Dima Qato
- Hygeia Centennial Chair and Associate Professor, USC Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Director, Program on Medicines and Public Health, USC Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Senior Fellow, USC Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics
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Expertise Summary
Expert in pharmacy ‘deserts,’ health disparities, health policy, pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety
Expertise
- Adverse drug events and medication side effects
- Pharmaceutical policy both in the U.S. and globally
- Pharmacy services
- Health disparities
- Pharmacy access/medication access and pharmacy deserts
- Pharmacoepidemiology and drug utilization research
- Polypharmacy
- Refugee and immigrant health
- Health and human rights
- Essential medicines policy
USC News
USC study: Women residing in states with the most restrictive abortion policies after the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v Wade also experienced declines in the use of birth control pills and emergency contraceptives.
June 26, 2024
Lack of geographical access to pharmacies has disproportionately affected Black and Latino city dwellers, a USC study finds, and may contribute to health disparities.
May 03, 2021