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Urologists to perform world’s first bladder transplant
Surgeons with Keck Medicine of USC launch clinical trial to enroll first-ever bladder transplant patient after multiple successful research procedures Keck Medicine of USC No one has ever performed a bladder transplant in humans. But that may be about to change. Urologists with Keck Medicine of USC have launched a clinical… Read More »Latest News

Urologists to perform world’s first bladder transplant
April 30th, 2023Surgeons with Keck Medicine of USC launch clinical trial to enroll first-ever bladder transplant patient after multiple successful research procedures Keck Medicine of USC The Keck Medicine of USC surgical team…

Keck School of Medicine in top 10 in NIH rankings in seven fields
February 17th, 2023Department of Physiology and Neuroscience ranked No. 1 in the nation in NIH funding and department chair topped the list of individual researchers in neuroscience. By Hope Hamashige Image: USC Seven…

Eight Keck School of Medicine departments rank in top 10 for NIH funding
February 15th, 2022The Keck School of Medicine continues its rise in NIH rankings By Joanne Shen Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles | Photo credit: Ricardo Carrasco III Eight departments at the…

Treatment can help maintain prostate cancer patients’ quality of life
September 9th, 2020A study suggests high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation is effective against prostate cancer with decreased side effects and improved recovery time. (Photo/Ricardo Carrasco III) For some prostate cancer patients, radical treatment (surgery or…

Keck School’s Ophthalmology, Physiology/Neuroscience departments top NIH funding list
February 19th, 2020Seven departments at Keck School of Medicine USC are in the top 10 nationally in grant funding from the National Institutes of Health, according to the rankings of medical schools released for…

Keck School faculty make Business Journal’s ‘Top Docs in L.A.’ list
February 3rd, 2020Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles | Photo credit: Ricardo Carrasco III Eighteen members of the faculty at Keck School of Medicine of USC were included in the Los Angeles…

Are testosterone-boosting supplements effective? Not likely, says new study
June 26th, 2019Over-the-counter “T boosters” are a popular choice for men looking to raise their testosterone levels. However, new research points toward these supplements as having little or no known effect. Men who want…

To diversify research, USC teams with Florida universities on cancer disparities
December 19th, 2018The National Cancer Institute has awarded a five-year, $16 million grant to create a cancer health equity center at USC and two partner institutions that will conduct research on cancer health disparities,…

USC scientist appointed to state Carcinogen Identification Committee
December 18th, 2018California Gov. Jerry Brown has appointed Mariana Stern, PhD, USC professor of research preventive medicine and urology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, as one of California’s expert scientists on the Carcinogen Identification…

Sotelo takes stage at TEDxPasadena
December 14th, 2018René Sotelo, MD, professor of clinical urology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, delivered a talk on penile cancer as a part of the 2018 TEDxPasadena: TRANSFORM program recently at…