Our Team
Chemistry Rx is a compounding and specialty pharmacy dedicated to providing the highest quality of customized medication to patients, providers and other organizations across the entire healthcare continuum.
Our team of nurses, clinical pharmacists, and clinical care support work in synchrony with healthcare professionals, insurance companies and– most importantly– the patient.
Amany Mansour-Awad, RPh, MBA
President and Founder, Pharmacist-In-Charge
Lars Brichta, PharmD, PhD
COO and Director of Clinical and Scientific Affairs
Chris Duffy, PharmD, RPh
Vice President of Pharmacy Operations
Vivi Jung, PharmD, RPh
Out-of-State Pharmacist in Charge and Director of Regulatory Affairs
Robert Desantis, PharmD, RPh
Managing Pharmacist
Houry Lepedjian, PharmD, RPh
Pharmacist
Jennifer Kmetich, PharmD, RPh
Pharmacist
Kim Hunter, PharmD
Pharmacist
Mary Campbell, RN BSN
Senior Nurse Coordinator
Chrissy Amoriello
Nurse
Savita Mehra
Director of Quality Assurance
Stephanie Terlizzi
Pharmacy Technician
Eric Pauly
Compounding Technician
Emma Kinback
Pharmacy Technician
Brendan Orner
Compounding Technician
Chuck Castellente
Compounding Technician
Zaidy Garcia
Compounding Technician
James Gould
Rachael Innerst
Director of Marketing
Amany Mansour-Awad, RPh, MBA
President and Founder, Pharmacist-In-Charge
Amany has over 20 years of experience working in pharmaceutical manufacturing, pharmaceutical regulatory affairs, hospital/clinical pharmacies, and specialty pharmacies. As such, Amany has extensive operational and quality assurance expertise in various pharmaceutical practice settings.
Early in her career, Amany’s entry into the pharmaceutical world was as an international GMP consultant. In this position, Amany worked in Tokyo, Japan for over 3 years, specializing in pharmaceutical engineering. After she returned to the US, Amany practiced as a Business Development Manager and Pharmaceuticals Strategy Consultant to midsize pharmaceutical engineering/validation firms.
After successfully building and monetizing her consulting and corresponding pharmaceutical validation software technologies (for which Amany was granted a US patent), Amany turned her professional interests to clinical pharmacy settings and worked at some of the region’s leading healthcare institutions including Jefferson Neuroscience Hospital and the Health System at the University of Pennsylvania.
Lars Brichta, PharmD, PhD
COO and Director of Clinical and Scientific Affairs
Lars graduated from pharmacy school at the Martin Luther University in Halle, Germany and received his PhD in Neurogenetics from the Universities of Bonn and Cologne. Before moving to the United States, he worked in hospital and retail pharmacies in Germany. He also gained experience in the Research and Development department of Novartis Pharma AG in Basel, Switzerland, where he studied the impact of pharmaceutical excipients on the pharmacokinetic behavior of antihypertensive drugs.
Lars is an expert in the field of neurologic and neurodegenerative disorders. After training at the National Institutes of Health, he studied the degeneration of motor neurons in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a rare genetic disease that mainly affects children, and discovered the therapeutic potential of histone deacetylase inhibitors. From 2006 until 2015, he carried out research focusing on the molecular underpinnings of dopaminergic neuron degeneration in Parkinson’s disease at the Rockefeller University in New York in the laboratory of Nobel Laureate Paul Greengard and identified novel proteins involved in the loss of these neurons. Lars published a number of articles in several renowned scientific journals.
At Chemistry Rx, Lars provides consultations on novel and specialty medications to practitioners and patients and supports practitioners in obtaining prior authorizations. He specializes in the development of novel formulations for various disorders with a focus on dermatologic conditions in children and adults as well as mitochondrial, metabolic and other rare disorders. One of the recent projects in which Lars has been involved was the development of topical Janus kinase inhibitors for pediatric alopecia.
Chris Duffy, PharmD
Vice President of Pharmacy Operations
Chris earned his Doctorate in Pharmacy from the University of Sciences in Philadelphia in 2003 and has held multiple positions in retail and specialty pharmacy. Prior to joining Chemistry Rx in 2018, Chris was the Operation Specialist for Sav-On Pharmacies servicing patients and pharmacy needs in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Maryland. During Chris’s tenure at ACRO Pharmaceutical Services, he has held the role of staff pharmacist, clinical pharmacist, and Director of Operations. As Director of Operations at ACRO Pharmaceutical Services he was responsible for the day-to-day activities of the Sharon Hill and Memphis locations.
Currently, Chris serves as the Vice President of Operations of Chemistry Rx. His responsibilities include internal and external operations, procurement review, contract management, and staffing for current and future ventures.
Vivi Jung, PharmD, RPh
Out-of-State Pharmacist in Charge and Director of Regulatory Affairs
Vivi Jung graduated with honors from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy in 2014 with a Bachelor of Science in Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Studies and a Doctorate in Pharmacy.
Robert DeSantis, PharmD, RPh
Managing Pharmacist
Houry Lepedjian, PharmD, RPh
Pharmacist
Houry graduated with honors from the Lebanese American University in Beirut, Lebanon in 2015 with a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy. In 2016, she received her Doctorate of Pharmacy degree after finishing a 5 month internship at the Methodist Hospital in Houston, TX. She then accepted an internship at Chemistry Rx Pharmacy, which opened her eyes to the variety of disease states and the fast-paced world of specialty pharmacists.
Multilingual in Arabic, Armenian, Turkish and basic French, Houry helps to ensure international patients receive exceptional care and support they can rely on.
Jennifer Kmetich, PharmD, RPh
Pharmacist
Mary Campbell, RN BSN
Senior Nurse Coordinator
Mary is a Registered Nurse with over 12 years of experience in nursing education, medical-surgical, pediatrics, oncology and women’s health. At Chemistry Rx, she works to provide patient education, support practitioners in obtaining prior authorizations and acts as liaison between patients and their insurance providers. Mary helped to found the first ambulatory care Shared Governance Council at Penn Medicine and the University of Pennsylvania, for whom she served as their Chairperson for 2 years.
Chrissy Amoriello, RN
Nurse
Chrissy is a Registered Nurse with almost 10 years of experience including Oncology, medical- surgical and intensive care. She graduated from Delaware County Community College in 2009 and received her B.S.N. from Kaplan University in 2012.
At Chemistry Rx, Chrissy works closely with physicians and insurance companies to obtain prior authorizations for medications and provides education to patients and family members.
Savita Mehra
Director of Quality Assurance
Savita recently joined Chemistry Rx to support the Quality Management System for the upcoming 503B outsourcing facility, as part of the business expansion plan.
A certified Lead Assessor, Savita brings over 30 years of experience implementing quality systems in various industries that include, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical device and microbial diagnostics.
Stephanie Terlizzi
Compounding Technician
Stephanie is a Compounding Technician at Chemistry Rx, where she formulates specialty medications under our pharmacists. Working closely with Jennifer on Mitochondrial medicine, Stephanie focuses on developing new and progressive solutions to some of the more traditional Mito medications.
As a former preschool teacher and a mother, her work in Mitochondrial medicine is rewarding, as she’s able to play a vital part in providing the medication they need.
Emma Kinback
Pharmacy Technician
Emma joined chemistry Rx in 2018, and since then has become an integral part of the pharmacy, working with insurances, doctors offices and patients.
With over 10 years of experience in retail pharmacy and customer service, Emma helps to manage the daily work flow while ensuring our patients receive the care they need.
Brendan Orner
Compounding Technician
Brendan is a Compounding Technician at Chemistry Rx, where he formulates specialty medications under our pharmacists.
Brendan received his undergraduate degree from Millersville University. Currently working to become a registered nurse, Brendan looks forward to graduating and continuing his career in medicine.
Chuck Castellente
Compounding Technician
James Gould
Pharmacy Technician
He also communicates with Spanish and Mandarin speaking patients about their medications and helps maintain pharmacy records. Prior to joining Chemistry Rx, James served as a Community Health Specialist in Paraguay with the Peace Corps.
Rachael Innerst
Director of Marketing
Rachael joined Chemistry Rx in 2018 focusing on marketing, brand management, and website development. She has 7 years of experience building brand identities through content creation and curation that drives both marketing strategies and social engagement.
After graduating with a Bachelors degree from Temple University, Rachael was a freelance graphic designer focusing on building a diverse portfolio. She then accepted a position as Creative Director at a skincare company, where she oversaw all design aspects, advertising, and consumer outreach.
While her work with Chemistry Rx is relatively new, she looks forward to driving marketing efforts and enhancing Chemistry Rx’s brand identity.
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