Kavitha S. Dalal, Pharm.D. - Pharmacy Residency Program Director
Kavitha joined the Virtua in 2013 as a Clinical Pharmacist with a focus in Critical Care for the Marlton campus and in 2015 became the Pharmacy Residency Program Director. Kavitha graduated from Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. She completed a PGY-1 pharmacy practice residency at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, Md. Kavitha has previous experience as a Critical Care Clinical Pharmacist at Capital Health Regional Medical Center, Trenton, N.J. She also has experience as a Clinical Adjunct Professor and Pharmacy Field Manager at Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Kavitha is a member of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, New Jersey Society of Health-System Pharmacists, American College of Clinical Pharmacy, American Pharmaceutical Association, and Society of Critical Care Medicine. Kavitha's research interests include intensive care unit sedation and delirium and alcohol withdrawal management in the ICU.
Jim Anderson, BsPharm, Pharm.D.
Jim Anderson BsPharm, Pharm.D. Jim joined the pharmacy team in 1997 as a pharmacy student, transitioned into a staff pharmacist upon graduation from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy in 2000 and currently works as manager of operations. Jim received his Doctorate in Pharmacy from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy (summer 2014). Jim has served as a Soarian super-user, RX user group member, and assisted with numerous technology-based upgrades. His work interests include technology enhancement, Critical Care, and serving as a training resource within the department. Outside of work, Jim enjoys blueberry farming with his family and friends.
Francine Bonaccorsi, BsPharm, RPh
Francine graduated from Brooklyn College of Pharmacy in 1980. At the start of my career I worked in retail pharmacy, as a nursing home consultant and in an outpatient clinic. I have over 30 years of experience in hospital pharmacy starting out at Princeton Medical Center. I have been a preceptor since 2015 and find it very rewarding to witness the transformation of the residents emerge as well rounded ,confident and knowledgeable professionals with the ability to work on a multidisciplinary team. In my spare time I enjoy gardening, cooking and traveling.
Jessica Colmerauer, Pharm.D.
Jessica graduated from the Wegmans School of Pharmacy at St. John Fisher College in Rochester, N.Y. in 2019. Following graduation, she completed a PGY-1 pharmacy residency at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington, Mass., and a PGY-2 Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Residency at Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Conn. Jessica joined Virtua Health in 2021 following residency as an Infectious Diseases Clinical Pharmacist. Her clinical and research interests include antimicrobial stewardship, Gram-negative resistance, and fungal infections. Outside of work, she enjoys hiking, listening to podcasts, and visiting with friends and family.
Lisa Gold, Pharm.D.
Lisa joined the Virtua Pharmacy Team in the year 2006. She graduated from Rutgers College of Pharmacy with a Bachelor of Science Degree in 1986 and from Philadelphia College of Pharmacy (USP) with a Pharm. D. degree in 2002. Lisa has previous working experience as a retail pharmacy manager, as a consultant pharmacist and seventeen years as a hospital pharmacist. In addition, Lisa has provided education to pharmacy students in the past as a pharmacy student preceptor in the retail setting. Lisa enjoys working as a decentralized pharmacist at Virtua. When she is not working, she enjoys spending time with her family, taking long walks on the beach and reading a good book.
William Haigh, BsPharm
Bill joined Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Camden in 1980 as a pharmacy student. He received his Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy degree from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy. After graduation, he began as a staff pharmacist and is currently Director of Pharmacy at Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Camden. Bill has over 30 years of hospital pharmacy experience. During his tenure at Lourdes, Bill has implemented technology resources for the hospital, including bar code medication administration at the bedside; automated dispensing cabinets; the pharmacy carousel; Sentri 7 (a pharmacy surveillance software); and Simplify (a USP 797/800 management system). He is an active member of interdisciplinary committees throughout the hospital, such as the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, Medication Safety Committee, and Code Committee. He maintains membership in the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) and attends Mid-year each year representing Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital. Many IPPE and APPE students from local pharmacy schools have benefited from his preceptorship, and Bill won Preceptor of the Year in 2012 from Temple University School of Pharmacy. He also serves as the preceptor for the Orientation block of the Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency Program. The pharmacy residents begin orientation to hospital pharmacy on day one of the residency. Bill helps the residents acclimate to the hospital, main pharmacy, IV room and each of the satellite pharmacies. The two months of orientation allow residents to gain confidence and the proper knowledge to staff their required weekends throughout their residency year. During his free time, Bill enjoys traveling, trying new pizzas and listening to live music.
Mike Hasbrouk, Pharm.D., BCCCPS
Mike Hasbrouck joined the Virtua team in August 2021 as the Critical Care Clinical Pharmacist at Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital. Mike graduated from Wilkes University’s Nesbitt School of Pharmacy in 2019. Following graduation, he completed a PGY-1 and a PGY-2 Critical Care Residency at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Health in Richmond, Va. As the critical care pharmacist, Mike is part of the interdisciplinary teams in both the general ICU, which includes medical, neuro, and transplant populations, as well as the cardiac ICU, primarily with the cardiothoracic surgery team. He also serves on multiple committees such as critical care practice council and the code blue committee. Mike is a member of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists and the Society of Critical Care Medicine. In his spare time he enjoys sports, hiking, traveling, and trying new restaurants.
Jessica Hunt, Pharm.D.
Jess joined Virtua in September 2015 as the Neonatal and Pediatric Clinical Specialist based at Virtua Voorhees Hospital. Jess graduated from Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey in 2010. Following graduation, she completed a PGY-1 residency at Penn State Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, Pa., and a PGY-2 Pediatric Residency at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids, Mich. She then worked as the Oncology and Stem Cell Transplant Clinical Specialist at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia for 3 years. Jess has a passion for improving transitions of care and education. In her free time, she enjoys spending time outside hiking, biking, skiing, and traveling.
Michelle Maloney, Pharm.D., PRS
Michelle joined Virtua in October 2017 as the Quality Pharmacist. Michelle graduated from the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey in 2013. Michelle spent over four years at the University Medical Center of Princeton where she obtained experience in operations and clinical areas, including precepting pharmacy students and residents. An area of interest is in pharmacy regulations, with focus on USP 797/800 chapters where she spent a majority of time managing the coordination of sterile compounding. Michelle loves to educate and empower people with knowledge and tools to enhance compliance, quality and safety measures. Michelle resides in Princeton with her husband and her passion is traveling to new places.
Christina (Nina) Mangiamele, BsPharm, RPh
Nina is the Pharmacy Director at the Marlton Campus. She began her career at Virtua Mount Holly in 1998 serving as the anticoagulation therapy specialist. Nina has over twenty five years of hospital pharmacy experience. She also has worked in the Palliative Care Industry consulting on pain management. Nina resides in Hainesport, N.J., and has two boys, Rob and Jake. She has a passion for yoga, skiing and cooking.
Jeanmarie S. Perch, Pharm.D., BCPS
Jeanmarie Perch is the Director of Clinical Pharmacy for Virtua Health. Jeanmarie graduated from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and completed both a PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency and PGY2 Critical Care Specialty Residency at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Md. Upon completion of post-graduate training, Jeanmarie began her career in Philadelphia where she started critical care pharmacy services and then went on to become clinical pharmacy coordinator. Jeanmarie joined Virtua Health in 2017 as the system Medication Safety Pharmacist. In this role, Jeanmarie coordinated clinical and operational medication safety initiatives across all hospitals in Virtua Health. In 2021, Jeanmarie became the Director of Clinical Pharmacy for the system. Jeanmarie oversees the clinical pharmacists and clinical pharmacy programs, as well as coordinates formulary management and system Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee.
Jennifer Premus, Pharm.D., RPh
Jennifer joined Virtua in 2014 as a PGY1 pharmacy resident and transitioned into the role of staff pharmacist at the Voorhees division in 2015. She received a Doctor of Pharmacy degree in 2014 from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy. During her residency year, Jennifer received a teaching certificate from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, through which she gained experience in both teaching and precepting pharmacy students. Jennifer is a member of the American Society of Health System Pharmacists. In her free time she enjoys spending time with family and friends and traveling.
Susan Schobert , BsPharm , RPh
Sue jointed Virtua in 1981 after receiving her Bachelor of Pharmacy Degree from Temple University School of Pharmacy. With over 34 years of hospital experience, including Family Medicine Resident rounding and teaching, she has also done community outpatient teaching for a monthly Arthritis Group. As a Memorial Mentor, Sue developed a HCAPS Pain Education. Sue is very involved in Critical Care and is on the Code Blue Committee. She is BLS, CPR and AED certified for Healthcare Professionals and is a member of New Jersey Society of Health-System Pharmacists. She enjoys teaching students and residents and spending time with her family.
Bethany Toole, Pharm.D.
Bethany grew up in Maple Shade, N.J., and earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Wegmans School of Pharmacy at St. John Fisher College in Rochester, N.Y., in May 2019. Bethany joined Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in July 2019 as a PGY-1 pharmacy resident. Her pharmacy residency research project was “The Impact of Pharmacist-Led Interventions on Heart Failure Readmission Rates and Length of Stay.” She is currently a clinical pharmacist at Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital. As a clinical pharmacist, she actively participates in heart failure interdisciplinary rounds, patient education and the cardiology investigational drug studies. In her free time, Bethany likes to cook, travel, and spend time with friends and family.
Della Xu, Pharm. D.
Della Xu joined Virtua in August 2021 as the Solid Organ Transplant Clinical Specialist. Della graduated from Philadelphia College of Pharmacy - University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. Following graduation, she completed her PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pa., and a PGY-2 Solid Organ Transplant Pharmacy Residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Mass. Outside of pharmacy, Della enjoys singing and playing tennis.
Barbara D. Zambon, BsPharm, RPh, CGP, CCP
Barbara D. Zambon, BPharm, RPh, BCGP, CCP Barb graduated from Butler University in 1984 with a BS in Pharmacy and started her career as a staff pharmacist at Wishard Hospital in Indianapolis. She quickly embraced clinical pharmacy and leadership roles in Pediatrics, SCN, Mother-Baby and Critical Care. When Wishard merged with Marion County Healthcare Center, a 300 bed Long Term Care facility, Barb was selected to supervise the pharmacy’s daily operations. There she was instrumental in initiating multidisciplinary rounds, implementing computer and billing systems, developing and precepting rotations for BS and Pharm D candidates from Butler. Barb returned to South Jersey with her family and she joined Virtua Voorhees in 1993. By 2000 she was working exclusively on the floors at Voorhees in Pediatrics and NICU. In 2002 she joined the clinical team continuing in Pediatrics & NICU and later transitioned to Critical Care. In 2004, Barb went to Berlin when Virtua’s first Acute Care for the Elderly (ACE) team was formed. At Berlin she was excited to be working on the geriatric multidisciplinary team and also continued rounding as the critical care clinical pharmacist. Barb created and was preceptor for the Geriatric Rotation’s for USP pharmacy students and for the Virtua PGY-1 Residency Program. In 2013 she assisted in the development and is preceptor for the Ambulatory Care Rotation for Virtua’s Pharmacy PGY-1 Residency Program. When Berlin closed its hospital, Barb went to Mount Holly as a clinical pharmacist helping in many areas including rounding in Pediatrics and SCN. In 2017 she joined Virtua’s pain initiative, working with the system-wide pain committee and in 2018 Barb’s role expanded to include Opioid Stewardship. Barb is a Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist and has certifications in Immunization, Medication Therapy Management, Diabetes and Consultant Pharmacy. Barb received the Virtua Pharmacy Residency Preceptor of the year award for 2013-2014.
