Dr. Serena Felix is a member of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe and a pharmacist who has had the honor of serving the Pascua Yaqui community since 2013. She is the daughter of Aurora (Frias) Tapia Hoeffner and niece of Tula (Frias) Tapia McCarthy. Dr. Felix obtained her Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree from the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy in 2013. She also obtained a Bachelor of Science in Physiology from the University of Arizona in 2009. Dr. Felix has served as a staff pharmacist, a pharmacy manager, and a pharmacy liaison for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe and El Rio Pharmacy during her employment with El Rio. In October of 2023, Dr. Felix became the Director of The Pascua Yaqui Pharmacy. Dr. Felix is excited to devote her career to serving her Tribal community with a commitment to quality improvement and cultural sensitivity in working with El Rio and Pascua Yaqui Tribe Clinics and associated departments to provide outpatient pharmacy services to patients.
