Dr. Farias is an Assistant Professor (tenure-track) in Population and Public Health Sciences (PPHS) at the Keck School of Medicine (KSOM) of USC and the Co-Director of the PhD Program in Epidemiology. He is a full member of the Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center (NCCC) and the Gehr Family Center for Health Systems Science. He a highly trained cancer epidemiologist and health services researcher whose research has been funded by university, private and federal grants for over 14 years. He has published over 50 peer-reviewed manuscripts in high impact journals in clinical oncology, health services research, and internal medicine. His research has been recognized with competitive awards by prominent organizations such as the National Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), the American Society of Preventive Oncology (ASPO), and the American Cancer Society (ACS). Dr. Farias' research focuses on cancer health disparities and operates under the premise that clinical care is a predominate social driver of cancer health disparities for underserved and underrepresented patients diagnosed with cancer. He has made novel contributions to the field of cancer health disparities by establishing that 1) the quality of cancer treatment contributes to disparities in cancer outcomes, 2) that there are multilevel drivers of cancer care disparities, and 3) that patient experiences with how cancer care is delivered impacts the type of care that is given. He has dedicated his career to unraveling the greatest barriers that prevent all patients, especially those most underserved, from receiving the best possible cancer care. He received his PhD in Health Services Research from the University of Washington and an MPH from Columbia University.