About me
Kara Berasi started working in patient advocacy after her son was diagnosed with a rare disease. She has a personal passion to change the landscape of care as it relates to those living with rare diseases. She is the CEO of Haystack Project, an umbrella organization representing over 140 rare disease patient groups. Before Haystack Project, Kara received her PharmD at the University of Toledo then completed a residency in Pharmacy Health System Administration at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. During her residency she received her Masters degree from The Ohio State University. She started her career as the Chief of Pediatric Pharmacy at University of Florida Health Shands Hospital before becoming the Director of Outpatient Pharmacy.
