Transplant Pharmacy
TxPharm COP provides a forum for transplant pharmacists to network and collaborate on best practice solutions while promoting the growth and development of the transplant pharmacy discipline.
AST members can join TxPharm COP.
What We’re Working on Now
Medication Adherence and Access
Develop interventions to improve adherence in transplant recipients and develop tools to detect non-adherence and risk for non-adherence. Provide medication access resources and tools to facilitate patient care and clinical practice.
Educational Content
Develop educational offerings and resources for the field of transplant pharmacy, including papers, program proposals, webinars, and journal clubs.
Public Policy
Participate in public policy activities related to transplant pharmacy including updating Local Coverage Determinations (LCD) and CMS-approved compendia and commenting on OPTN Public Comment.
Leadership Development and Recognition
Create opportunities to foster leadership development and highlight TxPharm COP members for their contributions through TxPharm COP specific awards, AST nominations, and the TxPharm COP Best New Practitioner Research Project Grant to attend ATC.
Contact the TxPharm COP
Staff Liaison | Raffaella Troiano
If you have questions related to the Transplant Pharmacy Community of Practice, please contact Raffaella Troiano.
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EMAIL:
rtroiano@myAST.org
2025-2026 Executive Committee
Matt Harris, PharmD MHS BCPS FAST
Chair
Term ending: 2027
Director of Transplant Pharmacy Programs
Duke University Hospital
Karen Khalil, PharmD
Co-Chair
Term ending: 2027
Senior Xenotransplant Project Manager
New York University Langone Medical Center
Mary Chandran, PharmD FAST
Past Chair
Term ending: 2027
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
University of North Carolina Hospitals
Ann Kataria, PharmD
Member-at-Large
Term ending: 2026
Board Certified Clinical Pharmacist - Transplant
Baylor University Medical Center
Alicia Lichvar, PharmD
Member-at-Large
Term ending: 2026
Clinical Transplant Pharmacist
University of California San Diego Health
Idris Yakubu, PharmD
Member-at-Large
Term ending: 2026
Solid Organ Transplant Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Virginia Commonwealth University Health
Margaret Jorgenson, PharmD
Member-at-Large
Term ending: 2027
Clinical Pharmacist
University of Wisconsin Health
Mary Leick, PharmD BCPS BCTXP
Member-at-Large
Term ending: 2027
Pharmacist Coordinator - Solid Organ Transplant
Nebraska Medicine
Jamie Benken, PharmD
Member-at-Large
Term ending: 2027
Clinical Pharmacist/Assistant Professor
University of Illinois at Chicago
Mina Chau, PharmD
Early Career Member-at-Large
Term ending: 2026
Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Long Island University
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