Rebecca Brady, Pharm.D.
University Health Center
Dr. Brady received her Pharm.D. from the University of Texas at Austin in 2006 and completed a PGY1 in Pharmacotherapy and PGY2 in Solid Organ Transplant at University Health in San Antonio, TX from 2006 – 2008. After completing residency, she joined the clinical pharmacy faculty at the University of the Incarnate Word Feik School of Pharmacy and was faculty until the end of 2016. Her career shifted in 2017, when she joined the University Health full-time as a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Solid Organ Transplant, and transitioned to a management position in 2018. Currently, Dr Brady serves as University Health’s Assistant Director of Pharmacy – Inpatient Services. Dr. Brady’s pharmacy career has been focused on academia, clinical practice, and leadership. She is passionate about teamwork within multi-disciplinary healthcare teams including departmental leadership collaboration, with the goals of improving patient care and the pharmacy profession.
Deedee Hu, Pharm.D.
St. David's HealthCare
Dr. DeeDee Hu graduated from the University of Texas College of Pharmacy. She completed a Post Graduate Year One residency at Scott and White Hospital in Temple, Texas and a PGY-2 Specialty in Critical Care at The Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas. She also has completed an executive Master's in Business Administration from Northeastern University. Her areas of research and interest are in critical care medicine with an emphasis in cardiovascular disease. In 2021, Dr. Hu joined the St. David’s Medical Center in Austin, Texas as the Clinical manager for the Department of Pharmacy. She remains an adjunct faculty at the University of Texas and the University of Houston Colleges of Pharmacy.
Theresa (Terry) Jaso, Pharm.D., BCPS (QA-ID)
Market Infectious Diseases Pharmacist
Antimicrobial Stewardship Lead
Ascension Texas
Dr. Jaso is a native Austinite and has been a pharmacist with Ascension Seton for 35 years. She serves as the Ascension Texas Antimicrobial Stewardship Lead and co-manages the Ascension Texas Antimicrobial Stewardship Program with her colleague, Dusten Rose, Pharm.D., BCIDP.
Justin Hooper, Pharm.D.
Director of Corporate Clinical Pharmacy
CHRISTUS Health
Dr. Justin Hooper graduated from the University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree, and later completed a two-year specialty residency in pharmacotherapy with Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at the Dallas VA Medical Center. After serving on faculty with Texas Tech University School of Pharmacy, Justin returned to his hometown of Tyler to practice pharmacy at CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Health System. While at Trinity Mother Frances, he served in various capacities from staff pharmacist to director of pharmacy. Justin is now Director of Corporate Clinical Pharmacy for CHRISTUS Health, where he provides clinical pharmacy guidance and support for over 300 pharmacists across the CHRISTUS organization from New Mexico to Louisiana. His professional interests include teaching, pharmacy management and quality improvement, and clinical pharmacy informatics. Justin precepts a non-patient care P4 elective rotation and has served as a pharmacy mentor to numerous students and residents for the past ten years. Justin and his wife, Kate, live in Tyler, TX, with their four sons, and are excited to have their oldest son on the UT campus this coming fall.
Disclosure: Dr. Hooper does not have any relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies (as defined by the Standards for Integrity and Independence).
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