Taghrid Asfar, M.D., M.S.P.H., is a professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and a member of Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center. Her cancer prevention research focuses on tobacco and alcohol use, smoking cessation and health communication.
Dr. Asfar develops and evaluates behavioral interventions and communication strategies designed to reduce tobacco use and cancer risk. Her work includes epidemiologic studies, randomized clinical trials, implementation science and research examining tobacco policies and regulations. She has particular expertise in improving access to smoking cessation treatment among socially disadvantaged and high-risk populations, including racial and ethnic minority groups, people with HIV, cancer survivors and construction workers.
Her research also addresses electronic cigarette and hookah use among adolescents and young adults. Through the development and testing of warning labels and other evidence-based messages, she examines how health communication can increase awareness, inform decision-making and prevent tobacco use.
