Pharmaceutical Residency Program

Pharmacy Residency Leadership Team

Monica Dorobisz, PharmD, BCIDP

PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program Director

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – Infectious Diseases
Director, Kent Hospital Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Preceptor - Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship

Monica Dorobisz received her doctor of pharmacy degree from Northeastern University in 2008. She then completed a PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency at the Seton Family of Hospitals in Austin, TX followed by a PGY2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pittsburgh, PA where she also completed the Mastery of Teaching Program. Upon conclusion of her training in 2010, Monica joined the pharmacy team at Kent Hospital as the clinical pharmacy specialist in infectious diseases and is the director of the Kent Hospital Antimicrobial Stewardship Program which she was responsible for developing in 2012. Monica maintains an active role in promoting antimicrobial stewardship throughout the state as a member of the Rhode Island Department of Health Antimicrobial Stewardship and Environmental Cleaning Task Force. She is also a member of the Rhode Island and American Societies of Health Systems Pharmacists as well as the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Outside of her career, Monica is passionate about helping animals through volunteering and rescue.

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Brian Musiak, PharmD, MBA, CPEL

Care New England System Pharmacy Director
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Preceptor – Administration

Brian Musiak is the Director of Pharmacy at Kent Hospital in Warwick, RI. Prior to this role, he served as the Director of Pharmacy and Supply Chain Management at Lawrence and Memorial Hospital in New London, CT, and previous to this, as the Director of Pharmacy at Westerly Hospital in Westerly, RI. Brian has over 18 years of experience in the pharmacy industry and over 8 years in hospital management. He currently holds the hospital pharmacy member title on the Rhode Island Board of Pharmacy. He obtained his Doctor of Pharmacy degree and Masters of Business Administration from the University of Rhode Island. He has expertise in medication safety, anticoagulation, continuous quality improvement, lean methodologies, USP 797 clean room standards, inventory management and control, leadership, drug diversion prevention, and occupational health issues relating to pharmacy. He also has expertise in medical supply procurement, contracting, and inventory management.

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Sarah H Troob, PharmD

Clinical Pharmacy Manager
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Preceptor – Administration

Sarah received her doctor of pharmacy degree from the University of New England in 2016. She then completed a PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency at Kent Hospital, in the first class of residents for the program, in 2017. Following her residency training, Sarah joined the pharmacy team at Kent Hospital, beginning first in the overnight pharmacist role. In 2018, Sarah transitioned to a clinical de-centralized pharmacist, rotating through general medicine and critical care units, as well as precepting students and residents in these areas. Sarah took on the role of Clinical Pharmacy Manager in 2020, coming full circle from where she started as a resident! She has proven to be a fantastic role model and leader to her colleagues. Sarah holds memberships with ASHP and RISHP, and received the new practitioner of the year award in 2018. Outside of her career, Sarah enjoys spending time with her family and friends, skiing during the winter months, and going to the beach during the summer.

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Pharmacy Residency Preceptors

Andrea Cone, PharmD, BCCCP

Clinical Pharmacist
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Preceptor – Critical Care

Andrea is a 2010 graduate of the University of Rhode Island. She completed her PGY1 residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston and stayed on as a clinical pharmacist upon completion. During her 8 years there, she covered a variety of ICUs before moving to RI in 2019. She is interested in the critical care aspects of sedation, alcohol withdrawal, infectious disease, and glucose control. Outside of work, she enjoys hanging out with family and friends and trying to keep up with her 2 daughters!

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Daniel Hawkins, PharmD, CDOE

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – Transitions of Care
PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency Preceptor – Transitions of Care, Geriatrics

Daniel Hawkins received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Rhode Island in 2012. Since graduation, Dan has worked in several different health systems in a variety of roles, including internal medicine, antimicrobial stewardship, anticoagulation, and emergency medicine. Dan was a pharmacy technician at Kent Hospital from 2009 to 2012, rejoined the Kent team as an internal medicine and emergency medicine pharmacist in 2020, and stepped into the transitions of care and geriatrics role during the summer of 2022. When outside of work, you can expect to find Dan out for a run, on the ultimate frisbee field, or adventuring with his wife and their Australian Shepherd.

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Melinda Martland, PharmD, BCPS, MBA

Clinical Pharmacist
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Preceptor –Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship

Mindy is a 2009 PharmD graduate of Northeastern University who joined the Kent team in 2014. She has served in a variety of roles over the years, including centralized operations, critical care, and internal medicine decentralized positions, assisting with the development of the outpatient oncology center, and most recently joined the Antimicrobial Stewardship Team to provide additional clinical pharmacist support for the program as well as investigational drug services. Mindy enjoys spending time on the water or at the beach and caring for her English bulldogs. She first hit the small screen in 2019 when she starred on HGTV’s Island Hunters in Newport, RI, along with a guest appearance by another one of our preceptors!

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Heather McCarthy, PharmD, BCOP

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – Oncology
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Preceptor – Hematology/Oncology Clinic 

Heather McCarthy received her doctorate in pharmacy from the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, followed by Residency training in Hematology/Oncology. Heather maintained a practice in hematology and oncology pharmacy in a variety of practice settings, including academic medical centers, community practices, inpatient and outpatient practice sites. Heather enjoys teaching and precepting students, residents, and other healthcare providers. She is passionate about hematology and oncology and enjoys the challenge of keeping up with rapidly changing treatment options. She is an active member of the Hematology Oncology Pharmacist Association. Outside of work, Heather enjoys spending time with her husband, daughter, and two dogs, trekking to the beach, and traveling at every opportunity.

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Megan McMahon, PharmD

Clinical Pharmacist
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Preceptor – Internal Medicine

Megan received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Rhode Island in 2020. She completed her PGY1 at Sentara Healthcare in Norfolk, VA in 2021. Upon completion of residency, she worked at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Rhode Island Hospital before joining the Kent team in 2022, initially in the anticoagulation clinic, and then moving into her current role where she primarily rotates between internal medicine and emergency medicine.  Outside of work, Megan enjoys reading, painting, and spending time with her family, friends, and her 2 cats.

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Chloe Morgan, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP

Clinical Coordinator, Butler Hospital; Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – Psychiatry
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Preceptor - Psychiatry

Chloe received her doctor of pharmacy degree from the University of Rhode Island in 2005. She then completed a PGY1 Psychiatric Pharmacy Practice Residency at Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio. She then returned to Rhode Island as a clinically skilled staff pharmacist at Women and Infant’s Hospital. Her dream was to join the pharmacy team at Butler Hospital in Providence, RI. She did not have to wait long as an evening shift staff pharmacist position became available in December 2006. In 2011, she transitioned into a new role as the Clinical Coordinator at Butler Hospital. She is an active member of the Care New England Pharmacy & Therapeutics and Butler Hospital Antimicrobial Stewardship Committees. At home, she enjoys spending time with her 2 young daughters and son, reading fictional crime novels, and sewing Halloween costumes.

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Jordan O’Leary, PharmD, BCPS

Clinical Pharmacist
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Co-Preceptor –Hematology/Oncology Clinic

Jordan received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Rhode Island in 2018. She then completed a PGY1 Pharmacy Residency at Kent Hospital (class of 2019). Following her residency training, Jordan joined the pharmacy team at Kent Hospital, beginning first as an ambulatory pharmacist in the Care New England Anticoagulation clinic and then moving on to her role with Hematology and Oncology of Rhode Island as an infusion oncology pharmacist. Her interests are in oncology, geriatrics, and pain and palliative care. Jordan also works per diem as a pharmacist at South County Hospital. When not at work, she enjoys snowboarding, traveling, hanging out with friends and family, and visiting the state’s great restaurants and breweries.

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Jessica Silva, PharmD, BCPS

Clinical Pharmacist
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Preceptor – Emergency Medicine 

Jessica is a 2019 graduate of the University of St. Joseph accelerated PharmD program and also one of Kent’s very own graduated residents (Class of 2020). The Kent pharmacy team was very grateful to have Jessica stay on staff full time, where she rotates through decentralized positions and precepts the residents in their emergency medicine experience. She enjoys spending time with her family, friends, and dog, reading, and running.

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Kevin St. Jean, RPh, CDOE, CVDOE

Ambulatory Staff Pharmacist – Care New England Pharmacy

PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Preceptor – Specialty and Outpatient Pharmacy

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Allison Therien, Pharm D

Clinical Pharmacist
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Preceptor – Anticoagulation Clinic

Allison received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of New England in 2022. She then completed a PGY-1 Community Pharmacy Residency at Green Line Apothecary in Wakefield, Rhode Island. After completion of residency training, Allison joined the Kent Pharmacy team as a clinical pharmacist staffing the anticoagulation clinic. Her interests include ambulatory care, anticoagulation, diabetes, and asthma/COPD. In her free time, she enjoys running, hiking, skiing, kayaking, and spending time outdoors.

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Celia Wright, PharmD, BCPS, BCCP

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Cardiology
PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Preceptor – Cardiology

Celia received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Boston in 2019. She then completed her PGY1 at Kent Hospital in 2020, followed by a PGY2 in cardiology at UMass Memorial Medical Center in 2021. Upon finishing her residency training, she stayed on at UMass as a clinical cardiology pharmacist before returning to Kent Hospital in 2024. During her time at UMass, she worked closely with the inpatient heart failure and LVAD teams, as well as the outpatient heart failure and heart transplant cardiology clinics. Her interests (besides heart failure, of course), include ACS and anticoagulation stewardship. Outside of her career, Celia enjoys hiking, visiting the beach, and spending time with her family.

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About Our Residents

Current Residents (2024 - 2025)

Riley Amadio, PharmD

Hometown: Cedar Lake, IN
Pharmacy School: Purdue University

Why Kent Hospital: 
When researching PGY1 programs on the East Coast, Kent caught my eye with the many types of rotations offered throughout the year. When I interviewed, I was extremely impressed by how friendly and welcoming everyone was. I could tell they really cared about me as an applicant, and I could picture myself working here immediately.

Interests and Hobbies: 
My clinical interests include psychiatry and gender health, as well as ambulatory care. Outside of pharmacy, I enjoy reading, watching and analyzing movies, crocheting, baking, listening to music, and watching / listening to true crime documentaries and podcasts.

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Gianni Lazarides, PharmD

Hometown: Dix Hills, NY
Pharmacy School: University of Rhode Island

Why Kent Hospital:
I chose Kent Hospital because it is a great environment with a culture that facilitates learning and teamwork. I have worked at Kent Hospital as a pharmacy technician for three years and completed all of my clinical APPE rotations here. Kent offers a wide variety of roles for pharmacists and encourages them to promote and grow the pharmacy profession in a meaningful way. While on rotations, I saw firsthand the level of knowledge, skills, and confidence displayed by our clinical pharmacists which guided my decision to pursue further training as a resident.

Interests and Hobbies:
Professionally, my interests include emergency medicine, cardiology, and infectious disease. Outside of pharmacy, I try to prioritize quality time with friends, family, and animals. My hobbies include basketball and volleyball.