Our Expert Team

The more than 170 staff members of the Department of Pharmacy Services work in partnership with doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals to provide patients at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center with the best, safest and most cost-effective medications.

Our expert team consists of pharmacists, technicians, residents, interns and support personnel under the direction of Rita Shane, PharmD, FASHP, FCSHP.

Rita Shane, PharmD, FASHP, FCSHP
Rita Shane, PharmD, FASHP, FCSHP
Director, Pharmacy Services

Administrative Staff

  • Jacob Brand, PharmD, Manager
  • Richard Geller, RPh, Manager
  • Melsen Kwong, PharmD, Manager
  • Lee Lam, PharmD, Education Coordinator
  • Julie Ly, PharmD, Supervisor
  • Judith Muraszko, PharmD, Supervisor
  • Frank Saya, PharmD, FASHP, FCSHP, Manager
  • John Young, PharmD, Supervisor
  • Donna Luong, PharmD, Supervisor
  • Vipul Patel, PharmD, Supervisor

    • Board-Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialists (BCPS)

  • Doreen Pon, PharmD, BCPS
  • Sylvia Martin Stone, PharmD, BCPS
  • Hilda Ilanjian, PharmD, BCPS
  • Lee Lam, PharmD, BCPS
  • Irene Lu, PharmD, BCPS
  • Salpy Zetlian, PharmD, BCPS

    • Certified Disease Management

  • Emmanuel Saltiel, PharmD, FASHP, FCSHP (Dyslipidemia)
  • Hilda Ilanjian, PharmD, BCPS (Diabetes)

    • Fellows of the American Society of Health System Pharmacists (FASHP)

  • Emmanuel Saltiel, PharmD, FASHP, FCSHP
  • Frank Saya, PharmD, FASHP, FCSHP
  • Rita Shane, PharmD, FASHP, FCSHP

    • Fellows of the California Society of Health System Pharmacists (FCSHP)

  • Emmanuel Saltiel, PharmD, FASHP, FCSHP
  • Frank Saya, PharmD, FASHP, FCSHP
  • Rita Shane, PharmD, FASHP, FCSHP

    • Herbal Medicine and Phytomedicinals Certification

  • Marilyn Friedberg, RPh

    • Vaccine Administration Certification

  • Marilyn Friedberg, RPh

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