PGY2 Resident Oncology Pharmacist
University of Tennessee Medical Center
Dr. Zakhari grew up in Brentwood, Tennessee. He was enrolled in the Early Assurance pharmacy pathway at Belmont University and obtained his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the Belmont University College of Pharmacy in Nashville, TN. He then completed a PGY-1 pharmacy residency at Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital West in Nashville, TN and is currently the PGY-2 Oncology pharmacy resident at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, TN. His clinical interests include inpatient hematology/oncology, bone marrow transplant, and cellular therapy as well as academia. His research project is entitled “Clinical Impact of Proton-Pump Inhibitor Therapy in Combination with Certain Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors in Adult Patients with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia”. After completion of the PGY-2 residency, he will assume his new role as the inpatient hematology/oncology/CAR-T cell therapy pharmacist at Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown in Nashville, TN. Outside of pharmacy, he is a huge fan of the New York Jets, the Tennessee Vols, and Liverpool FC! In his free time, he also enjoys watching documentaries, especially ones that focus on the Cold War and the Space Race.
