Our Preceptors
Stephanie Bird, PharmD, BCCCP
Program Director, PGY1 Pharmacy Residency
Clinical Pharmacy Manager
Email: sbird@houstonmethodist.org
From: Bartlesville, OK
PharmD, University of Houston, Houston, TX
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL
PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL
Fun Fact
• Loves dogs (especially dachshunds), currently has two dogs and previously involved in Dachshund rescue
• Has three younger sisters
Sruti Patel, PharmD, BCPS
Residency Program Coordinator, PGY1 Pharmacy Residency
Senior Pharmacy Clinical Specialist, Critical Care
Email: spatel3@houstonmethodist.org
From: Houston, TX
PharmD, University of Houston, Houston, TX
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Methodist Dallas Medical Center, Dallas, TX
PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency, Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX
Fun Fact: First winner of HMW Pharmacy bake-off
Aamer Attaar, PharmD, BCPS
Senior Pharmacy Clinical Specialist, IMU/Cardiology
Email: aattaar@houstonmethodist.org
From: Plainsboro, NJ
PharmD, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset, Somerville, NJ
PGY2 Internal Medicine Pharmacy Residency, Ascension Seton, Austin, TX
Fun Fact: Black belt in Taekwondo
Echefula Agbara, PharmD, MS
Director of Pharmacy
Email: eiagbara@houstonmethodist.org
From: Houston, TX
BS Pharmacy, University of Houston, Houston, TX
PharmD, University of Arkansas Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AK
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency. University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston; Galveston, TX
MS Biomedical Informatics, University of Texas Health Science Center; Houston, TX
Fun Fact
• Name means “don’t forget”
• Played chess for Houston Chess Association
Courtney Brailsford, PharmD, BCPS
Senior Pharmacy Clinical Specialist, Internal Medicine, Neonatal ICU
Email:cjbrailsford@houstonmethodist.org
Clement Chung, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP
Senior Pharmacy Clinical Specialist, Hematology/Oncology
Email: ctchung@houstonmethodist.org
From: Seattle, WA
PharmD, University of Washington
Fun Fact
• Owned an old-fashioned microscope, dissection sets, 100+ histologic slides from my early days in medicine. I still remain a big fan in pathology!
Rodrigo M. De La Torre, PharmD, BCOP
Pharmacy Clinical Specialist Lead, Hematology and Oncology
Email: rdelatorre@houstonmethodist.org
From: Monterrey, Mexico
PharmD, University of Houston, Houston, TX
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Houston Methodist Hospital Texas Medical Center, Houston, TX
PGY2 Oncology Pharmacy Residency, Houston Methodist Hospital Texas Medical Center, Houston, TX
Fun Fact: I collect pins from different places I visit
Ervin Lopez, PharmD, BCCCP
Pharmacy Clinical Specialist, Emergency Medicine
Email: elopez7@houstonmethodist.org
From: Houston, TX
PharmD, Texas Tech University
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Harris Health System, Houston, TX
Fun Fact
• Named after a famous Laker’s point guard
• Known as a cat dad, for once housing 7 cats
• Can recite every spoken line from Toy Story 2
Ihsan Muhsin, PharmD
Pharmacy Clinical Specialist, Emergency Medicine
Email: imuhsin@houstonmethodist.org
From: Baghdad, Iraq
PharmD, Texas A&M University
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Memorial Hermann Greater Heights and Southeast Hospital, Houston, TX
PGY2 Internal Medicine Pharmacy Residency, Baylor Scott and White Medical Center, Temple, TX
Fun Fact: Working on my skydiving license
Christiana Ogunwale, PharmD
Pharmacy Clinical Specialist, Internal Medicine/Transitional Care
Email: ctogunwale@houstonmethodist.org
From: Houston, TX
PharmD, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Worcester, MA
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System, Texarkana, TX
Fun Fact
• Love Asian cuisine
• Stopping by at a local museum is always on the “to-do” list when visiting a new location
Joy Omotunwashe, PharmD, BCPS
Pharmacy Clinical Specialist, Internal Medicine
Email: jnwoke@houstonmethodist.org
From: Lawrenceville, GA
PharmD, Mercer University College of Pharmacy, Atlanta, GA
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas, Beaumont, TX
Fun Fact: Children’s book author
Christy Su, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP
Senior Pharmacy Clinical Specialist, Infectious Diseases/Antimicrobial Stewardship
Email: cpsu@houstonmethodist.org
From: Dallas, TX
PharmD, University of Houston, Houston, TX
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY
PGY2 Infectious Disease Pharmacy Residency, The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY
Fun Fact: I make cooking videos with my daughter
Andy Wong, PharmD
Pharmacy Administrative Specialist
Performance Excellence Clinical Specialist
Email: awong3@houstonmethodist.org
From: Houston, TX
PharmD, Texas A&M College of Pharmacy, Kingsville, TX
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Harris Health System, Houston, TX
Fun Fact: Coffee lover
Angela Yu, PharmD
Pharmacy Clinical Specialist, Med/Surg
Email: asyu@houstonmethodist.org
From: San Fernando Valley, California
PharmD, University of Texas
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency, Hillcrest Medical Center, Tulsa, OK
PGY2 Internal Medicine Pharmacy Residency, IU Health, Indianapolis, IN
Fun Fact: Collects mugs from every city visited