Philanthropist creates a legacy for patient care, research and education

With the designation of a multi-million-dollar estate gift that includes support for Keck School of Medicine of USC, Jim Berchtold and his late wife, Amy King Dundon-Berchtold, established one of the school’s most significant planned legacy gifts.

A significant portion of Read More »

February 27th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Mika Taylor named Keck Medicine’s chief of financial planning and analysis

Mika Taylor has been named Keck Medicine of USC’s chief of financial planning and analysis (CFPA), effective Feb. 26. The news was shared by Chief Financial Officer Chris Allen on Feb. 22.

Taylor will report directly to Allen and oversee budgeting, Read More »

February 26th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Kornealia Kulig, PhD, MS, earns a Career in Excellence in Biomechanics Research Award

The American Physical Therapy Association has recognized Kornelia Kulig, PhD, MS, with a 2024 Career in Excellence in Biomechanics Research Award, which is annually bestowed on a biomechanics expert who has made an important scholarly contribution and Read More »

February 22nd, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Oculofacial plastic surgery course expands to meet growing international demand

The Cutting Edge: The USC Oculofacial Plastic Surgery Surgical Skills Course” has reached such a high level of demand that it has expanded to the USC Health Sciences Campus Conference Center to allow for more surgery stations, Read More »

February 21st, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Marlena Fejzo, PhD, named one of Time magazine’s 11 ‘Women of the Year’ for 2024

USC geneticist Marlena Fejzo, PhD, who earned international acclaim for identifying the cause of morning sickness and hyperemesis gravidarum, is one of Time magazine’s 2024 “Women of the Year.” She was named along with notable Read More »

February 21st, 2024|Announcements, featured, Keck Net Intranet|

New AI-driven initiative could optimize brain stimulation for treatment resistant depression

Paul M. Thompson, PhD, associate director of the USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute and co-founder of the ENIGMA Consortium, has partnered with ENIGMA collaborator Roberto Goya-Maldonado, PD, of the Read More »

February 14th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Starnes names new chief of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy Program

On Jan. 1, Sukgu Han, MD, began his new role as chief of the Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy Program at Keck Medicine of USC. The news was announced by Vaughn Read More »

February 13th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC Urology hosts AI West Med Symposium on artificial intelligence

The first annual AI West Med Symposium, established by physicians and scientists from USC Urology, part of Keck Medicine of USC, as well as from the Keck School of Medicine of USC, discussed how Read More »

February 12th, 2024|Announcements, featured, Keck Net Intranet|

USC announces new Leonard D. Schaeffer Institute for Public Policy & Government Service

On Feb. 8, USC President Carol Folt announced that Leonard D. Schaeffer, one of the most accomplished health care leaders in the country, and his wife, Pamela, have donated $59 million to establish the USC Leonard D. Read More »

February 9th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

USC Verdugo Hills Hospital’s nurse residency program earns ANCC accreditation

USC Verdugo Hills Hospital has earned the distinguished Practice Transition Accreditation Program (PTAP) accreditation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) for its nurse residency program. The recognition was announced in January.

The accreditation — based on a Read More »

February 7th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

PFAS contamination linked with teas, processed meats and food packaging

A years-long study from the Keck School of Medicine of USC — partially funded by the National Institutes of Health — has found evidence that dietary patterns relate to levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS, aka forever chemicals) in Read More »

February 7th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Keck Medicine of USC doctors named Leaders of Influence by LA Business Journal

Los Angeles Business Journal’s “Leaders of Influence: Top LA Doctors” issue has named 10 Keck Medicine doctors among its 58 honorees.

“The professionals were chosen based on a demonstration of impact made on the profession and on the Los Angeles community,” Read More »

February 6th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Perspective: 6 things to know when starting a career in oncology

David D. Tran, MD, PhD, co-director of the USC Brain Tumor Center, recently shared six of the most important lessons he has learned — both professional and personal — over his 20-year-long career in cancer care and research.

To read his Read More »

February 6th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Three Trojans on the ballot in American Occupational Therapy Association’s 2024 elections

USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy faculty members Arameh Anvarizadeh, OTD, OTR/L and Sarah Bream, OTD/OTR/L, and alumnus Bryant Edwards, OTD, MA (both from USC Chan), OTR/L, BCP, MPH, are running for volunteer Read More »

January 31st, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Study shows how gene activity enhances immune cell production in mice

A study from USC Stem Cell’s Rong Lu Lab has discovered 40 genes that play different roles in building and maintaining the body’s various immune cells.

The findings, published in Science Advances, could serve as Read More »

January 30th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Dementia diagnoses increased after Medicare risk adjustment

A new study from the USC Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics confirms that dementia diagnoses increased across the United States after Medicare Advantage (MA) began calculating plan payments to account for Read More »

January 30th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Panel recommends financially sound ways for hospitals to evolve

A new white paper released by the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics and the Aspen Institute’s Health Medicine & Society Program offers recommendations for how hospitals can evolve to meet Read More »

January 24th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Pharmacy product vending machines return to University Park Campus

University Student Health and USC pharmacies — owned by the USC Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences — and  have successfully added two pharmacy vending machines to the University Park Campus. While the first Read More »

January 23rd, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Researchers explore possibilities for laryngeal imaging without surgery

At some point in the future, Brillouin microscopy — which creates images by measuring viscoelasticity — may be able to be used in lieu of surgery to diagnose certain vocal trauma in professional singers and speakers.

Michael Johns, Read More »

January 22nd, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|

Study reveals the importance of precise DNA condensation patterns within cell nuclei

In a new paper published in Nature Communications, USC Stem Cell scientists from the Bell Lab have released a study on DNA condensation in human cell nuclei and how variations in its loop-like Read More »

January 17th, 2024|Announcements, Keck Net Intranet|