Originally from Shanghai, China, she currently resides in Wellesley and enjoys spending time with her husband, two sons, and traveling locally and abroad.
OUR TEAM
OUR PHARMACISTS
Our team brings over 50 years of combined pharmacy experience to serve you. Our mission is to partner with you and your physician to help you achieve your best self. Meet the team of expert pharmacists who are here to build a long – term relationship with you and your family.
Dr. Xiaoyan Qin, RPh, PharmD
Owner, Registered Pharmacist
Xiaoyan (Sheow-yen’) is excited to bring concierge pharmacy to Newton Center. She opened Union Pharmacy in 2019, to give people more choices and better service to help support their overall well-being, personal care, and access alternative and traditional medications. For the past 14 years, she has been a dedicated pharmacist and pharmacy manager in Newton Center. She received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS), and is a member APhA, M.I.P.A, NPSC, and looks forward to serving the community.
Ripsime Guyumdzhyan, PharmD, RPh
Registered Pharmacist
Dr. Guyumdzhyan is a graduate of the MCPHS University with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree. She is a compassionate licensed pharmacist with multifaceted expertise within healthcare and pharmacy settings. She is devoted to helping people receive optimal health care and excellent pharmacy services including but not limited to Medication Therapy Management with Complete Medication Reviews, Immunizations, Counseling on herbal and Natural supplements. Ripsime is also fluent in Russian, Armenian and French.
Ripsime enjoys spending time with her husband and three kids, and catching up with friends on her days off.
Dr. Peter Soliman, PharmD
Registered Pharmacist
Dr. Soliman joined the team in Needham after completing his Doctor of Pharmacy degree at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in 2023. Dr. Soliman enjoys the process of building trusted relationships with patients, providing people with medication and expert advice, and helping them manage or improve their health. One experience he recalls vividly is his clinical psychiatry rotation where over the course of a couple of months, he helped many patients improve their mental health through adherence to medication regiments. As a native of Egypt, when not helping launch the Needham location, Peter enjoys travelling and learning more about American culture and history.
Genevieve Kwok, BScPh
Registered Pharmacist
Genevieve brings nearly three decades of pharmacy expertise to work every day in Needham. After graduating from the University of Toronto, she earned her bachelor of pharmacy degree from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy in 1996. For over twenty years, Gen served as a pharmacy manager in multiple locations of a national chain pharmacy in the Boston metro area, and has additional experience helping burn victims (Shriners hospital), in ophthalmology (Mass Eye and Ear Clinic), psychiatric medicine (McLean Hospital), and as a preceptor to train and mentor 3rd and 6th year pharmacy students. Gen deeply enjoys being the “neighborhood pharmacist” who is always there to provide medical information and prescriptions, and lend a helping hand. She enjoys travelling, gardening, and spending time with friends and family and her golden retriever Ellie.
