Keck Medicine of USC Insight | CEO Corner
March 4, 2025
February goes out with a lot of heart
A month full of care, compassion, important events and expansion of services offered February is a month dedicated to the...
March 4, 2025
February goes out with a lot of heart
A month full of care, compassion, important events and expansion of services offered February is a month dedicated to the...
January 28, 2025
Heroism and Hope Emerge From the LA Fires
How we are helping our employees impacted by the fires On the night of January 7, Gavin Perez’s family waited...
November 25, 2024
Giving Thanks
Reflecting on the thanks we receive from our patients and their loved ones As Thanksgiving draws nears, I am grateful...
October 22, 2024
Clinical trials offer new therapies and hope for breast cancer patients
Keck Medicine of USC’s breast cancer team is currently offering more than 25 clinical trials Can a patient’s own lab-modified...
October 15, 2024
Promoting prostate health
Highlighting the efforts of our 50+ urology team November is approaching, along with it, Movember, the month we raise awareness...
September 3, 2024
Beating Brain Tumors
How the USC Brain Tumor Center is bringing new hope and treatments to brain cancer patients When 64-year-old Felicitas Gonzales...
July 31, 2024
Too Good To Be True? Think Again.
The unique qualities that make USC Verdugo Hills Hospital a standout When I first began working at USC Verdugo Hills...
June 28, 2024
The Single Most Important Word at Keck Medicine of USC: Trust
How our culture of positivity, integrity and teamwork make us stronger When I was in my early 20s, I served...
June 19, 2024
The Healing Power of Arts for our Cancer Patients
How the Institute for Arts in Medicine reduces stress and depression and encourages self-expression. After Heaven Wright was diagnosed with...
May 15, 2024
Four Siblings, Two Donor Organs and Two Saved Lives
An incredible story of hope, family and medical innovation The problem seemed insurmountable. A young woman born with an incurable...
April 1, 2024
How We Build a Strong Workforce
Ekta Vyas, PhD, chief human resources officer of Keck Medicine of USC, discusses the importance of hiring and supporting a...
February 1, 2024
How A Peer Support Program Benefits Healthcare Providers
Keck Medicine of USC has launched a Peer Support Program to help staff discuss stressful events with a trained colleague....
January 30, 2024
Wearing Hearing Aids May Extend Lives
Our CEO talks about innovative research being done at Keck Medicine, such as a recent groundbreaking study on hearing aid...
November 17, 2023
Bringing Male Mental Health to the Forefront
Steven Siegel, MD, PhD, chief mental health and wellness officer with Keck Medicine of USC, shares insights on men’s mental...
October 19, 2023
Breaking the Family Cycle of Breast Cancer to Offer New Hope
How high-risk cancer screenings are helping our patients Shake Ovasapyan’s aunt died of breast cancer at age 47. Her mother passed...
September 19, 2023
350 Talented Providers to Know
The important role Advanced Practice Providers play at Keck Medicine of USC Dolores and Efrain Perez arrived at the Keck...
August 19, 2023
How 75 (and counting) Leaders Are Leading Differently
How Keck Medicine’s leadership development training is positively changing the culture of Keck Medicine of USC Imagine this scenario: A...
July 19, 2023
Our Emergency Departments: Important Hubs of our Patient Care
The importance of our emergency departments at USC Arcadia Hospital and USC Verdugo Hills Hospital Gary Hood, a 77-year-old former...
June 19, 2023
Proudly Celebrating PRIDE Month
Keck Medicine advocates for the LGBTQ+ community As we near the end of June, Pride month, I am both...