Faculty

  • Rita Shane, PharmD

    Associate Dean at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles

    As associate dean, I work with area directors of advanced pharmacy practice programs in providing administrative support, mentoring, and instruction to students and faculty members. I am also the vice president and chief pharmacy officer and professor of medicine at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in…
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  • Shin

    Jaekyu Shin, PharmD, MS

    Associate Dean of Assessment and Evaluation

    I teach and precept pharmacy students and work with underserved populations at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. My research focuses on the clinical application of cardiovascular pharmacogenetic tests and pharmacoepidemiology.
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  • David Smith, PharmD

    Associate Dean at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center

    As associate dean, I work with area directors of advanced pharmacy practice programs in providing administrative support, mentoring, and instruction to students and faculty members.
  • Bani Tamraz

    Bani Tamraz, PharmD, PhD

    Associate Professor

    My primary interest is identification of genetic determinants of drug response through modern methods aimed at addressing pharmacogenomics research and translating that information into new diagnostics and treatment strategies at point-of-care.
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  • Judie Tran, PharmD

    Judie Tran, PharmD

    IPPE Program Director

    As the IPPE Program Director, I oversee the Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE) program for first and second-year pharmacy students. My responsibilities include continuous process improvement, identifying opportunities for growth in experiential sites, and fostering relationships with…
  • Candy Tsourounis

    Candy Tsourounis, PharmD

    Professor

    I evaluate how medicines are used at UCSF Health. I work with other healthcare providers to measure and assess the value of the medicines that we use to treat patients. I also help manage the UCSF medicine formulary by working with other healthcare providers to select the most effective medicines,…
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  • Valle-Oseguera

    Samantha Valle-Oseguera, PharmD

    Associate Professor

    My clinical practice site is at Kaweah Health Medical Center, where I serve as an ambulatory care clinical pharmacist at a primary care rural clinic. In addition, I am a preceptor for Kaweah Health's PGY2 Ambulatory Care residents and UCSF APPE pharmacy students assigned to the Fresno Program. My…
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  • Watanabe

    Jonathan Watanabe, PharmD, MS, PhD

    Jere E. Goyan Presidential Chair for the Advancement of Pharmacy

    I serve as the Chair of the Department of Clinical Pharmacy. Providing guidance on responsibilities and goals in the realms of Strategic Leadership, Research and Scholarship, and Education to support the Departmental and School faculty in achievement of clinical care, research aims, and teaching…
  • Leslie Wilson

    Leslie Wilson, PhD

    Professor

    My research focuses on the economics of health care services, measurement of outcomes, comparative effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, utility measurement, decision making under uncertainty, and patient preference when weighing risks and benefits.
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  • Katherine Yang

    Katherine Yang, PharmD, MPH

    Professor

    Along with Jennifer Cocohoba, PharmD, MAS, I assist in developing new models of pharmacy practice and foster patient care partner­ships with UCSF Health and external stakeholders in community pharmacy, public health, and other pharmacy schools. As a clinical pharmacist, I specialize in the…
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  • sharon youmans

    Sharon Youmans, PharmD, MPH

    Executive Vice Dean

    As Executive Vice Dean, I partner with the Dean to drive the School’s strategic priorities. From the Dean’s Office, I oversee and lead the School’s DEI efforts; manage global partnerships, liaise with the School’s Pharmacy Practice Partnerships associate deans, serve as an advisor to the faculty…
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  • Crystal Zhou

    Crystal Zhou, PharmD

    Associate Professor

    I am a passionate pharmacy educator and clinician. I currently teach and direct a couple of the first year Applied Patient Care Skills courses and work as a clinical pharmacist for the Division of Cardiology. I am also working on implementing innovative models of pharmacy practice, such as treating…
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