Preceptors

PHARMACY MANAGEMENT

Magda Fulman, PharmD, BCPS
Dr. Fulman is the Assistant Director of Pharmacy and the PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency Program Director at Montefiore Nyack Hospital. Prior to joining Montefiore Nyack Hospital, Dr. Fulman was the Internal Medicine Clinical Coordinator and served as the PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency Program Director and preceptor at Northwell Health Long Island Jewish Medical Center (LIJMC) in NY. Dr. Fulman’s vision for the Pharmacy Department at Montefiore Nyack Hospital led to the expansion of the pharmacist’s role within the clinical team, development of a robust residency program, and growth of clinical pharmacy services to include Transitions of Care, Antimicrobial Stewardship, and pharmacy driven protocols. Dr. Fulman takes special interest in educating pharmacy staff, residents, and students serving as a preceptor from multiple schools of pharmacy. Dr. Fulman is committed to patient safety and expansion of clinical pharmacy services by participating in many performance improvement projects, including pharmacy residency research projects. Dr. Fulman is Board Certified in Pharmacotherapy and received her Doctor of Pharmacy at the St. John’s University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in NY. She completed an ASHP-accredited PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency at LIJMC.

Daryl Schiller, MS, PharmD, BCPS, CPEL, FASHP
Dr. Schiller oversees clinical and operational activities as the Senior Pharmacy Director and the PGY-2 Pharmacy Residency Program Director at Montefiore Nyack Hospital. He previously held the position of Assistant Director for Clinical Services and PGY-1 Residency Program Director at Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, NJ where he was also the Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Infectious Diseases and Burn Trauma. He has been involved with numerous professional organizations at both the local and national levels including serving as President of the New Jersey Society of Health-System Pharmacists, a member of the ASHP Council on Therapeutics, a delegate in the ASHP House of Delegates, and a question writer for the Board of Pharmacy Specialists BCPS exam. He is Board Certified in Pharmacotherapy with Added Qualifications in Infectious Diseases. Dr. Schiller has 20 publications in peer-reviewed journals and numerous conference presentations including being an invited lecturer at national conferences as well as many regional pharmacy-, medicine-, and nursing-based meetings. He received BS and MS degrees in pharmacology and immunology from SUNY Buffalo and a Doctorate in Pharmacy from Long Island University followed by a residency in Infectious Diseases at the James J. Peters Bronx VA Medical Center. Under his direction, the Pharmacy Department at Montefiore Nyack Hospital has made great strides in expanding clinical pharmacy services and other medication safety processes.

CLINICAL PRECEPTORS

Gaurav Bajaj, PharmD
Dr. Bajaj is an Informatics Pharmacist at Montefiore Nyack Hospital. Dr. Bajaj received his Doctor of Pharmacy at the Long Island University Arnold and Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy in NY. Dr. Bajaj started working at Montefiore Nyack Hospital as a Staff Pharmacist and transitioned into the field of Health Informatics and has earned a Pharmacy Informatics Certificate through American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP). Dr. Bajaj is He enjoys mentoring pharmacists, students and residents in the field of Pharmacy Informatics.

Kelly Chan, PharmD, BCPS
Kelly Chan, PharmD holds the position of Clinical Pharmacist, specializing in critical care at Montefiore Nyack Hospital. She earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree at the University at Buffalo, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. She completed a PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency at The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, NJ. Prior to joining Montefiore Nyack Hospital, Dr. Chan worked at Mt. Sinai Hospital in Queens, NY. She is actively involved in the critical care services, rounding daily on patients in the medical and surgical critical care units and serves as the preceptor for the critical care learning experience.

Alexandra Harris PharmD, BCPS
Dr. Harris is a clinical staff pharmacist who works primarily in internal medicine. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree at Castleton University before earning her Doctor of Pharmacy degree at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Services. Dr. Harris completed her ASHP-accredited PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency at Montefiore Nyack Hospital during which she earned a teaching certificate at St. John's University. She is actively involved in patient care at Montefiore Nyack Hospital attending multidisciplinary rounds, counseling patients and providing education. Dr. Harris is also the preceptor for the journal club longitudinal learning experience.

Shannon Klein, PharmD, BCPS
Shannon Klein is the Pharmacy Regulatory Supervisor at Montefiore Nyack Hospital. She received her Bachelor’s in Psychology at State University of NY at New Paltz before earning her Doctor of Pharmacy degree at Touro College of Pharmacy. Shannon completed her PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency at Montefiore Nyack Hospital where she earned a teaching certificate at St. John’s University. After residency, she remained with Montefiore Nyack Hospital as a Clinical Staff Pharmacist before ultimately transitioning into the role of Regulatory Supervisor, where she is committed to ensuring the compliant and productive workflow of medication management according to patient safety. 

Gloria Porcelli, Rph, BCOP
Mrs. Gloria Porcelli received her Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from St. John's University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in NY. She has been a hospital pharmacist with 20+ years of experience. She has exclusively been working in the area of oncology pharmacy since 2008. She is assistant professor of Oncology at Touro college of Pharmacy and precepts for multiple schools of pharmacy. Her professional interests include education, counseling and being an integral part of the oncology team. Mrs. Porcelli serves as the preceptor for the Ambulatory Care/Oncology learning experience.

Laurance Rances, PharmD, BCPS
Dr. Rances is a Clinical Staff Pharmacist at Montefiore Nyack Hospital. Dr. Rances received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Buffalo and completed his Doctor of Pharmacy degree at Touro College of Pharmacy. Dr. Rances specializes in critical care and is involved in variety of pharmacy initiatives to include protocol development, immunization clinics, and patient counseling. Dr. Rances serves as a preceptor for the Critical Care learning experience.

Rupangi (Soni) Rastogi, PharmD, BCPS
Dr. Rastogi is the Infectious Disease Clinical Specialist at Nyack Hospital focusing on Antimicrobial Stewardship. She received her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Connecticut and completed an ASHP-accredited PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency at Yale-New Haven Hospital. After residency, she stayed on to work as a Multi-Specialty Clinical Pharmacist for 2 years and then transitioned into the role of a Neuroscience pharmacist for 1 year prior to joining Nyack Hospital. She enjoys and has experience teaching students from various schools of pharmacy, as well as both PGY-1 and PGY-2 pharmacy residents.


Leora Blander, PharmD
Dr. Blander is a Clinical Staff Pharmacist specializing in internal medicine. She received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy. Dr. Blander completed a PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency in Baltimore. Prior to joining Montefiore Nyack Hospital, she has had many opportunities to work in different aspects of pharmacy. She worked as a consultant Clinical Pharmacist for several years before relocating to Rockland County. She has a strong interest in anticoagulation and pain management.

Aaron Salwan, PharmD, MPH, BCPP
Dr. Aaron Salwan is the Behavioral Health Pharmacy Specialist at Montefiore Nyack Hospital. Dr. Salwan is a 2017 graduate of the Ohio Northern University Raabe College of Pharmacy. He completed a 3-year research fellowship at East Tennessee State University from 2017-2020 where he developed both research and clinical skills with an emphasis in psychiatry and substance use disorders. As a fellow, Dr. Salwan participated in a variety of research projects, including how community pharmacists engage with patients at risk of developing an Opioid Use Disorder (OUD), improving medication adherence among people living with HIV through SMS messaging, and identifying how stigma impact’s ability to seek healthcare among people who inject drugs. Dr. Salwan completed his Master of Public Health degree in 2020 with a concentration in Community and Behavioral Health, including an internship at a local syringe service program. After fellowship, Dr. Salwan pursued a specialty residency in neuropsychiatry at Rutgers Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy. During residency, he taught topics in psychiatry and neurology to pharmacy students including bipolar disorder, epilepsy, child and adolescent psychiatry, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and long-acting injectable antipsychotics. Dr. Salwan was awarded a grant to research the experiences of women treated with brexanolone, a novel drug for postpartum depression. His career interests include substance use disorders, psychiatry, harm reduction, and researching the integration of psychedelics into the treatment of mental health disorders.