Department of Pathology

With 92 full-time primary faculty, 30 dual-appointment faculty, 75 voluntary faculty and 40 residents and fellows in training, the Keck USC Department of Pathology is one of the largest pathology departments in the United States. The Department provides diagnostic laboratory services for the LAC+USC Medical Center, the Keck Hospital of USC, Norris Cancer Hospital and the USC Clinical Laboratory Group.

Pathology is a study of disease: its etiology, pathogenesis and pathophysiology, and its morphologic expression at organ, tissue, cellular and ultrastructural levels. The spectrum of research interests of our faculty includes basic molecular mechanisms of cell function and vertebrate development, as well as translational studies on disease mechanism, diagnosis and treatment. Pathology is a medical specialty that provides the scientific foundation for all medical practice. The pathologist works with each of the clinical specialties, using the tools of laboratory medicine to provide information essential to problem solving in clinical practice. As such, the pathologist is the "doctors' doctor."

Pathology is the only discipline that can be classified as both a basic and clinical science. As such, it provides for our medical students an indispensable bridge between the basic science and the clinical relevance and application of this information. Pathology provides a rich environment for graduate education in which our students can receive comprehensive training in as many areas of both the basic and clinical sciences as they relate to pathologic mechanisms.

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May 24

USC Physical Sciences in Oncology Center Monthly Seminar Series

12:00pm-1:00pm PT

Hastings Auditorium, HMR Lobby, 2011 Zonal Avenue

Jun 01

CME 35th Symposium: Thyroid 2013, Practical Solutions to Complex Clinical Problems

7:45am-4:05pm PT

The Millennium Biltmore Hotel, 506 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles

Jun 03

Keck School of Medicine of USC Research Seminar Series

11:30 AM-1:00 PM

Norris Research Towers Aresty Auditorium

Jun 08

Lung Cancer in 2013: Making Progress at USC

7:30am-2:30pm PT

Westin Pasadena, Madera Room 1st Floor, 191 N Los Robles Avenue, Pasadena

Jun 14

Southern California Environmental Health Sciences Center Lecture

11:45am-1:00pm PT

Soto Street Building, 2001 N. Soto St., SSB 116, USC Health Sciences Campus

Jun 17 - 28

INTD 500: Responsible Conduct of Research Course

9:00am-11:00am

McKibben 156 (MCH 156)

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