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Krist Azizian, PharmD

Chief Pharmacy Officer

Keck Medicine of USC

Los Angeles, CA

In June 2023, Dr. Azizian became Keck Medicine of USC’s chief pharmacy officer, a role that entails the management of systemwide pharmacy operations. He also serves as chief pharmacy officer for Keck Medical Center of USC and executive director of health systems for the USC Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Throughout his tenure at Keck Medicine, he has launched pharmacy quality initiatives and grown pharmacy services across the system, with a particular focus on the expansion of oncology services. Before coming to Keck Medicine, Dr. Azizian was director of pharmacy services at Providence Tarzana (Calif.) Medical Center.

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