Vice President Ambulatory Pharmacy Services
Tufts Medicine
Melissa Ortega, PharmD, MS, FASHP is System Executive Director, Ambulatory Pharmacy Services at Tufts Medicine. She has focused her career on championing pharmacy practice advancement initiatives locally and nationally across the care continuum. She continuously devotes efforts to expanding clinical and outpatient programs to enhance transitions of care, chronic disease, and specialty therapy management. As a proud member of the pharmacy team, Melissa leads Tufts Medicines community/retail pharmacies, specialty pharmacy services, in-clinic pharmacist services, prior authorization and benefits investigation services, transitions of care, population health initiatives, virtual care models, and payer contracting. Previously at Tuft Medical Center, Melissa contributed to several key initiatives within acute care operations, including implementing new technology throughout various phases within the medication use process, advancing technician practice, and expanding decentral clinical pharmacy services. Melissa received her doctorate of pharmacy degree from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Fl., and completed her pharmacy practice and health-system pharmacy administration residencies at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics. Locally, Melissa served as President of the Massachusetts Society of Health-System Pharmacists in 2018 and Legislative Committee Chair in 2020. Nationally, Melissa has made a sustained contribution to the ASHP Sections and received the honor of participating in the Racial Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Taskforce. Most recently, Melissa served as the inaugural Chair of the ASHP Section of Community Pharmacy Practitioners.
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM