Earlier this month, USC Thoracic Surgery held an unusual all-staff meeting. Instead of talking about best practices or quarterly plans, they started out with some stretching and then moved into a simple mindfulness activity.
The full-day event was a team retreat, … Read More »
Alan S. Wayne, MD, has been named chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine of USC and senior vice president of academic affairs and pediatrician-in-chief at … Read More »
Updated masking guidelines for Keck Medicine of USC employees and providers will go into effect on Monday, April 10.
The guidelines proceed recently updated COVID-19 vaccination and testing requirements at Keck Medical Center of USC, as well as a March … Read More »
Felipe Osorno has been named chief post-acute care officer and chief of staff for Keck Medicine of USC. Osorno brings 15 years of health care leadership experience to the role, which he will assume immediately, Keck Medicine CEO Rod Hanners … Read More »
Chronic back pain can be debilitating, and it keeps millions of people from being able to do what they want. New research suggests that pairing ear acupuncture with dry cupping may be worth a try, says Steven … Read More »
Keck Medicine of USC is proud to be a part of the Better Together consortium, which brings several health care institutions together to inform and encourage the greater Los Angeles community while looking beyond stay-at-home orders.
Since the COVID-19 pandemic … Read More »
All babies born at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital in February received red hats knitted and crocheted by volunteers for the American Heart Association (AHA) in celebration of American Heart Month. USC-VHH is one of 30 hospitals participating in the AHA’s … Read More »
After torrential rain the day before, bright morning sun shone on Keck School faculty and staff who attended the annual holiday breakfast. The Dec. 7 event, hosted at Pappas Quad on the Health Sciences Campus by the office of the … Read More »
René Sotelo, MD, professor of clinical urology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, delivered a talk on penile cancer as a part of the 2018 TEDxPasadena: TRANSFORM program recently at the Huntington Library.
During his Sept. 22 talk, Sotelo … Read More »
Keck School of Medicine of USC Dean Laura Mosqueda, MD, recently participated in “The Impact Equation,” a panel discussion on driving progress and making a meaningful impact in today’s world. The event, which took place in downtown Los Angeles on … Read More »
An air of renewal charged the proceedings as Laura Mosqueda, MD, was formally installed as dean of the Keck School of Medicine of USC before a standing-room only audience. The ceremony took place Aug. 23 on the Health Sciences Campus.
Mosqueda, … Read More »
Laura Mosqueda, MD, wants the Keck School of Medicine of USC to get back to basics.
As the medical school’s new dean, she is emphatically calling on physicians, researchers, staff members and students to re-embrace the values and purpose in research, … Read More »
Following disturbing revelations about past conduct by a former physician, USC’s student health services team is focused on moving forward with new leadership, new resources and a renewed commitment to the highest standards of care.
Many of these efforts have been … Read More »
Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati, PhD, MPH, professor of preventive medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, received the “Making a Different World” award at the 6th Biennial National Latino Cancer Summit in San Francisco on July 31. The award honors … Read More »
Three Keck Medicine of USC hospitals were recently awarded quality improvement awards from the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association.
USC Verdugo Hills Hospital (USC-VHH) received the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus … Read More »
Two Keck School of Medicine of USC stem cell scientists have received new research grants from the National Institutes of Health.
Neil Segil, PhD, professor of research stem cell biology and regenerative medicine, will use his $2.82 million grant to explore … Read More »
Anne Michels, MD, assistant professor of clinical obstetrics and gynecology (practitioner) at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, is the first of two new full-time female gynecologists to join USC Student Health. Michels will be providing care for USC … Read More »
Hundreds of Keck School of Medicine of USC faculty, staff and students heard about the medical school’s status and vision from the new dean recently.
Dean Laura Mosqueda, MD, professor of family medicine and geriatrics, and May S. and John H. … Read More »
For patients with early kidney cancer, removing part of the kidney instead of the whole kidney is often a preferred treatment because the procedure can effectively remove tumors while preserving kidney function. But when it comes to the best surgical … Read More »