Our Preceptors

Incoming Program Director

Binita Patel, PharmD, MS

Dr. Binita Patel is currently the Vice President of Pharmacy Services at Memorial Hermann Health System. She is responsible for pharmacy services across the continuum of care which spans 15 acute care hospitals, 9 service lines, home infusion pharmacy, specialty pharmacy, and 2 retail pharmacies which equates to over 700 FTE. Prior to joining Memorial Hermann Health System, Binita was a senior director at Pharmacy Healthcare Solutions where she focused on specialty pharmacy and PBM practice. Binita spent 2 years at Lash Group developing patient assistance programs as a senior director of Strategic Account Management and then 8 years in academic medicine serving as the Director of Ambulatory Pharmacy Services at Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin where she developed clinical ambulatory practices, including retail/mail pharmacies, specialty pharmacy (URAC), pharmacist managed clinics, prior authorization and patient assistance programs, developed a community resident program, and responsible for strategic growth for ambulatory services across the health-system. Previously, Binita was the chair of the Vizient Ambulatory Committee and chair of ASHP Compensation and Sustainably. Binita currently sits on the Education Steering Committee for Ambulatory Care Section at ASHP.

Binita received her BS in Microbiology at the University of Georgia, PharmD at the University of North Carolina and Post-graduate Year 1&2 with a MS in Pharmacy Administration at The Ohio State University.

Outgoing Program Director

Rodney Cox RPh, MS

Director of Pharmacy
Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center
Residency Director, HSPA PGY1-PGY2 Residency

Mr. Cox joined Memorial Hermann in 2009 as the first Health System Administration Resident in the newly formed collaboration with the University Of Houston College Of Pharmacy, affectionately known now as “the Houston Program”. He has remained with the health system serving as Operations Manager, Director of Pharmacy for both the Woodlands Medical Center and Memorial City Medical Center campus. He is a graduate of Texas Southern University College of Pharmacy and received his Masters of Pharmacy Administration at the University Of Houston College Of Pharmacy where he continues to serve as Adjunct Faculty for both universities.

Mr. Cox has been an active member of both local and state professional organizations, serving on the Texas Society of Health System Pharmacists board for 5 years and former President of the Gulf Coast Society of Health System Pharmacy.

Mr. Cox has a special interest in strategic planning and advocates a systems approach to healthcare management.

Program Coordinator

Thomas Roduta, PharmD, MS, BCPS

Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center
Pharmacy Operations Manager

Thomas Roduta received his Pharm.D. from Texas Southern University. He completed a combined PGY1/2 Health System Pharmacy Administration residency at Memorial Hermann and a Master of Science in Pharmacy Leadership and Administration at the University of Houston. He joined the Memorial Hermann Memorial City pharmacy operations team in 2018.

Our Preceptors

Julie Adkison, PharmD, BCACP, CDE

Physicians at Sugar Creek Clinic
Clinical Specialist in Family Medicine
Preceptor of Ambulatory Care rotation at Physicians at Sugar Creek Clinic

Dr. Adkison earned her PharmD degree from the University of Houston.  She completed a PGY1 Pharmacy Residency with the Memorial Hermann Healthcare System and the University of Houston.  She has been on the faculty of the Memorial Family Medicine Residency Program since 2002.

Paulette M. Bickham, MBA, RPh

System Pharmacy Services
System Director of Pharmacy Operations

Ms. Bickham received her BS in Pharmacy from Xavier University of Louisiana. She is a co-preceptor for the system pharmacy administration residency with focus on system operations, projects and the 340B program. She has management experience in multiple areas of pharmacy practice; hospital, psychiatric care, long term acute care, and retail. She joined Memorial Hermann System Pharmacy in March 2016 as Director of Pearland location until she moved to her current role as System Director of Pharmacy Operations. Her professional interests are in the areas of pharmacy practice management, mentoring pharmacy students and residents, leadership development, quality and safety, and alleviation of health disparities.

Mohamed Hersi, PharmD

Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center
Integrated Clinical Pharmacist

Dr. Hersi received his PharmD from Texas Southern University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences. He completed a PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency at Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center. He joined the clinical pharmacy staff at Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center in 2013.

Sarah Lake-Wallace, MS, PharmD, RPh

TIRR Memorial Hermann
Director of Pharmacy Services

Sarah is a graduate of Texas A&M Galveston, earned her PharmD from the University of Houston, and Master of Pharmacy Administration from the University of Florida. Sarah completed a Managed Care Residency with Kelsey-Seybold/University of Houston. She is the 2020-2021 President of the Texas Society of Health System Pharmacists (TSHP) and a past president of the TSHP Research and Education Foundation. Her professional interest levels include patient and medication safety, project management, and leadership. Sarah joined Memorial Hermann April 2006.

Cody Meuth, PharmD, MS

Memorial Hermann Pharmacy Services
Director of Ambulatory Pharmacy

Dr. Cody Meuth earned both his Doctor of Pharmacy and MS in Pharmacy Administration from the University of Houston. Since joining Memorial Hermann 2008, he has served as Pharmacy Technician, Lead Pharmacist, Operations Manager, and Director of Pharmacy for the Southwest, Greater Heights, and Sugar Land Memorial Hermann hospitals. Cody is currently the Director of Ambulatory Pharmacy Services with direct oversight of the home infusion pharmacy, Specialty Pharmacy, and Cypress and Sugar Land outpatient pharmacies.

Judy Motanya, PharmD

Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center
Integrated Clinical Pharmacist

Dr. Motanya earned her PharmD degree from Butler University. She completed a PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency at Memorial Hermann Southwest in Houston. After residency, she joined the team at Memorial Hermann Memorial City as an integrated clinical pharmacist.

Chi Peyton, PharmD

Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center
Clinical Specialist in Pediatrics

Dr. Peyton received her B.S. and Pharm.D. degrees from The University of South Carolina. She completed a Pharmacy Practice Residency at West Virginia University Hospital and a Pediatrics specialty residency at Texas Children’s Hospital. Dr. Peyton joined the clinical pharmacy staff at Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital in 2000.

Luisa Portugal, RPh, MBA

Memorial Hermann Cypress Hospital
Pharmacy Director

Ms. Portugal received her BS in Pharmacy from the University of Houston. She completed her Master in Business Administration from the American Intercontinental University. She completed a Pharmacy Practice Residency at Hermann Hospital (now named Memorial Hermann, Texas Medical Center).

She served as pharmacy manager and director at the different Memorial Hermann campuses since 1990. She has also completed the Pharmacy Leadership Academy through ASHP (American Society of Hospital Pharmacies). Her professional interests are in the areas of pharmacy practice management, mentoring students, leadership development and strategic planning.

Stefanie Stramel, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP

Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center
Clinical Specialist in Infectious Disease

Dr. Stramel received her BS from the University of Nevada Reno, MS in Medical Sciences from the University of North Texas Health Sciences Center, and PharmD degree from California Northstate University. She completed a PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, MA, and PGY2 in Infectious Diseases at Renown Regional Health in Reno, NV. She is an active committee member for the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists and American College of Clinical Pharmacy - ID PRN. Dr. Stramel joined the clinical pharmacy staff at Memorial Hermann Memorial City in 2020.

MaiCuc Tran, PharmD, BCPS

Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center
Clinical Specialist Internal Medicine and Surgery

Dr. Tran received her PharmD degree from University of Houston College of Pharmacy. She completed a Pharmacy Practice PGY-1 at CHRISTUS Santa Rosa. She joined the clinical pharmacy staff at Memorial Hermann-Memorial City Medical Center in 2013 and serves as the clinical pharmacy specialist in internal medicine and surgery.

Beth Willis, PharmD

Memorial City Medical Center
Clinical Specialist in Internal Medicine
Preceptor of Internal Medicine rotation at Memorial City Medical Center

Dr. Willis received her Pharm.D. from the University of Louisiana – Monroe. She completed a PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency at Methodist Dallas Medical Center. She joined the clinical pharmacy staff at Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center in 2007.

Dehuti Pandya, PharmD, BCPS

Clinical Specialist in Brain Injury and Stroke Program
Preceptor of Neurorehabilitation rotation at TIRR Memorial Hermann

Dr. Pandya received her Pharm.D. degree from University of Texas at Austin. She completed a PGY1 Pharmacy Residency at Memorial Hermann Hospital- Texas Medical Center. She joined the clinical pharmacy staff at TIRR Memorial Hermann in 2004.

Michael Shih, PharmD, BCCCP

Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Emergency Medicine
Preceptor of Internal Medicine rotation at Memorial City Medical Center

Dr. Shih received his PharmD degree from the University of Houston College of Pharmacy. He completed a PGY1 residency at Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center. Thereafter, Dr. Shih practiced as a critical care integrated clinical pharmacist and currently works as an emergency medicine clinical specialist.