Our staff
We love what we do. Our compounding pharmacists, Elaine Blieden and Dana Madievsky, and the whole Expert Compounding family are dedicated to our practice and proud to serve our customers’ compounding needs. Your health and wellbeing are our top priority.
Dana Madievsky
Pharmacist, Owner
Pharmacist Dana Madievsky graduated in 1992 from Moldova State University of Medicine and Pharmacy N. Testemitanu with a Masters degree in Pharmacy. She immigrated to the United States in 1993 and received her California Pharmacist license in 1996. Dana worked as a compounding pharmacist at Panorama Compounding Pharmacy from 1994 to 1996 before moving to Cincinnati, OH where she practiced for 3 years at Kroger, one of the largest grocery retailers in the US. In 1999 Dana returned to Southern California and opened her own pharmacy in Los Angeles that specialized in Pediatrics and Hormone Therapy. In 2009, Dana became a part of Expert Compounding Pharmacy.
Elaine Blieden
Pharmacist
Pharmacist Elaine Blieden graduated from the University of Witwaterstrand, Johannesburg, South Africa in 1974 with a degree in Pharmacy. She immigrated to the United States in 1979 and attended South Western Oklahoma State University in 1981. She received her California pharmacy license in 1984. Elaine joined Expert Compounding Pharmacy in 1985 and has spent the last 34 years preparing customized medications. Elaine serves as Expert Compounding Pharmacy’s hormone replacement specialist and is the local expert for the Los Angeles metro area within this field. Elaine was also named PCCA’s “Pharmacist of the Month” in February 1998 in addition to being a featured speaker at numerous events.
Dr. Carla Blieden
Pharmacist
Pharmacist Dr. Carla Blieden completed her Doctor of Pharmacy and Master of Public Health degrees at the University of Southern California School of Pharmacy. She also works as a clinical pharmacist/researcher at USC in an outpatient HIV clinic. Carla’s work at the LAC+USC HIV clinic is evidence of her strong commitment to both the field of pharmacy and public health.
Dr. Alexander Semis
Pharmacist, Research & Development
Alex graduated from Hebrew University of Jerusalem, School of Pharmacy (cum laude). He continued in his academic studies and acquired a Master degree (M.Sc.) in Pharmacy and then Master of Health Administration (MHA) in Tel-Aviv University Business School.
After relocation to the USA, Alex has been specializing in compounding and in development of the new formulations. He has extensive experience in compounding as well as in research and development since 2002. He is licensed in multiple States and works on multiple development projects.
Dr. Layla Terzian
Pharmacist
Pharmacist Layla Terzian graduated from the University of Southern California in 2016 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Neuroscience and a Minor in Psychology. As an undergraduate, she worked as a student researcher in the Alcohol and Brain Research Laboratory at USC School of Pharmacy where she received numerous grants for her achievements. She earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from USC School of Pharmacy in 2020 and joined Expert Compounding Pharmacy that same year. Since joining the team, Layla has become an expert in compounding anesthetic agents and works diligently to broaden her expertise in all types of customized medications.