Dr. Scarpelli leads the pharmacy enterprise across University of Chicago Medicine, overseeing the medication-use system spanning inpatient and outpatient operations, clinical practice, financial management, regulatory compliance and patient safety. Under her leadership, the system became one of the first in the country to earn the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists certified center of excellence in medication-use safety and pharmacy practice designation in 2022 and secured re-designation in 2025, an achievement held by only nine health systems nationwide. In 2023, she oversaw the opening of a new outpatient pharmacy and central fill facility that doubled daily prescription volumes and now fills approximately 2,200 prescriptions a day, supporting access for patients in pharmacy deserts on Chicago’s South Side. She leads the system’s infusion strategy, expanding services across Illinois and Indiana, and has driven the integration of pharmacy operations, IT systems and formularies as the system has grown. Dr. Scarpelli served on the Illinois board of pharmacy for 10 years, including as chair from 2022 to 2025, and serves on the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists’ council on pharmacy management.
