Curriculum Vitae

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Education
September 2012 - present St. John's University - College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Candidate, Doctor of Pharmacy — 2018
GPA — 3.63
Certifications and Licenses
June 2017 - present Intern Pharmacist License — No. 40188
State of California
March 2017 - present Adult First Aid/CPR/AED
American Red Cross
March 2017 SBIRT for Health and Behavior Health Professionals
University of Missouri-Kansas City — Online Course
February 2017 Opioid Overdose Prevention Training
(includes naloxone administration training)
Creedmoor ATC — State of New York
June 2015 - present Pharmacy Intern Permit — No. 094138
State of New York
Professional Experience
March 2017 - October 2017 CLIPMERGE PGx Developer
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Institute for Personalized Medicine — New York, NY
Supervisors: Aniwaa Owusu Obeng, PharmD; Tom Kaszemacher
August 2015 - present Pharmacy Intern
Mount Sinai Beth Israel — New York, NY
Supervisor: Robert Bosakowski, RPh
August 2015 - January 2016 Pharmacy Intern
Walgreens — Elmhurst, NY
Supervisor: Jeffrey Hsu, PharmD
June 2015 - August 2015 Pharmacy Intern
Walgreens — East Elmhurst, NY
Supervisor: James Kelso, PharmD
September 2014 - May 2015 Pharmacy Assistant
Roosevelt Drugs and Surgical — Jackson Heights, NY Supervisor: Muhammad Rafiq, RPh
July 2011 - June 2012 Pharmacy Volunteer
Downey Regional Medical Center — Downey, CA
Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPEs)
March 2017 (anticipated) St. John's University Preceptor: Joseph Etzel, PharmD
Location: New York, NY
Elective in Pharmacy Education
February 2017 (anticipated) Jacobi Medical Center Preceptor: Elaine Hassan, PharmD
Location: New York, NY
Elective in Infectious Disease
January 2017 - present Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Preceptor: Michelle Glater, PharmD
Location: New York, NY
Warfarin Counseling and Education
Octorber 2017 - November 2017 Mount Sinai Hospital
Preceptor: Sharon See, PharmD
Location: New York, NY
Inpatient Geriatric Acute Care
September 2017 - October 2017 FCB Health
Preceptor: Lisa V. Eapen, PharmD
Location: New York, NY
Health Media and Advertising
August 2017 Elmhurst Hospital Center
Preceptor: Mark Asaad, PharmD
Location: Elmhurst, NY
Ambulatory Care/Psychiatry
July 2017 - August 2017 CVS/Pharmacy
Preceptor: Linh Huynh, RPh
Location: Downey, CA
Community Pharmacy
May 2017 - June 2017 CVS/Pharmacy
Preceptor: Thai Kaii, RPh
Location: New York, NY
Community Pharmacy
Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experiences (IPPEs)
September 2015 - December 2015 Henry J. Carter Specialty Hospital & Nursing Facility
Preceptor: Chantal Cyrius, PharmD
Location: New York, NY
July 2015 - August 2015 Walgreens
Preceptor: Sung Mi Kyung, RPh
Location: Elmhurst, NY
Research Experience
January 2017 - October 2017 Investigator
Protocol Title: A Retrospective Analysis on the Incidence of Falls in Patients Taking Medications Associated with Fall Risk in 2016
Site: Long Island Jewish Medical Center — New Hyde Park, NY
Advisors: Nicole M. Maisch, PharmD; Maha Saad, PharmD, CGP, BCPS
June 2016 - November 2016 Investigator
Protocol Title: A Retrospective Analysis on the Incidence of Falls in Patients Taking Medications Associated with Fall Risk
Site: Long Island Jewish Medical Center — New Hyde Park, NY
Advisors: Nicole M. Maisch, PharmD; Maha Saad, PharmD, CGP, BCPS
Presentations
October 2017 Actemra [for use in treatment of systemic sclerosis]
FCB Health - New York, NY
Presented to strategic planning director, and strategic planning and creative teams
Posters
December 2017 Hassoun R, Barsoum M, Gayed M, Parmar K, Maisch N, Saad M. Retrospective Analysis of falls in 2015 and 2016 in patients taking antihypertensive medications. Poster session presented at: ASHP Midyear 2017; Orlando, FL. 12/04/2017
December 2017 Gayed M, Barsoum M, Hassoun R, Parmar K, Maisch N, Saad M. Retrospective Analysis on the Incidence of Falls in 2016 in patients taking medications associated with fall risk. Poster session presented at: ASHP Midyear 2017; Orlando, FL. 12/04/2017
April 2017 Hassoun R, Joseph V, Nasruddin S, Shah M. Street Knowledge: How Pharmacists can help combat Illicit Substance Abuse. Poster session presented at: SJU-SCCP Poster Showcase; Queens, NY. 04/28/2017
December 2016 Koshy A, Hassoun R, Barsoum M, Maisch N, Saad M. Retrospective Analysis on the Incidence of Falls in patients taking medications associated with fall risk. Poster session presented at: ASHP Midyear 2016; Las Vegas, NV. 12/06/2016
Non-Refereed Publications
January 2016 Hassoun R, Park E. FDA Approves Praxbind, a reversal agent of the blood-thinning effects of Pradaxa. Coler-Carter Speciality Hospital and Nursing Facility Pharmacy Newsletter. 01/01/2016
Professional Affliations and Leadership
September 2016 - present College of Psychiatric & Neurologic Pharmacists — Member
September 2016 - present American College of Clinical Pharmacy — Member
June 2016 - present New York State Council of Health-System Pharmacists — Member
June 2016 - present New York City Society of Health-System Pharmacists — Member
June 2016 - present American Society of Health-System Pharmacists — Member
  • 2016-2017 ASHP Local Clinical Skills Competition, October 2016 — 13th place
November 2015 - present Pharmacists Society of the State of New York — Member
November 2015 - present American Pharmacists Association — Member
  • 2016-2017 APhA Local Patient Counseling Competition, November 2016 — 10th Place
  • 2015-2016 APhA Local Patient Counseling Competition, November 2015 — 6th Place
Honors and Awards
January 2016 - present Rho Chi: Academic Honor Society in Pharmacy — Member
July 2013 - present St. John's University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Dean's List
September 2012 - May 2016 St. John's University Scholastic Excellence Scholarship
Service Activities
October 2013 Briarwood Family Residence — Jamiaca, NY
April 2013 Chapin Home for the Aging — Jamiaca, NY
November 2012 New Life Pantry — Elmhurst, NY
September 2012 — November 2014 The Ark Institute — Woodside, NY