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Tanya Uritsky, PharmD is a clinical pharmacist serving as the Opioid Stewardship Coordinator at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP). She is also the Co-Chair of the Penn Medicine Opioid Stewardship Task Force. She has worked in clinical care since 2010, practicing as the Pain and Palliative Care Specialist for the hospital prior to taking the Stewardship role. She works with staff throughout the hospital providing clinical support, problem-solving, and education around stewardship in pain management, consulting on patients with complex pain and supporting clinicians in the care of comorbid substance use disorders. She has helped develop protocols and is involved in research and clinician and patient education for the health system to support standardization of care for patients with OUD across the health system and care settings.