Alan S. Wayne, MD, named Department of Pediatrics chair

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 »

August 22nd, 2023|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Keck Medical Center of USC hosts ECMO 10-year anniversary event

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 »

August 15th, 2023|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Researchers unlock mystery of cartilage regeneration in lizards

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 »

August 15th, 2023|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Keck Hospital of USC and USC Arcadia Hospital earn ‘Get With The Guidelines’ top honors

Keck Hospital of USC has received the American Heart Association’s “Get With The Guidelines – Heart Failure Gold Plus Award” for 2023.

The award marks a commitment to improving outcomes for heart failure patients through measures that include improved medication adherence, Read More »

August 9th, 2023|Announcements, featured, Keck Net Intranet|

Tadren Kennedy, MPH, MBA, named chief operating officer of USC-VHH

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 »

August 8th, 2023|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|