{"id":90,"date":"2023-08-31T18:09:34","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T18:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/?page_id=90"},"modified":"2026-06-17T20:08:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T20:08:23","slug":"biography","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/deans-corner\/biography\/","title":{"rendered":"Biography"},"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                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/deans-corner\/\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Dean\u2019s Corner\">Dean\u2019s Corner<\/a>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n        \n                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--page-title has-stripe\">\n\n    \n      <h1>Biography<\/h1>\n\n\n<\/div>\n        \n              <\/div>\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--link eyebrow-link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a\n  class=\"link \"\n  href=\"https:\/\/www.keckmedicine.org\/find-a-doctor\/\"\n  target=\"_blank\"  aria-label=\"Read&#x20;more&#x20;about&#x20;Are&#x20;You&#x20;a&#x20;Patient&#x3F;\">\n        Are You a Patient?\n    <\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n    \n      \n              <div class=\"horizontal-nav\">\n                      <div class=\"horizontal-menu-container\">\n              <button class=\"expand-menu\">\n                                  In This Section\n                                <svg class=\"menu\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\"\n                  y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                  <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#000\" d=\"M4,23h3v3H4V23z M4,16h3v3H4V16z M10,23\n                  h21v3H10V23z M10,16h21v3H10V16z M10,9h21v3H10V9z M4,9h3v3H4V9z\"\/>\n                <\/svg>\n\n                <svg class=\"close\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n                  viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n                  <polygon fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" points=\"26,10.4 24.6,9 17.5,16.1 10.4,9 9,10.4 16.1,17.5\n                  9,24.6 10.4,26 17.5,18.9 24.6,26 26,24.6 18.9,17.5 \"\/>\n                <\/svg>\n              <\/button>\n\n              <nav\n  class=\"mc--menu mc--\"\n  >\n  <ul class=\"m--menu m--\">\n    \n    \n      <li class=\"has-submenu menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-home menu-item-17 menu-item-has-children\">\n      <div class=\"link-arrow-wrapper\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/\" >About<\/a>\n\n      <button class=\"expand-children has-submenu arrow-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-label=\"Display Submenu for About\">\n        <svg height=\"35\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" width=\"35\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n          <path d=\"m17.5 20.2142857 6.2142857-6.2142857 1.2857143 1.2857143-7.5 7.5-7.5-7.5 1.2857143-1.2857143z\" fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n      <\/button>\n    <\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"submenus-wrapper\">\n      <div class=\"submenus-wrapper-inner\">\n        <ul class=\"submenu\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                      <li class=\" menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-196\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/mission-vision-and-values\/\" >Mission, Vision and Values<\/a>\n  \n  \n<\/li>\n                      <li class=\" menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-238\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/strategic-roadmap-2025-2027\/\" >Strategic Roadmap 2025-2027<\/a>\n  \n  \n<\/li>\n                      <li class=\" menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-33\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/history\/\" >History<\/a>\n  \n  \n<\/li>\n                      <li class=\" menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-38\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/leadership\/\" >Leadership<\/a>\n  \n  \n<\/li>\n                      <li class=\" menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-314\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/annual-report\/\" >Annual Report<\/a>\n  \n  \n<\/li>\n                      <li class=\" menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-259\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/governance\/\" >Governance<\/a>\n  \n  \n<\/li>\n                      <li class=\"has-submenu menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-162 menu-item-has-children\">\n      <div class=\"link-arrow-wrapper\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/leadership\/faculty-council\/\" >Faculty Council<\/a>\n\n      <button class=\"expand-children has-submenu arrow-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-label=\"Display Submenu for Faculty Council\">\n        <svg height=\"35\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" width=\"35\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n          <path d=\"m17.5 20.2142857 6.2142857-6.2142857 1.2857143 1.2857143-7.5 7.5-7.5-7.5 1.2857143-1.2857143z\" fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"\/>\n        <\/svg>\n      <\/button>\n    <\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"submenus-wrapper\">\n      <div class=\"submenus-wrapper-inner\">\n        <ul class=\"submenu\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                      <li class=\" menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-167\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/leadership\/faculty-council\/members\/\" >Members<\/a>\n  \n  \n<\/li>\n                      <li class=\" menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-163\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/leadership\/faculty-council\/code-of-professional-conduct-for-faculty\/\" >Code of Professional Conduct for Faculty<\/a>\n  \n  \n<\/li>\n                      <li class=\" menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-164\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/leadership\/faculty-council\/faculty-council-minutes\/\" >Faculty Council Minutes<\/a>\n  \n  \n<\/li>\n                      <li class=\" menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-165\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/leadership\/faculty-council\/faculty-council-resolutions\/\" >Faculty Council Resolutions<\/a>\n  \n  \n<\/li>\n                      <li class=\" menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-166\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/?page_id=144\" >Governance Document Old<\/a>\n  \n  \n<\/li>\n                  <\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \n<\/li>\n                      <li class=\" menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-186\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/organizational-chart\/\" >Organizational Chart<\/a>\n  \n  \n<\/li>\n                      <li class=\" menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-281\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/ksom-event-reservation\/\" >Keck School Reservations<\/a>\n  \n  \n<\/li>\n                  <\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \n<\/li>\n\n    \n      <li class=\" menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-37\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/deans-corner\/\" >Dean\u2019s Corner<\/a>\n  \n  \n<\/li>\n\n    \n      <li class=\" menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-76\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/life-in-southern-california\/\" >Life in Southern California<\/a>\n  \n  \n<\/li>\n\n    \n      <li class=\" menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-80\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/visit\/\" >Visit<\/a>\n  \n  \n<\/li>\n\n    \n      <\/ul><!-- m--menu -->\n<\/nav>\n\n            <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n        <\/div>\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--rich-text white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n        \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <figure id=\"attachment_91\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-91\" style=\"width: 320px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-1x1_320 wp-image-91\" src=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/08\/Meltzer-Carolyn_021-320x320.jpg\" alt=\"Carolyn C. Meltzer, MD, Dean of the Keck School of Medicine of USC\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/08\/Meltzer-Carolyn_021-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/08\/Meltzer-Carolyn_021-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/08\/Meltzer-Carolyn_021-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/08\/Meltzer-Carolyn_021-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/08\/Meltzer-Carolyn_021.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-91\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carolyn Meltzer, MD, is the Dean of the Keck School of Medicine of USC and the May S. and John H. Hooval Dean\u2019s Chair in Medicine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Dean Carolyn Meltzer, MD<\/h3>\n<p>Dr. Carolyn Meltzer is the Dean of the Keck School of Medicine of USC and the May S. and John H. Hooval Dean\u2019s Chair in Medicine. Dean Meltzer is an expert in neuroradiology and nuclear medicine, and her research has focused on the brain\u2019s structure and function during normal aging, dementia, Alzheimer\u2019s disease, and neuropsychiatric disorders across the lifespan. She has received numerous recognitions for her work, including election as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the distinguished service award from the American Medical Association, and gold medal award from the American College of Radiology. She serves on the Council of Deans Administrative Board for the Association of American Medical Colleges and the Board of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":36,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-90","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.8 (Yoast SEO v27.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Biography - About<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/deans-corner\/biography\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Biography\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/deans-corner\/biography\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"About\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-06-17T20:08:23+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/keck.usc.edu\\\/about\\\/deans-corner\\\/biography\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/keck.usc.edu\\\/about\\\/deans-corner\\\/biography\\\/\",\"name\":\"Biography - About\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/keck.usc.edu\\\/about\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2023-08-31T18:09:34+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-17T20:08:23+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/keck.usc.edu\\\/about\\\/deans-corner\\\/biography\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/keck.usc.edu\\\/about\\\/deans-corner\\\/biography\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/keck.usc.edu\\\/about\\\/deans-corner\\\/biography\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/keck.usc.edu\\\/about\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Dean&#8217;s Corner\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/keck.usc.edu\\\/about\\\/deans-corner\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Biography\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/keck.usc.edu\\\/about\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/keck.usc.edu\\\/about\\\/\",\"name\":\"About\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/keck.usc.edu\\\/about\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Biography - About","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/deans-corner\/biography\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Biography","og_url":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/deans-corner\/biography\/","og_site_name":"About","article_modified_time":"2026-06-17T20:08:23+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/deans-corner\/biography\/","url":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/deans-corner\/biography\/","name":"Biography - About","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/#website"},"datePublished":"2023-08-31T18:09:34+00:00","dateModified":"2026-06-17T20:08:23+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/deans-corner\/biography\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/deans-corner\/biography\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/deans-corner\/biography\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Dean&#8217;s Corner","item":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/deans-corner\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Biography"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/#website","url":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/","name":"About","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/90","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=90"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/90\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}