Department of Public Safety spreads holiday cheer
On Dec. 16, volunteers from Keck Medicine of USC and the USC Department of Public Safety visited Santa Teresita Elementary School in Los Angeles as part of their annual Holiday Toy Drive.
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Alice Issai named COO of Keck Medical Center of USC
Keck Hospital of USC and the USC Norris Cancer Hospital will have a new leader as Alice Issai, MBA, has been named the new chief operating officer of Keck Medical Center of USC beginning Dec. 21.
Issai will report to Rod … Read More »
Neurosurgeon, urologist team up to remove patient’s spinal tumor using da Vinci robot
To do what’s best for a patient, sometimes a combined effort is the best approach. That was the case recently at Keck Medical Center of USC, where an experienced neurosurgeon and an expert in robot-assisted urologic surgery teamed up successfully … Read More »
Christine Hovagimian named 2015 Keck Medicine of USC Employee of the Year
Christine Hovagimian was hoping her colleague would win.
But as the annual Employee of the Year Award was announced Dec. 9 at the 2015 Holiday Party, Hovagimian heard her own name called.
“It was very surprising,” Hovagimian said of winning the Keck … Read More »
USC Spine Center partners with Chinese hospital
A team of physicians from Keck Medicine of USC recently returned from a trip to China, where they signed a collaboration agreement with officials from Tongde Hospital of Zhejiang Province.
Jeffrey Wang, MD, and John C. Liu, MD, co-directors … Read More »
CHLA study focuses on emotion recognition in people with autism
Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often have difficulty recognizing and interpreting how facial expressions convey various emotions — from joy to puzzlement, sadness to anger. This can make it difficult for an individual with ASD to successfully navigate social … Read More »
Avoid a hospital visit during the holidays: Advice from an emergency medicine doctor
The holidays are an opportunity to give thanks and celebrate life. They also can be a time of danger.
Overindulgence of alcohol or drugs is an increased health threat during the holidays, experts at Keck Medicine of USC say, as is … Read More »
Surgeons pioneer robotic outpatient treatment for prostate cancer
Three patients entered a new era of prostate cancer treatment recently, as Keck Medicine of USC became the first academic medical center in the nation to use new energy-based robotic ablative technology in an outpatient procedure for a prostate cancer … Read More »
Puliafito welcomes Alumni Board of Governors to HSC
“Ask questions. Do not assume anything.”
This was the advice of Keck School of Medicine of USC Dean Carmen A. Puliafito, MD, MBA, at a Dec. 11 discussion featuring leading experts in patient care.
The panel, which was part … Read More »
Keith Hobbs of CHLA to be CEO at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital
Los Angeles area hospital management expert Keith M. Hobbs, MBA, FACHE, has been named CEO of USC Verdugo Hills Hospital, effective Jan. 4, 2016. Hobbs has been at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), holding multiple leadership positions over more than … Read More »
Farmers market creates healthy new connections in local community
The arrival of farm-fresh fruits and vegetables signals the beginning of a new season. In Lincoln Heights, the scent of such produce has given rise to the neighborhood’s curiosity over a relatively new phenomenon.
Funded by the USC Good … Read More »
Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy students gain clinical experience working with top athletes
The first time that Russ Romano, associate athletic director for athletic medicine, asked Stephen Reischl to come look at one of his athletes was in 1999.
One of the Trojan football players had been sidelined with a bad ankle, and Reischl, … Read More »
LA Opera sings Christmas carols to Alzheimer’s patients
Keck Medicine of USC’s Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute is examining whether Christmas carols could help people with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia recover memories.
Music to Remember, a program that ZNI and the LA Opera started in 2012, sends … Read More »
Chang is named ASTRO Fellow
Eric L. Chang, MD, professor and chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, has been selected along with 16 other distinguished members to receive the Fellows designation by the American Society for … Read More »
Mathematical model seeks to forecast the spread of breast cancer
USC researchers have developed a mathematical model to forecast metastatic breast cancer survival rates using techniques usually reserved for weather prediction, financial forecasting and surfing the Web.
For decades, medical schools have taught doctors that the best way to treat cancer … Read More »
Specialties unite to help patients review prostate cancer treatments
The USC Institute of Urology has launched a multidisciplinary approach to prostate cancer treatment known as the Comprehensive Consult, a one-stop visit for those who need prostate cancer treatment.
The approach brings together world-class surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists and cancer … Read More »
USC Norris hosts Rose Court
The 2016 Tournament of Roses Royal Court was at USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center on Dec. 1.
The Royal Court that visited patients, staff and faculty included queen Erika Winter and princesses Donaly Marquez, Rachelle Liu, Natalie Hernandez-Barber, Sarah Shaklan, Bryce … Read More »
New entrance to Health Sciences Campus is open
A new signalized intersection at Soto and Norfolk streets is now open, easing traffic and providing an additional entrance to the Health Sciences Campus.
The completed intersection signals another milestone in the HSC Beautification Project — a multiyear construction initiative that … Read More »
Pulse Survey sees big response — and prompts quick action
In October, Keck Medicine of USC sent out its first Pulse Survey to give employees an opportunity to provide anonymous feedback regarding their satisfaction with the organization, how well values are being upheld and to gauge awareness of key initiatives. … Read More »
New marketing effort shows how ‘Keck Effect’ benefits patients
Keck Medicine of USC is launching a new campaign that further evolves the meaning of the organization’s tagline, Beyond Exceptional Medicine.
Created to express the brand voice, The Keck Effect showcases the positive outcomes for both health care consumers and referring … Read More »