Department of Surgery

The Department of Surgery is dedicated to providing quality patient care and advanced educational programs, and to conducting innovative research that will advance the future of surgical practice. The department is comprised of 10 divisions and offers a prominent surgical residency program.

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New, High-Tech Surgical Suite Debuts at Keck Hospital

A high-tech operating room that will help improve patient care debuted at Keck Hospital of USC on April 24, making it one of three Southern California hospitals with such a room, often called a “hybrid OR.”

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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

May 30

Diabetes & Obesity Research Institute (DORI) Seminar Series

4:00pm-5:00pm PT

Harkness Auditorium, Clinical Sciences Bldg., 2250 Alcazar St., 2nd Floor

Jun 01

Neurotrauma L.A. 2013: Outcome Optimization

8:00am-1:00pm PT check-in at 7:30am

LAC+USC Medical Center, Inpatient Tower Conference Rooms A & B, 2051 Marengo St

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 05

USC Institute for Integrative Health Breakfast Seminar

7:30am-9:00am PT

Stauffer Pharmaceutical Sciences Center, 1985 Zonal Avenue, PSC 104

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2012 Massry Prize Laureate Lectures

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Massry Prize Winners Discuss Chaperone-assisted protein folding

2011 Massry Prize winners F. Ulrich Hartl and Arthur Horwich delivered their laureate lectures in Artesy Auditorium on Oct. 13.
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2011 Massry Prize Winners to Speak on Oct 13

F. Ulrich Hartl, M.D. and Arthur Horwich, M.D. have been named recipients of the 2011 Massry Prize.
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Keck School graduates told they are prepared for a changing world at 2013 commencements

Graduating class of 154 are advised to maintain faith beyond science and to hold on to their humanity as the world of health care continues to evolve at an accelerating pace.
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Longtime benefactor Harlyne J Norris honored by Keck School of Medicine of USC

For her and her family’s decades-long commitment to health care at USC, Harlyne J. Norris received the Elaine Stevely Hoffman Award during commencement ceremonies for the Keck School of Medicine of USC, held on May 18 at the Shrine Auditorium.
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Keck School of Medicine of USC launches NIH-funded study to improve treatment for pre-diabetes and early type 2 diabetes

The Keck School of Medicine is looking for volunteers to take part in a National Institutes of Health-funded clinical trial, the BetaFat Study, to improve and preserve the production of insulin in people with prediabetes or recently diagnosed type 2 diabetes.
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New Keck School MS, PhD and MPH grads prepared to lend helping hand

Keck School of Medicine MS, PhD and MPH graduates are ready to help others with the education they received at USC.
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