
  • PGY-1 Clinical Residency, Washington State University
  • Postdoctoral NIH (National Institute of Health) Fellowship in Clinical Pharmacology, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine
Education
  • Master of Business Administration, Michigan State University School of Business
  • Doctorate of Pharmacy, University of Michigan School of Pharmacy
  • Master of Science in Biology, Wayne State University
  • Bachelor of Science in Biology, Wayne State University
  • Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy, Wayne State University

Preceptors (Instructors)

Cardiology
  • Chris Ward, RPh, BCPS

Chemotherapy
  • Mark Irvine, RPh, BCPS 

Critical Care
  • Marilyn Bufton, PharmD, BCPS - PGY-1 Residency, Pharmacokinetics Focus, University of Texas
  • Jami Shaffer, PharmD, BCPS - PGY-1 Residency, Franciscan Health System (Tacoma, WA)
  • Steve Wimer, PharmD, BCPS

Infectious Disease
  • Mark Irvine, RPh, BCPS
  • Neil Massoud, PharmD, MBA, FCCP, Clinical & Residency Coordinator
  • Steve Wimer, PharmD, BCPS

Internal Medicine
  • Laura Hadwiger, RPh, BCPS - PGY-1 Residency, Bay Area Hospital (Coos Bay, OR)
  • Erik Senuty, RPh, BCPS
  • Patsy Yaude, RPh

Pharmacokinetics
  • Neil Massoud, PharmD, MBA, FCCP, Clinical & Residency Coordinator

Practice Management
  • Jeff Corsentino, RPh, Pharmacy Operations Manager
  • Larry Ishii, PharmD, Pharmacy & Residency Director

Surgical
  • Laura Hadwiger, RPh, BCPS - PGY-1 Residency, Bay Area Hospital (Coos Bay, OR)
  • Erik Senuty, RPh, BCPS
  • Patsy Yaude, RPh

Clinical Staff

Chemotherapy
  • Judy Ashe, PharmD – PGY-1 Residency, University of Florida
  • Stephanie Leong, PharmD, Chemotherapy Residency, Tom Baker Cancer Center, University of Alberta, Calgary

Critical Care
  • Erik Bernhoft, PharmD, BCPS, Float
  • Jim Buchanan, PharmD, RPh, BCPS, Float
  • Amy Richards, PharmD, RPh – PGY-1 Residency, Good Samaritan Hospital (Puyallup, WA)

Night Pharmacist
  • Susan Lottimer, PharmD, BCPS, PGY-1 Residency, VA Medical Center (Denver, CO)
  • Stephanie Shuckman, PharmD