University and hospital leaders gathered during a lively ceremony recently to celebrate the opening of the remodeled clinic space for the USC Gayle and Edward Roski Eye Institute. Keck School of Medicine of USC Dean Rohit Varma, MD, MPH, was joined by USC President C. L. Max Nikias, PhD, USC Trustee Edward Roski and Gayle ... Read More »
Keck Medicine of USC physicians continue to be recognized among the best in the region in an annual ranking of doctors in the San Gabriel Valley. In all, 364 physicians have been included in Pasadena Magazine’s 2017 roster of “Top Doctors,” representing 35 different specialties, including oncology, radiology, neurology, orthopaedic surgery, ophthalmology, cardiology and surgery. ... Read More »
Noted psychologist, educator and advocate Mimi Hoang, PhD, spoke on the importance of creating a positive, accepting environment for bisexual patients in clinical practice and everyday life before a capacity crowd recently on the Health Sciences Campus. Using historical information, statistics, research and her own experience as a bisexual clinician and LGBTQ community leader, Hoang, ... Read More »
Two junior faculty members at the Keck School of Medicine of USC each have been awarded $100,000 grants by the Donald E. and Delia B. Baxter Foundation. Crystal Marconett, PhD, from the Department of Surgery, and Hosung Kim, PhD, from the Department of Neurology, were chosen on the basis of their outstanding research during their ... Read More »
Holly Muir, MD, chair and professor of anesthesiology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, has been named co-chair of the Vladimir Zelman Department of Anesthesiology of the Novosibirsk State University (NSU) Institute of Medicine and Psychology in Russia, as a part of a collaborative project between the Keck School and NSU. "I am ... Read More »