Arash Asher, MD
Director, Cancer Rehabilitation and Survivorship
Assistant Professor, Medicine
Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Clinical Office 1
Samuel Oschin Cancer Center
127 S. San Vicente Blvd.
7th Floor
Los Angeles, CA
90048
Phone:
310-423-0638
Fax:
310-423-8826
Clinical Office 2
8700 Beverly Blvd
Los Angeles, CA
90048
Phone:
310-423-0638
Fax:
310-854-5930
Arash Asher, MD
Director, Cancer Rehabilitation and Survivorship
Assistant Professor, Medicine
Assistant Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Specialty
- Physical Medicine & Rehab
Education
- Medical School: University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, 2003
- Internship: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 2004
- Residency: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs West Los Angeles Medical Center, 2007
- Fellowship: University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2008
Cedars-Sinai Affiliations
- Cancer Institute (Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute)
- Pancreatic and Biliary Diseases
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Supportive Care Medicine - Palliative Care
- Cancer
- Medicine
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Pancreatic Cancer
Awards & Activities
- 1st Place Poster Presentation from American Oncology Social Work, 2012
- Clinical Scholars Program Certification, 2010
- Partnership Award, Dept of Rehabilitation, 2010
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine Certification, 2010
- Award of Excellence, Southern California Cancer Pain Initiative, 2010
Publications
- Asher A, Palmer JL, Yadav RR, Yusuf SW, Konzen B, Bruera E, Guo Y: The effects of a brief relaxation program on symptom distress and heart rate variability in cancer patients. PM R, 2(7): 636-41, 2010
- Asher A: Cognitive dysfunction among cancer survivors. Am J Phys Med Rehabil, 90(5 Suppl 1): S16-26, 2011
- Figoni SF, Kunkel CF, Scremin AM, Asher A, Banks NL, Rivera A, Tin JK, Cohen B: Effects of exercise training on calf tissue oxygenation in men with intermittent claudication. PM R, 1(10): 932-40, 2009
Languages Spoken
English
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