Clinical Instructor of Medicine
Physician Assistant
Department of Internal Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of USC Division of Medical Oncology
Kristi Lara is a medical oncology physician assistant specializing in sarcoma. She received her undergraduate education at the University of California Los Angeles and earned her Joint Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies and Master of Public Health at Touro University California. She has worked in hematology/oncology since graduation in 2011. She began her career at the University of Southern California in 2013 specializing in sarcoma, melanoma, and genitourinary cancers. She joined USC Faculty as a Clinical Instructor of Medicine in 2018. She is certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants and is a member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants and the California Academy of Physician Assistants.
