{"id":36,"date":"2023-08-29T22:13:14","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T22:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/?page_id=36"},"modified":"2025-12-01T17:41:01","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T17:41:01","slug":"deans-corner","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/deans-corner\/","title":{"rendered":"Dean&#8217;s Corner"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--hero-primary horizontal-navigation\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--hero-primary\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper has-horizontal-nav\">\n\n          <div class=\"title-wrapper\">\n\n                  <div class=\"eyebrow-container\">\n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/\"  aria-label=\"Read more about About the Keck School\">About the Keck School<\/a>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      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class=\"text-container\">\n\n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Message from the Dean<\/span>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n              \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          Welcome to the Keck School of Medicine of USC\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n              \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description description-medium\">\n\n    \n  <p class=\"large\">At the Keck School of Medicine of USC, innovation and discovery aren\u2019t abstract ideas; they\u2019re lived commitments we practice daily.<\/p>\n<p class=\"large\">We welcome you to join us as we revolutionize medicine, defy limitations, and ignite the next wave of scientific discovery.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          <\/div>\n          \n                      <div class=\"image-container\">\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    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                                                 \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rsna.org\/media\/press\/2025\/2631\" target=\"_blank\">Dean Carolyn C. Meltzer, M.D., Named RSNA Board Chair<\/a>\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          \n                                                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>During the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), Carolyn C. Meltzer, M.D., was named chair of the RSNA Board of Directors.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rsna.org\/media\/press\/2025\/2631\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          \n                      <\/div>\n\n\n                      \n                          \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a\n      href=\"https:\/\/www.rsna.org\/media\/press\/2025\/2631\"\n      target=\"_blank\"          >\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/12\/Meltzer-1280x720-1-320x180.png\"\n          srcset=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/12\/Meltzer-1280x720-1.png 1280w,https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/12\/Meltzer-1280x720-1-768x432.png 768w,https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/12\/Meltzer-1280x720-1-320x180.png 320w\"          sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"\n        \n        alt=\"Dean Meltzer\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                      \n                  <\/div>\n\n              \n          <\/div>\n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n      \n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--contact-details \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--contact-details\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\n          <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Connect with Dean Meltzer\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n        \n        \n      <\/div>\n    \n    \n      <div class=\"contacts-container\">\n\n        \n                      <div class=\"contact-card\">\n\n                              <h3>Carolyn C. Meltzer, MD, Profile<\/h3>\n              \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description description-medium\">\n\n    \n  <ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/deans-corner\/biography\/\">Biography<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/faculty-search\/carolyn-c-meltzer\/\">Faculty Profile<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n              \n              \n              \n            <\/div>\n                    \n                      <div class=\"contact-card\">\n\n                              <h3>Contact<\/h3>\n              \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description description-medium\">\n\n    \n  <p>Office of the Dean<br \/>\nKeck School of Medicine of USC<br \/>\n1975 Zonal Avenue, KAM 500<br \/>\nLos Angeles, CA 90033<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n              \n                              <div class=\"f--phone\">\n                  <a href=\"tel:323.442.1900\">323.442.1900<\/a>\n                <\/div>\n              \n              \n            <\/div>\n                    \n                      <div class=\"contact-card\">\n\n                              <h3>Follow on Social!<\/h3>\n              \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description description-medium\">\n\n    \n  <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/deanmeltzer_keckschool\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@DeanMeltzer_KeckSchool on Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DeanMeltzer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@DeanMeltzer on Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n              \n              \n              \n            <\/div>\n                    \n      <\/div>\n\n    \n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n                \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--image-gallery \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--image-gallery\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\n      <div class=\"text-container\">\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Slideshow\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  \n      <div id=\"gallery-452845622\" class=\"gallery-container\">\n\n      <div class=\"swiper images\">\n        <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n                                    <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/08\/meltzer-welcome-video-cover-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/08\/meltzer-welcome-video-cover-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/08\/meltzer-welcome-video-cover-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"Dean Carolyn C. Meltzer, MD, and students walking on the USC Health Sciences Campus.\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/08\/slide-2-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/08\/slide-2-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/08\/slide-2-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"On tour in Boyle Heights, the neighborhood surrounding the Keck School of Medicine of USC.\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/08\/slide-3-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/08\/slide-3-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/08\/slide-3-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"Dean Carolyn C. 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