Talk to Your Pharmacist

In this episode, our guest, Julia Regan, co-founder and CEO of RxLightning, has over 15 years of experience delivering innovative healthcare solutions that disrupt the status quo and remove friction for patients, providers, payers, and pharmaceutical manufacturers. She has been at the forefront of some of the most transformational initiatives in the industry, including the development of real-time...

In this episode, our guest is Dr. Dan Blumenthal. Dr. Blumenthal received his MD and MBA degrees from Harvard Medical School and Harvard Business School and trained in internal medicine and cardiology at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Blumenthal is a past recipient of the American Heart Association’s Laennec Young Clinician Award and an accomplished health services and cardiovascular dise...

In this episode, our guest is Dr. Natalie Park who is a pharmacist and a co-founder of Pharmesol. Pharmesol is an AI-enabled pharmacy assistant that automates frequent conversations and tasks 24/7 and scales the digital interactions between pharmacy teams and patients. Previously, Natalie conducted health economics and outcomes research at Novartis and worked on population health initiatives inclu...

In this episode, our guest is Fady Boctor is the President and Chief Commercial Officer of Petros Pharmaceuticals. He has over 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, across a wide array of functions including brand and portfolio marketing, sales channel optimization, product portfolio strategy development and new product launches. Mr. Boctor has driven significant revenue growth fo...

In this episode, our guest, (Founder & CEO of Sapient) - Dr. Jain is a physician-scientist with more than 20 years of expertise in physiology, biomedicine, engineering, computational biology, and mass spectrometry-based metabolomics. He formed and managed Jain Laboratory at the University of California San Diego, where he guided a multi-disciplinary research team to develop next-generation rap...

In this episode, our guest is Autumn-Kyoko Cushman, CEO, Co-Founder, who started her career as a Hospital Corpsman in the US Navy. Working in Hematology / Oncology, and Executive Medicine serving our nation’s top elected officials and their families. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (BSIT) and has experience in management consulting, bioinformatics, and partnerships with l...

In this episode,  our guest is Charles Gellman - a visionary leader and accomplished entrepreneur, currently serving as the CEO of HiDO Health, a cutting-edge healthcare technology company. With a deep passion for improving people’s lives through innovation, Gellman has dedicated his career to revolutionizing the healthcare industry. The Journey in healthcare began with his early exposure to the c...

In this episode, our guest, Kyle Kiser is the CEO of Arrive Health, an industry-leading provider of data-driven insights to points of care. As a thought leader in health technology and a diligent student of the complex healthcare value chain, he has been at the forefront of some of healthcare’s most transformational initiatives. Fully aligned with Arrive Health’s aspirational vision, Kyle champion...

In this episode, our guest is Zain Syed, PharmD, an oncology pharmacist with 10 years of experience turned product manager. He’s a health systems expert who specializes in oncology and pain management and has worked in a variety of settings including Infusion, Clinic, Inpatient, Outpatient, and Investigational Drug Services. And, he has his own newsletter and podcast called Digital Thoughts: How t...

In this episode, our guest is David Neubauer, an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and senior faculty of the Johns Hopkins Sleep Disorders Center. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, as well as a member of the Sleep Research Society, European Slee...

In this episode, our guest, Dr. Thea M. Blystone is a visionary clinical consulting pharmacist dedicated to transforming the landscape of Pharmacy. With a strong belief in leaving a lasting legacy, she mentors aspiring pharmacists and spearheads initiatives that shift the focus from dispensing to clinical care. Through TM Pharmacy Consulting, LLC, Dr. Blystone empowers healthcare providers to achi...

In this episode, our guest is Marina Buksov, a Functional Medicine Pharmacist (PharmD), Mental Fitness & Health Coach, Herbal Educator, and lifelong learner of the Healing Arts. She is the creator of Build Your Holistic Herbal Practice course mentoring other healthcare professionals in clinical herbal as well as business skills. She is also a Functional Medicine Pharmacist as part of PharmToTa...

In this episode, our guest, James Lott is the founder and CEO of Scripted ( www.scripted.co ), a Chicago-based health technology startup. James is a pharmacist and graduate of the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy. In 2020 he was recognized as Crain's Chicago Business 40 Under 40 and was a recipient of the Clinton Global Initiative Commitment to Action Award. Topics: Background...

In this episode, Dr. Richard Harris is a board-certified internal medicine physician and pharmacist. Dr. Harris attended the University of Texas at Austin for pharmacy school and then pursued medical education at the McGovern School of Medicine in Houston. As a lifelong learner, Dr. Harris continues to look for ways to grow both personally and professionally, which lead him to pursue and obtain hi...

In this episode, our guest is Patti Mara, a renowned expert in independent pharmacy growth and business coaching. With over 20 years of experience, Patti has dedicated her career to helping owners and teams achieve remarkable results by uncovering the “shifting point” that propels them to new levels of success. Her passion lies in transforming the way businesses operate. Leading to enhanced custom...

In this episode, our guest is Dr. Jonathan Baktari, a CEO, a vaccine expert, and a physician with specialties in internal, pulmonary, and critical care medicine. With that background, Dr. Bakari has launched multiple innovative startups that leverage technology that expands and disrupts traditional markets, also focusing on growing a corporate culture that empowers the leadership and staff to inno...

Talk to Your Pharmacist was featured as a Top 20 Pharmacy Podcasts by Feedspot https://blog.feedspot.com/pharmacist_podcasts/ In this episode, our guest is Brooke Griffin, PharmD, BCACP is a Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Vice Chair of Clinical Services at Midwestern University College of Pharmacy, Downers Grove. With over 20 years of experience in various ambulatory care clinics, she has work...

In this episode, our guest is Alex Barker with the HappyPharmD helps pharmacists create fulfilling careers and lives. For a time, he was a burned-out clinical pharmacy specialist. Now, he is the founder and head coach at TheHappyPharmD.com where alongside his team, he creates classes to help over 400 pharmacists find and create new career paths.  We published the book Indispensable: The Prescripti...

In this episode, our guest Jennifer Krippner is a healthcare leader, passionate about relationships and obsessed with humanizing the experience for leaders, physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and patients/families.    She is the Chief Experience Officer at the Institute for Healthcare Excellence and has helped transform over 70 organizations around the world since joining the IHE team in 2016.   As...

In this episode, our guest is Jerry Fu, a pharmacist and leadership coach. Getting fired was the wakeup call he needed to realize the urgency of improving himself as a leader. Once he helped facilitate a national Leader Development Seminar with PLEI in 2012, he grew confident enough in his leadership abilities to become a Pharmacist in Charge. That decision saved his career. His leadership experie...

In this episode, our guest is Dr. Patrick Carroll, a member of the Hims & Hers board and is Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Carroll oversees all matters pertaining to provision of care, clinical outcomes, patient safety, healthcare information systems and strategic initiatives and programs to enhance the Hims & Hers care model. In addition, Dr. Carroll is instrumental in managing relationships...

In this episode, our guest is David Vulcano who is a well-known thought leader and change agent in the clinical research industry through numerous associations, boards, initiatives, publications, presentations and contributions. A native of New Orleans, he has a Master’s degree in both Social Work and Business Administration and holds the additional status of Certified IRB Professional (CIP), Regu...

In this episode, we invited back Dr. Blair Thielemier who is a Top 5 Most Influential Pharmacist, Entrepreneur, Business Development Consultant, and Founder of PharmapreneurAcademy.com Topics to discuss -- Identity Shifts for Success as an Entrepreneur in Healthcare   Holistic/Integrative Medicine Business Models Leadership and Wellness for Healthcare Professionals Guest - Blair Thielemier, PharmD...

In this episode, our guest is Matt McBride, the CEO and Co-Founder of Mend — an enterprise-grade patient engagement and telehealth platform designed to help healthcare organizations. At Mend, Matt is focused on using the power of telemedicine, A.I. reminders, digital forms, and more to make it easier for patients and providers to communicate. With deep experience in healthcare tech companies – inc...

In this episode, our guest isJoseph (Joey) Dizenhouse is Senior Vice President and Head of Pharmacy Services for HealthTrust Performance Group. He is responsible for the Pharmacy Services Group, which represents over $14 billion in annual pharmaceutical purchases across classes of trade and delivers innovative strategies across contracting, clinical, operational efficiency and supply management di...