Department of Medicine

Welcome to the Department of Medicine. As the largest department of USC, we have made significant contributions to the University's expansion, and hope to continue our success through consistent implementation of our tripartite mission focusing on research, clinical care and educational programs.

We continually seek to conduct cutting-edge, internationally recognized research, provide exceptional and compassionate patient care, and offer a comprehensive training program for medical students and residents in Internal Medicine and the subspecialties.

Our creative and dedicated faculty has proved to be the key to our productivity and success. Currently, our strategic recruitment plans for the future include national searches for top-level faculty as we have expanded our clinical operations with the opening of the new LAC+USC Medical Center, along with USC Norris Cancer Hospital and USC University Hospital.

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President Nikias gives first address to faculty on Health Sciences campus

Speaking to faculty on the Health Sciences campus in his first major speech about the academic future of the university, USC President C. L. Max Nikias answered the question of why he chose this campus.

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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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Book by Keck School of Medicine Faculty Researcher Focuses on New View of Health

A new definition of health and how to achieve it is the subject of a new book written by David B. Agus, M.D. a faculty physician and researcher in the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC).
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FDA Panel Recommends Approval of Device Used at USC to Treat Heartburn

A U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel has endorsed approval of a novel device to treat severe acid reflux. The device was tested at USC in clinical trials led by John Lipham, associate professor of surgery at the Keck School of Medicine.
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USC-led Team Finds Functional Gene Mutation That Increases Risk for Lupus

An international team of researchers led by Chaim O. Jacob, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of medicine and microbiology & immunology at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, has identified a gene mutation involved in causing lupus, a chronic inflammatory disease that affects the skin, joints and organs.
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USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center Celebrates Research Breakthroughs

The USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center looks back on important discoveries and breakthroughs made at the center in the 40 years since the National Cancer Act was passed, on Dec. 23, 1971.
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