The USC Department of Ophthalmology, Doheny Eye Institute and The Vision Center at Children's Hospital Los Angeles continue to be ranked among the top 10 ophthalmology programs in the country by both U.S. News & World Report and Ophthalmology Times. The leading-edge research at Doheny has resulted in 22 patents. The innovative "retina chip," designed to restore sight to patients with blinding retinal disorders, has been placed in 6 clinical trial participants. In 2009, the department was fourth in the country in the rankings of eye institutes and eye departments receiving research funding from the National Eye Institute of the National Institutes of Health.
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The University of Southern California (USC) is bringing its world-class medical expertise in ophthalmology and urology/prostate cancer to Los Angeles’ Westside with the opening of the Doctors of USC Beverly Hills.
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Thomas C. Lee, associate professor of ophthalmology at the Keck School of Medicine, joins an elite group of influential honorees.
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The Keck Medical Center of USC's long tradition of medical care to residents of the San Gabriel Valley continues with the opening of an expanded medical office in spring 2012.
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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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Faculty researchers and clinicians from the Keck School of Medicine of USC are among more than 170 speakers who will discuss their efforts to zero in on disease cures at an international conference organized to highlight the progress of stem cell research.
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Neurons in the primary visual cortex respond selectively to lines and edges of visual images, allowing the brain to distinguish their orientation. How and why those neurons respond selectively is not clearly understood, but scientists at the Keck School of Medicine have discovered that inhibitory synapses play a crucial role in recognizing orientation.
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Steven Mackey has been appointed the new executive director of the USC-affiliated Health Research Association (HRA) and the executive director for Clinical Research at the Keck School of Medicine.
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Steven Mackey has been appointed the new executive director of the USC-affiliated Health Research Association (HRA) and the executive director for Clinical Research at the Keck School of Medicine.
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