Chief Pharmacy Officer Hematology/Oncology and Specialty Pharmacy
Boston Medical Center Health System
Boston, MA
Bhavesh Shah, earned a bachelor of science in pharmacy degree at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences subsequent to receiving a biochemistry degree from Loyola University Chicago. A board-certified oncology pharmacist, Mr. Shah is presently the Chief Pharmacy Officer of Specialty and Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Services at Boston Medical Center Health System. In this role, he is responsible for the clinical and operational efficiency of the cancer center, specialty pharmacy, and various ambulatory specialty areas.
Among his numerous responsibilities, he oversees specialty pharmacy PBM and payer contracting, LDD access, specialty pharmacy accreditation, clinical development of rare disease programs, quarterly business strategic planning for health plan formulary, specialty pharmacy revenue cycle management, value based contracts, oversees non–service-related revenue contracts and health economic research.
He has research experience is in cancer-related anorexia and cachexia syndrome, prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, treatment of iron deficiency anemia, and digital adherence technology, immune thrombocytopenia purpura, biosimilars, and inflammatory bowel disease/hepatology. He is a reviewer for the Annals of Pharmacotherapy and has written articles in the Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice, Supportive Care in Cancer, and Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation. Mr. Shah has presented both nationally and internationally in the specialty pharmacy arena, 340b, and the field of hematology/oncology pharmacy
Friday, October 14, 2022
10:00 AM – 11:15 AM ET