Administration
Doug St. John, Pharm.D, BCPS
PGY1 Residency Program Director
Doug is a Clinical Specialist at Capital Health and PGY1 Residency Program Director. Doug earned a BS degree in Pharmacy from the University of Connecticut in 1995 and a Pharm.D degree from Campbell University in 2001. Doug has been a hospital based clinical pharmacist since 2001. He has practiced at Capital Health since 2005. Doug completed a Teaching Certificate Program from Rutgers University Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy in 2014. Doug is a clinical preceptor for students from Rutgers University Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy (EMSOP), University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson University and Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU). Doug is board certified in pharmacotherapy.
Ken Bevenour RPh, MBA
Director of Pharmacy
Ken is the Director of Pharmacy at Capital Health and a previous PGY1 Residency Program Director. He received his BS degree in Pharmacy from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science and an MBA in Healthcare Administration from Saint Joseph’s University. Ken completed a PGY1 residency at the Penn State University, Milton S. Hershey Medical center and is also currently an adjunct professor at St. Joe’s Philadelphia College of Pharmacy’s University City campus. Prior to joining Capital, he served as the Executive Director of the New Jersey Society of Health-System Pharmacists for three years, and remains an active member of the organization. Ken has over 25 years of hospital pharmacy leadership, many of those in multi-hospital health systems.
Faculty
Matthew Emolo Pharm.D is currently the Pharmacy Manager and PIC at Capital Health Regional Medical Center. He earned his degree from the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers University in 2008. After graduation he worked for 5 years at Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, NJ. There he worked in many areas including the NICU and critical care satellite. Matthew spent the next 8 years as staff pharmacist at Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell before moving to the Regional campus in 2021. Matthew’s areas of professional interest include medication safety, pharmacy operations, and critical care.
Michelle Williams, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCCCP is an emergency medicine clinical pharmacist at Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell. She earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Following graduation, she completed a PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency at Capital Health Regional Medical Center and a Teaching Certificate Program at Rutgers University Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy. Dr. Williams is board certified in pharmacotherapy and critical care. She currently serves as preceptor for students from Rutgers University Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy and Fairleigh Dickinson University School of Pharmacy.
Shauna Camacho, Pharm.D, CPHIMS, BCPS is the Clinical IT Applications Manager at Capital Health. She graduated from the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia in 2007 with her Doctor of Pharmacy degree. Dr. Camacho has worked for Capital Health since 2002 with a focus on pharmacy informatics beginning in 2009. Dr. Camacho is an active member of ASHP and HIMSS and received her Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems credentials in 2016.
Muhammad Effendi, Pharm.D, BCCCP is the Neurocritical Care Pharmacy Specialist at Capital Health Regional Medical Center. He earned his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from LIU Pharmacy in Brooklyn, New York. Dr. Effendi went on to complete his PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency and PGY-2 in Critical Care at Yale New Haven Hospital. During residency training, he obtained his teaching certificate through the University of Connecticut. Upon completion of residency training, Dr. Effendi joined the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey where he serves as Clinical Assistant Professor. He currently serves as preceptor for pharmacy students from Rutgers University. He is an active member of the Society of Critical Care Medicine, American College of Clinical Pharmacy, and Neurocritical Care Society. His research interests include neurocritical care; pain, agitation, delirium in the ICU; alcohol withdrawal; COVID-19; antimicrobial stewardship; and anticoagulation.
Samantha Ambielli, Pharm.D, BCPS, BCCCP is an emergency medicine clinical pharmacist at Capital Health Regional Medical Center. After earning her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy, she completed a PGY1 Pharmacy Residency at Capital Health Regional Medical Center and a teaching certificate program through Rutgers University. Sam serves as a preceptor for the residency program as well as a preceptor for pharmacy students from Rutgers University Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Fairleigh Dickinson University School of Pharmacy, and University of the Sciences in Philadelphia.
Jamie Desai, Pharm.D, BCPS earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers University. After graduating, she completed a PGY-1 Residency at Capital Health Regional Medical Center. Jamie now works as a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Infectious Diseases at Capital Health. She is a preceptor for students from Rutgers University. Jamie’s additional areas of interest include critical care and informatics.
Mark Arroyo, Pharm.D is a Clinical Pharmacist in the Trauma/ Medical ICU at Capital Health Regional Medical Center. He earned his BA in Biology from the Honors College at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark, NJ and earned his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the Appalachian College of Pharmacy in Oakwood, VA. Upon graduation he completed an ASHP- accredited PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency at Inspira Medical Center Vineland, Vineland, NJ. During his residency training he completed the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy Teaching and Learning Curriculum Program (PCP TLC). He currently serves as a preceptor for the pharmacy residency program and for students from Rutgers University. Mark’s areas of professional interest include critical care, emergency medicine, and ambulatory care.