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Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Dr. Arash Asher, MD has served as the Director of Cancer Survivorship & Rehabilitation at the Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute at Cedars-Sinai since 2008. He has a special interest in the physical and rehabilitative needs of cancer survivors who continue to experience the effects of their cancer or its treatment. Dr. Asher has led the development a number of unique cancer survivorship programs with his colleagues, including Emerging from the Haze, GRACE and others with the goal of optimizing physical, psychological, and spiritual resilience for patients with cancer. His research interests reflect his passion in improving outcomes for cancer patients and he currently has several active studies, including evaluating the role of Qi Gong for chemo-induced neuropathy and studying the impact of Improvisational Comedy on the well-being of breast cancer survivors.
Dr. Asher completed a physical medicine and rehabilitation residency at the UCLA/Greater Los Angeles VA, and a cancer rehabilitation fellowship at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. He is board certified by the American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Hospice and Palliative Medicine.