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.
Upcoming: Transplant Pharmacy
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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
2024-2025 Executive Committee
Mary Chandran, PharmD FAST
Chair
Term ending: 2025
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
University of North Carolina Hospitals
Matt Harris, PharmD MHS BCPS FAST
Co-Chair
Term ending: 2025
Director of Transplant Pharmacy Programs
Duke University Hospital
Barrett Crowther, PharmD FAST
Past Chair
Term ending: 2025
Solid Organ Transplant Clinical Pharmacist
University of Colorado
Jennifer Byrns, PharmD
Member-at-Large
Term ending: 2025
Clinical Pharmacist - Abdominal Transplant
Duke University Hospital
Ann Kataria, PharmD
Member-at-Large
Term ending: 2026
Board Certified Clinical Pharmacist - Transplant
Baylor University Medical Center
Karen Khalil, PharmD
Member-at-Large
Term ending: 2025
Xenotransplant Project Manager
New York University Langone Medical Center
Alicia Lichvar, PharmD
Member-at-Large
Term ending: 2026
Clinical Transplant Pharmacist
University of California San Diego Health
Helen Sweiss, PharmD
Member-at-Large
Term ending: 2025
Clinical Specialist - Solid Organ Transplant
University Health System - San Antonio
Idris Yakubu, PharmD
Member-at-Large
Term ending: 2026
Solid Organ Transplant Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Virginia Commonwealth University Health
Hannah Roppo, PharmD
Early Career Member-at-Large
Term ending: 2025
Solid Organ Transplant Clinical Pharmacist
Oregon Health & Science University
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