Robin Farias-Eisner '75, M.D., Ph.D. '99, MBA
On March 1, Western University of Health Sciences (WesternU) welcomed Robin Farias-Eisner '75, M.D., Ph.D. '99, MBA, as its new president.
Dr. Farias-Eisner earned his bachelor of science in biochemistry and his doctorate in molecular biology. In 1992, he completed a fellowship in gynecologic oncology at UCLA and spent the next 30 years working to improve the health of women in underserved communities in South Los Angeles who were critically ill, many of whom were battling cancer diagnoses. Throughout his career, he has been a pioneer in surgical procedures being used to treat gynecologic malignancies. Not only a skilled clinician, Dr. Farias-Eisner is also a skilled researcher and fundraiser. He is Professor Emeritus and Distinguished Research Professor at the David Geffen School of Medicine.
Prior to his appointment at WesternU, Dr. Farias-Eisner served at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, where he was the director of the Henry Lynch Comprehensive Cancer Research Center and chief academic officer in the School of Medicine. He was also associate dean of Women’s Health and professor and chairman of the department of obstetrics and gynecology at the School of Medicine at Creighton.
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