Safety comes first in HSC response to Ebola crisis

It starts with selected hospital scrubs that are impermeable to fluids and cover the torso, arms and legs.

Next come booties for the feet and ankles that extend to mid-calf. A fluid-resistant gown follows. Then a battery-powered air purifying respirator (PAPR) Read More »

January 14th, 2015|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC Eye Institute adds specialists

The USC Eye Institute has recruited 12 physician scientists specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of a wide spectrum of vision disorders at some of the world’s leading institutions.

The recruitment is part of Read More »

January 13th, 2015|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Researcher named fellow of national science association

Cheng-Ming Chuong has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Cheng-Ming Chuong has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Read More »

January 10th, 2015|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Memorial honors faculty physician Yoshimasa ‘Yoshi’ Makino, 38

An overflow crowd of friends, family and coworkers gathered  Jan. 7 in Mayer Auditorium for a memorial service in honor of Yoshimasa “Yoshi” Makino, MD, an assistant professor of clinical medicine with the Keck School of Medicine of USC, who Read More »

January 9th, 2015|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Former CHLA chairman of the board dies

Russell Smith, a former chairman of the board of directors at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) and a benefactor to Keck Medicine of USC, died recently at the age of 100.

Smith and his wife, Jeanne, became involved with CHLA in Read More »

January 7th, 2015|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|