Department of Family Medicine

The primary objective of the Department of Family Medicine is the education of medical students, physician assistants, residents, fellows, faculty and community physicians in the principles of family medicine. The department seeks to discover new knowledge that will contribute to the processes and outcomes of healthcare. The Department of Family Medicine also aims to improve the health of the population by providing high quality family and community oriented health care to our patients.

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Study by Keck School Researcher Produces New Findings Related to Children with Autism and Gastrointestinal Dysfunction

A researcher at the Keck School of Medicine of USC has published a study highlighting the importance of physicians listening to parental reports of gastrointestinal problems in their autistic children and screening these children for gastrointestinal dysfunction, or GID.
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Obese Women On Depo-Provera May Increase Diabetes Risk, Study Shows

Obese women may increase their risk for developing type 2 diabetes by using the birth control shot marketed as Depo-Provera, according to a small study by researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC.
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Diet High in Fish May Help or Harm, New Prostate Cancer Study Shows

New research from the Keck School of Medicine and Cancer Prevention Institute of California has found that eating salmon and other dark, fatty fish may decrease the risk of developing prostate cancer, while consuming flounder and other white, lean fish may increase the risk. It depends on how the fish is cooked.
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New Name in World-Class Medicine Introduced in Los Angeles

The University of Southern California’s renowned doctors and nationally ranked private hospitals have a new name effective November 1: Keck Medical Center of USC.
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USC Physician-Scientist Wins Grant To Study Gene That Slows Growth of Deadly Brain Tumor

Anat Erdreich-Epstein, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of pediatrics and pathology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, was awarded a two-year exploratory grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke to study a newly-discovered gene that slows the growth of malignant brain tumors.
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Underage Drinking Among Close Friends High Indicator of Future Alcohol Use by Black Teens

Research led by University of Southern California (USC) professor Mary Ann Pentz, Ph.D., shows that black middle school students whose close friends drink alcohol are more likely to drink alcohol in high school than their white classmates.
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Pediatric Researchers Link Maternal Diabetes to Obesity in Offspring

A research team led by Sebastien G. Bouret, Ph.D., assistant professor of pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, has made critical discoveries demonstrating that maternal diabetes during pregnancy triggers obesity in the offspring and sets them up for lifelong health issues.
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