Robert Hsu, MD is a hematology/oncology fellow at University of Southern California. He received his MD at Tulane University in New Orleans, LA and did Internal Medicine residency at University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital. He served on APAMSA’s National Board for 4 years from 2012-2016 including serving as National Vice President and served as the local chapter president at Tulane. During his time at Tulane with APAMSA, he helped with running Hepatitis B/C health fairs and education events at the West Bank working with the Vietnamese community and organizing Be the Match bone marrow drives along with bringing speakers to discuss APIA issues in New Orleans. Since his time at Tulane, he has continued to work with immigrant and APIA community through his experiences in residency, medical school, and AmeriCorps (which he did for two years after college) and is focused on bringing awareness to many of the socioeconomic barriers faced in these communities in the context of the physician-patient relationship. Robert’s interests also include oncology research focusing on global cancer databases, cancer disparities, and targeted therapies, in particular he hopes to do further research on cancer disparities within the APIA community. During his free time, Robert enjoys marathon running; he has run 20 full marathons and nearly 100 half marathons.