Print this pageThe purpose of the P&T Committee is to evaluate the relative safety, efficacy, and effectiveness of prescription drugs within a class of prescriptions drugs and make recommendations to the state on the development of the Washington State Preferred Drug List.
Angelo Ballasiotes, Pharm D.
(Term 11/19/03 - 12/31/09)
Dr. Ballasiotes is a board certified psychiatric pharmacist practicing pharmacy with prescriptive authority to treat mentally ill and chemically affected patients at Central Washington Comprehensive Mental Health inpatient and outpatient program. Dr. Ballasiotes has previously owned a pharmacy as a private business owner. He is a member of the Yakima County Pharmacy Association.
Robert Bray, M.D.
(Term 11/19/03 - 12/31/09)
Dr. Bray is the assistant director for a family practice residency program, Family Medicine Spokane, Spokane, Washington. He has been in practice in the state of Washington since 1984 and is a member of the Washington State Medical Association.
Carol Cordy, M.D. (Vice Chair)
(Term 01/01/06 - 12/31/08)
Dr. Cordy is the site director for the Swedish Family Medicine Residency Program at the 45th St. Community Clinic in Seattle, Washington. She has been a member and co-chair of the Health & Recovery Services Administration's Drug Utilization and Education Council (HRSA DUEC) since 2002. Because of this position she has extensive experience in evidence-based medicine.
Barak Gaster, M.D.
(Term 01/01/08 – 12/31/10)
Dr. Gaster is an Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Washington, in the department of Internal Medicine. A particular area of interest of Dr. Gaster’s has been the treatment of chronic pain. Dr. Gaster is Chair of the Narcotic Review Committee at the General Internal Medical Center and certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
Alvin Goo, Pharm D.
(Term 11/19/03 - 12/31/10)
Dr. Goo is a clinical pharmacist at Harborview Medical Center, Department of Pharmacy and Family Medicine, Seattle, Washington. Through Harborview, he is active in UW residency programs. He has been a member of the HRSA DUEC for the past several years.
Jason Iltz, Pharm D.
(Term 11/19/03 - 12/31/10)
Dr. Iltz is a Clinical Associate Professor of Pharmacotherapy at Washington State University College of Pharmacy in Spokane, WA. Beginning in October, 2006 he accepted a position as a clinical pharmacy specialist at Integrated Health Professionals (IHP), in Spokane Valley, WA. Prior to accepting his position at Integrated Health Professionals, Dr. Iltz spent almost 10 years as a clinical pharmacy specialist at Group Health Cooperative in Spokane, WA. Dr. Iltz is a certified disease manager (CDM) with credentialing obtained through the National Institute for Standards in Pharmacist Credentialing (NISPC). Dr. Iltz is the past president and a current member of the Spokane Pharmacy Association.
Janet Kelly, Pharm D.
(Term 11/19/03 - 12/31/09)
Dr. Kelly is the outcomes and cost management pharmacist at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle, WA. She also has prescriptive authority to treat patients with diabetes seen in the Diabetes Care Center at UWMC.
T. Vyn Reese, M.D.
(Term 11/19/03 - 12/31/10)
Dr. Reese is an Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington teaching in the Primary Care Internal Medicine Program based at Pacific Medical Center. He has added qualifications in Geriatric Medicine. Dr. Reese is on the Virginia Mason Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee.
Patty Varley, ARNP
(Term 01/01/06 - 12/31/08)
Ms. Varley is a Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialist at Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, in Seattle, Washington. She has been a member of the HRSA DUEC for the last few years. She is a member of AAPPN and ARNPs United and the Washington State Nurses Association.
Kenneth Wiscomb, PA-C
(Term 01/23/06 - 12/31/09)
Mr. Wiscomb is a Physician Assistant working for Snoqualmie Valley Hospital where he practices family medicine in their North Bend Medical Clinic and manages the Employee Health Services Clinic. He is also the Chief Operating Officer of Health Care Onsite, Inc., a work site based health promotion company. In addition, Mr. Wiscomb is a Fellow and past President of the Washington State Academy of Physician Assistants.
