Hossein Jadvar, MD, PhD, MPH, MBA, associate professor of radiology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC with a joint appointment as associate professor of biomedical engineering in the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, received the inaugural Ajit Padhy … Read More »
Mark E. Davis, PhD, a renowned chemical engineering professor and nanomedicine pioneer at the California Institute of Technology whose work on biomaterials for cancer treatment holds great promise to make medicines more targeted and effective, will join the USC faculty … Read More »
Nominations are open for the USC Choi Family Awards for Excellence in Patient-Centered Care. The prestigious awards honor exceptional physicians, nurses and staff who hold an unwavering commitment to compassionate patient care.
The awards are part of the USC Choi Family … Read More »
Fossil hunters have found part of an ancient primate jawbone related to lemurs — the primitive primate group distantly connected to monkeys, apes and humans, a Keck School of Medicine of USC researcher said.
Biren Patel, PhD, associate professor of clinical … Read More »
Abnormality with special cells that wrap around blood vessels in the brain leads to neuron deterioration, possibly affecting the development of Alzheimer’s disease, a USC-led study reveals.
“Gatekeeper cells” called pericytes surround blood vessels, contracting and dilating to control blood flow … Read More »
On Thursday, Feb. 16, the Health Sciences Campus community was treated to a special recital by internationally acclaimed concert pianist Zora Mihailovich, who currently is serving as artist-in-residence at the University of Rochester.
The performance, sponsored by the Provost’s office and … Read More »
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) approved the addition of another permanent resident at the USC Gayle and Edward Roski Eye Institute, the first resident to be added to the ophthalmology program since 1985. This brings the program … Read More »
Visual and performance artist Siobhan Hebron has drawn on her battle with brain cancer as the focus of her work for the past several years. Hebron’s work now is on display in the Hoyt Gallery, located on the basement level … Read More »
As scientists begin to find their political voices, three former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency insiders on Wednesday said the Trump administration should not sacrifice environmental quality and the health of the American people “for a coterie of special-interest stakeholders.”
Their opinion … Read More »
With the fate of the Affordable Care Act hanging in the balance, students met with California legislators and attended a health care reform conference in February as part of a public health policy class offered by the Keck School of … Read More »
Jason Kutch, PhD, assistant professor in the USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, has been awarded a $1.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to further his research on chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) in … Read More »
Faculty and staff from the Keck School of Medicine of USC gathered recently to welcome and pay tribute to the current and previous chairs of the Department of Anesthesiology.
Holly Muir, MD, has been serving as chair since Jan. 1, succeeding … Read More »
Jay R. Lieberman, MD, chair and professor of orthopaedic 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, 2018, according to Keck … Read More »
Scientists from USC, UCLA and UCSF gathered at a symposium recently to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their three stem cell research centers, established with support from Eli and Edythe Broad and the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM). As … Read More »
Robert Shaddy
Robert E. Shaddy, MD, has been named chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, and as pediatrician-in-chief and senior vice president of Academic … Read More »
To keep pace with health care’s evolving challenges, Dean Vassilios Papadopoulos, DPharm, PhD, has announced an administrative restructuring of the USC School of Pharmacy, including five new associate dean positions:
Keck Medicine of USC employees continued a tradition of volunteerism recently as more than a dozen staff members spent time preparing and serving food to patrons of the Proyecto Pastoral Dolores Mission.
Proyecto Pastoral is a local nonprofit organization … Read More »
AnneMarie Ciccarella describes herself as an “accidental advocate.”
A need to understand her disease led the breast cancer survivor to travel to a national cancer conference where she met USC Professor Peter Kuhn two years ago.“He turned to me and said, … Read More »
Surveyors from the Joint Commission visited Keck Hospital of USC and Keck Medicine of USC ambulatory clinics earlier this month, meeting with staff and reviewing policies to ensure health care facilities adhere to the highest quality of safe patient care.
The … Read More »
The Campaign for USC will reach its $6 billion goal nearly 18 months before anticipated, securing its place among the most successful campaigns in higher education. Building on this momentum, President C. L. Max Nikias announced Feb. 15 that USC will … Read More »