Sharon Leigh, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacy Manager
Training and education:
Clinical areas of interest or expertise: Geriatrics, Care coordination, polypharmacy and deprescribing, cardiology,
anticoagulation, osteoporosis, Parkinson’s, dementia care, falls,
geriatric syndromes, antibiotic stewardship, and interdisciplinary team approach.
Projects: Efforts for Age-Friendly Health System (focus on 4 M’s- medication,
mobility, mentation, what matters), dementia medication use for behavioral
and psychological symptoms of dementia, role of clinical pharmacists in
outpatient palliative care program, geriatric mini-fellowship, annual
community fall prevention events
Award: Providence Health System Preceptor of the Year 2001, Providence ElderPlace
Excellence Award 2004, National PACE Association Marie-Louise Ansak Award
Nominee 2004, Providence Spirit of Emilie Mission Inspiration Award 2016,
Providence Values in Action Award 2020
Favorite Portland Pastime: Gardening, flower arranging, farming, eating
Scott Kafader, PharmD, BCGP, CACP
Training and education:
Clinical areas of interest or expertise: Anticoagulation, Geriatrics, Diabetes and Nutrition Management
Personal hobbies or interests: Movies, binge watching the latest Netflix craze, cooking, travel and hosting
foreign exchange high school students
My Oregon Happy Place: October, when the weather finally realizes the season has changed to autumn,
the leaves change color, the air gets crisp, and the fireplace gets started
Danielle Backus, PharmD, BCGP
Training and education:
Clinical areas of interest or expertise: Academia/teaching, de-prescribing, reducing anticholinergic burden and fall risk
Personal hobbies or interests: Table top games, video games, nature, animals
My Oregon Happy Place: Either the coast or home with my kitties and foster cats
Shelby Hampton, PharmD, BCACP
Training and education:
Clinical areas of interest or expertise: Diabetes, anticoagulation, psychiatry, substance use disorder, ambulatory care
Personal hobbies or interests: Reading, skiing, hiking, movies, and roller skating
My Oregon Happy Place: The coast
Dana Hutsell, PharmD, BCPS
Training and education:
Clinical areas of interest or expertise: Deprescribing, palliative care, teaching
Personal hobbies or interests: Cooking and baking, art, spending time with my dog Boba Fetch
My Oregon Happy Place: Trying all the monthly ice cream flavors at Salt & Straw with friends
Kristen M. Wilson, PharmD, BCPS
Training and education:
Clinical areas of interest or expertise: Infectious disease, diabetes management, palliative care
Personal hobbies or interests: Hiking, reading, cooking, playing the piano
My Oregon Happy Place: The Tulip Festival in Woodburn
Loann Wong, PharmD, BCGP
Training and education:
Clinical areas of interest or expertise: Diabetes, hypertension, pain management
Personal hobbies or interests: Tennis, pickleball, golf, biking, skiing, hiking, wine collecting
My Oregon Happy Place: Forest Park
Yunuo (Enora) Wu, PharmD, BCACP
Training and education:
Clinical areas of interest or expertise: Geriatrics, polypharmacy/deprescribing, chronic disease state management
Personal hobbies or interests: Trying out new restaurants, Pure Barre
My Oregon Happy Place: International Rose Test Garden
Natsuki (Suki) Kubotera, PharmD, BCPS
Training and education:
Clinical areas of interest or expertise: Primary Care, Palliative Care, Deprescribing, Precepting and Clinical Education
Personal hobbies or interests: Cooking (vegetarian dishes in particular right now), listening to podcasts
My Oregon Happy Place: Agate hunting on the Oregon coast
Marie Hugger, PharmD
Training and education:
Clinical areas of interest or expertise: Precepting, transitions of care, substance use disorders, process improvement
Personal hobbies or interests: Hiking, word games, going to farmers markets or local farms, then cooking
the most delicious foods
My Oregon Happy Place is: On the water, floating the river, or on the beach
Yara Issa, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP
Training and education:
Clinical areas of interest or expertise: Geriatrics and kids with congenital disease
Personal hobbies or interests: Hiking, dancing, and reading
My Oregon Happy Place: Any peaceful place to enjoy nature
Shannon Pearson, PharmD, BCGP
Training and education:
Clinical areas of interest or expertise: Diabetes, de-prescribing, palliative care
Personal hobbies or interests: Photography, paddle boarding, hiking
My Oregon Happy Place is: Any river or lake
