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 »
USC will begin planning for the construction of a new, state-of-the-art hospital on its Health Sciences Campus, focused on the high-acuity services that are the emphasis of the Keck Medicine of USC medical enterprise.
President C. L. Max Nikias announced the … Read More »
USC President C. L. Max Nikias, PhD, used his annual State of the University Address to voice strong support for the university’s diverse and inclusive faculty and student body and to announce two game-changing initiatives: a new hospital at the … Read More »
Volunteers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC division of neurocritical care and stroke participated in the 2017 Skid Row Carnival of Love recently.
The annual event, held Jan. 28, provides members of the Los Angeles homeless community with access … Read More »
Ashley Wysong, MD, assistant professor of clinical dermatology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, was named “Iron Surgeon” by the American Society of Dermatology Surgery (ASDS).
The Iron Surgeon national competition, which was held Nov. 10 in New Orleans … Read More »
Steven Giannotta
For a small department, the Department of Neurological Surgery at the Keck School of Medicine of USC seems to have an oversized profile, at least when it comes to … Read More »
René Sotelo, MD, has been named medical director of international medicine of Keck Medicine of USC, effective Feb. 1.
In his new role, Sotelo will chair the International Medicine Faculty Steering Committee, collaborate with other Keck Medicine leaders to monitor and … Read More »
As chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, Jay R. Lieberman, MD, regularly sees patients with bone defects too severe to heal. This unmet clinical need inspired him to team up with … Read More »
The Institute of Public Health in Mexico (INSP) celebrated the career of Jonathan Samet, MD, Distinguished Professor, Flora L. Thornton Chair in Preventive Medicine and director of the USC Institute for Global Health, as part of its 30-year anniversary commemoration … Read More »
Frank Stanczyk, PhD, research professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, recently was awarded the 2016 Western Illinois University Alumni Achievement Award, presented to individuals in recognition of outstanding accomplishment in one’s chosen field. … Read More »
The 2017 Press Ganey survey will be open from Feb. 13 through March 3.
The 2017 Press Ganey employee … Read More »
Inderbir S. Gill
Inderbir S. Gill, MD, chair of urology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, has been named a Distinguished Professor by USC President C. L. Max … Read More »
The USC Alzheimer’s Therapeutic Research Institute (USC ATRI) held its second annual Partnership Meeting in San Diego recently.
The meeting, which was attended by 125 clinical trial protocol investigators and other trial staff who work closely with USC ATRI, brought together … Read More »
You can be anything you want — just like a stem cell. This was a key lesson for the 500 middle and high school students who attended the USC Stem Cell Day of Discovery on Feb. 4 on the Health … Read More »
On Feb. 4, a 7T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine was installed at USC Stevens Hall for Neuroimaging, home to the USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute.
To accommodate the machine’s magnet, which measures … Read More »
Janice and Bob Hall recently joined Anthony El-Khoueiry, MD, associate professor of clinical medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, to mark the opening of the Janice and Robert Hall Clinical Trials Biospecimen Laboratory at the USC Norris … Read More »
Tiny particles that pollute the air — the kind that come mainly from power plants and automobiles — may greatly increase the chance of dementia, including dementia caused by Alzheimer’s disease, according to USC-led research.
Scientists and engineers found that older … Read More »
The USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center has again united with each of the 69 National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated cancer centers in issuing a joint statement in support of recently revised recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) … Read More »
Talib Omer, MD, assistant professor of clinical emergency medicine and director of emergency ultrasound medical student elective at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, was part of a team of entrepreneurs working for California-based tech-startup PwrdBy that won a … Read More »
The skyscrapers of downtown Los Angeles reaching into the clouds on a rainy afternoon. A field of sunflowers standing under a blue summer sky. A sailboat floating on calm turquoise waters.
These are a few of the nearly two dozen images … Read More »