Starnes discusses the past, present and future of cardiac care at Keck Medicine

Vaughn Starnes, MD, the founding executive director of the USC Cardiac and Vascular Institute, joined Keck Medicine CEO Rod Hanners’s video series, “Conversations with Rod,” to discuss the future of heart care Read More »

June 21st, 2023|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Overpayments to Medicare Advantage plans could exceed $75 billion in 2023

A new analysis from the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics warns that overpayments to Medicare Advantage plans now exceed 20%  — or $75 billion — per year, underscoring the urgent need for Read More »

June 20th, 2023|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC Roski Eye Institute researchers consider AI as a patient care resource

At the USC Roski Eye Institute, researchers Melinda Chang, MD, a pediatric neuro-ophthalmologist and Benjamin Xu, MD, PhD, who specializes in glaucoma, are leading research on the effectiveness of artificial intelligence in the field Read More »

June 19th, 2023|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Gabriel Zada, MD, recognized as Keck Medical Center Physician of the Year

In a ceremony on the Health Sciences Campus on May 31, Gabriel Zada, MD, director of the USC Brain Tumor Center, was named Keck Medical Center of USC’s Physician of the Year. This was the organization’s inaugural Physician of the Read More »

June 19th, 2023|Announcements, Commencement 2023, featured, Keck Net Intranet|

How Senta Georgia, PhD, became the first Black PhD to earn tenure at the Keck School

On March 10, 2023, Senta Georgia, PhD, of USC Stem Cell, became the first Black PhD scientist to be tenured in the history of the Keck School of Medicine of USC, which was founded Read More »

June 13th, 2023|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|