Our Team

Lars Brichta, PharmD, PhD

Chief Scientific Officer

Lars graduated from pharmacy school at the Martin Luther University in Halle, Germany and received his PhD in Neurogenetics from the Universities of Bonn and Cologne. Before moving to the United States, he worked in hospital and retail pharmacies in Germany. He also gained experience in the Research and Development department of Novartis Pharma AG in Basel, Switzerland, where he studied the impact of pharmaceutical excipients on the pharmacokinetic behavior of antihypertensive drugs.

Lars is an expert in the field of neurologic and neurodegenerative disorders. After training at the National Institutes of Health, he studied the degeneration of motor neurons in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a rare genetic disease that mainly affects children, and discovered the therapeutic potential of histone deacetylase inhibitors. From 2006 until 2015, he carried out research focusing on the molecular underpinnings of dopaminergic neuron degeneration in Parkinson’s disease at the Rockefeller University in New York in the laboratory of Nobel Laureate Paul Greengard and identified novel proteins involved in the loss of these neurons. Lars published a number of articles in several renowned scientific journals. 

At Chemistry Rx, Lars provides consultations on novel and specialty medications to practitioners and patients and supports practitioners in obtaining prior authorizations. He specializes in the development of novel formulations for various disorders with a focus on dermatologic conditions in children and adults as well as mitochondrial, metabolic and other rare disorders. One of the recent projects in which Lars has been involved was the development of topical Janus kinase inhibitors for pediatric alopecia.

Houry Lepedjian, PharmD, RPh

Pharmacist

Houry graduated with honors from the Lebanese American University in Beirut, Lebanon in 2015 with a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy. In 2016, she received her Doctorate of Pharmacy degree after finishing a 5 month internship at the Methodist Hospital in Houston, TX.  She then accepted an internship at Chemistry Rx Pharmacy, which opened her eyes to the variety of disease states and the fast-paced world of specialty pharmacists.  

Multilingual in Arabic, Armenian, Turkish and basic French, Houry helps to ensure international patients receive exceptional care and support they can rely on.   

Kim Hunter, PharmD

Director, 503A Operations

Stephanie Terlizzi 

Compounding Technician

Stephanie is a Compounding Technician at Chemistry Rx, where she formulates specialty medications under our pharmacists.  Working closely with Jennifer on Mitochondrial medicine, Stephanie focuses on developing new and progressive solutions to some of the more traditional Mito medications.

As a former preschool teacher and a mother,  her work in Mitochondrial medicine is rewarding, as she’s able to play a vital part in providing the medication they need.  

Emma Kinback 

Pharmacy Technician

Emma joined chemistry Rx in 2018, and since then has become an integral part of the pharmacy, working with insurances, doctors offices and patients.

With over 10 years of experience in retail pharmacy and customer service, Emma helps to manage the daily work flow while ensuring our patients receive the care they need. 

Chuck Castellente

Compounding Technician 

James Gould

Data Analyst