Meet the preceptors for the pharmacy residency program at Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center.
Hinal Patel, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP
Residency Program DirectorLearning Experiences: Infectious Diseases, Antimicrobial Stewardship, Transitions of Care, Medication Reconciliation
Dr. Patel is the Residency Program Director for the PGY1 Pharmacy and PGY2 Internal Medicine Residency programs. He received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers University and post-graduation, completed his PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency at Hunterdon Medical Center. Dr. Patel worked as a Transitions of Care Pharmacist tasked with developing a pharmacy admission medication reconciliation service and a high-risk patient service before coming to Princeton, where he practices as the Infectious Diseases Clinical Pharmacy Specialist.
His current practice focuses on leading the Antimicrobial Stewardship program, rounding with the Infectious Diseases consult team, and improving overall antimicrobial use at the health system level through committee work, guideline development, and electronic health record optimization. His practice interests include multidrug resistant organism treatment and antimicrobial stewardship during transitions of care.
Brian T. Ubhaus, PharmD, BCPS
Residency Program CoordinatorLearning Experiences: Medication use Safety and Policy, Informatics, Internal Medicine
Dr. Ubhaus is the Residency Program Coordinator and the Clinical Pharmacy Manager. He received a Bachelor of Science from Montclair State University in Montclair, NJ and his Doctor of Pharmacy from the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers University, in Piscataway, NJ. Dr. Ubhaus completed his PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center and practiced as the Internal Medicine Pharmacist and Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacist at St. Joseph's Health before coming to Princeton.
Michael Larkin, PharmD, MBA
Director of Pharmacy
Learning Experiences: Administration
Dr. Larkin is the Director of Pharmacy at Penn Medicine Princeton Health. He received his PharmD from the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia and graduated from Baruch College’s Zicklin School of Business with a master’s in health care administration. Dr. Larkin oversees the safe, effective, and efficient delivery of pharmacy services and provides strategic direction and oversight of pharmacy services across the organization.
Antora Banerjee, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, BCGP, BCACP
Learning Experiences: Hospital Practice, Transitions of Care
Dr. Banerjee is a staff pharmacist at Penn Medicine Princeton Health. Antora earned her Doctor of Pharmacy from Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in 2008. As an inpatient pharmacist, she served on various committees such as fall prevention, pain and palliative care and hospice committee and was involved with implementation of an early mobility initiative to help with reducing inpatient length of stay. Antora also worked as a population health pharmacist where she analyzed population health metrics to improve the quality of care and serviced the chronic medication management needs for primary care clinic patients. Antora is passionate about solving medication challenges that may prevent optimal therapeutic outcomes, improving medication adherence, and optimizing existing medication regimens.
Thomas Chranowski, PharmD, BCPS
Learning Experience: Operating Room
Dr. Chranowski is the Operating Room Pharmacist. He received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers University. Dr. Chranowski is involved in supporting all clinical and operational drug related aspects periprocedural patient care for patients at the main hospital as well as two ambulatory surgery centers. Additionally, he is involved in drug diversion monitoring and surveillance through the use of data analytics to support current regulations and best practice throughout all areas of the hospital.
Levia Eversley, PharmD, MBA
Learning Experience: Hospital Practice
Dr. Eversley is the Associate Director of Pharmacy at Princeton Medical Center. She received her Doctor of Pharmacy and Master of Business Administration degrees from Fairleigh Dickinson University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.
Sarah Hoffmann, BS, PharmD, BCCCP
Learning Experiences: Critical Care, Code Response
Dr. Hoffmann is the Critical Care Pharmacy Specialist at Princeton Medical Center. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in biology and behavioral neuroscience from Towson University and her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers University. She completed her PGY1 pharmacy residency training at Princeton Medical Center. Dr. Hoffmann currently practices in both the adult and neonatal critical care units.
Marisa Keck, BS, PharmD, BCOP
Learning Experiences: Oncology
Dr. Keck is a Pharmacy Infusion Specialist at Princeton Medical Center. She received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers University.
Mei T. Liu, PharmD, BCPP
Learning Experience: Psychiatry
Dr. Liu is a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Psychiatry at the Penn Medicine Princeton House Behavioral Health and a Clinical Assistant Professor at the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy. She received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers University. After graduation, she went on to complete her PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center and PGY-2 Psychiatry Pharmacy Residency at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Dr. Liu is an active member of the American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists (AAPP), American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP), and New Jersey Pharmacist Association (NJPhA). Her professional interests include teaching, substance use disorders, and adult psychiatry.
Mona Patel, PharmD
Learning Experience: Medication Safety
Dr. Patel is the Medication Safety Specialist at Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center. She earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Northeastern University in Boston, MA in 2007. She joined Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center in 2020 and worked as a staff and unit-based pharmacist before becoming the Medication Safety Specialist.
Kristin Reinaker, PharmD, DABAT
Learning Experience: Emergency Medicine
Dr. Reinaker is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers University and a Clinical Pharmacist in Emergency Medicine. She graduated from Wilkes University and completed her PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency at UPMC Presbyterian-Shadyside in Pittsburgh, PA and her Clinical Toxicology/Emergency Medicine Fellowship at the Florida/USVI Poison Information Center - Jacksonville and UF Health Jacksonville in Jacksonville, FL. She is a board-certified clinical toxicologist and is actively involved in the American Academy of Clinical Toxicology. Her professional interests include antidote use optimization, utilizing simulation as a tool for toxicology education, and poison prevention.