Dr. Mary Choy & Dr. Michele B. Kaufman
Photo credit: Suzanne Fiore Photography
Two Board-Certified Pharmacists and Academicians Team Up to Release Award-Winning Debut Title that Teaches Young People More About Becoming #HealthcareHeroes
Their book, “Healthcare Heroes,” is your blueprint to a healthcare career.
Mary Choy, PharmD, BCGP, FASHP
Dr. Mary Choy is an award-winning author, educator, and board-certified pharmacist. She earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from St. John’s University and is board-certified in geriatric pharmacotherapy. She completed a pharmacy practice residency with an emphasis on teaching at the Veterans Affairs New York Harbor Healthcare System.
Mary has held multiple roles in the field of pharmacy, including academia, hospital, community, and industry. For over 15 years, Mary has trained countless healthcare professionals as a university professor and clinical pharmacist and shares her personal strategies for success at different venues throughout the United States. She is on the medical expert board for Verywell Health. She was the President of the New York City Society of Health-System Pharmacists (NYCSHP) in 2013 and was formerly the Director of Pharmacy Practice for the New York State Council of Health-System Pharmacists. Dr. Choy is widely published and speaks at numerous healthcare forums and conferences. Her award-winning book, Healthcare Heroes: The Medical Careers Guide, is referred to as “a young adult’s personal career fair.” She is also the coeditor of the textbook Pharmacology: An Introduction (McGraw Hill, 2025).
For her exemplary service and leadership, she has received numerous prestigious awards and honors, including the the American Pharmacists Association Immunization Champion Award, the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists-Association of Black Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP-ABHP) Joint Leadership Award, the NYCSHP Harold Neham Award, and the ASHP Fellowship. She has been honored with a New York State Assembly Citation, and a New York City Council Citation for her contributions to healthcare. Mary has appeared on the NBC Today Show, SinoVision, PBS, ASHP TV, and ‘Pharmacists: Unsung Heroes’ documentary. She is featured in newspapers, World Journal and SingTao. She lives in New York City with her spouse and two children. Mary loves traveling with her family and learning about the many different cultures, cuisines, and traditions of people around the world. Learn more about her on Facebook: www.facebook.com/healthcareheroesbook; Twitter/Instagram @DrMaryChoy
Michele B. Kaufman, PharmD, BCGP
Dr. Michele B. Kaufman is an award-winning author, medical writer, and board-certified pharmacist. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from the University of Rhode Island (URI) and her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy. She then completed a drug information fellowship at the URI Drug Information Center/Roger Williams Medical Center with a pharmacovigilance focus. She is board certified in geriatric pharmacotherapy.
Michele has held multiple roles in the field of pharmacy, including managed care, academia, hospital, continuing medical education and industry. She has worked as a clinical pharmacist, medical writer, and professor. She is currently a Pharmacist at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. Michele has over 300 publications and was co-inventor of pineapple-flavored Colyte, with patents issued. She served as the Secretary of New York City Society of Health-System Pharmacists (NYCSHP) for two consecutive terms. She was recently on the editorial boards for the Pharmacy & Therapeutics Journal, Formulary Journal, and is a regular contributor to The Rheumatologist. She is a member of Callen-Lorde’s Clinical Care Committee. She co-authored the award-winning book, Healthcare Heroes: The Medical Careers Guide, to demystify the diverse group of healthcare professionals who comprise the modern healthcare team. She is co-editor of McGraw Hill’s Pharmacology: An Introduction.
She is the recipient of two prestigious awards from NYCSHP, the Joel Yellin Award and Harold Neham Award, as well as the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy Individual Contribution Award for her sustained service to managed care. She also received the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Excellence in Pharmacy Employee award. She lives in New York City with her spouse. She plays the saxophone and has performed at Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall. Learn more about her on Facebook: www.facebook.com/healthcareheroesbook; Twitter/Instagram @PharmDGuru