On June 18–21, Keck Medicine of USC CEO Tom Jackiewicz spoke with physicians, nurses and staff in a series of town hall–style meetings about the state of the health system, the 2018 fiscal year and what’s to come in the … Read More »
Researchers and clinicians at the Keck School of Medicine of USC’s Department of Orthopaedic Surgery will advance their pioneering work on treatments and techniques to prevent and heal sports-related injuries thanks to a new $10 million gift.
The donation from USC Trustee … Read More »
Vladimir Zelman, MD, PhD, clinical professor of anesthesiology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, was honored recently by both the Keck School and by his medical alma mater, Novosibirsk State University in Russia.
In April, the Novosibirsk University Governing … Read More »
Jeffrey Wang, MD, professor of orthopaedic surgery (clinical scholar) at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, has assumed the role of president of the Cervical Spine Research Society (CSRS).
Wang, who has been a member of CSRS for more than … Read More »
A Keck School of Medicine of USC professor was awarded an inaugural anthropology award by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) on Feb. 17.
Erik Seiffert, PhD, professor of clinical integrative anatomical sciences, was awarded the Robert W. … Read More »
Several experts on brain health, the prevention of dementia and caregiving for people with dementia presented a day of learning at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital. The Nov. 4 Brain Health Forum was presented by USC-VHH and the USC Alzheimer Disease … Read More »
When third-year Keck School of Medicine of USC student Chioma Moneme was making her final decision on medical schools, it was a call from Raquel Arias, MD, MPH, clinical associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology (clinician educator) and associate dean … Read More »
The USC Department of Neurological Surgery at the Keck School of Medicine of USC recently received an R25 education grant from the National Institutes of Health and National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, to fund the USC Neurosurgery Research … Read More »
The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation has awarded two $125,000 grants to early-stage scientific investigations at USC’s stem cell research center. The projects are among eight winners of the $1 million Fund for Innovative Stem Cell Research, established by the … Read More »
Fei Sha, PhD, believes in the power of convergence.
That’s why the associate professor in computer science and Zohrab A. Kaprielian Fellow in Engineering feels so excited about the opening of the USC Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience, which is funded … Read More »
Employees and visitors to the Health Sciences Campus are advised of new and ongoing construction detours and closures.
The Trojan Way driveway — the entrance road to the South San Pablo Parking Structure off of San Pablo Street — will be … Read More »
To honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a cancer survivor joined a team of physicians and staff from Keck Medicine of USC on the field during the Oct. 1 USC Trojan football game against Arizona State, while a group of nurses … Read More »
Can birth control give you the munchies? USC researchers conducted the first neuroimaging study to evaluate the effect of hormonal birth control on food motivation.
Participants had two brain imaging sessions — one prior to receiving Depo-Provera and one eight weeks … Read More »
In advance of the American Urologic Association’s (AUA) annual meeting, the USC Institute of Urology hosted a live surgery symposium recently.
Titled “L.A. Live,” the event featured eight live surgery transmissions from Keck Hospital into Aresty Auditorium and an adjacent meeting … Read More »
The USC Molecular Imaging Center (MIC) on the Health Sciences Campus recently installed and began operation of a GE PETrace cyclotron in a newly renovated good manufacturing practices (GMP) compliant facility. This advanced imaging technology center is now available to … Read More »
To celebrate the 18th anniversary of the partnership between OUR HOUSE Grief Support Center and the Keck School of Medicine, Pamela B. Schaff, MD, and second-year medical student Stacey Barnett spoke at a medical education salon held on … Read More »
An early morning sun was shining at Hazard Park on a recent Saturday, as several USC student groups and staff volunteers prepared for the 2016 Health and Fitness Expo, sponsored by the USC Good Neighbors Campaign.
Representatives from the USC Division … Read More »
Keck Hospital of USC is among 77 leading hospitals selected nationwide to participate in a campaign that aims to make the improvement of intensive care unit (ICU) outcomes as easy as A, B, C.
The Society of Critical Care Medicine, a … Read More »
Professor Emeritus Joseph P. Van Der Meulen, MD, former USC vice president for health affairs, died April 6 after a long battle with Parkinson disease. He was 86.
Van Der Meulen was recruited to the Keck School of Medicine of USC … Read More »
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