{"id":22,"date":"2023-08-26T11:06:28","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T11:06:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/anesthesiology\/?page_id=22"},"modified":"2025-12-19T19:10:40","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T19:10:40","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/anesthesiology\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"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\/anesthesiology\/\" >Department of Anesthesiology<\/a>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n        \n                     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Anesthesiology\u2019s research consists of industry-funded clinical trials as well as collaborative projects that span campuses, departments and institutions. Our research covers Clinical and Operating Room Operations, Quality Metrics and Education, including patient quality and safety as well as health systems delivery research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--featured-block image-left white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--featured-block\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"text-image-container\">\n    <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Faculty members are involved in industry-funded clinical research trials<\/span>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title has-stripe\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Clinical Research\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description description-medium\">\n\n    \n  <p>See: <a href=\"http:\/\/clinicaltrials.keckmedicine.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/clinicaltrials.keckmedicine.org\/<\/a> for clinical trials currently running at Keck Medicine of USC.<\/p>\n<p>For information regarding participating in a clinical trial, see the Office for the Protection of Research Subjects (OPRS) at <a href=\"http:\/\/oprs.usc.edu\/about\/participating\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/oprs.usc.edu\/about\/participating\/<\/a> or visit <a href=\"http:\/\/clinicaltrials.keckmedicine.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/clinicaltrials.keckmedicine.org\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. Steven Richeimer and the Chronic Pain Center faculty have also begun collaborating with Family Medicine faculty on the topic of treating pain in a primary care setting.<\/strong> While data shows that chronic pain accounts for over 20% of outpatient visits, few primary care physicians receive dedicated training on managing chronic pain. We propose to implement a comprehensive educational and support program targeted to PCPs to address the care and management for persons living with chronic pain; and are working with our colleagues in Family Medicine to develop and ultimately promulgate this training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"image-container\">\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\/anesthesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2023\/09\/Clinical-768x768.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/anesthesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2023\/09\/Clinical-768x768.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                alt=\"Our residents and medical students are actively involved in research, presenting at conferences such as American Society of Anesthesiologists, International Anesthesia research Society, etc.\"\n\n        \n                \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\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<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--featured-block white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--featured-block\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"text-image-container\">\n    <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Research collaborations are focused on enhancing patient care<\/span>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title has-stripe\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Basic Science Research\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description description-medium\">\n\n    \n  <p>The Department of Anesthesiology is deeply engaged in the newly-formed <strong>Center for Health Systems Innovation (CHSI)<\/strong>, which serves as the nexus for participants from University Park Campus (such as Engineering, Business, Public Policy, Architecture, Social Sciences, Film, Anthropology and Law) and the Health Science Campus to discuss interdisciplinary approaches to resolving intractable problems in health care. There are opportunities for residents, medical students and students from University Park Campus to become involved in health sciences and health sciences policy. The following three faculty members are crucial to our research collaborations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"image-container\">\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\/anesthesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2023\/09\/Basic-Science-768x768.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/anesthesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2023\/09\/Basic-Science-768x768.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                alt=\"Research collaborations are focused on enhancing patient care\"\n\n        \n                \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n        \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--accordions \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--accordions\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  \n      <ul>\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-1-Nhzt6ZH3dC\" aria-controls=\"section-1-1-Nhzt6ZH3dC\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Carol Peden, MB, ChB, MD, MPH<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-1-Nhzt6ZH3dC\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-1-Nhzt6ZH3dC\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\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  <p><strong> Professor of Anesthesiology (Clinical Scholar)<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Executive Director, Center for Health Systems Innovation (CHSI)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Peden joined the Department of Anesthesiology in October 2015 and directs the USC\u2019s CHSI, a research unit established to foster innovative research relationships between the University and Health Sciences Campuses. A former leader of the National Health Services (NHS England) Quality Improvement and Early Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) initiatives and a graduate of the Institute for HealthCare Improvement\u2019s (IHI) fellowship program and an MPH from Harvard, Dr. Peden brings expertise and insight to an area of health care with increasing importance as long term surgical outcomes are targeted as obligatory outcomes in Value Based and Bundled payment models. Dr. Peden will be working with a diverse team of Faculty Mentors and Graduate students in the disparate disciplines of Medicine, Engineering, Business, Public Policy, Architecture, Social Sciences, Film, Anthropology and Law. The institute is committed to fostering interdepartmental research projects that will create a learning environment on the health sciences campus to attract and stimulate graduate and post-doctoral engagement in the health sciences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-2-Nhzt6ZH3dC\" aria-controls=\"section-1-2-Nhzt6ZH3dC\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Marie Csete, MD, PhD<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-2-Nhzt6ZH3dC\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-2-Nhzt6ZH3dC\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\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  <p><strong>(Voluntary) Professor of Anesthesiology<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Independent consultant (<a href=\"mailto:marie@mariecseteconsulting.com\">marie@mariecseteconsulting.com<\/a>) and Visiting Associate, Caltech Medical Engineering (<a href=\"mailto:mcsete@caltech.edu\">mcsete@caltech.edu<\/a>) Dr. Csete is an internationally known anesthesiologist (MD Columbia, Faculty positions UCSF, UCLA, Michigan, Emory) with subspecialty expertise and research interests in liver transplantation. At Emory, Dr Csete was co-director of the Emory\/GaTech MD\/PhD program and founding director of the Emory-GaTech human embryonic stem cell core facility. She is also well known for her work in promoting translation of stem cell therapies. After a sabbatical at Caltech, she went on to a PhD there, and was awarded the prestigious Clauser Prize for her thesis work. After the passing of California\u2019s Proposition 71 (stem cell funding initiative), Dr. Csete assumed the role of the state\u2019s first Chief Scientific Officer of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine. She has extensive consulting experience in industry and academia, and has also been actively involved in systems biology and systems medicine work. She serves on the editorial boards of Stem Cells Translational Medicine, and Anesthesia &amp; Analgesia. We were fortunate to add Dr. Csete to our adjunct faculty on which she has agreed to serve as a research advisor, lending expertise in clinical and basic research study design, cell and molecular biology, and development of new monitoring technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-3-Nhzt6ZH3dC\" aria-controls=\"section-1-3-Nhzt6ZH3dC\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Arash Motamed, MD, MBA<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-3-Nhzt6ZH3dC\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-3-Nhzt6ZH3dC\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\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  <p><strong>Clinical Associate Professor of Anesthesiology (Clinician Educator); Vice Chair of Clinical Operations; Medical Director of Keck Hospital Main OR Anesthesia Inpatient Service; Medical Director of Sustainability\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Motamed was recruited following his residency training at USC to continue his work in OR Anesthesia Informatics and Business Systems development. Working in collaboration with the department\u2019s administrator, internal department resources and the bi-campus Center for Health Systems Innovation (CHSI), Dr. Motamed is a key resource in developing the department\u2019s Anesthesiology Informatics analytical footprint. Currently he is working closely with the Keck Hospital \u201cLean Transformation\u201d team members to design an effective surgical patient screening and scheduling process, and with senior hospital leadership at Los Angeles General Medical Center to evaluate opportunities for improved flow of surgical cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-4-Nhzt6ZH3dC\" aria-controls=\"section-1-4-Nhzt6ZH3dC\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Other Research Activities<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-4-Nhzt6ZH3dC\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-4-Nhzt6ZH3dC\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\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  <p>The Department of Anesthesiology is one of 42 institutions nationwide that are part of the <strong>Perioperative Surgical Home Collaborative (PSH)<\/strong>, the national collaborative studying the purpose, the design and implementation of the perioperative surgical home. The institution of the perioperative surgical home is the continuum of care for the surgical patient from the time of surgical diagnosis through rehabilitation.<\/p>\n<p>We have relationships now with the <strong>Anesthesia Quality Institute<\/strong>, whose mission is to use quality management tools capturing intraoperative and post-operative events resulting in improved patient quality of care, patient outcomes and reduced mortality rates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n          <\/ul>\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n        \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--link-list \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--link-list\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Related Resources (Organizations)\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"links-container\">\n\n                        \n        \n          \n            <div class=\"column\">\n                <ul>\n                                                                  <li>\n                                \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n\n<a\n  class=\"link \"\n  href=\"http:\/\/www.asahq.org\"\n  target=\"_blank\"  >\n    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 12\"><polygon points=\"14 0 20 6 19 7 19 7 19 7 14 12 13 10.9 16.9 7 0 7 0 5 17 5 13 1 14 0\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-width=\"0\"\/><\/svg>    American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)\n    <\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n                                                    <\/li>\n                                                                                        <li>\n                                \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n\n<a\n  class=\"link \"\n  href=\"http:\/\/www.iars.org\"\n  target=\"_blank\"  >\n    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 12\"><polygon points=\"14 0 20 6 19 7 19 7 19 7 14 12 13 10.9 16.9 7 0 7 0 5 17 5 13 1 14 0\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-width=\"0\"\/><\/svg>    International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS)\n    <\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n                                                    <\/li>\n                                                          <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n\n          \n          \n        \n          \n            <div class=\"column\">\n                <ul>\n                                                                  <li>\n                                \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n\n<a\n  class=\"link \"\n  href=\"http:\/\/www.snacc.org\"\n  target=\"_blank\"  >\n    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 12\"><polygon points=\"14 0 20 6 19 7 19 7 19 7 14 12 13 10.9 16.9 7 0 7 0 5 17 5 13 1 14 0\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-width=\"0\"\/><\/svg>    Society for Neuroscience in Anesthesiology and Critical Care (SNACC)\n    <\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n                                                    <\/li>\n                                                                                        <li>\n                                \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n\n<a\n  class=\"link \"\n  href=\"https:\/\/socca.org\"\n  target=\"_blank\"  >\n    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 12\"><polygon points=\"14 0 20 6 19 7 19 7 19 7 14 12 13 10.9 16.9 7 0 7 0 5 17 5 13 1 14 0\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-width=\"0\"\/><\/svg>    Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists (SOCCA)\n    <\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n                                                    <\/li>\n                                                          <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n\n          \n          \n        \n\n\n\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-22","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.2 (Yoast SEO v28.2) - 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