Keck Medicine receives awards from AHA and ASA

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 »

August 17th, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Keck School stem cell researchers awarded $4 million NIH grants

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 »

August 15th, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Anne Michels joins USC Student Health

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 »

August 15th, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Keck Medicine of USC hospitals ranked among the country’s best for 10th year in a row

Keck Hospital of USC

For the 10th consecutive year, Keck Medicine of USC’s hospitals have been ranked among the country’s Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report. Read More »

August 14th, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet, Press Page|

New medical students initiate career at White Coat Ceremony

The 186 first-year medical students from the Keck School of Medicine of USC’s Class of 2022 walked out into warm sunshine, ready to engage in a tradition that would signify the beginning of their lives as medical professionals. At a Read More »

August 13th, 2018|Announcements, Back to School, Keck Net Intranet|

Professor eyes ancient Chinese remedy for potential Alzheimer’s treatment

Having shown the power of an ancient Chinese hangover remedy, Jing Liang, MD, PhD, research professor of clinical pharmacy at the USC School of Pharmacy, is now determined to unlock the mysteries of its effectiveness. The answers she finds Read More »

August 8th, 2018|Announcements|

Neurologist welcomed as lectureship recipient

On July 30-31, the division of neurocritical care and stroke at Keck Medicine of USC hosted renowned neurologist, Karen Furie, MD, MPH, neurologist-in-chief at Rhode Island Hospital, the Miriam Hospital and Bradley Hospital, and chair of neurology at The Warren Read More »

August 8th, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

How artificial intelligence can help us eat better

Do you have that friend you go out with to indulge on all the scrumptious (and unhealthy) delicacies L.A. has to offer? Or how about that other friend who eats organic and always makes you feel like an unhealthy chicken Read More »

August 8th, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

A smarter device to treat pediatric hydrocephalus and ease parents’ worry

USC researchers have invented a device that could significantly improve care for people with hydrocephalus, a chronic condition that causes excessive fluid in the brain.

One in every 500 children is born with pediatric hydrocephalus. In these children, the pressure from Read More »

August 7th, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Why I Choose USC: Anish Parekh, MD/MPH student

Policy decisions on health care challenges are made at local, state and even international levels.

By opting for a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree, medical student Anish Parekh aims to develop the skills and experience to work with policymakers on one Read More »

August 7th, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

New associate dean to address leadership, wellness

Kathleen Nelson, MD, clinical professor of pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, has been appointed associate dean for leadership and wellness, according to Keck School Dean Laura Mosqueda, MD, professor of family medicine and geriatrics and May Read More »

August 6th, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Patients cheer on as Justin Ichida targets ALS

Justin Ichida regularly gets emails from strangers asking an urgent question: Will your research on ALS be done in time to save my life?

“I don’t really know them, but they tell me their whole story,” said Ichida, PhD, Read More »

August 6th, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC study shows role of enzyme in prostate cancer growth

A new USC School of Pharmacy study led by University Professor Jean Chen Shih offers new evidence that the monoamine oxidase-A enzyme (MAO-A) pathway could be an important target in treating prostate cancer.

Pioneering work previously conducted by Read More »

August 1st, 2018|Announcements|

USC works to increase diversity in physical therapy field

In some ways, Keairez Coleman is a pioneer, blazing what could become a well-worn trail between USC and a Southern university.

The visiting scholar from Xavier University of Louisiana, a historically black college in New Orleans, is working this summer at Read More »

August 1st, 2018|Announcements|

Surgeon brings focus to lung cancer research

Imagine receiving a late-stage cancer diagnosis but never being told about a treatment option that could be effective. That’s the situation for far too many lung cancer patients across the country. Elizabeth David, MD, associate professor of clinical surgery at Read More »

July 31st, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Chic hospital clothes? USC medical students have a design ready

If you’ve had to stay in a hospital, you’ve probably struggled with the straps and tried to close the gaps on your hospital gown. The traditional gown can leave a patient shivering and feeling exposed.

Sona Shah and Uni Choe, medical Read More »

July 27th, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Vaughn A. Starnes announced as president of USC Care

Vaughn A. Starnes, MD, chair and Distinguished Professor of Surgery at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, has been elected president of the USC Care Medical Group. He will serve as president until June 30, 2019, according to a Read More »

July 25th, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

$11 million National Institute on Aging grant supports research on air pollution and Alzheimer’s

A new National Institute on Aging program grant awarded to USC researchers focuses on air pollution and Alzheimer’s disease. The five-year grant will examine how urban air pollution contributes to accelerated brain aging and dementia risk.

“The aging brain is vulnerable to Read More »

July 24th, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

James Tibone honored by sports medicine society

James Tibone, MD, professor of clinical orthopaedic surgery at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, recently received the 2018 Robert E. Leach Sports Medicine Leadership Award from the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM). This annual award honors Read More »

July 24th, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC researcher on quest to create cancer mapping tool for treating the disease

Peter Kuhn is setting out to build a Waze app for cancer.

Kuhn, PhD, Dean’s Professor of Biological Sciences at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, has initiated two new research projects on two types of cancer at Read More »

July 24th, 2018|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|