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Preventive medicine chair discusses half-century of research on smoking

When the first report from the United States Surgeon General on smoking was released in 1964, it was held until a Saturday over fear that the information might lead to a stock market crash.

Jonathan Samet, MD, MS, chair of the Read More »

August 13th, 2014|Announcements|

David M. Carrera named vice president for USC Health Sciences Development

David M. Carrera, an accomplished advancement professional who helped plan and implement one of the largest fundraising efforts in the history of academic medicine, has been named vice president for USC Health Sciences Development, effective August 1.

In this role, Carrera Read More »

August 13th, 2014|Announcements|

Keck Medicine of USC helps launch new Wellness Center

After years of sitting nearly vacant on the hilltop overlooking the Health Sciences Campus, the former General Hospital is once again a center of healing.

It reopened in March as The Wellness Center at the Historic General Hospital and now houses several Read More »

July 28th, 2014|Announcements|

Pasadena Magazine names 500 Keck Medical Center physicians to top doctors list

The number of Keck Medical Center of USC physicians included in an annual ranking of top doctors in the San Gabriel Valley grew in 2014.

Pasadena Magazine included 505 USC physicians in its current roster of notable physicians in the San Read More »

July 25th, 2014|Announcements|

USC surgeons perform novel robotic-assisted prostate cancer operation

Surgeons at the Keck Medical Center of USC became the first in California to use the latest minimally invasive surgical system for prostate cancer when they performed a robotic-assisted procedure in July.

The surgery further cements the Los Angeles-based university hospitals’ Read More »

July 25th, 2014|Announcements|