Recent News

Ceonne Houston-Raasikh named Keck Hospital’s chief nursing officer
Thursday, September 28, 2023
Ceonne Houston-Raasikh, DNP, MSN, RN, has been named the new chief nursing officer (CNO) for Keck Hospital of USC. She is currently the associate chief nursing officer for the hospital — a position she has held for over a year — where she has developed a strong nursing leadership team.... Read More »

Keck Medicine of USC sponsors upcoming Heart Walk as employees register in teams
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
For the eighth year in a row, Keck Medicine of USC is sponsoring the American Heart Association's Greater Los Angeles Heart and Stroke Walk. To contribute to the fundraising effort, employees throughout the organization are registering to walk and gathering donations from friends, colleagues and family members. The money accrued... Read More »

Research links mutations in 11 genes to aggressive prostate cancer
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
An international research team led by the Keck School of Medicine of USC's Center for Genetic Epidemiology and the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center discovered an association between aggressive prostate cancer and mutations in 11 genes. The project was the largest-scale prostate cancer study of its kind, analyzing samples from... Read More »

USC announces 2023 Ming Hsieh Institute Research Award recipients
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Five faculty members from the Keck School of Medicine of USC were among nine recipients of the prestigious awards, as well as two faculty members of the USC Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. The awards support translational and pre-clinical research that drives innovation, bridges science, engineering,... Read More »

Keck Medicine of USC physicians featured in Pasadena Magazine’s Top Doctors issue
Monday, September 25, 2023
Keck Medicine of USC is proud to share that 179 physicians associated with the health care system were included in Pasadena Magazine’s Sept.-Oct. 2023 roster of “Top Doctors.” The physicians represent 46 different specialties and have each developed unmatched expertise in their field. Every day, they go above and beyond... Read More »

‘Leadership Luminaries’ light up women’s forum
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Inspirational stories of empowerment and shared laughter and wisdom marked the Keck Medicine Women’s Initiative Network (WIN) Speakers Forum, “Leadership Luminaries,” held Sept. 11 at Keck Medical Center of USC. The event, attended by some 100 Keck Medicine employees, featured three Trojan female leaders: Suzanne Nora Johnson, JD, chair of... Read More »

Exposure to certain chemicals linked to prior cancer diagnoses in women
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
A far-reaching survey co-led by the Keck School of Medicine of USC, the University of California, San Francisco and the University of Michigan discovered new associations between forever chemicals (PFAs) and phenols with hormone-related cancers in women. The findings have strong potential  to inform future research and regulations relating to... Read More »

In memoriam: Mary Foto, OT, CCM, USC Chan alumna and leading advocate the field
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
The USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy has shared an announcement from the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) that the association's former president, Mary Foto, OT, CCM, died last week at her home in Colorado. Foto was an alumna of USC's occupational therapy class of 1966 and... Read More »

In memoriam: Robert A. Day, 79, Keck Foundation chair and longtime USC supporter
Monday, September 18, 2023
Robert A. Day, the longtime leader of the W.M. Keck Foundation whose vision was instrumental to the growth of USC and the well-being of Los Angeles, passed away Sept. 14 at age 79. A businessman, investor and philanthropist, Day profoundly changed the course of USC, its medical school, the Keck... Read More »