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.
Mark Arroyo, Pharm.D
PGY2 Critical Care Residency Program Director
Mark is the Clinical Pharmacy Manager at Capital Health. 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 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.
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 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., 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 critical care. She currently serves as a preceptor for the pharmacy residency program and 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.
Jamie Desai, Pharm.D, BCPS, BCIDP 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 board certified in pharmacotherapy and infectious diseases. She currently serves as a preceptor for students from Rutgers University.
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.
Niti Shah, Pharm.D is the Neurocritical Care Pharmacy Specialist at Capital Health Regional Medical Center. She earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy (EMSOP) at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey and completed her PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency and PGY-2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency at Atlantic Health System in New Jersey. During her residency, she completed the Teaching and Learning Certificate Program at EMSOP. She currently serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor at Rutgers University and is a preceptor for pharmacy students. Her current professional areas of interest include neurocritical care, hemodynamics and shock states in the ICU, alcohol withdrawal, and antimicrobial stewardship.
Ashley Yeh, Pharm.D a Seattle native, joined Capital Health's clinical pharmacy staff in 2022. Ashley earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Rutgers University and completed her PGY-1 residency at Capital Health, where she discovered her passion for emergency medicine. She went on to complete a PGY-2 in emergency medicine at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, NJ and now works as an Emergency Medicine clinical pharmacist at Capital Health - Regional. Dr. Yeh is a member of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP), and New Jersey Society of Health-System Pharmacists (NJSHP). Her professional interests include resuscitation, toxicology, and trauma.
Emily Wagner, Pharm.D is the Critical Care Pharmacy Specialist in the Trauma/Medical ICU at Capital Health Regional Medical Center. She earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Duquesne University in 2022. She completed the PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency Program at Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital, followed by the PGY-2 Critical Care Pharmacy Residency Program at the Cleveland Clinic - Main Campus. During her residency, she completed the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy Teaching and Learning Curriculum Program. Her professional interests include the management of alcohol and opioid withdrawal in the ICU, antimicrobial stewardship, and trauma.
Gia Cimini, Pharm.D is currently the Pharmacy Manager and PIC at Capital Health Medical Center- Hopewell. She received her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. Gia has been with the Capital Health System for over 20 years. She has also practiced as a staff pharmacist at Robert Wood Johnson @ Hamilton for 15 years. Gia transitioned to the Pharmacist-in-Charge at the Hopewell campus in 2022 and her professional interests include medication and patient safety, pharmacy operations and regulatory affairs.