Jay R. Lieberman announced as president of USC Care

Jay R. Lieberman, MD, chair and professor of orthopaedic surgery at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, has been elected president of the USC Care Medical Group. He will serve as president until June 30, 2018, according to Keck Read More »

February 28th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

The Broad Foundation gives a 10th birthday gift to stem cell centers

Scientists from USC, UCLA and UCSF gathered at a symposium recently to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their three stem cell research centers, established with support from Eli and Edythe Broad and the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM). As Read More »

February 28th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Robert Shaddy named chair of pediatrics

Robert Shaddy

Robert E. Shaddy, MD, has been named chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, and as pediatrician-in-chief and senior vice president of Academic Read More »

February 28th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

New appointments announced at the USC School of Pharmacy

To keep pace with health care’s evolving challenges, Dean Vassilios Papadopoulos, DPharm, PhD, has announced an administrative restructuring of the USC School of Pharmacy, including five new associate dean positions:

February 20th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Keck Medicine employees continue tradition of volunteerism

Keck Medicine of USC employees continued a tradition of volunteerism recently as more than a dozen staff members spent time preparing and serving food to patrons of the Proyecto Pastoral Dolores Mission.

Proyecto Pastoral is a local nonprofit organization Read More »

February 19th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC Michelson Center for Convergent Science emphasizes collaborative approach to treating cancer patients

AnneMarie Ciccarella describes herself as an “accidental advocate.”

A need to understand her disease led the breast cancer survivor to travel to a national cancer conference where she met USC Professor Peter Kuhn two years ago.“He turned to me and said, Read More »

February 18th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Joint Commission surveyors impressed by Keck Hospital in recent visit

Surveyors from the Joint Commission visited Keck Hospital of USC and Keck Medicine of USC ambulatory clinics earlier this month, meeting with staff and reviewing policies to ensure health care facilities adhere to the highest quality of safe patient care.

The Read More »

February 17th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC announces fundraising campaign continuation as it reaches goal ahead of schedule

The Campaign for USC will reach its $6 billion goal nearly 18 months before anticipated, securing its place among the most successful campaigns in higher education. Building on this momentum, President C. L. Max Nikias announced Feb. 15 that USC will Read More »

February 15th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC announces plans for new hospital

USC will begin planning for the construction of a new, state-of-the-art hospital on its Health Sciences Campus, focused on the high-acuity services that are the emphasis of the Keck Medicine of USC medical enterprise.

President C. L. Max Nikias announced the Read More »

February 15th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

State of the University Address: ‘If we lose an inclusive spirit, we lose our souls and our selves’

USC President C. L. Max Nikias, PhD, used his annual State of the University Address to voice strong support for the university’s diverse and inclusive faculty and student body and to announce two game-changing initiatives: a new hospital at the Read More »

February 15th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Volunteers help Skid Row residents ‘Know the Signs’

Volunteers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC division of neurocritical care and stroke participated in the 2017 Skid Row Carnival of Love recently.

The annual event, held Jan. 28, provides members of the Los Angeles homeless community with access Read More »

February 14th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Wysong named ‘Iron Surgeon’ during annual meeting

Ashley Wysong, MD, assistant professor of clinical dermatology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, was named “Iron Surgeon” by the American Society of Dermatology Surgery (ASDS).

The Iron Surgeon national competition, which was held Nov. 10 in New Orleans Read More »

February 14th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Early-career scientists see big boost in neurosurgery department

Steven Giannotta Steven Giannotta

For a small department, the Department of Neurological Surgery at the Keck School of Medicine of USC seems to have an oversized profile, at least when it comes to Read More »

February 14th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Sotelo named medical director of international medicine

René Sotelo, MD, has been named medical director of international medicine of Keck Medicine of USC, effective Feb. 1.

In his new role, Sotelo will chair the International Medicine Faculty Steering Committee, collaborate with other Keck Medicine leaders to monitor and Read More »

February 13th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Bone defects inspire perfect union between surgeon-scientist and stem cell researchers at USC

As chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, Jay R. Lieberman, MD, regularly sees patients with bone defects too severe to heal. This unmet clinical need inspired him to team up with Read More »

February 13th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Mexico public health institute honors Jonathan Samet

The Institute of Public Health in Mexico (INSP) celebrated the career of Jonathan Samet, MD, Distinguished Professor, Flora L. Thornton Chair in Preventive Medicine and director of the USC Institute for Global Health, as part of its 30-year anniversary commemoration Read More »

February 10th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Stanczyk honored by undergraduate alma mater

Frank Stanczyk, PhD, research professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, recently was awarded the 2016 Western Illinois University Alumni Achievement Award, presented to individuals in recognition of outstanding accomplishment in one’s chosen field. Read More »

February 10th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Opinions sought during Press Ganey Survey

The 2017 Press Ganey survey will be open from Feb. 13 through March 3. The 2017 Press Ganey survey will be open from Feb. 13 through March 3.

The 2017 Press Ganey employee Read More »

February 9th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Inderbir S. Gill named Distinguished Professor

Inderbir S. Gill Inderbir S. Gill

Inderbir S. Gill, MD, chair of urology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, has been named a Distinguished Professor by USC President C. L. Max Read More »

February 9th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC ATRI holds second annual Partnership Meeting

The USC Alzheimer’s Therapeutic Research Institute (USC ATRI) held its second annual Partnership Meeting in San Diego recently.

The meeting, which was attended by 125 clinical trial protocol investigators and other trial staff who work closely with USC ATRI, brought together Read More »

February 6th, 2017|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|