{"id":340,"date":"2024-06-28T00:12:17","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T00:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/surgery\/?page_id=340"},"modified":"2025-03-20T20:16:44","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T20:16:44","slug":"innovation-hub","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/surgery\/innovation-hub\/","title":{"rendered":"Innovation Hub"},"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\/surgery\/\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Department of Surgery\">Department of Surgery<\/a>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/surgery\/research\/\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Research\">Research<\/a>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n        \n                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--page-title has-stripe\">\n\n    \n  <h1>Innovation Hub<\/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\/services\/surgery\/\"\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 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center;\">Igniting Innovation<\/h2>\n<p>We believe that it\u2019s crucial to keep improving every aspect of the health care journey. Through basic science, clinical trials, and the pursuit of educated hunches, our surgeons and researchers are moving the field of medicine forward.\u00a0 Some of our most fertile collaborations have been with experts in other disciplines. Together, we can pioneer new treatments and technologies that improve patient care and offer better health care to all.<\/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<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--quote \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--quote\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  \n\n  <div class=\"quote-container\">\n\n    <div class=\"left\">\n\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description quote\">\n\n    \n  <p>Progress leaps forward when surgeons, medical doctors, and basic scientists can collaborate with innovators in other fields, bringing their specialized knowledge together to create new connections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n              <div class=\"attribution\">\n           Brad Selby, CAO of the Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC\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\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/06\/Medical-team-hands-in-shutterstock_smaller-768x768.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/06\/Medical-team-hands-in-shutterstock_smaller-1280x1280.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/06\/Medical-team-hands-in-shutterstock_smaller-768x768.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"A group of medical professionals join hands. Some are in scrubs and some are in white coats.\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\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--editorial-cards \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--editorial-cards\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n          <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Inspiration Made Real\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>The Department of Surgery has developed or had a hand in developing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    \n          <div class=\"cards-container\">\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n            \n                                            \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a\n      href=\"https:\/\/guard-medical.com\/\"\n      target=\"_blank\"      aria-label=\"Negative pressure seals\"    >\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/06\/shutterstock_Family-with-recovering-patient-320x180.jpeg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/06\/shutterstock_Family-with-recovering-patient-1280x720.jpeg 1280w,https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/06\/shutterstock_Family-with-recovering-patient-768x432.jpeg 768w,https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/06\/shutterstock_Family-with-recovering-patient-320x180.jpeg 320w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"A patient recovering from surgery is surrounded by his family. They talk with a doctor and a nurse.\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"text-container\">\n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Patient Care<\/span>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n              \n                                <h3>\n                                          <a href=\"https:\/\/guard-medical.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    \n                      Negative pressure seals\n\n                                          <\/a>\n                                      <\/h3>\n              \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>These easy-to-use wound dressings can reduce post-surgical complications and may help promote wound healing. Dr. Sang W. Lee was the lead inventor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          <\/div>\n\n\n          <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n            \n                                            \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a\n      href=\"https:\/\/www.akidolabs.com\/\"\n      target=\"_blank\"      aria-label=\"Health AI Collaborative \"    >\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/07\/iStock-1298626492-320x180.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/07\/iStock-1298626492-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/07\/iStock-1298626492-768x432.jpg 768w,https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/07\/iStock-1298626492-320x180.jpg 320w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"A scientist holds a virtual image of medical and tech icons: A beaker, a syringe, a heart,, pills, lungs, and computers\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"text-container\">\n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Patient Care<\/span>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n              \n                                <h3>\n                                          <a href=\"https:\/\/www.akidolabs.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    \n                      Health AI Collaborative \n\n                                          <\/a>\n                                      <\/h3>\n              \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>USC&#8217;s Department of Surgery partners with Akido Labs on a series of programs designed to explore every facet of AI integration in healthcare with the goal of prioritizing the doctor-patient relationship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          <\/div>\n\n\n          <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n            \n                                            \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a\n      href=\"https:\/\/ajph.aphapublications.org\/doi\/10.2105\/AJPH.2019.305215\"\n      target=\"_blank\"      aria-label=\"The Resilience Intelligence Network\"    >\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/06\/iStock-1335531271-320x180.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/06\/iStock-1335531271-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/06\/iStock-1335531271-768x432.jpg 768w,https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/06\/iStock-1335531271-320x180.jpg 320w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"Businessman pressing recovery on virtual screen. Internet and networking concept\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"text-container\">\n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Community<\/span>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n              \n                                <h3>\n                                          <a href=\"https:\/\/ajph.aphapublications.org\/doi\/10.2105\/AJPH.2019.305215\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    \n                      The Resilience Intelligence Network\n\n                                          <\/a>\n                                      <\/h3>\n              \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>The Keck School of Medicine of USC and Akido Labs, in partnership with the FDA and CDC, developed a data integration system to respond to public health emergencies and quickly coordinate resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          <\/div>\n\n\n          <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n            \n                                            \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a\n      href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/research-in-60-seconds-monoclonal-antibodies-lung-cancer\/\"\n      target=\"_blank\"      aria-label=\"Fighting small-cell lung cancer\"    >\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/06\/iStock-1635461477-320x180.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/06\/iStock-1635461477-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/06\/iStock-1635461477-768x432.jpg 768w,https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/06\/iStock-1635461477-320x180.jpg 320w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"T-cells attack small-cell lung cancer tumor microbiology 3d illustration top view\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"text-container\">\n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Research<\/span>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n              \n                                <h3>\n                                          <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/research-in-60-seconds-monoclonal-antibodies-lung-cancer\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    \n                      Fighting small-cell lung cancer\n\n                                          <\/a>\n                                      <\/h3>\n              \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Dr. Ite Offringe is studying how monoclonal antibodies can help fight small-cell lung cancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          <\/div>\n\n\n          <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n            \n                                            \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a\n      href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/38318093\/\"\n      target=\"_blank\"      aria-label=\"Bespoke aortic stents\"    >\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/06\/Sukgu-Stents-320x180.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/06\/Sukgu-Stents-1280x720.png 1280w,https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/06\/Sukgu-Stents-768x432.png 768w,https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/06\/Sukgu-Stents-320x180.png 320w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"Drawings and designs for custom-made arterial stents\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"text-container\">\n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Patient Care<\/span>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n              \n                                <h3>\n                                          <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/38318093\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    \n                      Bespoke aortic stents\n\n                                          <\/a>\n                                      <\/h3>\n              \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>No two anatomies are alike. Dr. Sugku Han, our Chief of Vascular Surgery, uses advanced imaging to hand-design aortic stents for his patients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          <\/div>\n\n\n          <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n            \n                                            \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a\n      href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reel\/388659667141328\"\n      target=\"_blank\"      aria-label=\"New standard screenings for liver disease\"    >\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/07\/iStock-Liver-Screen-320x180.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/07\/iStock-Liver-Screen-768x432.jpg 768w,https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/07\/iStock-Liver-Screen-320x180.jpg 320w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"A patient lies on a table while a technologist gives her a liver ultrasound\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"text-container\">\n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Community<\/span>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n              \n                                <h3>\n                                          <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reel\/388659667141328\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    \n                      New standard screenings for liver disease\n\n                                          <\/a>\n                                      <\/h3>\n              \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Dr. Rick Selby is researching the connections between hormonal birth control and rare benign liver tumors in the hopes of adding new standard screenings for young women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          <\/div>\n\n\n          <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n            \n                                            \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a\n      href=\"https:\/\/stemcell.keck.usc.edu\/linda-sher-receives-2-7-million-cirm-grant\/\"\n      target=\"_blank\"      aria-label=\"Revolutionary transplant strategies\"    >\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/07\/iStock-Liver-Transplant-320x180.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/07\/iStock-Liver-Transplant-768x432.jpg 768w,https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/07\/iStock-Liver-Transplant-320x180.jpg 320w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"A doctor looks at an augmented reality image of a liver\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"text-container\">\n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Research<\/span>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n              \n                                <h3>\n                                          <a href=\"https:\/\/stemcell.keck.usc.edu\/linda-sher-receives-2-7-million-cirm-grant\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    \n                      Revolutionary transplant strategies\n\n                                          <\/a>\n                                      <\/h3>\n              \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Dr. Linda Sher is addressing the critical shortage of organs by working to grow humanized livers in pigs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          <\/div>\n\n\n          <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n            \n                                            \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a\n      href=\"https:\/\/hscnews.usc.edu\/keck-school-researcher-discovers-drug-that-may-delay-onset-of-alzheimers-and-parkinsons-disease-and-treat-hydrocephalus\"\n      target=\"_blank\"      aria-label=\"Delaying the onset of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's\"    >\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/07\/iStock-Alzheimers-320x180.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/07\/iStock-Alzheimers-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/07\/iStock-Alzheimers-768x432.jpg 768w,https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/07\/iStock-Alzheimers-320x180.jpg 320w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"An image of plaque cells on neurons inside the brain\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"text-container\">\n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Research<\/span>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n              \n                                <h3>\n                                          <a href=\"https:\/\/hscnews.usc.edu\/keck-school-researcher-discovers-drug-that-may-delay-onset-of-alzheimers-and-parkinsons-disease-and-treat-hydrocephalus\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    \n                      Delaying the onset of Alzheimer&#8217;s and Parkinson&#8217;s\n\n                                          <\/a>\n                                      <\/h3>\n              \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Dr. Young-Kwon Hong and his team have developed a drug that helps the brain clear waste more quickly, potentially delaying the onset of Alzheimer\u2019s and Parkinson\u2019s disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          <\/div>\n\n\n          <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n            \n                                            \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a\n      href=\"https:\/\/www.mobihealthnews.com\/news\/stasis-labs-launches-app-connected-remote-patient-monitoring-platform-us\"\n      target=\"_blank\"      aria-label=\"Remote patient monitoring\"    >\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/07\/iStock-RemoteMonitoring-320x180.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/07\/iStock-RemoteMonitoring-768x432.jpg 768w,https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/07\/iStock-RemoteMonitoring-320x180.jpg 320w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"A caregiver puts a remote monitoring smart watch on a patient's wrist\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"text-container\">\n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Patient Care<\/span>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n              \n                                <h3>\n                                          <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobihealthnews.com\/news\/stasis-labs-launches-app-connected-remote-patient-monitoring-platform-us\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    \n                      Remote patient monitoring\n\n                                          <\/a>\n                                      <\/h3>\n              \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Mobile-connected remote monitoring of patients\u2019 vital signs allows medical teams to spot potential issues early on and react swiftly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          <\/div>\n\n\n          <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n            \n                                            \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a\n      href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/research-in-60-seconds-limb-preservation-diabetes\/\"\n      target=\"_blank\"      aria-label=\"Protecting mobility of patients with diabetes\"    >\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/06\/Smart-Boot-Images-320x180.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/06\/Smart-Boot-Images-320x180.jpg 320w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"A smart boot paired with remote monitoring technology\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"text-container\">\n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Community<\/span>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n              \n                                <h3>\n                                          <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/research-in-60-seconds-limb-preservation-diabetes\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    \n                      Protecting mobility of patients with diabetes\n\n                                          <\/a>\n                                      <\/h3>\n              \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Dr. David Armstrong and his team are developing several new technologies to help heal diabetic wounds and stop patients from getting them in the first place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          <\/div>\n\n\n          <\/div>\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n            \n                                            \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a\n      href=\"https:\/\/hscnews.usc.edu\/chla-joins-national-consortium-to-study-treatments-for-rare-cardiac-defect\"\n      target=\"_blank\"      aria-label=\"Using Stem Cells to Treat a Rare Cardiac Defect\"    >\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/07\/HLHS-Consortium-CHLA-Keck-Faculty-web-600x400-1-320x180.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/07\/HLHS-Consortium-CHLA-Keck-Faculty-web-600x400-1-320x180.jpg 320w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"Dr. Vaughn Starnes, Dr. Ram Subramanyan, Dr. Pierre Wong, and Dr. Timothy Nelson pose with a model of a heart\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"text-container\">\n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Patient Care<\/span>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n              \n                                <h3>\n                                          <a href=\"https:\/\/hscnews.usc.edu\/chla-joins-national-consortium-to-study-treatments-for-rare-cardiac-defect\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    \n                      Using Stem Cells to Treat a Rare Cardiac Defect\n\n                                          <\/a>\n                                      <\/h3>\n              \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>The USC Department of Surgery partnered with Children&#8217;s Hospital of Los Angeles and other institutions across the country to see if stem cell therapy could prevent heart failure in children born with a rare heart condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          <\/div>\n\n\n          <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n      <\/div>\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--video-with-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--video-with-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container  \">\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title has-stripe\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Leadership Insights on Innovation\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description description-large\">\n\n    \n  <p>Brad Selby on the importance of supporting innovation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"videos-container\">\n                    <div class=\"video-container\">\n\n                      <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n              \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          Brad Selby\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n              \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description description-medium\">\n\n    \n  <p>Brad Selby is the CAO of the Department of Surgery and the Executive Administrator of the USC Cardiac and Vascular Institute. He first came to the Keck School of Medicine in 1997 to administer its then-new abdominal organ transplant program. His goal is to help improve the patient experience at every level by fostering a culture of innovation within the Department of Surgery and in partnerships across USC.<\/p>\n<p>Brad credits Dr. Vaughn Starnes, Chairman of the Department of Surgery, with creating a culture of innovation within the Department that has helped groundbreaking research thrive.<\/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    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/06\/Selby-Brad_Keck-Headshot_cropped-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/06\/Selby-Brad_Keck-Headshot_cropped-1920x1080.jpg 1920w,https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/06\/Selby-Brad_Keck-Headshot_cropped-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2024\/06\/Selby-Brad_Keck-Headshot_cropped-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"Brad Selby, CAO of the Department of Surgery\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                              <a onclick=\"event.preventDefault()\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/hSjb0a2uqDg\" data-lity aria-label=\"Brad Selby, Play video in lightbox\" class=\"play-video\">\n                  <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\"\n\t viewBox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n<rect fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#990000\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\"\/>\n<polygon fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#FFFFFF\" points=\"32,25 22,32 22,18 \"\/>\n<\/svg>\n                <\/a>\n                          <\/div>\n          \n        <\/div>\n\n      \n    \n    <\/div>\n\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--quote \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--quote\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  \n\n  <div class=\"quote-container\">\n\n    <div class=\"left\">\n\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description quote\">\n\n    \n  <p>Progress leaps forward when surgeons, medical doctors, and basic scientists can collaborate with innovators in other fields, bringing their specialized knowledge together to create new connections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n              <div class=\"attribution\">\n          Vaughn Starnes, MD, Chairman of Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC\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\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/09\/Chair-768x768.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/09\/Chair-1280x1280.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/09\/Chair-768x768.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"Vaughn A. Starnes, MD, Chief of the Department of Surgery\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\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--full-width-cta light-gray\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--full-width-cta\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n          <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title has-stripe\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Training the next generation of innovators\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description description-medium\">\n\n    \n  <p>Rising surgeon-scientists deserve the best in rigorous training and institutional support. 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