USC works with Polaris Dawn to study in-flight space medicine
Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC have designed a study, to be conducted on board the upcoming Polaris Dawn mission, that tests a new way ... Read More »
Tech advances that help doctors find and treat disease earlier than ever
When disease hides in the body, it takes some big ideas from scientists and doctors to illuminate it — and save lives.
New USC faculty member Zhaoyang Fan bridges lab, clinic in MRI research
Previously, Dr. Fan served as associate professor of biomedical sciences at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, where he was also technical director of the 3-Tesla MRI in its Research Imaging Core.
USC’s Hossein Jadvar appointed to committee advising NRC
Hossein Jadvar, MD, PhD, MPH, MBA, associate professor of radiology, has been appointed the nuclear medicine physician representative on the Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes (ACMUI). The ... Read More »
Peter Conti receives Benedict Cassen Prize for Cancer Imaging Research
Peter Conti, MD, PhD, professor of radiology and director of the Molecular Imaging Center, was awarded the Benedict Cassen Prize during the 2020 annual meeting of the Society of ... Read More »
Robert Ryu named chair of Department of Radiology
Robert Ryu, MD, has been recruited to serve as the chair of the Department of Radiology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, effective May 1. Ryu ... Read More »
Mary Yamashita, MD, interviewed about study on new breast screening technology
On Feb. 14, 2019, Spectrum News 1 and Spectrum Bay News 9 interviewed Mary Yamashita, MD, assistant professor of clinical radiology, on a radiation-free, 3-D ultrasound breast screening ... Read More »
Royal visitors bring smiles to cancer patients, staff
The Tournament of Roses 2019 Royal Court visits a patient at the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center during the court’s annual visit on Nov. 19. (Photo/Ricardo Carrasco ... Read More »
M. Victoria Marx appointed president of the Society of Interventional Radiology
Victoria Marx, MD, an interventional radiologist at Keck Medicine of USC, has been appointed president of the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) for 2018–2019. Marx will leverage her expertise in image-guided therapy to lead the professional medical society.