Gabrielle N Plaia, PharmD, CSP

Clinical Lead Pharmacist - Dartmouth Health

Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

Additional Information

Dr. Gabrielle Plaia is a board-certified specialty pharmacist with extensive experience in the direct care of patients across all major specialty pharmacy disease states, including but not limited to autoimmune, oncology, infectious disease, and rare disease populations. Actively practicing in both ambulatory and specialty pharmacy settings through patient care, she brings current, real-world insight into patient management, therapy access, and clinical outcomes. She currently serves as Clinical Lead for Specialty Pharmacy Outcomes and Research at Dartmouth Health, where she spearheads initiatives to measure and improve patient care quality and outcomes tied to specialty therapies. Additionally, she serves as the lead clinical formulary subject matter expert for Dartmouth Health’s ambulatory clinics, responsible for presenting therapeutic and economic data to inform formulary strategy across more than thirty clinics in the network. She is an active member of the Vanderbilt Health System Pharmacy Consortium, an integrated network of specialty pharmacists developing standard of care models for the novel clinical landscape of Specialty Pharmacy. Her research will appear in two articles in 2025 that will inform the national standard of care for specialty pharmacists across the country. Gabrielle served as a founding clinical leader in the development of one of the first specialty and ambulatory pharmacy residencies in the country and takes pride in the development of future clinical pharmacists. Teaching and mentoring are her favorite part of her career, and breaking down complex concepts is her second nature. She works closely with the leaders of Dartmouth's Graduate Medical Education program to bridge the gaps between learners in medicine and pharmacy through interprofessional education. Widely recognized for a calm and approachable demeanor, Dr. Plaia has a unique ability to meet individuals where they are, building trust and finding common ground across diverse teams, patients, and stakeholders. This strength fosters collaboration, even in high-pressure clinical and operational environments. This is a consistent cornerstone in her performance evaluations. Dr. Plaia is available for expert consultation and testimony in cases involving medication therapy management, specialty drug access, formulary practices, pharmacy operations, and standard of care in specialty and ambulatory pharmacy settings.