Dr. Arsheena Yassin was born and raised in Guyana, South America. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology from Nova Southeastern University. She went on to obtain her Doctor of Pharmacy Degree from Rutgers University and recently completed her PGY1 Pharmacy Residency at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center. Dr. Yassin is now excited to join Mount Sinai and Touro College of Pharmacy as a PGY2 Clinical Pharmacy Resident in Infectious Disease. Through this residency, Dr. Yassin aims to gain exposure to a diverse patient population, complex infectious disease cases, teaching and research, which will allow her to grow as an Infectious Disease clinical specialist.  

Education

• PharmD, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers, NJ; 2015

Honors and Awards

• 2016 Best Clinical Research/Quality Improvement Poster at the Englewood Hospital and Medical Center Research Day for “Comparison of extended versus standard piperacillin-tazobactam infusion”

Research

• Authors: Yassin A, Minihan D, Takere J, Cruz J, Regan J, Nemeth J. 'Clinical and cost comparison of extended versus standard piperacillin-tazobactam infusion' Conducted at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, 2015-2016

Recent Publications

• Yassin A, Minihan D, Takere J, Cruz J, Regan J, Nemeth J. Clinical and cost comparison of extended versus standard piperacillin-tazobactam infusion. Poster presented at: The 50^th Annual Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition; December 2015; New Orleans, LA.

Recent Presentations

• Clinical and cost comparison of extended versus standard piperacillin-tazobactam infusion
• 2015 50^th Annual Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition New Orleans, LA
• 2016 Eastern States Conference for Pharmacy Residents and Preceptors, Hersey, PA
• 2016 New Jersey Society of Heath-System Pharmacists residency research forum, Hackensack, NJ

Hobbies

Spending time with family and friends, cooking, and discovering new restaurants