USC Mann’s Steven W. Chen, PharmD, associate dean of clinical affairs, was honored as a finalist for the Los Angeles Business Journal Award for Outstanding Healthcare Innovator.
Aside from his leadership role at the pharmacy … Read More »
Chris Allen previously served Keck Medicine as interim CFO while also working as the CFO of Keck Medical Center of USC. He began his new role in an official capacity on Aug. 31.
Allen has been recognized by multiple professional organizations, … Read More »
Dean Vassilios Papadopoulos, DPharm, PhD, and postdoctoral research scholar Yiqi Christina Lin, PhD, have discovered how the brain produces pregnenolone — the progenitor of all neurosteroids. The findings, published in The… Read More »
The 2023 Los Angeles Business Journal Health Care Awards recognized Keck Medicine of USC’s Senior Vice President of Health Affairs Steve Shapiro, MD, MHA, as Health System Executive of the Year.
Five finalists were also … Read More »
Alcohol-associated liver disease accounts for 50% of liver-related deaths. However, the most effective treatment so far — early liver transplantation (ELT) — has drawn controversy for not requiring the patient to abstain from alcohol for a predetermined period of time. … Read More »
For the second time in its history, Keck Hospital of USC has achieved redesignation of the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Magnet Recognition program.
Magnet hospitals are recognized by the ANCC as possessing the highest level of care, providing benefits to … Read More »
Keck Medicine of USC experts recently answered common questions about updated protective measures for staying healthy and safe during the respiratory virus season — including a newly approved vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus, which … Read More »
On Thursday, July 13, 2023, Keck Medical Center of USC celebrated the 10th anniversary of the nurse-run Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) program, which is a life-supporting intervention that provides heart-lung bypass support outside the body. The event, which took place … Read More »
Researchers from USC Stem Cell and the Keck School of Medicine of USC have found that cartilage-building fibroblasts and tissue-protecting immune cells called septoclasts share an interplay that makes it possible for lizards to regenerate their tails.
The … Read More »
Tadren Kennedy, MPH, MBA, will assume the role of chief operating officer for USC Verdugo Hills Hospital on Aug. 14. His appointment was announced by Armand Dorian, MD, the hospital’s CEO, in an Aug. 7 memo.
Kennedy will report directly to … Read More »
A study led by Jesse Berry, MD, of the USC Roski Eye Institute, has discovered a way to use the fluid inside the eye to provide a yes or no diagnosis of … Read More »
Becker’s Hospital Review has placed USC Arcadia Hospital on its 2023 list of 153 “Great community hospitals.”
The selections were based on several outside rankings and ratings organizations, including U.S. News & World Report, Healthgrades, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid … Read More »
Ike Mmeje, MHSA, joined Keck Medicine of USC in March 2023 as president and CEO of USC Arcadia Hospital (USC-AH).
Since then, he has taken charge of furthering Keck Medicine’s mission to broaden patient access to specialized health care and research … Read More »
On Aug. 2, Steven D. Shapiro, MD, senior vice president for health affairs, announced Sarah Van Orman, MD, MMM, as USC’s new vice president and chief campus health officer, effective Aug. 1.
Reporting directly to Shapiro, Van Orman, who has overseen … Read More »
On July 31, Rod Hanners, CEO of Keck Medicine of USC, released an announcement regarding Keck Medicine of USC’s high rankings from this year’s US News & World Report’s Best Hospitals issue. The memo has been reprinted here to make … Read More »
USC alumnus Robert Popovian, PharmD, will deliver the keynote speech at USC Mann’s White Coat Ceremony on Aug. 18.
Popovian is a longtime member of the pharmacy school’s Board of Councilors, as … Read More »
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services gave the Keck Hospital five out of five stars in its 2023 Overall Star Rating Hospital-Specific Report, an achievement accomplished by only 16% of participating institutions from across the country.
The new designation will allow nationwide programs like USC Street Medicine to be reimbursed for services provided to patients who are unhoused. The policy change is the result of a formal proposal by the … Read More »
A Keck School study has identified that the protein GRP78, implicated in both cancer and COVID-19, allows cancer to spread and resist treatment. The discovery, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy … Read More »
The Inflation Reduction Act’s $35 cap on out-of-pocket costs for insulin has already led to increases in the total number of insulin fills for Medicare beneficiaries, according to a study from the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics … Read More »