Chief Pharmacy Executive, UCSF Health and Vice Dean, Clinical Affairs, UCSF School of Pharmacy

Here is what Desi's nominator had to say about her:

Nominated by Korin Schmitz

Desi's Bio:

Dr. Kotis received her Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy at the University of Illinois, where she also received her Doctor of Pharmacy. She completed a pharmacy residency at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Dr. Kotis was appointed fellow of ASHP in 2013 and received the President’s award from the Illinois Council Health System Pharmacists in 2015. She was also the recipient of the 2017 Pharmacist of the Year Award from Illinois Council of Health-System Pharmacists. She was appointed by the Governor of Illinois and served on the Board of Pharmacy, ending her term in November of 2020 as Vicechair of the Illinois Board of Pharmacy. Dr. Kotis also completed her term as Chair of the Vizient Pharmacy Network in January of 2024. She is currently on the Executive Council of the National Community Oncology Dispensing Association (NCODA) and the Board of Hospital Owned Specialty Pharmacies (HOSP), representing all campuses of the University of California.

Dr. Kotis is a strategic academic medical center leader in health system administration. She is currently reporting into the system COO office at UCSF Health and has the Chief Pharmacy Officer as a direct report. Dr Kotis has system responsibility for the UCSF pharmacy enterprise, including regulatory, quality, safety, and financial responsibilities, which include the management of the 340B program.

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